Netanyahu - AIPAC 2015

Netanyahu AIPAC PC 2015 Monday Morning Session https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u_s7Vnb35eI --------------------------------- SUMMARY [PARTIAL] Founding editor of Times of Israel, David Horowitz Anti-Israel & Anti-Semitic surge in Europe and all parts of world. Reinforced importance of sovereign homeland for Jewish ppl. Global leadership in focus: Pro-Israel champions:  = share the stage = 1) Jose Maria Aznar, Spain 1996-2004 Friends of Israel initiative founder 2) John Baird Canada, former FM / Consistently voted against anti-Israel resolutions in UN = solo afterwards = 3) Milos Zeman, President of Czech republic --------------------------------- >Jose Maria Aznar, Spain 1996-2004 / Friends of Israel initiative founder Trying to de-legitimise state of Israel cannot be accepted There are some that think appeasement is better, to escape reality is better, or fear to confront enemies is better. JMA believes the reality is: Israel is the only democracy that exists between Morocco & Afghanistan. It is the only western world that exists in the Middle East. Is not a country. It is the only western world in the Middle East. Israel has no fear to confront & has good allies and good friends to support them in the future. [skip] >John Baird, Canada, former FM / Consistently voted against anti-Israel resolutions in UN [skip] >Milos Zeman, President of Czech republic First European head of state to address the conference, passionate Israel ally, a public supporter of its defence against terror, and among the first to rise against the tide of anti-Semitism. Says: Czech republic is the best friend of Israel in all of Europe AIPAC Zeman Now we face future: Growing wave international terrorism: Islamic terrorism. Need 2 steps to fight growing wave. Step 1: Solidarity: Ich bin ein Berliner [JFK quote] / we must all say "I am a Jew". Then says: jamin yehudi" (?) - [Hebrew] >> Ani Yehudi = "I am a Jew" But says: this is not enough. Follow up = yours is ours persuasion re victimisation Our society is too hedonistic, too concession oriented. There is cowardliness & appeasement. Step 2 - proposes: = systematic & coordinated fight against basis of Islamic terrorism. Cover org. = Muslim Brotherhood Chief of al-Qaeda is member of Muslim Brotherhood Chief of Taliban " " Ramas ? Hezbollah " " al-Nusra etc. coordinated action of international community, if possible, under umbrella of Security Council. AIPAC Zeman: superpowers have many conflicts, but one common enemy: Islamic terrorism. eg  Looking @ Map of Islamic Caliphate 2020, one might say idea of a madman. But Hitler madman, occupied Europe Edit:  Think he also said it was three-way strategy:  (1) drones (2) rangers ?  (3) intelligence work - but no boots on ground.  Strategy with no ground battle & territory take-over sounds like bullsh*t ineffective to me. No war can be won w/out ground. Met twice with Chief of Mossad. Mossad is single most efficient intelligence service in world. If we are not willing to be future victims of Islamic terrorism, we must remember this sentence ... Never again we shall march, like a sheep to the slaughter. Never again. AIPAC Milos Zeman, President of #Czech republic, presentation concluded. --------------------------------- Samantha Power - academic, author, diplomat United States Ambassador to the United Nations .............................. Further on:  Samantha Power Samantha Power Yale began career: Yugoslav Wars as a journalist HR bandwagon 1998-02 Obama Nat Sec Comm HR assistant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Power Not all bad :)  ... called then Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton “a monster” / resigned http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/obama-aide-apologizes-for-calling-clinton-a-monster/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1 Samantha Power >married law professor Cass Sunstein - 2008 Sunstein = lawyer, Obama admin. Prior: US Dept of Justice .............................. [ Partial summary ] US will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon; period. [Samantha Power] Obama stressing funding to Israel commitment made - larger than any other - as show of commitment to Israel. There will never be a sunset on America's commitment to Israel's security. Never. If diplomacy does not work to prevent Iran nuke arms; Power has basically declared war on Iran (without saying so directly). Now focus of speech = anti-Semitism > US pushing countries to address developing hate crime legislation UNGA resolution that Zionism is a form of racism: > Abomination of anti-Semitism has been given the appearance of sanction. All countries need to be held to anti-Semitism pledges US opposed EVERY resolution at UN US opposed human rights violations of Israel resolution Power: Considers UN resolutions 'anti-Semitic' (?) Says North Korea not getting resolutions [ >> But Norks not bombing Gaza ] International Criminal Court supposedly undermines negotiations by making Israel choose between peace & security. Western European & others group US secured membership for Israel (& another group secured for Israel). US therefore also gets Israel on-board in Western European groups, presumably by applying their influence. USA is designated arm for confronting 'anti Israel bias' Kind of like a champion or enforcer? LOL Power is dredging up US support for Israel as far back as 1967. Now turned to praising Israel re global humanitarian crisis. Treated equally at the UN is US role. Equally? Got to be kidding? Israel has US votes & all of US allies' votes in UN. [ I'm sorry, but this is bullsh*t just not right about UN anti Israel bias. US always votes with Israel and US allies always vote with US (effectively with Israel), so anti Israel bias is simply not the case from my observation (see Chomsky video - talk at the UN, for enlightenment on how US and Israel have a pattern of blocking UN resolutions.] Hypocrisy about human rights, commitments & values to make world more just & more secure ... (never mind Palestine?) Focus on *pluralistic society* Zionism repeatedly endorsed by congress etc. Friendship is USA national commitment / Kennedy Samantha Power is done. --------------------------------- AIPAC - Bob Cohen, President Honoured to be joined by President of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu [applause] Danger of nuclear armed Iran not just to Israel, but to entire world. Welcome to Washington [16,000 ppl @ AIPAC] Sarah Netanyahu also introduced/greeted. Two great democracies celebration. Stand w ppl of Israel in quest to stop Iran. Stand w ppl of Israel in their quest for peace. We stand with ppl of Israel in their quest for a brighter future. Welcomes Bibi. Big applause. Bibi giving lively waves. --------------------------------- AIPAC - Benjamin Netanyahu Wow, 16,000 ppl! Any from Cali? Florida? NY? Colorado .. not so many etc [Key areas of Israeli support appear to be: California, NY, Florida & Texas, judging by applause.] You are here to tell the world that reports of demise of Israeli US relations, not only premature; they're just wrong. Alliance is stronger than ever. B/c of you & millions like you [in US] will get stronger in the coming years. Thanks AIPAC Thanks democrats & republicans for steadfast support of Israel, year in and year out. Have Israel profound gratitude. 1967 Benjamin Netanyahu got a Czech rifle Thanks Czechs for support Also: former PM Spain + FM John Baird Canada True champs Baird is such an ass-kisser [I said that] Thanking various ambassadors, incl. UN ambassador & Ron Dermer, Is. Amb. to US Dermer knows how to take the heat. [ Bet he's not as good as Lavrov!!! ] Acknowledges Sarah Netanyahu, proud to have her at his side always. Greetings from Jerusalem, eternal undivided capital. #Netanyahu speaking in Congress tomorrow!!!!! Silence ... then, eventually, applause Uh-oh. Bibi. Give him a break, AIPAC. Speech not intended to diss Obama Has respect Appreciates security, intel co-op etc. Deeply grateful. Not intending to2 inject Israel into American partisan debate. Both dems & reps. worked together fm both sides to strengthen Israel Israel made by USA a first official strategic partner last year. Working together has made Israel stronger. Working together has made 'our alliance' stronger. Israel should always remain a BIPARTISAN ISSUE. Purpose of address to Congress: to speak up threat to survival of Israel Iran foremost state sponsor of terrorism in world [ Bibi told a fib. That is America! LOL ] Imagine Iran with nukes. Wants to annihilate Israel. Must not let nukes happen. Moral obligation to speak up in face of danger while there is still time to avert. For 2,000 years Bibi ppl homeless, etc Could hot speak. Could not defend. NO MORE! Those days are over. [loud applause] Sovereign state of Israel, we defend ourselves & able to defend ourselves, we ally with one another (important to USA) against common Focusing on the strong defending themselves & in so doing creating basis of broader alliance (ie depiction, not as needy) Focus on strength / mutual strength & alliance / mutually beneficial / fighting for common civilisation, is the gist. Israel & US agree Iran should not have nukes. Disagree on how to prevent this developing. Disagreement natural. Important differences. US one of the largest. Israel one of the smallest. Israel in world's most dangerous neighbourhood. Israeli leaders worry about the *survival* of their country. Middle East a dangerous place, in contrast to USA safety. 1948 Gurion was US opposed, but declared independence 1967 Israel did act alone to defend self 1981 Begin, nuke reactor Iraq (?)  [think it should be 'Iran', but not sure] 1972 - Sharon - Operation Wrath of God .. mentioned Share the same dreams: pray, hope & aspire for same better world. Liberty, equality, justice, ..., compassion Descending into Medieval barbarism ... Israel's Christian community growing and thriving; the only one such community in Middle East. Women in region repressed, enslaved & raped. Israel: chief justices, pilots etc. In dark, savage & desperate ME Israel is a beacon of light, humanity & hope Considers US family Disagreements etc .. but must remember 'we are family', sharing common destiny People applauding but not going crazy or anything. Think that's a bit unfair. At least he wasn't laying it on like Power. That concludes the AIPAC morning program. Boy, that was fun. Thanks BiBi! COMMENT Just a rough take of what I saw of the presentation at AIPAC.  Excuse any typos.  Too tired to bother. A link to the video is available for those that wish to watch it. Was going to say I enjoyed 'watching' it, but I didn't have visuals the whole time, as I was mainly focused on keying in what was said and flicking from screen to screen. Difficult for me to believe that a war can be won by the above method:  ie droning extremists & using intelligence services (presumably to find them or whatever they do). I'd read somewhere that no war can be won without boots on ground. Infantry is your most important part of the military.  That's my understanding, anyway. So ... one would think that the only possible way to win is: (a) regime change / obtaining cooperative leadership. (b) boots on ground. (c) complete & instant annihilation - atomic etc. In terms of religious extremists that are all over the shop disrupting a large region, it's doubtful a change of leadership would make a difference and it's highly improbable that they're going for an atomic blitz solution in the Middle East.   So all that's left is boots on ground, even though there's only talk of drones right now. But, hey, what would I know.  It doesn't look like there's much cover in the Middle East (all barren looking), so maybe drones are effective over there. Oh, I forgot to mention.  Thought Samantha Power was laying on the 'we stand by you' performance really thickly.  Don't quite know what the deal is with that.  It was a virtual grovel session to AIPAC.  The Democrats must really want to win the next election. Too tired to add further at the moment.  * A picture of Israeli strength, determination and independence.  Citing previous achievements.  Not sure if he's hinting Israel may well take on Iran with or without the US, or if it was just a part of the strong-ally pitch.

CANADA: Unexpected Departure of John Baird from Govt & Conservative Party

John Baird, “Attack Dog” Who Changed Canada’s Diplomatic Image, Resigns TORONTO – Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, head of Canadian diplomacy for the last four years, has resigned unexpectedly from his post after transforming the international image of his country. During the last 10 years in the federal parliament, and the previous decade in the parliament of Ontario province, Baird was known by opponents and supporters as one of the “attack dogs” of the Conservative Party. In the Canadian parliament on Tuesday, Baird referred to his fierce partisanship and ideological zeal as excesses of his youth that he “quickly learned.” The departure of Baird, 45, from both the government and the Conservative Party leaves Prime Minister Stephen Harper without one of his most faithful and reliable supporters. The unexpected and unexplained departure of Baird, along with the previously announced resignations of more than a dozen veteran Conservative members, increases the idea of losing elections this year is taking shape in the party. Finding a substitute as capable as Baird and who understands Harper’s diplomatic tact on issues like Iran, the Middle East and Russia is going to be a difficult task for the prime minister.  [LOL.  Diplomatic tact?  Baird had none.  Shouldn't be hard to replace him.] At present, Harper has been forced to appoint International Trade Minister Ed Fast as the interim foreign minister. Baird’s first portfolio in the Canadian government was as president of the treasury board, a powerful department responsible for the operation of the government and public officials. In 2007 he was appointed as the environment minister, one of the most challenging portfolios for Harper, who before coming to power had described the Kyoto Protocol on global warming as a “Socialist scheme” and, once in power, refused to accept climate change for years. But it was from his position as foreign minister since 2011 that he materialized the political ideology of Harper better and the Conservative movement in western Canada, viscerally opposed to the philosophy of liberal Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Baird imposed a harsh policy against Iran, a country that he described as the greatest “threat to the rest of the world,” by closing the Canadian embassy in Tehran. Russia also became one of his favorite targets of attack and on numerous occasions called Moscow and President Vladimir Putin “evil” on a par with Hitler’s regime, especially since the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict. He also criticized the anti-homosexual policies of African countries, Iran and Russia, while ignoring abuses committed against the same community by Canadian allies such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.   SOURCE http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2372622&CategoryId=12395 COMMENT John Baird would have to be one of the most contemptible wankers in politics.  Good riddance, hopefully. This is HUGE.  Wonder what happened. Something's probably going on with the Conservatives in Canada ... or maybe Pitbull's 'diplomacy' is crap and they thought they'd better appoint somebody less damaging? .............................................................. Links Conservative Party of Canada - here. Ed Fast - here.

‘Espionage Den'

‘Espionage Den' Westerners can see a Hollywood re-enactment of the early days of the hostage-taking, “Argo”, the wildly popular but very inaccurate docudrama, winner of 2012 Best Picture Oscar ... In addition to Canada’s cloak-and-dagger role during the siege, the visit is made especially piquant because of the “conspiracy” surrounding the Stephen Harper’s decision to cut all diplomatic relations with Iran in 2012. Harper’s personal crusade to demonize Iran reached a bizarre high/low point when Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird announced the severing of relations with Iran in 2012 just hours before “Argo” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Life imitates art” takes on new meaning. The Tehran embassy had indeed been a ‘nest of spies’, as the Shah was the most reliable US ally in the Muslim world, along with Turkey’s Kemal Ataturk the only Muslim leader who recognized Israel, and it was only natural that the CIA made the US embassy in Tehran ‘mission control centre’ for all US espionage activity in the Muslim world. Officially, the US has since admitted that there were at least three bona fide CIA agents among the captives. The six diplomats rescued by Taylor were consular workers, so they probably were not CIA agents. No money changed hands as a result of the siege, and there were no American casualties, except for eight Marines who died when their helicopter crashed in the Iranian desert in Carter’s first bungled rescue attempt in April 1980. The 52 hostages were flown to Algeria January 20 1981, 20 minutes after Reagan concluded his inaugural address, the first move in what came to be known as the Iran-Contra affair. Reagan’s foreign policy team had secretly agreed to exchange arms-for-hostages with the Iranians, now at war with Iraq. Since 1979, the United States government has officially had no dealings with the Iranian government, and is represented in Iran by the United States Interests Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Tehran. This is belied by the hostage crisis itself, as Reagan swore his oath of allegiance in 1980, resulting in their release, and by the subsequent Iran-Contra Affair, when Reagan authorized selling arms to Iran to fight Saddam Hussein (who of course also received US arms and much more to fight the Iranians), funneling the proceeds to the Nicaraguan contras in Reagan’s own personal jihad against the socialist Sandinista government. With reality this bizarre, who needs fiction? The visit to the embassy was bittersweet. Clearly Iranians are now of two minds about this time warp into their anguished past. The museum is generally closed, and visits require special arrangements for both foreigners and Iranians. Iranians uniformly want to restore relations with the US. Yes, in the siege, the US was reaping the fruits of decades of imperialist intrigues, notably its involvement in the overthrow of the Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953 and the reinstalling of the Shah, who kowtowed to the US and Israel, and presided over a ruthless and unpopular dictatorship, turning Iranians against the US. At the same time, Carter, who lost the 1980 election to the trigger-happy Reagan primarily due to the hostage crisis, was America’s most liberal president, now revered as a humanitarian. Reagan’s foreign policies were far more militaristic, leading to Bush and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, hardly policies that were favorable to Iran. RANDOM EXTRACTS ARTICLE BY:   Eric Walberg SOURCE  http://www.eurasiareview.com/03012015-espionage-den-american-ghosts-tehran-oped/ COMMENT Really enjoyed this article.   These are only random extracts.  Full article is on link above.

UAE-Funded Canada to train Egyptian police

Canada to train Egyptian police #EgyptTurmoil As part of new agreement, Canada will be directly supporting the same ministry detaining Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohammed Fahmy Tom Stevenson Monday 26 January 2015 18:58 GMT Last update: Friday 30 January 2015 1:00 GMT CAIRO - On 14 and 15 January, Canada's Foreign Minister John Baird visited Egypt with the intention of securing the release of imprisoned Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Fahmy, a dual Canadian-Egyptian national. The minister's team was unsure its effort would be successful, but remained cautiously optimistic, Baird's officials told Canadian journalists in the days leading up to the trip. In the end, they were unsuccessful: Baird sat down with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry for talks he described as “fruitful”, but his planned meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was cancelled and Fahmy remains in jail. While in Cairo, however, the minister announced a set of new co-operation agreements between Canada and the Egyptian government, which Baird's officials told journalists were designed to “support stability and prosperity in Egypt”. The plans ranged from training for Egyptian diplomats to funding for local small-to-medium sized businesses, but one of the agreements stood out. With funding from the United Arab Emirates, Canada has agreed to send a team of Canadian police officers to Egypt to train their Egyptian counterparts, and to receive Egyptian police officers for training at the Canadian Police College in the capital, Ottawa. This “trilateral initiative to support the professionalization and skills development of the Egyptian police”, as Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development described the project, means that Canada will be directly supporting staff from Egypt's Interior Ministry, the same ministry that is currently responsible for detaining Fahmy. Adam Hodge, Baird's press secretary, told Middle East Eye this week that initiatives like the Canada-UAE-Egypt police collaboration programmes "will help to encourage stability, security and economic growth in the country". [Ignore the cheer squad] "Minister Baird’s most recent visit to Egypt allowed him to advance Canadian foreign policy interests and support social and economic development, while providing the opportunity to again raise consular issues, particularly concerning the journalist Mohamed Fahmy," Hodge said. [Ignore the cheer squad] Fahmy has been held for over a year, alongside Al Jazeera colleagues Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed. He and Greste were sentenced to seven years' imprisonment while Mohamed was sentenced to 10 years. The three will face retrial later this year. In a statement released while Baird was in Cairo, Fahmy criticised the Canadian government's approach to securing his release. “I do believe that Prime Minister [Stephen] Harper could do more to obtain my release if he were to directly intervene in our case,” Fahmy said. Baird finally met with Sisi at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, where he “raised the topic [of Fahmy's detention] over dinner”, Canada's CTV reported.  [Placing considerable political pressure on Sisi?  LOL] Fahmy's family members had expressed hope that he might be included on the list of 584 prisoners expected to be pardoned on the four-year anniversary of Egypt's 25 January revolution. Those pardons have yet to be issued, however, and Fahmy remains behind bars. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/canada-train-egyptian-police-1589938575 COMMENT Canadian politicians have to be the most brazenly disgusting of the whole bunch.  Completely shameless. Only dirtbags go to Davos, I've decided. Politicians don't care about journalists. Everything they do centres around the desires of corporate masters. UAE is certainly in the thick of things. The Sisi government must be a USA, Israeli, Saudi Arabian & UAE backed government. And Baird, he's selling his snake oil all over the Middle East.

Canada Condemns Hezbollah Attack & Ramallah Eggs Canadian FM John Baird

Canada Condemns Hezbollah Attack On 'Region's Only Democracy' Canadian FM John Baird calls Hezbollah a 'brutal terror group bent on Israel's destruction'; supports Israel's right to self-defense. By Cynthia Blank First Publish: 1/29/2015, 9:00 AM Canada strongly condemned Hezbollah's deadly attack on an IDF convoy Wednesday, and reiterated its belief in Israel's right to defend itself from "brutal terrorist organizations." Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, fresh from his recent trip to Israel, issued the statement Wednesday night. “Canada condemns the assault by Hezbollah on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that tragically killed two IDF members. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of those lost and injured." "Canada also extends its condolences to the family and friends of the Spanish UN peacekeeper killed in the exchange." “Hezbollah, another Iranian proxy, is a brutal terrorist organization bent on the destruction of Israel. Canada fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself by itself." Continuing, Baird criticized the "destructive force" of Iran and accused it of working toward Israel's annihilation. “This is just another example of the threats Israel faces - from Gaza to Southern Lebanon and Syria - from all proxies funded, trained and materially supported by Iran. It illustrates the danger of a nuclear-armed Iran and the need for the international community to ensure that never becomes a reality." “Iran is a destructive force in the region, contributing to much of the current instability. The international community must condemn today’s assault and stand by the only liberal democracy in the region, which is far too often on the front lines in the struggle against terrorism.” Canada's southern neighbor, the United States, also stood by Israel Wednesday as it exchanged fire with Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. "We support Israel's legitimate right to self-defense and continue to urge all parties to respect the blue line between Israel and Lebanon," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. "We urge all parties to refrain from any action that could escalate the situation," Psaki said, adding Washington was closely monitoring the situation. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/190657 COMMENT The impression I have of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird is that he might be what I'd call a 'useful idiot'. It sounds like somebody unscrewed the top of his head and inserted what's becoming a rather familiar, official, pro-Israeli narrative, which he's regurgitating. The other impression I get is that Baird's visit to Ramallah (West Bank) wasn't well received: Some 100 Palestinian protesters hurled eggs at Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird as he was visiting Ramallah. Canada is among the nations resisting Palestinian efforts to gain recognition as a state in international organizations. SOURCE - RT News Here's more on that from Press TV: The Palestinian youths gathered in protest against the Canadian government’s pro-Israeli stance, including its recent decision to vote against a Palestinian bid at the United Nations Security Council to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by 2017. Baird’s recent request from chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, to apologize for likening “Israeli terrorism” to the atrocities committed by Takfiri ISIL militants, has also angered Palestinians. In response, Erekat demanded that Baird apologize to the Palestinian people for “going out of his way to legitimize the banality and brutality of a 50-year-old Israeli occupation” of Palestinian territories. Earlier, the Canadian foreign minister had also condemned the Palestinian bid to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). No idea what the first-mentioned call for apology is about.  It sounds as if Baird called for an apology? Yep, looks like that's what Baird's done: The office of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird wants the Palestinian Authority’s chief negotiator to apologize for equating Israel with ISIS, saying the “offensive and ridiculous” comments undermined the fight against the Islamist terror group. In a speech in Jericho on Monday, Saeb Erekat likened Israeli settlement-building in the West Bank to ISIS terrorism. “There is no difference between the terrorism practiced by the group led by [ISIS leader] Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Israel’s terrorism,” he said. “Ending settlement activities is a prerequisite for eliminating terrorism.” EXTRACTS ONLY - FULL @ SOURCE - National Post Had no idea Canadians could be so entertaining.