Don’t get carried away Mr. Bush! [Archives:2002/38/Focus]

COMMON SENSE
Hassan Al-Haifi
The belligerent speech given by Mr. George Bush, the Younger last Thursday at the United Nations was a clear indication that the leadership in the White House is not exactly sure how to get out of the tough predicament it is in. After such strong vocal outbursts to get after all the terrorists in the world, following 9/11/2001 and all the calamity that came with it, it appears that the White House is now seeking to find an outlet out of its failure in pursuing its Public Enemy No. 1 as promised. The truth of the matter is that Osama Ben Laden and who ever is with him and behind him have managed to bring about the second failure in American history after the Vietnam War. It appears that power and sophisticated military might sometimes are just ineffective in bringing to heel an enemy that was able to make nature far more superior than any might the modern military establishment of the United States could conjure up. Whatever the case, Mr. Bush has found that the world is not exactly sure what Uncle Sam is up to now with all this belligerent talk against Iraq and its undeterred dictator, both of which the United States could not “take care of” during Operation Desert Storm some 11 years ago. Is it really Saddam Hussein that is bothering Mr. Bush, or is it the wily Ben Laden and his band of mysterious fugitives, who probably are now having the time of their life watching Mr. Bush letting off steam on another corner of the Earth? Surely, the United States is not arguing a strong case against going after anybody, when the first real threat to American Security still lies at large sending out his corny but well-directed video tapes. When asked about the latest directions of his successor, former President Bill Clinton is right in asking: “Where is Ben Laden, Mr. Bush?” or something to that effect.
Notwithstanding the belligerent verbosity of Mr. Bush, it seems that the American public and the international community have decided that it is high time to ask: “What are you really doing, Mr. President? Do you really want to involve America in so many wild chases that really have no dead end to them?” If the world has sympathized with the tragedy, which befell America on 9/11/2001, it nevertheless, seeks clear directions from the Administration in the White House as to how it expects to remedy such a tragedy. To go off on a tangent, when the first wild chase is not yet over, seems to the international community as crying wolf, but with the teeth of the wolf in severe pain. On the other hand, the American people do not seem to be convinced that the Zionist motto of might makes right, should be the standard borne by the Untied States in such a troubled and unpredictable world.
Mr. Bush speaks so persistently about Saddam Hussein’s violations of the United Nations resolutions. There is a big problem in that. How could he speak of United Nations resolutions being violated by the Iraqis, when his congenial Zionist friends have been the most notorious violators of Untied Nations resolutions since the establishment of the State of Israel. This is not to mention, that his Zionsit pals in Israel possess the most menacingly destructive arsenal in the region (No. 3 in the world). Mr. Bush apparently finds little trouble speaking with a forked tongue. Somebody ought to tell him that his dear friend Ariel Sharon has publicly declared that all the agreements signed with the Palestinians (from Oslo to Camp David II, etc.), under witness of the international community and with the blessings of the United States are worthless pieces of paper that have no significance whatsoever. This was well covered in the Israeli Press, after an interview published in the Israeli newspaper Ma’arev, which deliberately was not even conveyed to the American people. It is clearly obvious that there is now more screening of what is made public to the American people vis a vis the situation in the Middle East, as the Zionist lobby there has effectively arm-twisted the media there to only convey what is conducive to Zionist ears. The daily rampage of the Israeli military machine, all of which are in violation of Untied Nations resolutions and all humanitarian mores do not seem to present any bother to Mr. Bush. After all, Palestinians and apparently all Arabs and Moslems are now viewed as “terrorists”. This is all, thanks to the Zionist education which Mr. Bush is now reflecting more and more of each day. Mind you, we are not by this sympathizing with Mr. Saddam Hussein or any other dictators in the region or elsewhere, most of whom are the product of American or “western” intelligence backing anyway. However, we also do not sympathize with a wild bull on the loose, who seeks to take out his vengeance on all people who declare that God Al-Mighty is above all. On the other hand, it is high time for the White house to look into where the roots of all this mayhem are to be found: American blind support for the criminal acts of the international Zionist establishment (which could include even 9/11). The truth can be painful at times, but nevertheless it is the truth!

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