Lies, Spin, and Campaign Rhetoric

March 24th, 2015 | http://www.lobelog.com/lies-spin-and-campaign-rhetoric/#more-28590

by Henry Precht
A headline in Monday’s New York Times tells us, “Netanyahu Aides Cite Iran as Source of U.S. Tensions.” Talk about the Great Satan! These coolly analytical aides understand that Tehran is responsible for all the evils that afflict the Middle East and give the US a giant headache. And if we concentrate on worrying about Iran, maybe we’ll forget about the Palestinians.
Former Israeli ambassador David Gold made it clear that the reason for the “cool winds blowing from Washington was Iran, not the Palestinian issue.” Ordinary readers may have thought that Netanyahu’s rejection of a two-state solution made Washington unhappy. How shallow! It was Iran that created turbulence in the region that made it impossible for Israel to accept the concept that lay at the heart of American policy all these many years. We thought Netanyahu bought the two-state formula. Well, he did … but only for Washington’s consumption.http://www.lobelog.com/lies-spin-and-campaign-rhetoric/#more-28590