COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE IN RUSSIA INSIDER
Israel's Helpers in
Media, Government, and Academia - Al-Jazeera Documentary
"No American
national interest, apart from the completely phony contention that Israel is
some kind of valuable ally, would justify the taxpayers’ largesse."
"In reality,
Israel is a liability to the United States and always has been."
This effort is a very important work of investigative
journalism.
I understand that Al-Jazeera also did work inside the
American Lobby.
That will be interesting to see whether it can even get air
play in the US, the pressures brought to bear by the Lobby in the US at times
being almost beyond belief.
Israeli-friendly interests simply control every major
broadcaster in the US plus all the big-name newspapers.
This kind of investigation brings to light truths many
already understood, but it is always welcome to have additional support for the
truth.
In Britain, Tony Blair's "New Labour" was really a
code word for a new deal by his Labour Party and Britain's Israel Lobby.
The truth of this is seen in Blair's readiness to lie and
manipulate his way into helping the US kill about a million Iraqis in a totally
illegal war.
The truth is also seen in his being given the Israel
"Peace" Prize of a million dollars after the carnage.
And again, Blair's appointment to a number of positions and
sinecures - such as The Mideast Quartet, where he did absolutely nothing - all
of which helped make him a very rich man.
The Iraq War was about nothing but destroying the Mideast's
most advanced Arabic society and balkanizing the country for Israel's benefit.
It had no other purpose, despite all the phony talk at the time, even by
deluded liberal opponents, about grabbing the oil.
And just so, Libya, Syria, and Yemen. Also the coup in
Egypt. All of it an effort to create a cordon sanitaire around Israel and
dispose of any governments which were independent-minded about American
policies. It has been a 15-year long gradual slaughter, and one which produced
millions of refugees, almost de-stabilizing Europe.
Of course, America's whole new tear of aggression in many
directions is encouraged by the same interests. The Neocons in the US view a
hyper-aggressive America as Israel's best security.
And despite the huge bloodshed and waste of resources and
completely immoral behavior of America, the average American just does not
understand what is taking place. They always naively believe America fights for
democracy and rights. The "Stars and Stripes" always stands for what
is right. They believe that because the television and newspapers and
paid-politicians all keep telling them so.
And here, of course, we come to the reason America's
Washington establishment is so against Russian media. It is simply because the
Russian media are able to counteract some of the nonsense ordinary Americans
are fed night and day.
In fact, years ago, Al-Jazeera was also extremely
controversial in the United States. Some of their brave journalists and
photographers gave the world a peek at what was really happening in Iraq and
other places. There was a big lobbying effort against Al-Jazeera being allowed
to operate in North America, with members of the Israel Lobby leading the
charge.
I actually did not think Al-Jazeera had it in them anymore
to do this kind of expose, so I'm not quite clear about the whole political
atmosphere which permitted this, but the results are welcome. Truth should
always be welcome, especially in democratic societies so that voting can be
based on facts and not just advertising slogans.
