The Ghost of Dreyfus is in USA
by Steven
Shamrak.
The news has received a high level of publicity: “The FBI
believes Israel has a spy at
the very highest level of the Pentagon who may have sought to influence US
policy on Iran and Iraq.”
Just one analyst of the huge American Strategic planning
machinery had managed to “influence US policy”? The suggestion is laughable! The FBI has
spent more than a year investigating the case and the prosecutors are still not
sure about the charges. In spite of this, the ‘belief’ has received enormous
publicity in the media. Even the name of the suspect is disclosed. Presumption
of Innocence is completely forgotten! At the same time, a US court upholds
secrecy in the hearing for a man held in a Hamas case.
The allegations have come just days before the Republican
National Convention in New York and at the same time that President George W.
Bush has acknowledged for the
first time that he had miscalculated post-war conditions in Iraq. Obviously, there is a need to soften this news and divert the attention
of American voters from failures of the US administration. The
internal struggle between the Pentagon, CIA and the
attempt to restructure the CIA by the White House could be another cynical
reason why those spy accusations were brought now and received such publicity.
The ultimate responsibility for any government action
against another state, based on true or false accusations, rests with the US
president. Any lobby group or
research center may try to exert their influence.
But, only the President has the right to give the
orders. His decisions must be based on
sound advice and evaluations made in the interest of the American people. If he
is not doing his job properly it is the fault of American voters. And they are
able to correct it by removing him from office.
In the 19th century, after losing the war to Germany, the
French government falsely accused the French-Jewish officer, Alfred Dreyfus, of
treason in order to defuse the anger of the people. Ugly mobs ruled the
streets of Paris. This event was a catalyst for the birth of modern
Zionism - the need for a Jewish homeland. Has the USA lowered herself to
the same anti-Semitic ugliness of dark-age Europe?
Why should Israel, as an independent state, make apologetic and self-disrespectful
assurance to the US
that: "Israel does not engage in intelligence activities in the US.” The American government has not reciprocated with
the same pledge! I wonder how much US spying Israel tolerates in the name of
‘friendship’! Why did Israel’s spy, Jonathan Pollard,
receive the maximum punishment and Is still in prison? He has been treated as a
worst enemy of the United States. Even the attitude
toward Soviet spies was better. Israel is the
best friend the US has. Friends should not be treated this way!
Kerry and Bush are neck-to-neck in their pre-election campaign. The election is coming and old anti-Semitic habits,
unfortunately, are not dead even in the good US of A!