Liberty Maven

This means, of course, that people are manipulated. Take the current Gaza conflict. The ceasefire came neatly before Obama’s inauguration, conveniently getting the new president off the hook for a spell, until a resumption of hostilities could be finessed on terms to fit the new administration. Now we’re on the brink of those new hostilities. How have they been finessed?

They were precipitated by a roadside bomb that killed an Israeli soldier patrolling outside Gaza, breaking the ceasefire. The finesse? Hamas denied responsibility for the bomb. Israel and the West (including Hamas) know that the world outside Gaza does not take note of niceties like a denial of responsibility for a bomb attack, so Israel can now launch attacks on Gaza as it sees fit. These attacks will not appear the all out massacre that Operation Cast Lead did, giving Obama wiggle room to say that Israel has the right to defend itself. Note: this delicate controlling of history involves complicity from ALL sides, including Hamas, which is now in a position to fire rockets at will.

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