Thread: Columnists in Brutal Attack on Bush's Gulf Visit:

January 22, 2008 No.1818

Columnists in Brutal Attack on Bush's Gulf Visit:

The recent visit by U.S. President Bush to the Gulf evoked harsh reactions from Qatari columnists, who maligned Bush personally and castigated him over his policy. In their columns, they called Bush a "despised guest" and rejected his anti-Iran statements. They also stated that while the U.S. purports to represent democracy, peace and human rights, in reality it starts wars, employs terrorism against other countries, tramples human rights, and plunders the resources of other peoples.

The following are excerpts from the article.

"Bush - a Liar, Cheat, Murderer, and... Expert in Barbaric State Terrorism - Has Come to Ignite the Fire of Internal Strife [in Our Region]"
Columnist Huda Jad wrote in the Qatari daily Al-Sharq, under the headline "Bush Issues Threats and Warnings... and We Keep Silent":
"[Bush] - a liar, cheat, murderer, and, even more than that, an expert in barbaric state terrorism - has come to ignite the fire of internal strife [in our region]. He is fanning the flames of civil strife in Palestine, craving bloodshed... [He seeks to generate] creative chaos out of which the so-called Jewish state will emerge, and in order to promote a package of American interests, most of which remain hidden!

"He comes disguised as a gentle dove seeking compromise, peace and an end to war - but he knows he is the fox that has drunk deeply of the blood of our children, the thief who has stolen the best lands in Iraq and who continues to plunder [this country]. He is the contractor [who employed] the gang of murderous thugs who slaughtered our children with their missiles... He hates Muslims and 'fascist' Islam, as he calls it!

"Why did Bush come to the Middle East? Why did [he come] - a representative of America, which guarantees the security of Israel and supplies all its military needs and advanced [military] equipment, while pressuring the Arab governments to the point where they can hardly breathe? [America,] which lavishes aid on Israel but is tight-fisted when it comes to other countries, and which shows its affection for its beloved [Israel] by humiliating, subordinating and robbing the Arabs...

"Bush has come to the Middle East [to issue] a veiled or open threat, constantly repeating that Iran poses a danger to the security of the world. His statements may prompt us to ask him: 'If Iran is such a threat to world security, what can be said about America, which [is carrying out] a large-scale occupation plan to consolidate its reign of power, exploitation, robbery and plunder? [America] steals the wealth of [other] peoples and imposes its democracy of tanks, behaves thuggishly and employs state terrorism, attacks the defenseless with missiles - yet has the gall to speak about longed-for peace and about legitimate rights. What shall we say about democratic America, which has trampled people's rights and their humanity in the prisons of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo and in other secret [facilities] around the world, that are known to Bush, to his security apparatuses, and to the 'heroic' Arabs who collaborate with him?" [1]


"The Very Skies of the Gulf Grew Pitch Black with Sorrow, in Protest Over the Visit By This International Leader of Terrorism"
In an article in the London daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Qatari columnist Muhammad Salah Al-Musaffir accused the U.S. of committing crimes against the Muslims and Arabs: "It would be no exaggeration to say that Bush's visit to the Gulf is the most loathsome visit, which evoked the widest [possible] objection among the public. The very skies of the Gulf grew pitch black with sorrow, in protest over the visit by this international leader of terrorism and perpetrator of the greatest crimes against the Muslim and Arab nation, known as George Bush Jr. As [Bush] traveled from one Gulf state to the other, the sky wept torrents of rain to wash away the shame and filth [left behind by] this despicable guest.

"So let me clarify and explain that the leaders may have rolled out the red carpet for him in the palaces and airports of the Gulf, and they may have given him a sword so that he can take part in the [traditional] Arab sword dance - a sword at which he stared without understanding its value in our culture, namely that it is the sword of truth against falsehood - but all this does not convince any of the Arab people, regardless of their political orientation, that [Bush] is a welcome guest. Our leaders displayed good hospitality, but not necessarily out of affection or respect for this despised guest...

"The history of the Bush family in our Arab homeland is a history of humiliation for us all. Bush Sr. destroyed Iraq in Desert Storm, and, regrettably, [he did so] first with Arab assistance and later with [the help of] Iranian aspirations. Bush Jr. came to complete the terrorist mission by occupying Iraq, and took [measures] unprecedented in history against its people, culture, unity and future. He terrorized our leaders and frightened them with [slogans of] democracy, reform and human rights. [As a result], the majority [of Arab leaders] tyrannized their people, persecuted them, and tortured them in the most despicable manner under the guise of fighting terrorism and its supporters - all this in order to appease the leader of international terror, George Bush Jr.

"While urging our leaders to respect human rights and democracy, he violates human rights in the most heinous and aggressive manner [imaginable]. The jails and detention camps inside and outside the U.S. are teeming with Arab and Muslim prisoners, and the television screens in the U.S. and the world have witnessed these inhuman crimes...

"Bush has come to the Gulf to frighten us about Iran... but we [wish to] pose a question to Mr. Bush: Who was it that strengthened Iran's [influence] in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon? Wasn't this [the result of your] stupid policy, of the arrogance and of your threatening [military] forces, and of your occupation of Iraq? You stated in your Abu Dhabi speech that the extremists in the region hate their governments because they refuse to consent to their dark ambitions. We would like to inform you and others in the West that the extremists in our Arab world, and other extremists [elsewhere] - if they hate their governments, it is because these [governments] are implementing your wishes and aggressive policies against our Arab and Muslim nation..." [2]


"Democracy Is Not a Product that Can Be Imported and Exported"
In an article in the Qatari daily Al-Watan, columnist Husam Al-Dhawi assessed that nothing good would come of Bush's visit, and said that the U.S. cannot impose democracy on other countries: "U.S. President George Bush, who is visiting the region, is waving slogans of peace and democracy, but the only things that really interest him are protecting Israel and the oil... Much has been said about this visit, but nobody can hide the truth about what Bush [really] wants - which is to brush up his image in the final year of his presidency... That is why he has embarked on [wild] military escapades around the world, even though they reinforce the negative image of the U.S. [prevalent] among many nations, and deepen the crisis in his [own] country, from which he cannot extricate himself...

"We acknowledge that the Arab homelands are not sufficiently democratic. But we [also] know that democracy is not a product that can be imported and exported. [Moreover], there is no single model of democracy that should be emulated - [rather, democracy] is the result of internal political, cultural and social development. So it will not be the U.S. that will construct our democracy for us; any talk of this sort is nothing but a game of [empty] slogans. Bush talks a great deal, yet reality remains the same, and nothing changes..." [3]

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January 22, 2008 No.1819

Mixed Reactions in Egyptian Government Press to Bush's Visit to Egypt


The recent visit by U.S. President Bush to Egypt evoked mixed reactions from the government press. For example, in an editorial, the government daily Al-Ahram implicitly criticized the U.S. for pressuring Egypt to implement democratic reforms, but also described Egypt-U.S. relations as "strategic and highly important for both countries." In contrast, the weekly of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party, Al-Watani Al-Yawm, stated that Bush was not welcome in Egypt, and harshly attacked him and his administration.
The following are excerpts from the article.


Al-Ahram: Egypt and the U.S. Need One Another

Al-Ahram's January 17, 2007 editorial stated: "The meeting between [Egyptian] President Hosni Mubarak and U.S. President George Bush in Sharm Al-Sheikh underscored several facts that are [already] well known to both sides. First, that Egypt-U.S. relations are strategic and highly important for both countries. Like any relations between two important countries, they can withstand any disagreement. These relations are based upon a number of principles that we must never forget. Perhaps the most important of these [principles is the fact that] these are relations between two superpowers: [The U.S.] is currently the major superpower in the world... while [Egypt] is the most important superpower in the Arab region today, no matter what the skeptics and [flaunters of extremist] slogans are saying. In this reality, it is patently clear that neither of the two countries can avoid needing the other...

"Second, the whole world now maintains relations with the U.S., Britain, France, China and Russia... Those of you who call to sever the strategic and crucial ties with the number one superpower in the international community today – we ask you, don't hurry to shoot off your mouths.

"Third, neither of the sides has the right to impose a specific agenda or work program that the other must implement in full. It would be inconceivable, for example, for one side to decide that its regime is better [than that of the other side], and that the other side must therefore change its values, customs and traditions and adapt them to its own... These relations must never be contingent upon one side's complete capitulation to [the will of] the other. That will never happen. Therefore, any talk of imposing a certain model of democracy upon the peoples of certain countries or a certain region is absurd. The peoples are not a tool that can be turned on and off at will.

"Fourth, economic [ties] remain [only] one component of Egypt-U.S. relations, rather than the only component. We acknowledge that the U.S. is important to the economy of Egypt, just as it is important to the economies of the rest of the countries in the world. But [these economic ties must be maintained] on a basis of mutual respect for each country's sovereignty and political aspirations, and not on a basis that disregards the sovereignty [of one country]... If certain U.S. congressmen have [reservations] about the aid [extended by the U.S. to Egypt], they are entitled to their opinion. But the American administration recognizes the importance of this aid in reinforcing the relations between the two sides...

"Bush's statements in his meeting with President Mubarak reaffirmed all these points..."(1)


NDP Weekly: Bush Will Go Down in History as a Despicable President

In the January 15, 2008 editorial in Al-Watani Al-Yawm, the weekly of Egypt's ruling NDP party, editor-in-chief Muhammad Hassan Al-Alfi leveled harsh criticism at Bush:

"Does [U.S. President George Bush] think that we are a people who understand nothing and have no memory? Does he mistake us for Indians? What I find most puzzling is the mentality of this 'war president,' as [Bush] called himself a few years ago. Does he have a memory? Is he aware of what he has done in the world? President [Bush], did you hear what you were saying when you called Iran the greatest threat to the security of the world? Did you hear what you were saying when you said out loud that it is the largest sponsor of terrorism in the world? [Bush] thinks that we do not understand and have no memory. Either he does not hear what he is saying, or he forgets [what he has said].

"Such is the American president George Bush, who is now gasping out his last breaths as president. He will plague the world only for a few more months, after which he will go down in the black pages of history as one of the most despicable of rulers. He will be remembered as [a ruler] who [delivered] blows and [waged] war in the name of humanitarianism, invaded countries in the name of democracy, violated human rights in the name of honor, murdered innocents based on lies, spread anarchy in the name of justice, and issued threats. These are numerous labels and distinctions that the American president, who is now visiting Egypt, will not be able to escape...

"He has not come to make peace or to resolve the Palestinian problem. [In fact], it can be said that he [revealed his true face] at the Annapolis conference, when he declared that Israel was a Jewish state – thereby sanctioning its racism and denying the exiled Palestinian peoples' right of return.

"He has not come to make peace, but to demonstrate that he is more an Israeli president than an American one, and that he is more Jewish in orientation than he is Christian. He did not exert any pressure on Israel, but only cried over the [Jewish] victims [of the Holocaust]. At the same time, he shed not a single tear over the victims of his own [aggression] in Iraq – more than 200,000 [Iraqi] civilians...

"[Bush] has come to sell the Arabs his anti-Iran [agenda], and to warn them of Iran's future nuclear bomb. He has come to tell [us] that Iran, not Israel, is the greatest threat [to the security of the region], and that since Israel poses a smaller threat than Iran to the lives and future of the Arabs, [it should be considered] closer to them and more merciful towards them than the Muslim Iran.

"The solutions that Bush has brought with him to the Middle East are the solutions of a warmonger, not the solutions of a man of peace... But we will not cooperate with this naïve and memory-less attempt to market [the anti-Iran agenda] in order [to prepare the ground] for an impending military measure that will serve Israel's [interests] – [for this] is what this American merchant is [trying to] do with his outdated, stupid, and rotten proposals...

"Bush came to Sharm Al-Sheikh today, but it cannot be said that the Egyptian people welcomed this visit, or displayed any interest in it... [Bush], go find yourself some other Indians. We welcome only those leaders who contribute to the knowledge, well-being, justice, and dignified existence of humanity and civilization. The ones who call for war, destruction and tyranny we welcome only because our nobility and customs of hospitality [oblige us to]..."(2)

http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD181908

Islam, the religion of hate, lies and intolerance. Like nazis they believe in the old maxim: "tell a lie, tell it loudly, tell it often, and it will become the truth."

Bush is not a representative of America. He is a scary stoog for the Bilderberg group. One thing that the article had right is that Bush has only a few months left to plague the world.

Good By Longshanks we won't miss you when you are gone.

Pappy Bush must be MORTIFIED!!!!

Lil Shrub really screwed up... BIG TIME!!! Bigger than Big Time!!!!