Aquarian Weekly 4/28/10
REALITY CHECK

READERS RESPONSES

Finally! Someone with the balls and the integrity and the stand-up, on-record history of supporting Israel calling out this ridiculous Benjamin Netanyahu grandstanding. (WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE... - issue:4/14/10).

I am sick and tired of countries we support financially and militarily, pissing all over us -- ungrateful, whining fuckers. And nice job deconstructing the asinine rambling from Hamid Karzai. This is another head of state only breathing because of our money and blood. It is high time that both the Left & Right realize that there is a fine line between "protecting national interests abroad" become an albatross.

It took balls, Campion, and you GOT 'EM.

GEMINI

Your best column to date, Big Kahuna Jc...

Do these countries ring a bell for rogue U.S. Foreign Policy dictated by "Spooks and Goblins" [See Family Jewels Report - FOIA]: Korea - Rhee [Dulles], Cuba - [Bay of Pigs Dulles], Vietnam - Diem [John McCone], Cambodia - Lon Nol, Laos - Vang Pau [Golden Triangle: William Colby], Australia - Gough Witham, Philippines - Marcos Regime, Indonesia - Suharto, Haiti - Duvalier "Poppa Doc" [American Tobacco Co] - Chili - Salvadore Allende [Bush Sr], Argentina - Peron, Leapoldo Galtieria, Nicaragua - Samoza , Iran - Shah [Richard Helms CIA Ambassador], India - Raj Najrain [Indira -Raj Gandi], Pakistan - Ali / Benazir Bhutto [Perez], Panama - NOREIGA [Dulles, McCone, Bush Sr, William Casey], and the cast of characters goes on under THE CRIMES OF PATRIOTS [Jonathon Kwitny]....for AIPAC, the Mossad, visa the CIA, from the Catbird's Seat under the "Phoenix Project" for the South Pacific Sovereign Council For National Policy, aka, Dr. Strange Love, aka, Kissinger of Death Associates [9/11 WTC Commission "Report"?] South Sea Traders, LLC ~ Shaloha Pumehana www.kycbs.net www.almartinraw.com www.theantechamber.net www.vuft.org [Veterans United For Truth, Inc]. Anymore questions? SIR NO SIR!

HAPA1234

I see you have your anger on this week!

If you look at almost every single failed state in the world you will see the past meddling of Western and/or Eastern hegemony. Cuba, Iran, Korea, Vietnam, Palestine. All places democracy stared across battle lines at the wicked and perverse communists...and it all melted down. Reap/Sow..etc.

Iran is the best one yet. We toppled the rightful secular government because they nationalized oil production...then it snapped back with a vengeance in 1979. Lessons of history we discard.

I think once some of the crusty old fellas in the legislature, the state department and the oil companies start to age-out, we might see some common sense worming its way back into the process...but it ain't going to happen soon.

Jonathan Young
North Kingstown

Strong but well put. We have to stop Israel getting away with insulting our country and interfering in our internal politics. Time to show Israel the back door and end our "special relationship."

Lbsaltzman

We support Israel, as it is the only democratic government in the Middle East and should be an example to the Muslim countries surrounding her. But it is obvious she does not want to solve the Palestinian problem. The Palestinians want peace and their own country, so do the Israelis, so why don't they come to some agreement? I don't see peace there in my lifetime.

NEWSWOMAN

You assume a lot for the US. Israel would still be there despite the US. The Germans had 5 years with the most efficient killing machine and only a few years after the 2nd World War the state of Israel was born.

How come you guys can't take on Afghanistan on your own? Why have you not destroyed the poppy fields there where 90% of heroine is coming from and the main financial source for weapons for the Taliban?

History is starting to show that the US is in decline because it's becoming evident that at a governmental level all you do is for yourself. For the big boys you are, you are running scared all the time and the result is a lot of overkill military action in place of well-crafted response.

Israel took care of Iraq and Syria's nuclear capability, not by blowing up weddings but by doing surgical strikes. Thanks to them you did not have to face those in the last two wars with Iraq. Israel is right to stand firm and not be bullied by the US.

You're losing all that made you great but don't make the mistake of Goliath, you can't even take care of your own patch, and boy what an arsenal you have! I put it to you, no Israel, no America.

Jules

This is always my favorite read of the week. I never know what the hell is coming, and mostly, even if I disagree, I am surprised. I learn, I rage, and I am a better person for it. You, sir, are not an ideologue, and you -- unlike many who falsely claim to be -- are an independent and brave voice in what appears to be a stringent list of talking point weakling pundits who can barely consider an original thought. This Reality Check thing you've got going is the very essence of a democratic voice in a sea of BLAH. Thank you for continuing to unfurl stories and subjects in new forms and with great passion.

However, this is one of those times I think -- and surprisingly so -- you have reached a meanness point that is troubling. And not because it gives me the willies from those horrible Bush years where it seemed like everyone around the world was an enemy if it did not support the U.S., but because it is close to the political "truth" without any concern for "people'. And I know you've written plenty about how countries don't give a heck about any other countries, much less people, but then why do you perpetuate this cold, hard, almost inhuman stance as well?

Again, I love your work, but there never seems to be a place for "people" in it, I shouldn't say never, but I feel safe in saying, "hardly ever".

This is the true crime of America's foreign policies and its ungrateful allies.

This should have been put in your piece and it was sadly absent.

Sherrie Gallagher

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