U.S./Israel: The dual-loyalty question is being mainstreamed

the new york observer | Another Achievement of the AJC: 'The New Republic' Joins Me on Dual Loyalty Issue

A few weeks back I brought up the charge of dual loyalty with respect to the neocons who claim that Israel's interests and the U.S.'s interests are identical. A very sensitive question, yes, and a lot of people got upset with me, including friends.

Well now in The New Republic, John Judis has joined me in legitimizing this question. Here is the money quote:

On the one hand, Rosenfeld, Harris, and others want to deny that American Jews and American Jewish organizations like AIPAC suffer from dual loyalty in trying to influence U.S. foreign policy. It's anti-Semitic or contributes to anti-Semitism, they say, to make that charge. On the other hand, they want to demand of American Jewish intellectuals a certain loyalty to Israel, Israeli policies, and to Zionism as part of their being Jewish. They make dual loyalty an inescapable part of being Jewish in a world in which a Jewish state exists. And that's probably the case. Many Jews now suffer from dual loyalty--the same way that Cuban-Americans or Mexican-Americans do. By ignoring this dilemma--and, worse still, by charging those who acknowledge its existence with anti-Semitism-- the critics of the new anti-Semitism are engaged in a flight from their own political selves. They are guilty of a certain kind of bad faith.

This is intellectually valiant work, Judis should be applauded; and TNR praised for running the piece. As for the demand made on Jewish intellectuals to be loyal to Israel, it is one that anyone who has worked for the New Republic (I did it once, and carried Marty Peretz's anti-U.N. water for him) has experienced.

Wow, I'm just stunned by this. It's another achievement of the AJC report, which Judis's piece addresses (and of Walt-Mearsheimer, who broke the whole thing open). Don't you see what is happening? The dual-loyalty question is being mainstreamed. The degree to which neocons and neolibs and American Jewish journalists generally have been recruited in passive/unconscious identification with Israel is, as I've said here before, a legitimate issue. The suppression in the American Jewish community of any alternative discourse to Zionism—well, thanks to the AJC, the bridges are being dynamited...

Posted by Phil Weiss on February 8, 2007 12:42 PM |
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Editor's note: Going after the dual-loyalty thing is gutsy. Recall Herr Chertoff is an Israeli.

Here's an excerpt of a thread from one of my postings today which is relevant to the "anti-semitism" construct used to bludgeon critics:

"I see some people are still playing the enemies game by acknowledging the political term "anti-semitism".

Once again:

Antisemitic is a word that the zionists carefully chose to accomplish several goals: It denigrates their opposition, it implies a unified philosophy between Hebrews, jews, zionists, and sabbateans, and most importantly, it usurps the Semitic bloodline for exclusive use by european ashkinazics and sephardics with the implied usurpation of the land and biblical blessings promised to the Semitic children of Abraham.

I completely reject that word because it is a political tool, not a verb, noun, or adjective. I refuse to use it or acknowledge it."

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The problem is hardly one of duel loyalty. It appears to me that the neocons do not suffer from dual loyalty which calls for some integrity. Their loyalty is firmly with Zionism and the Zionist state, and they will gladly destroy the US if that is what it takes.

Do not tell me that even Bush is stupid enough to venture into an aggression against Iran. It will finish the US as member of the international community of nations. Look at what happened to Germany, which is still suffering 60 years after the end of the second world war.

So will it happen, will Bush bring down the US at the Zionists' bidding?

I am afraid so, as Sharon said: "We Jews control the US and the Americans know it!"

I have no idea what kind of serious blackmail they have on the US, but it is no doubt something which goes a good deal beyond the sexual orientation of American politicians.

Made Brani | Fri, 2007-02-09 03:09

You can't ride two horses with one ass.

Kimmer (not verified) | Fri, 2007-02-09 03:34

Whoever controls the money system and the mass media can and does control the nation.

The Federal Reserve System, the Dollar, The Bank Of England all are owned by the Rothschilds...and they control everyone.

leftfield | Fri, 2007-02-09 03:38

I think NASA's "Apollo" program was to supply israel with a plutonium breeder reactor program and and to finance israeli arms plant right there under everyones noses ALL paid for by tricking the American flock that man visited the lunar surface. I think USSR,China,France,Japan and some real sneaky Americans KNOW and have known and don't say. israel has proof 100% NASA lied pulled the wool over many eyes and thieved every cent they could to setup this nuclear power in the mid east. The mossad was setup to kill and used fear to silence the inevitable leaks then went about preparing the mass stockpile of weapons. A pile of weapons that the Energy department dutifully tested for there new spawn in Palestine months after the first ones were produce from this 40+ year old plutonium bomb plant. Anyone want to guess how many bombs israel has amassed over this 40+ years?

Or try this Q:Does israel have a mass SECRET Evacuation plan so they can make it look like another supposed 6 million bought the farm in a self inflicted nuclear attack made to look like some Iranian or North Korean one on israel? I am not going to buy this or any variation on this theme. israei interests stink and no amount of air fresh is going to change her crap filled diaper.

Masher1 | Fri, 2007-02-09 03:51

Once the control of space is secured the real tragic parts of neglect will come home to the masses. The strategic importance of space is going to dominate the storm of days yet to unfold. The power of and the use of military space is now unfolding and if they (NASA) grip the fire of the high ground and use it to impose totalitarian controls over every surface dweller that life is endangered. For every life under threat of instant fire from above there is many to respond to this attempt to enforce iron control over everything (they think) with out all the need for bombs or missiles or any earth based defenses (Read:If you can roast a car or an aircraft carrier from space into a oxide stain. Why would you need a tank or a plane?).

The Death Star was feature of kids story for VERY good reasons. If china can shoot up USA sure as a pig barn stinks can shoot back. (read:seen some very freaky things over many years with only a few credible logical responses)

Masher1 | Fri, 2007-02-09 04:15

Jewish Liberals, Anti-Semitism, Israel, and the Media: "Whether they said it or not, I suspect many Jews thought a successful war in Iraq would be “good for the Jews.” It has not been."

The Jewish author of this (flawed) article has seen some dearly kept delusions fall by the wayside over the last few years.

He makes clear the witch-hunters are back.

McCarthyism rides again.


mparent7777 | Fri, 2007-02-09 05:02

“Many Jews now suffer from dual loyalty--the same way that Cuban-Americans or Mexican-Americans do.”

Hmmm…I don’t accept this analogy. I feel that Zionists are unique. For them, there is no such thing as “dual loyalty.” Zionists demand that all Jews be loyal to Israel first and foremost, above, before, and beyond all other loyalties. This loyalty is not to a land or even a race, since Jews are biologically not a “race.” The loyalty is not even to the Jewish religion. Instead, it is to an ideology called “Zionism.” And yes, if this loyalty calls for the destruction of the USA, then so be it.

Indeed, I personally believe that if Israel were in mortal danger, and felt that the USA would not help, Israel would nuke the USA before anyone else, as punishment for this “betrayal.”

Cubans and Mexicans in the USA are different. They know who they are and where they came from. They feel no need to prove their loyalty to one side or the other. When their kids are raised in the USA, those kids think of themselves as “Americans,” and have no great desire to visit the “homeland.” Nor do they suffer any social stigma if they marry outside their fellows. If a Mexican immigrant came to the USA, joined the Army, and was sent to fight drug lords in Mexico, his loyalty would not be to Mexicans, but to his assigned “job.” If you ask him, “Are you Mexican, American, or both?” he would answer, “I’m a soldier with duties.”

Jews would be the same way if it were not for Zionism.

When a Jewish person is accused of “dual loyalty,” he / she is forced to make a choice. If he or she barks, “You’re anti-Semitic!” then it is clear what the choice is.

This was an outstanding post, by the way.

Abdul-Alhazred | Fri, 2007-02-09 05:53

Let me repeat it once more: the Ashkenazi Jews are not semitic and they are not european either. They are Turanians, descendants of judaised Khazars and other finno-turko-mongol tribes from the eurasian steppes. So, if the misnomer anti-'semite' grates on you, don't just refuse to use or acknowledge it, spit back 'you mean anti-TURANIAN!' to your Zionist (or philo-Zionist) detractors. This will show them you know who they really are - FALSE JEWS - and put them in a defensive stance. The word Khazar is anathema to Ashkenazi Jews and to Zionists, the best way to exorcise them.
To Masher1 about the Apollo program: "...ALL paid for by tricking the American flock that man visited the lunar surface. I think USSR,China,France,Japan and some real sneaky Americans KNOW and have known and don't say". I also have reasonable scientific doubts about Man landing on the Moon, but would the USSR, China, France, Japan really not have blown the whistle to expose the lie? As for Israel sucking on the US taxpayer, I myself heard this Israeli joke: "Oh, if there were another America to be milked by the US just like there is an America being milked by us!" Call this true chuzpah! The Israelis then hasten to add: "Oh, but we Jews pay most of it back through all the business and wealth we generate in the US". Even more chuzpah.

history_worm | Fri, 2007-02-09 21:15

http://www.harunyahya.com/articles/32Iraq_war.php

Israel Forces the USA to War

The Israelis were actively involved in the United States' war plans against Iraq. Some US staff officers involved in planning Operation Desert Storm received fine tactical advice from the Israelis that "the best way of wounding Saddam was to strike at his family."

The Mossad-inspired propaganda campaign reported by Ostrovsky set up the necessary public backing for the Gulf War. It was again Mossad local assistants who lit the touchpaper for the war. The Hill and Knowlton lobbying firm, run by Tom Lantos of the Israeli lobby, prepared a dramatic scenario to convince members of Congress on the subject of war against Saddam. Turan Yavuz, a noted Turkish journalist, describes the incident:

October 9, 1990. The Hill and Knowlton lobbying firm organizes a sitting in Congress on the subject of "Iraq's Barbarities." A number of so-called "eye witnesses" brought to the session by the lobbying firm maintain that Iraqi troops supposedly killed new-born babies in the hospital wards. One "eye witness" describes the savagery in enormous detail, saying that Iraqi soldiers killed 300 new-born babies in one hospital alone. This information deeply disturbs the members of Congress. This works to President Bush's advantage. However, it later emerges that the eye witness brought by Hill and Knowlton to Congress is in fact the daughter of the Kuwaiti ambassador to Washington. Nevertheless, the daughter's account is sufficient for members of Congress to give Saddam the nickname "Hitler". vii

This leads to just one conclusion: that Israel played an important role in the United States' to wage its first war on Iraq. The second one is not much different.

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The name of the Turkish journalist is rather interesting. - the italics and bold emphasis are mine.

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Rhiannon | Fri, 2007-02-09 21:39

Ahhhh, Turan is a good old-fashioned turkish first name.
Also have a look at the website www.ozturkler.com and enjoy the official site of the turanian movement.
That the Israelis bent the US-UK military arm to do the dirty work for them is no news. Bush and Blair are on the payroll of the Big-Oil companies, which in turn are controlled by Ashkenazis. Remember the beer-brewry parabola in Poland ....

history_worm | Fri, 2007-02-09 22:38

Heh heh heh

I couldn't resist.

Tell me History....why are we calling these Khazars anti "turans" when they are Turans, as you say? Your stuff requires some intense study and concentration. However, I have already thrown some of your words around and I will wait to see the response. I really do see your points, its just that some people may get lost and the credibility of the post may get lost as well. I will have to word things carefully so as not to confuse. While I have heard of Khazars - Ashkenazi - and self-styled "jews" myself, your items require some careful and further understanding in order to sock it to the zionists and their counterparts.

Rhiannon

Rhiannon | Sat, 2007-02-10 00:35

The Ultra high level Russian and other forces have utter iron control of the upper level programs. You don't keep a program like the "Cold War" stern control over BOTH or even Many of these compromised lands top levels. Trillions of cash was spread around without ANY controls. Thousand of "Secrets" made there way into Soviet hands. Everyone at the top is playing "Don't piss off America" or more accurately put it there dirty Deeds crue the "MOSSAD". Even the most informed leader looking at Polonium-210 poison delivered by Ultra sneaky israelis would not try to uncork this truth. America having almost complete control over every system that could provide the proof 100%. The cover up is still cheaper to maintain than the Whole "Apollo" program if you spend it in 2007 Useless fed script.

At the time the 60 billion was just enough to covertly film the missions and do the "Show" and produce the Diamona Weapons production unit in the newly firmed up israeli occupation. The use of the est. 200 bombs All without any oversight of IAEA or any other regulatory body of any kind outside of israeli command of IOF. The Americans don't just have large portions of the worlds major industry's controls they almost have "Global Strike" ready. This is why china Blew the shite out of that lame weather/spy sat. Reading between the lines of the global strike plans one can see that the Americans are moving to "Obsolete" all conventional ENEMY military units with an ability to instantly burn ANY spot they see fit to melt.

But the Chinese Did show eveyone without any doubts Space is FRAGILE and easily rendered un-usable for any purpose including MILITARY.

What the Frack are you boys doing on the ISS??????

Masher1 | Sat, 2007-02-10 01:21

Who thinks that the China sat. strike was not a warning to the developments in space?

Masher1 | Sat, 2007-02-10 01:32

I should be more precise. You asked: "....why are we calling these Khazars anti "turans" when they are Turans, as you say?"
So: the Ashke-NAZIs (in the denigratory way that Quasimodo likes) are Turanians (or Fake Jews or Self-Styled Jews, as you like). We, exposing their wrongdoings and their colossal lies in this forum, are the Anti-Turanians.
I was proposing to replace their stupid accusation of anti-'semitism' with our self-definition as anti-turanians. I would go for it: I'm an anti-turanian!

history_worm | Sat, 2007-02-10 03:43

Go for it, history worm, spread it far and wide, lay it on thick, write a fabulous revelatory book about it- "Renaissance of Anti-Turanism". Get it published. Go on a book tour. I just hope it doesn't take as long for folks to figure out what TURANIANS are as it did for your main man Koestler to get the word out on KHAZARS ! Keep chopping ! Get hopping ! ...........................................................p.s. please see: 'History Repeats Itself', if you haven't already !

quasimodo | Sat, 2007-02-10 04:05

Gotcha. Where do you get all this stuff? Anyway I understand better now that you put it that way. We are anti-turians. I'll let you know what responses I get when I start posting this info. It might be interesting.

Rhiannon | Sat, 2007-02-10 04:09

I hope you realize HistoryWorm, that Quasi does make a good argument again. Heh heh, Quasi, you're funny.

HistoryWorm, Look at it this way: we already have our work cut out for us with the evils of israel and zionism.

But I'm willing to give it a try.

Tell me HW, I am keen to listen to your take on this: zionists/turanians love to tell us all that Moses, Abraham, David, Jesus, and Mary were Jews.(???) I say, absolutely NOT.

Now you must agree with me on this. Yes?

Rhiannon | Sat, 2007-02-10 04:19

Actually,

I wouldn't mind anyone's input on this idiocy that zionists are forever brainwashing us with the incessant ranting of Jesus, Abraham, Moses, Mary and David being Jews.

First of all, most zionists are atheists (The DISHONEST type, for sure) so what's the big deal with all the religious lies they bring forth? It doesn't make any sense to me. Why should they care?

For being atheists, they sure know their religious stuff........so it seems.

Rhiannon | Sat, 2007-02-10 04:30

I just keep seeing this sort of weirdness. 3 comets last month then this one goes down.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/09/stories/2007020909931300.htm

Tests? Tuning?

Does anyone have any idea the odds of 3 people getting done by a "Meteorite" There Fracking LONNNNG i tells ya. Meteor my ass. This is just too easy of an explanation for me.

Masher1 | Sun, 2007-02-11 22:18

that's the first thing that came to mind when I read that story.

pretty scary.

qrswave | Sun, 2007-02-11 22:22

You all know the stuff back in the star wars days? I do. And with the limits of un-manned space Bourne reactors and other very high flux things like Pcannons and other particle emitters running in space does solve a lot of problems the STAR WARS program was having with the high energy weapons on the ground.

If such a weapon was in space and did in fact have a "GLOBAL STRIKE" capability this when fully ready could in fact render Hostile weapons systems useless to the enemy in fact this capability will in fact be used to augment by threat any hostile unit be it a tank a ship a plane whatever even a unit like a mortar crew would be targetable. Just like the three nomads carrying salvage.

Total control of the surface would result until low earth orbit becomes the hailstorm i described earlier in this thread.

Plenty of minds can see this war coming.

Masher1 | Mon, 2007-02-12 00:15

will be fought to control the high ground and this fight is going to render low earth orbit a shooting gallery in 3 dimensions so thick that our using it will become a waist of time. If we get to this point with out blowing the shit out of this planet then i will be amazed. But PLEASE dont kid yourself this war is coming and the first round or two of this evil power trip will be spectacular and public displays of "Give up abandon your weapons and submit to state will or we will burn you without delay or warning."

I think Plenty of minds get this threat. Money,OIL,politics NEWS all trumped by a stick so big that no single force alone will defeat it. But it can be HIT and it can be rendered inert regardless of how addicted you think the surface dwellers are on it's glow of service.

Masher1 | Mon, 2007-02-12 00:30

GORT !! Klaatu- Verada- Nikto !!

quasimodo | Mon, 2007-02-12 01:06
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Masher1 | Mon, 2007-02-12 03:58

http://freegovinfo.info/files/info_ops_roadmap.pdf
the good ol information operations road map from Rummy

The un redacted version would sure be a read

Masher1 | Mon, 2007-02-12 04:08

No Rhiannon,

None of them were Jews. I will post about this one day. You might start with a good website called biblebelievers.org

Time is very short, as I often work double shifts. I will most certainly answer this question as soon as I can find the time.

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