Israel's Bad Influence

88punx · #1 (**permalink**) 01-06-2007, 08:33 PM

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Scott Ritter, a former U.N. arms inspector in Iraq, has written a book, Target Iran, in which he accuses the Israeli government and its American lobby of pushing the U.S. into attacking Iran.

Ritter writes, "Let there be no doubt: If there is an American war with Iran, it is a war that was made in Israel." He accuses some members of the lobby of dual loyalty and urges that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee be required to register as a foreign agent.

He also blasts the Israeli lobby for its use of the Holocaust and for crying anti-Semite every time Israel is criticized. "This is a sickening trend that must be ended," he writes.

By coincidence, an Israeli general has verified everything Ritter says. According to an article published in Today.az on Jan. 2, Israeli Brig. Gen. Oded Tira published a statement urging an all-out effort by Israel and its lobby to push a U.S. attack on Iran.

"President Bush lacks the political power to attack Iran," the general is quoted as saying. "As an American strike in Iran is essential for our existence, we must help him pave the way by lobbying the Democratic Party (which is conducting itself foolishly) and U.S. newspaper editors. We need to do this in order to turn the Iran issue to a bipartisan one and unrelated to the Iraq failure."

Entire story @ http://www.antiwar.com/reese/?articleid=10276

Janglo · #2 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 01:11 PM

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Scott Ritter, a former U.N. arms inspector in Iraq, has written a book, Target Iran, in which he accuses the Israeli government and its American lobby of pushing the U.S. into attacking Iran.

Yes. The US has done such a bangup job in Iraq and Afghanistan, that we would ever call on you to "help" with Iran. It's not your fault really. he problem is that you play by different rules than we do in this neck of the woods. You play all diplomatically etc while your foe has absolutely no interest in these gentlemanly gestures. So please, do NOT go into Iran. It would be bad n ugly and lead to an endless posting of articles accusing Israel of being behind it.

You do realize, 88, that despite all of Mr Ritter's statements that he was not effected by this fact, he did receive $400,000 to write his book from an rab source.
"Ritter received $400,000 from Iraqi American businessman Shaker Al-Khaffaji for the financing of his 2000 documentary In Shifting Sands: The Truth About UNSCOM and the Disarming of Iraq"
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Ritter )
I am not saying that he is taking bribes, but I am saying that he is cozier with the Arab element than he ever has been with Israel.

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He also blasts the Israeli lobby for its use of the Holocaust and for crying anti-Semite every time Israel is criticized. "This is a sickening trend that must be ended,"

I don't recall the last time the holocaust, from 60 years ago, has been braught up. The only way I've heard it used recently is in th form of "never again".

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By coincidence, an Israeli general has verified everything Ritter says. According to an article published in Today.az on Jan. 2, Israeli Brig. Gen. Oded Tira published a statement urging an all-out effort by Israel and its lobby to push a U.S. attack on Iran.

Doesn't it worry you that the story was broken by the Azerbaigan newspaper ? This is a Muslem country and I haven't heard this story from anywhere else.

raytri · #3 (**permalink**) 01-10-2007, 01:17 PM

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Doesn't it worry you that the story was broken by the Azerbaigan newspaper ? This is a Muslem country and I haven't heard this story from anywhere else.

It actually first appeared as an opinion article on ynet.

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