October 26, 2001
From the desk of Mindles H. Dreck:Required reading for would-be followers of Osama bin Laden
The Christian Science Monitor provides a history of U.S. policy towards Israel and the Middle East since recognizing Israel over General Marshall's objections in 1948. The historical irrelevance to the U.S. of OBL's "80 years" comment, the U.S. role in the Suez, etc. all make clear how historically empty Al Quaeda's Jehad rationale is.
Some interesting historical asides in here as well, such as Nixon's comment when he learned of Egypt and Syria's attack on Israel in 1973:
The president was confident the Israelis would win, as, "thank God, they should." Then he lamented the logical outcome. The Israelis "will be even more impossible to deal with than before," Nixon moaned.Posted by Mindles H. Dreck at October 26, 2001 08:55 PM | Technorati inbound links