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Bush call for democracy draws scorn from Palestinians
Second verse, same as the first...
US President George W. Bush's call on Thursday for greater democracy in the Middle East drew rebukes from Palestinian commentators and officials, who condemned Washington for its continued support for Israel.- Ali Sadek, a prominent political analyst, wrote in the Palestinian Authority's official Al-Ayyam newspaper that the policy of the Bush Administration made the US one of the most hated countries in the world.
| They hate it when we're right... |
"Bush is searching for an excuse to intimidate the Arab governments so that they would agree to play functional roles that serve his imperialist policy," Sadek said. "In our view the worst Arab regime, with regards to freedom and constitutional rights, is more democratic than the US. The American democracy is arrogant and offensive, and this is reflected in the picture of the American soldier trampling with his boots on an Iraqi citizen who is fasting during the month of Ramadan. This is similar to the daily killings of Palestinian children."
| At the moment, the worst Arab regime, with regard to freedom and constitutional rights, appears to be Paleostine, with its drooling, inimical president-for-life and its lickspittle "legislators," its myriad "security apparatus" that double as terror organizations, its "militias," its penchant for bumping off "collaborators" without trial, and the tight integration of street thugs into the fabric of the regime... |
Sadek accused Bush of lying when he talks about democracy, saying Washington's goal is to enhance its cards in the Middle East after running out of excuses. "How can we believe those who support the killing of our children and youth in Palestine and Iraq?" he asked. "How can we believe them when they say that they regret the lack of democracy in the Arab world?"
| If the Paleos had "democracy" â Bush was actually talking about individual liberty, using the term "democracy" as shorthand â perhaps they'd be able to actually negotiate with the Israelis and adhere to the agreements they make. Perhaps if they offered something other than a continuous stream of vitriol and enmity their neighbor might not regard them as enemies. |
- Fuad Abu Hijleh, another Palestinian commentator, said the "Arab street" hates the US because it's an imperialist superpower that is hostile to the freedom and advancement.
| Baathists â which the Paleo Authority is in essence â defines freedom as accruing to the state, not to the individual. "Advancement" doesn't seem to apply to building a middle class and engaging in commerce and research, but to the acquisition of weapons... |
"The Arab peoples hate America because of its bias towards Israel and because it supports tyrannical regimes in the Arab world," he explained. "They [also] hate America because it is occupying Iraq and is threatening to occupy Syria, looks down on the Arabs, is waging a war against the real Islam, and because it is stealing Arab oil. We hate America and we don't hide this."
| So lemme get this straight: they hate us because we support tyrannical regimes, and also because we overthrew one tyrannical regime and we're threatening another? That makes sense. Not a lot of sense, but sense. See my comments yesterday for a hint as to why we "look down" on Arabs. "The real Islam" attacked our country and killed 3000 of our people, after declaring war on us. And we pay for all that Arab oil we're stealing. |
- Abu Hijleh lashed out at Arab governments that are prepared to send their troops and policemen to protect US embassies and McDonald eateries in the Arab world.
| Embassies are sovreign territory, and they're accorded security as needed by the host country. Not to provide that security is considered an unfriendly act. If you don't like McDonald's, why not go to a felafel joint instead? Somebody must like them, otherwise they'd go out of business. But in countries with that authoritarian mindset it's considered permissible to tell other people what to like and dislike... |
- Youssef Qazzaz, director of the Voice of Palestine, the Palestinian Authority's official radio station, said in a letter addressed to Bush that the Palestinians and the Arabs don't believe in his views regarding peace, democracy and freedom. "Solving the Palestinian problem is the master key to solving all the problems of the region and to spreading democracy and peace," he added.
It's like the One Note Samba, isn't it?
"There is no cause, only effect... There is no Dana, only Zool..." |
- PA cabinet minister Saeb Erekat urged Bush to realize his vision of democracy by helping the Palestinians to hold free and democratic elections.
| Bush demanded that the Paleos hold elections a year and a half ago. Didn't ask, demanded. They blew him off, as we knew they would. |
"We have been trying to hold elections for a long time, but we failed because of the Israeli occupation," he said.
| Yep. It's all the Zionists' fault Paleos can't hold an election... |
"We hope President Bush would help us to provide the appropriate conditions for holding the elections under his auspices and the supervision of the international community." | That would have been the road map that Hamas used for toilet paper. |
| The one thing we can always count on with the Paleos is that we're not going to get anything constructive out of them. There aren't any idea, there aren't any proposals, there aren't any compromises, just vitriol and blind hatred. |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-09 |
