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America’s liar-in-chief prepares to visit the Arabian GulfBy Paul J. Balles* 22 December 2007 As America’s liar-in-chief, George Bush, prepares to visit the Arabian Gulf states, Paul J. Balles wonders what new lies Bush will bring with him to serve Israel and mobilise opinion against Iran. The Liar-in-Chief is coming to the Bahrain in January. “Liar-in-Chief” is a designation given to George W. Bush by others, befitting the president who refers to himself as "The Decider". MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann called Bush a "pathological presidential liar, or an idiot-in-chief", and denounced Bush, without reservation: "You, Mr Bush, are a bald-faced liar," said Olbermann, providing the evidence to prove it. Who doesn't know, for example, that Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? The question that hasn't been answered adequately is why? Why did Bush lie about Saddam's presumed arsenal of weapons of mass destruction? Answer: to serve Israel. As long as Saddam had the potential for developing weapons of mass destruction, Israel claimed a potential risk. However, Israel would never be at risk so long as Palestinians lived in the land occupied by Israel. Why not? Saddam would never have used weapons of mass destruction on Palestinians. What, then, was the threat to Israel? So long as Saddam had a “potential” for destructive weapons, Israel could not eliminate the Palestinians. Israel's ultimate goal is to empty Gaza and the West Bank of all Palestinians, through ethnic cleansing, forcing them to join the millions of Palestinian refugees. Some of the hundreds of additional lies uttered by the world's most pathological liar include: Continued lies about a non-existent connection between Iraq and al-Qaeda. Lies about finding terrorists and bringing them to justice, when in fact the government has captured, imprisoned without trial and tortured hundreds of innocents. Bush has lied about government sanctioning of illegal wiretapping saying the government needed to move quickly, without warrants, to detect terrorist plots. The liar-in-chief lied about a non-existent connection between Iraq and the attacks on 9/11. Despite translators in Washington who know Farsi, who must have told GWB the truth about Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s comment about Israel, Bush continues the lie. Stefan Simanowitz explained it clearly:
America's decider lied to get America to bomb, invade and occupy Iraq. He has been doing the same thing to prepare America to exercise military might to bring Iran to its knees for the sake of Israel. What lies will GWB tell when he visits the Arabian Gulf states in January? Will he lie about his visit to Israel and assure leaders in the Gulf that Israel is ready to make peace with the Palestinians if only the Gulf states recognize and do business with Israel? Will he continue the lie about Iran's danger to the region, knowing full that – unlike America and Israel – Iran has never peremptorily attacked any country? Will he lie about the benefits the US can offer to the Gulf states if they cooperate in supporting further sanctions and possible military action against Iran? Will he lie about the need the Gulf states have for defensive weaponry in order to siphon off some of the oil revenue profits for the US military-industrial complex? Will he lie about the dangers of currency pegs to any other than the almighty dollar? The dubious decider certainly isn't coming to the Gulf to exchange greetings or shop in the suqs. *Paul Balles is a retired American university professor and freelance writer who has lived in the Middle East for 38 years. For more information, see http://www.pballes.com. Copyright © Redress Information & Analysis. All rights reserved. |
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