Those Jews!! (Re: Clinton and Tobacco etc)

Henry C.K. Liu hliu at mindspring.com
Fri Dec 18 11:54:01 PST 1998


Rakesh is right (assuming there is a heaven). In addition to not being a progressive or useful posture, it is not even accurate. It conflicts with America's close alliance with Saudi Arabia. The irony is that American officials of ethnic background often have to assume positions that are more hardline against their own country of origin precisely of this type of attitude. Tom. think possitively, you will be more effective in your good cause.

Henry

Rakesh Bhandari wrote:


> Tom L, your ethnic explanation for US foreign policy stinks to high heaven.
> It is obvious that the ethnic composition of the US cabinet makes no
> difference to US policy. It's not as Jews these cabinet ministers have
> ordered war; it's as American imperialists that they have ordered more
> death and destruction on dying and destroyed people. As American officials
> these cabinet ministers will continue to support their allies in the
> region--in Israel, Egypt and the Gulf-- no matter the human consequences or
> the barbaric nature of their allies' regimes.
>
> Yours, Rakesh



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