Boomer Chick
01-07-2006, 06:15 PM
by JAMES PETRAS
James Petras, a former Professor of Sociology at Binghamton University, New York, owns a 50 year membership in the class struggle, is an adviser to the landless and jobless in brazil and argentina and is co-author of Globalization Unmasked (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1856499383/counterpunch) (Zed). His new book with Henry Veltmeyer, Social Movements and the State: Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and Argentina (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0745324231/counterpunchmaga), will be published in October 2005. He can be reached at: jpetras@binghamton.edu (jpetras@binghamton.edu)
http://www.counterpunch.com/petras01072006.html
Frankly, I"m glad all manner of lobbying is being exposed at this time and that the Isrealis with money, influence, and their watchers in this main organization will be warned as well as their American spies. Why should the Isrealis have access to our national security information? As foreign policy, we should help them establish peace, and punish them by withdrawing our taxpayer funding if they fail to treat Palestinians fairly. As a citizen I do not like so many billions of dollars supporting a country that seems to stir up trouble for us rather than help us in any way. Name one thing that country does to help our country? I would truly like to know. Of course they lend us their spy intelligence information now and then, but what else do you suppose they do in the ME to help us? And how about here?
I'm all for supporting various countries, but that many BILLIONS better bring with it some promise of peace and stability, not the opposite!
James Petras, a former Professor of Sociology at Binghamton University, New York, owns a 50 year membership in the class struggle, is an adviser to the landless and jobless in brazil and argentina and is co-author of Globalization Unmasked (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1856499383/counterpunch) (Zed). His new book with Henry Veltmeyer, Social Movements and the State: Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and Argentina (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0745324231/counterpunchmaga), will be published in October 2005. He can be reached at: jpetras@binghamton.edu (jpetras@binghamton.edu)
http://www.counterpunch.com/petras01072006.html
Frankly, I"m glad all manner of lobbying is being exposed at this time and that the Isrealis with money, influence, and their watchers in this main organization will be warned as well as their American spies. Why should the Isrealis have access to our national security information? As foreign policy, we should help them establish peace, and punish them by withdrawing our taxpayer funding if they fail to treat Palestinians fairly. As a citizen I do not like so many billions of dollars supporting a country that seems to stir up trouble for us rather than help us in any way. Name one thing that country does to help our country? I would truly like to know. Of course they lend us their spy intelligence information now and then, but what else do you suppose they do in the ME to help us? And how about here?
I'm all for supporting various countries, but that many BILLIONS better bring with it some promise of peace and stability, not the opposite!