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If you look a few months back to when Obama was speaking at AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, you’ll find your reasons why he is silent on the current Gaza situation. As of right now, the Israeli government is invading and pillaging Gaza and not a word from Obama. His spokesman David Axelrod claims that he isn’t commenting because “..There is only one president at a time,” yet that didnt stop him with nearly every other issue such as the Mumbai attacks, and the Russia/Georgia conflict. Here is why:

At the AIPAC in mid 2008, Obama speaks of a “strong commitment to make sure that the bond between the United States and Israel is unbreakable today, tomorrow and forever.” Implying that no matter what war crimes and atrocities the government of israel commits, the United States run by Obama will always lend support. “We must preserve our total commitment to our unique defense relationship with Israel by fully funding military assistance and continuing work on the Arrow and related missile defense programs..”

Here are other quotes from Obamas AIPAC speech, illustrating exactly why he is not saying anything about the Gaza attack. Read the full speech by Obama at AIPAC here.

“..As president I will never compromise when it comes to Israel’s security.”

“I will bring to the White House an unshakeable commitment to Israel’s security. That starts with ensuring Israel’s qualitative military advantage. I will ensure that Israel can defend itself from any threat — from Gaza to Tehran. Defense cooperation between the United States and Israel is a model of success, and must be deepened. As president, I will implement a Memorandum of Understanding that provides $30 billion in assistance to Israel over the next decade — investments to Israel’s security that will not be tied to any other nation.”

“I will strongly urge Arab governments to take steps to normalize relations with Israel, and to fulfill their responsibility to pressure extremists and provide real support for President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad. Egypt must cut off the smuggling of weapons into Gaza.”

“Let me be clear. Israel’s security is sacrosanct. It is non-negotiable. The Palestinians need a state that is contiguous and cohesive, and that allows them to prosper — but any agreement with the Palestinian people must preserve Israel’s identity as a Jewish state, with secure, recognized and defensible borders. Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.”

“We must never force Israel to the negotiating table, but neither should we ever block negotiations when Israel’s leaders decide that they may serve Israeli interests. As president, I will do whatever I can to help Israel succeed in these negotiations.”

“Finally, let there be no doubt: I will always keep the threat of military action on the table to defend our security and our ally Israel.”

That change Obama said he was bringing? Here what he tells his AIPAC audience what it really means: “That is the change we need in our foreign policy. Change that restores American power and influence. Change accompanied by a pledge that I will make known to allies and adversaries alike: that America maintains an unwavering friendship with Israel, and an unshakeable commitment to its security.”

Then you look at Obamas first appointment: Rahm Emanuel, a dual Israeli citizen and son of a zionist terrorist. Rahm is known for sending rotten fish to his enemies. He is also well known for standing up during a party and shouting a list of his enemies and yelling “DEAD! .. DEAD! .. DEAD!” while stabbing a knife into the table after every name. Source: rollingstone.com

Rahms father was “a member of the Zionist terrorist group Irgun, which was responsible for bombing hotels, marketplaces as well as the infamous Deir Yassin massacre, in which hundreds of Palestinian villagers were slaughtered.” Rahms finger was also cut off like something you would see in a mobster movie for disappointing the mob boss.

Joe Biden, VP pick and admitted zionist is flagrantly pro Israel and was even jokingly accused of running for VP of Israel after a speech he gave in Florida. There he said he would help secure Israel, and that “I would not have given up that job to be Barack Obama’s vice president if I didn’t in my gut and in my heart and in my head know that Barack Obama is exactly where I am on Israel. And he is.”

The other members of Obamas cabinet are warhawks, globalists, and bilderbergers who support Israel unquestionably.

With the Gaza silence explained in Obama’s own words and with his staff picks, maybe it can begin to sink in to the people who once supported Obama: He is nothing but more of the same, especially on Israel. Lets hope the good people of Israel can rid themselves of the taint their corrupt government is giving them and the region, as it will undoubtably lead to the destruction of both sides.

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Bill Clinton’s former chief of staff has been tapped to head the CIA in President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, FOX News has learned. 

Two Democratic sources close to the transition process said Monday that Leon Panetta, who also previously led the White House Office of Management and Budget, is Obama’s pick to replace Michael Hayden at the CIA.  

One Democratic official also confirmed that retired Adm. Dennis Blair is Obama’s choice for national intelligence director. That announcement is not unexpected. The 34-year old Navy veteran was chief of the U.S. Pacific Command during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Blair is also a China expert, and he was an associate director for military support at the CIA.

Panetta is a surprise pick since he has no experience in the intelligence world. However, as chief of staff he had considerable access to intelligence information and knows how the community operates.

Panetta was a longtime congressman from California who also served on the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel that released a report at the end of 2006 with dozens of recommendations for reversing course in the Iraq war.

He is just the latest Clinton-era official to be invited into Obama’s administration. Obama’s pick for chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, also worked in the Clinton White House as a senior adviser to the president. A number of other nominees to key positions worked in the Clinton administration. 

Panetta currently directs with his wife Sylvia the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, based at California State University, Monterey Bay a university he helped establish on the site of the former U.S. Army base, Fort Ord.

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An Israeli patrol boat intercepted a yacht carrying three tons of medical supplies to Gaza in international waters early on Tuesday as it attempted to run an Israeli blockade. According to those on board, the patrol boat accused the relief vessel of being involved in terrorist activity and then deliberately rammed it, forcing it to return to port in Lebanon.

Among the yacht’s 16 passengers were doctors, journalists, and human rights activists, including former Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA). McKinney spoke to CNN from Lebanon, telling John Roberts, “Our boat was rammed three times, twice in the front and once on the side.”

McKinney described as “outright disinformation” a statement by the Israeli Foreign Ministry which called the charge that the ramming was deliberate “absurd.” According to the Israeli spokesman, the boat was struck as it attempted to outmaneuver the Israeli vessel.

The Free Gaza movement, which sponsored the relief mission, explained in a press release, “This is the sixth boat that the Free Gaza movement has sent … in a symbolic effort to end the seige of Gaza. These are small boats, and they do not cross into Israeli waters at all. This Israeli attack on the boat, which occurred in international waters, cannot be described as ’self defense’ by any stretch of delusional imagination.”

“Our mission was a peaceful mission to deliver medical supplies,” McKinney told CNN, “and our mission was thwarted by the Israelis — the aggressiveness of the Israeli military.”

McKinney then appealed to President-elect Obama to “say something, please, about the humanitarian crisis that is being experienced right now by the people of Gaza.” She referred to Martin Luther King’s description of the United States as “the greatest purveyor of violence on the planet” and noted that “the weapons that are being used by Israel are weapons that are being supplied by the United States.”

McKinney has been known for her opposition to Israeli policies, which is blamed in part for her loss of her Congressional seat. According to the Washington Post, “In 2002, two Democrats in Congress with records of voting against Israel’s interests — Reps. Earl Hilliard of Alabama and Cynthia McKinney of Georgia — faced primary opponents who received substantial support from Jewish donors. A majority of AIPAC board members gave to either McKinney’s challenger or Hilliard’s or both. Hilliard and McKinney lost.”

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Last week, taking advantage of a power struggle inside the transitional government, the Islamists pushed to within five miles of Mogadishu, previously an Ethiopian and government stronghold. Just goes to show: the political front can be one of the most important in modern counter-insurgency campaigns.

The escalating fighting has all sorts of ramifications. U.N. food convoys feeding half the country (mostly with U.S.-donated food) have been disrupted. And efforts to create a Somali judiciary capable of prosecuting piracy cases have been sidelined.

While security in Iraq has improved by the day, Somalia and Afghanistan continue their slides into chaos, on Washington’s watch.

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