The Unmentionable Source of Terrorism

[Karmadillo]

http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_5786.shtml

The Unmentionable Source of Terrorism
By John Pilger
Mar 22, 2004, 15:50

March 20, 2004-The current threat of attacks in countries whose governments have close alliances with Washington is the latest stage in a long struggle against the empires of the west, their rapacious crusades and domination. The motivation of those who plant bombs in railway carriages derives directly from this truth. What is different today is that the weak have learned how to attack the strong, and the western crusaders' most recent colonial terrorism exposes "us" to retaliation.

The source of much of this danger is Israel. A creation, then guardian of the west's empire in the Middle East, the Zionist state remains the cause of more regional grievance and sheer terror than all the Muslim states combined. Read the melancholy Palestinian Monitor on the Internet; it chronicles the equivalent of Madrid's horror week after week, month after month, in occupied Palestine. No front pages in the West acknowledge this enduring bloodbath, let alone mourn its victims. Moreover, the Israeli army, a terrorist organisation by any reasonable measure, is protected and rewarded in the west.

In its current human rights report, the Foreign Office criticises Israel for its "worrying disregard for human rights" and "the impact that the continuing Israeli occupation and the associated military occupations have had on the lives of ordinary Palestinians."

Yet the Blair government has secretly authorised the sale of vast quantities of arms and terror equipment to Israel. These include leg-irons, electric shock belts and chemical and biological agents. No matter that Israel has defied more United Nations resolutions than any other state since the founding of the world body. Last October, the UN General Assembly voted by 144 to four to condemn the wall that Israel has cut through the heart of the West Bank, annexing the best agricultural land, including the aquifer system that provides most of the Palestinians' water. Israel, as usual, ignored the world.

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[liberalhistorian]

1. At the risk of being royally flamed, and

with great sadness as I was once a huge supporter of Israel and still believe in the ideals it once stood for (such as the right of Jews to have their own land, the triumph of spirit over persecution and adversity, justice for all no matter what, etc.) and used to represent but does no more, I'm afraid I have to wholeheartedly agree with this assessment.

There was a time when I never thought I'd say that, but it is, unfortunately, true.

[burythehatchet]

2. Thanks for posting this

the truth will eventually become apparent. It always does

[Manwithchildeyes]

3. Terrorists always blame someone else for their terror

There is not one single valid excuse to target and murder innocents. Targeting and murdering innocents will never ever be accepted by anyone with an IQ above 30. It's way past time for making excuses for terrorism.

[RichM]

4. Are you talking about Israeli terrorism, or Palestinian?

It isn't obvious from your post. // In case you don't know it, your description of terrorism applies to both sides, and it applies more strongly to the side that does most of the killing.

[liberalhistorian]

5. How interesting to hear the

deafening silence from those I would have expected comments from by now!

[Karmadillo]

6. I'm sure a devastating rebuttal will be unleashed any second. Just

you wait.

[chickflick]

7. One Forty Four to Four

Who were the 4? The US, Israel and probably Micronesia and ???

[Muddleoftheroad]

8. After all, the UN is a fair and balanced forum

Sure...

[sushi]

9. I think

Marshall Islands.