The Nation,
Pakistan
Republicans and Democrats 'Two Sides of Same Fake Jewish Coin'
“Now that the scapegoat [Rumsfeld] has been sacrificed, the pressure is off and America's rapid descent into corporate fascism can continue.”
By S.M. Hali* 
November 15, 2006
Pakistan - The Nation - Original Article (English) 
Last week's U.S. midterm elections have given the Democrats control
of the House and one-vote supremacy in the U.S. Senate. The fallout of wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan were bound to take a toll on Republicans, and even Saddam Hussein's
expedited death sentence failed to move voters.
In the words of Robert Fisk, "America's one-time ally has
been sentenced to death for war crimes he committed when he was Washington's
best friend in the Arab world. America knew all about his atrocities and even
supplied the gas - along with the British, of course 
."
Let us examine the aftermath of the U.S. elections in the context
of our own region.
Andrew Winkler, Editor/Publisher of ZioPedia [An anti-Zionist site], on November 8, commented: "Yesterday's
election does more harm than anything. It is designed to make the American
sheep feel good about themselves and not interfere
with what their criminal leaders have in store ."
Yesterday's election improves nothing. Since Iraq was meant to end
in horror and despair all along, Rumsfeld had to go anyway. Now that the
scapegoat has been sacrificed, the pressure is off and America's rapid descent
into corporate fascism can continue. (He is to be replaced by former CIA
Director Robert Michael Gates , who played important roles in the Iran-Contra
affair , which may impede his confirmation). Yesterday's election
will provide the neocons with the excuse they need to "pull the plug"
and divide Iraq as they always intended to do. Best of all, they can blame the
Democrats for it. Turkey will get the Kurds, Iran the Shiites and "Eretz
Yisroel" [the Land of Israel] will stretch from the Euphrates to the Nile.
Yesterday's election will prove that there's no difference between
Republicans and Democrats and that they are just two sides of the same fake
Jewish coin. Bush himself wants to move on because the job in Iraq is done.
Iran is next, and - make no mistake - the Democrats would be the last people to
prevent that from happening. Israel has already signaled their willingness to
take out Iran on its own. Brilliant masters of deception that they are, they
will create a situation in which America is forced into yet another war for the
Jews. Yesterday's election is a curse in disguise. We were handed a pain killer
that won't help because we are suffering from a cancer. Worse, much worse is
yet to come. Can't you hear the new Zionist battle-cry, "Next year in
Tehran?"
Despite the changing of the guard from Republicans to Democrats,
the slaughter in Palestine will continue. Israel's slaughter, fully supported
by the neocons and most of the sitting members of Congress, wasn't even a
campaign issue. Staunch support for Israel is a forgone conclusion.
Morton Skorodin, in his article The Fire Next Time , comments; "The neoconservative Bush regime has actively destabilized
the situation in a number of ways, including violations of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty by sharing advanced nuclear technology with India. It is also
encouraging Japan to re-arm. Thirdly, it is funding militarization of space,
including nuclear militarization. These three moves appear to be aiming at a
prolonged and foolish Cold War with China."
It is apparent that in the near term, the damage done by pursuing such
a policy cannot be undone. North Korea has already crossed the nuclear
threshold, while Iran is on the verge of doing so because of the insecurity
perpetrated by the neocons. The New York Times editorial of November 6
highlighted the mood of the voters: "After the revelations about the
abuse, torture and illegal detentions in Abu Ghraib, Afghanistan and Guantánamo
Bay, Congress shielded the Pentagon from any responsibility for the atrocities
its policies allowed to happen. On the eve of the election, and without even a
pretense at debate in the House, Congress granted the White House permission to
hold hundreds of non-citizens in jail forever, without due process, even though
many of them were clearly sent there in error."
The words of Albert Camus (1913-1960) ring true: "The welfare
of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it
provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good
conscience."
Since Democrats traditionally favor them over Pakistan, India must
be breathing easy. On the other hand, allies of the U.S. in its war against
terror, [Afghan President] Hamid Karzai, [Iraqi Prime Minister] Al-Maliki, [Pakistan
President] Pervez Musharraf and [King] Abdullah of the House of Saud are left
holding their collective breath to see what the Democrats portend.
*Group Captain S.M. Hali has served in Pakistan Air Force for
thirty years. During his air force career, he has flown over 4500 hours and
worked on various command and staff appointments, which include the command of
a squadron, duties as Air and Naval Attaché and Director Public Relations for
PAF
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