THAT'S CHUTZPAH - RESPONSE TO CHICAGO TRIBUNE EDITORIAL "A LINE IN THE SAND"
Chutzpah is defined as unmitigated gall and impudence, and it describes just about any editorial the Trib Editorial Board publishes about the Middle East. The September 26 editorial “A line in the sand” is just the latest example starting after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
In the run up to our unnecessary, senseless and therefore criminal war in Iraq, The Board swallowed whole every piece of propaganda, disinformation and downright lie the Bush Administration told them to gain their assistance in launching a war and occupation which has needlessly cost 5,742 GI and contractor deaths, a hundred thousand injured and a trillion dollars of treasure that could have been used to rebuild a crumbling American economy.
And eight years later the Board continues to the same pattern of parroting the fear tactics related to Iran’s nuclear program, peaceful or otherwise. This latest editorial reads like it was written by the Military Industrial Complex and the Israel Lobby as a call for tough sanctions if not outright military attack on Iran to counter the new approach of “negotiate first and shoot last” being offered as a reverse of previous Administration policies.
If the Board is so concerned about reducing the threat of war in the Middle East, why do they continue to ignore the fact that Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and has been certified to be in compliance by the International Atomic Energy Agency? If so concerned about nuclear proliferation in the most volatile region of the world, why does the Board ignore the fact that Israel is not only AWOL from the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, it has assembled possibly over 100 nuclear weapons without a peep from America? Why didn’t the Board call out President Obama when he refused to answer reporter Helen Thomas’ question to name the nuclear powers in the Middle East at a February press conference. Why does the Board shamelessly spread the mis-interpretation of the Iran’s statement about “wiping Israel off the face of the map” when an honest interpretation is that the policies of the Israeli government toward the Palestinians cannot stand and will wither away.
If the Board would apply candor and honesty to a sensible discussion of promoting peace in the Middle East, they could no longer be accused of Chutzpah…except by those whose interests and goals lie with getting America embroiled in a third senseless war in that war-torn region.
In the run up to our unnecessary, senseless and therefore criminal war in Iraq, The Board swallowed whole every piece of propaganda, disinformation and downright lie the Bush Administration told them to gain their assistance in launching a war and occupation which has needlessly cost 5,742 GI and contractor deaths, a hundred thousand injured and a trillion dollars of treasure that could have been used to rebuild a crumbling American economy.
And eight years later the Board continues to the same pattern of parroting the fear tactics related to Iran’s nuclear program, peaceful or otherwise. This latest editorial reads like it was written by the Military Industrial Complex and the Israel Lobby as a call for tough sanctions if not outright military attack on Iran to counter the new approach of “negotiate first and shoot last” being offered as a reverse of previous Administration policies.
If the Board is so concerned about reducing the threat of war in the Middle East, why do they continue to ignore the fact that Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and has been certified to be in compliance by the International Atomic Energy Agency? If so concerned about nuclear proliferation in the most volatile region of the world, why does the Board ignore the fact that Israel is not only AWOL from the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, it has assembled possibly over 100 nuclear weapons without a peep from America? Why didn’t the Board call out President Obama when he refused to answer reporter Helen Thomas’ question to name the nuclear powers in the Middle East at a February press conference. Why does the Board shamelessly spread the mis-interpretation of the Iran’s statement about “wiping Israel off the face of the map” when an honest interpretation is that the policies of the Israeli government toward the Palestinians cannot stand and will wither away.
If the Board would apply candor and honesty to a sensible discussion of promoting peace in the Middle East, they could no longer be accused of Chutzpah…except by those whose interests and goals lie with getting America embroiled in a third senseless war in that war-torn region.
posted by Walt Zlotow at 6:02 PM
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