Told you so . . .

Prof. As'ad AbuKhalil from The Angry Arab News Service, who recently spoke at Evergreen, comments on Obama's latest speech on the Middle East. As'ad is suffering an acute case of vindication as President Obama remains faithful to the Zionist path of US foreign policy, and contributes to the welter of misrepresentation plaguing the conflict and distorting the realities on the ground.

But Obama's speech was quite something. It was like sprinkling sulfuric acid on the wounds of the children in Gaza--those who survived the Israeli terrorist festival of butchery and massacres. His remarks leave you with the impression that there are two sets of problems in the holy land: that there was terrorism against civilians in "southern Israel" and then there is some undefined civilian suffering in Gaza from some undefined natural disaster--an earthquake or hurricane. He specifically mentioned the violence against "southern Israel" left it unclear as to what happened in Gaza. He then did the typical dance: of saluting Mubarak for not only oppressing his own population but for oppressing the Palestinians and imposing the siege on them. READ MORE

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