I am appalled by his choice of Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff. Rahm Emanuel is a horror from hell on foreign policy. He is the son of an Irgun terrorist, and a rabid right wing Zionist who has been delighted to act as head cheer leader for Israel's bloodiest crimes.
No one who is interested in a just and respectful Middle East and South Asian policy should entertain any delusions about what an Obama administration will mean for us.
Posted by Shirin at November 6, 2008 05:43 PMNo kidding. I think I'm having withdrawal symptoms.
Posted by Joe B at November 6, 2008 07:15 PMHeh, I liked this. I'm tired, still, too.
Posted by paradox at November 6, 2008 07:52 PMI like the idea of Bill Richardson as Secretary of State.
Posted by midwestdem at November 6, 2008 08:08 PMHe is the son of an Irgun terrorist
Some would say that an "Irgun terrorist" was someone fighting against British occupation. But never mind that, here's the real problem: I understand that Emanuel also palled around with Bill Ayers.
Posted by joel dan walls at November 6, 2008 08:55 PMWayne Madsen has reported that Emanuel may have a difficult time getting his security clearence as the FBI has a counter-intelligence file on him.
WMR has learned from U.S. intelligence sources that Emanuel was discovered to be part of a political intelligence and blackmail operation directed against Clinton by Israel's Likud Party and Binyamin Netanyahu to sink Clinton's proposed Middle East peace deal. We have also learned that the FBI investigation of Emanuel is part of a file code-named the "Mega file." "Mega" is a reference to a top-level Mossad agent in the Reagan administration who was said to have run a number of Israeli agents, including U.S. Navy spy Jonathan Pollard.
Posted by brisa at November 7, 2008 05:57 AM