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AFTER MONTHS of a tough and bitter race, a merciless struggle, Barack Obama has defeated his formidable opponent, Hillary Clinton. He has wrought a miracle: for the first time in history a black person has become a credible candidate for the presidency of the most powerful country in the world.
And what was the first thing he did after his astounding victory? He ran to the conference of the Israel lobby, AIPAC, and made a speech that broke all records for obsequiousness and fawning.
That is shocking enough. Even more shocking is the fact that nobody was shocked.
Uri Avnery op Global Research
Hoe Barack Obama zichzelf, net als John McCain en Hillary Clinton, definitief uitlevert aan de AIPAC-oorlogslobby. De Palestijnen kunnen het vergeten, en Iran wordt nu openlijk bedreigd door Israel. Wetende dat de volgende VS-president de kastanjes opnieuw uit het vuur zal halen…de geschiedenis herhaalt zich.
Was ik er toch bijna ingetrapt van de week…Maar ja, de helden van Oprah Winfrey moet je eigenlijk nooit vertrouwen. Nietwaar mijnheer Cruise…