Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Carta de un español a los Reyes Magos

Hace un par de días logré soltar, por haberlo terminado, el atrayente y tenso libro que me había embebecido.

Escrito por un valiente, lúcido y culto extranjero para elucubrar sobre su país, lo leí con un año de retraso sobre su publicación en 2009.

Aunque las circunstancias que separan su país de España no son escasas, el fondo del fondo de lo que plantea es perfectamente aplicable a nuestro país.

Yo no me resisto a parafrasearlo:
Ya no vale seguir haciendo el avestruz para evitar las cuestiones dolorosas... 
Los españoles debemos preguntarnos qué queremos que haga de España algo único, diferente de otros países a los que admiramos. Debemos aprender a admitir lo que no nos gusta de nuestro propio país, sin rendirnos no obstante. 
Es hora de reinventar el españolismo, recrear el debate acerca de por qué los españoles necesitamos una España y preguntarnos qué estamos dispuestos a hacer para preservarla. 
No hay nada más ambicioso. Ni nada más bastará.

Blanqueo de Jamás

El 27 de septiembre, Mai Yaghi (AFP) empieza o sigue con el blanqueo del Jamás, desde "Gaza, Territorios palestinos", dice.  

Un blanqueo que suena a chiste, claro, al recordar los dos minutos que tardó el Jamás en quitarse de en medio a los del Fatah de la OLP y la ANP.

Además, solo un día antes, según noticia de Europa Press, el brazo armado del Jamás, las Brigadas Ezzedin al Qassam, instó a Israel a abandonar los territorios palestinos y lanzó una advertencia:
"Somos más fuertes que antes".
O el tal Mai es cómplice o bobo (o boba), pues señala que el Jamás 'mantiene una tregua de hecho' y dice que el Jamás es 'nacionalista e islamista', como si ambas características no fueran radicalmente antitéticas.

Debería leer la reciente encuesta publicada por Near East Consulting, de la que dió noticia Daniel Pipes, en la que a una muestra aleatoria de 900 palestinos mayores de 18 años de Jerusalén Este, Cisjordania y Caza se les preguntó cómo se identificaban a sí mismos:
  • 61% "ante todo como musulmanes"
  • 20% "ante todo como palestinos"
  • 15% "ante todo como seres humanos"
  • 3% "ante todo como árabes."
Pero veamos lo que dice y lo que vocean, nada nuevo, por cierto, los personajes a quienes cita, pues será bueno tenerlo en cuenta en el futuro:
"Un puñado de grupúsculos palestinos islamistas. acusan [al Jamás] de falta de firmeza ante el Estado israelí y de haber abandonado sus principios religiosos.
(...) Estos grupúsculos... "salafistas"... son de tendencia Al Qaeda. Según Abu al Bara al Masri, que se presenta como uno de sus jefes, estos grupos "yihadistas salafistas" son actualmente cinco en el territorio (Jund Ansar Ala, Jaich al-Islam, Tawhid wa Jihad, Jaich al Umma y Ansar al Sunna) y cuentan con varios centenares de miembros.
Abu Hamza al Maqdisi, un dirigente de Ansar al Sunna...: "No tenemos intenciones de declarar apóstata al Hamas (...) pero pensamos que la aplicación de la sharia es necesaria", insiste, reclamando por ejemplo la obligación del velo integral para las mujeres, la prohibición del tabaco y la edificación de un emirato islámico.
(...) La tensión alcanzó su paroxismo en agosto de 2009, cuando el Jund Ansar Alá proclamo un "emirato" islámico en una mezquita de Rafah (sur). Las fuerzas armadas de Hamás invadieron entonces la mezquita y reprimieron sangrientamente a los fundamentalistas dejando 24 muertos.
"Desde entonces, hemos sido procesados, detenidos; nuestras familias han sido amenazadas para convencernos de que nos rindamos", denuncia Abu al Masri. "Ellos detienen a los muyahidín (combatientes islámicos) y los torturan. No torturan tanto a los colaboradores de Israel como a los combatientes que disparan cohetes" contra el Estado israelí, acusa.
Un portavoz de Hamas, Taher al Nunu... : "nosotros respetamos a todos aquellos que trabajan conforme a la ley y los acuerdos palestinos".  
"Apoyamos a nuestros hermanos de la organización dirigida por el jeque Osama bin Laden", se contenta con responder Abu al Masri. Abu al Maqdisi reconoce algunos contactos informales: "ha habido contactos entre individuos de algunas organizaciones, pero eso no quiere decir que nuestras actitudes sean las mismas, o que coordinemos nuestra acción militar o nuestro financiamiento".

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Islam en París...

... por si quedan despistados. Además, como ocurre en Francia no es políticamente incorrecto señalar, claro:

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Que peleen ellos... dice Siria

Los alauitas sirios llevan demasiado tiempo practicando el bizantinismo en la política de Oriente Medio como para dejarse arrastrar por los iraníes.

Ellos lo tienen claro: apoyar la pelea vicaria de otros, sean guerrilleros del Jizbolá o de Jamás u otros, pues muy bien. Pero volver a la guerra abierta con Israel, y encima ¡en defensa de Irán!... ¿está usted loco?

Al menos esa es la situación que refleja un cable wikileado de la embajada useña en Damasco del 22 de oct de 2009 (el Jpost dice, por error, que es del día 20).

No obstante, de ese cable lo que a mí me ha interesado más, frente a lo destacado por otros (además del Jpost citado, Michael J. Totten destaca "The resistance bloc's weak point), ha sido el siguiente pasaje:
“We expect to wake up one morning soon and learn the Israeli strike took place. Then we expect an Iranian response. At that point, we, Turkey, and Qatar will spring into action to begin moderating a ceasefire and then a longer-term solution involving both countries’ nuclear programs. That’s the best scenario. All the others are bad for us and the region,..."
Una vez más se aprecia la complejidad diplomática del Oriente Medio... y como todos buscan siempre su objetivo. Además, resulta claro que, según los sirios, los americanos verían con buenos ojos una solución "involving both countries’ nuclear programs." Y los sirios vienen hablando mucho últimamente con los americanos.

Dice el cable (aunque antes he puesto el enlace, lo reproduzco por la facilidad con que se caen los enlaces y cambia el host):


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"""Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 03:40
S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 04 DAMASCUS 000880 
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SIPDIS 
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ELA, NEA/I 
NSC FOR SHAPIRO/MCDERMOTT 
PARIS FOR NOBLES 
LONDON FOR LORD 
EO 12958 DECL: 12/20/2029 
TAGS PREL, IR, LE, IZ, TU, SY 
SUBJECT: SYRIAN-IRANIAN SHOW OF SOLIDARITY MASKS TENSIONS 
OVER IRAQ, YEMEN, AND WAR WITH ISRAEL
DAMASCUS 00000880 001.2 OF 004
Classified By: CDA Chuck Hunter for reasons 1.4 b and d.
1. (S/NF) The successive visits of three high-level Iranian officials to Damascus in early December appear at first glance to reaffirm strong Iranian-Syrian security ties and other forms of bilateral cooperation, but they may, in fact, mask deepening rifts over Iraq, Yemen, and the possibility of war with Israel. Syrian observers suggest the a shifting balance of power between Iran and Syria. The Iranian government, challenged domestically by anti-regime protests and abroad by building pressure over its nuclear program, has sought Syria’s help just when Syria has begun to enjoy other strategic options, such as its relations with Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Asad’s government proved willing to host the visits, sign a defense MOU, and allow Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Meshaal to visit Tehran, all the while continuing close cooperation with Iranian security services and Hizballah operatives. But Asad reportedly resisted Iranian arguments for closer bilateral coordination in Iraq and Yemen and flatly rejected being drawn into a war between Iran and Israel. End Summary.
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Reaffirmation of Staunch Syrian-Iran Ties
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2. (C) On the surface, the early-December visits of three Iranian officials -- National Security Advisor Saeed Jalili on December 3, Vice President and head of the Environmental Department Mahammed-Javad Mahamadzideh on December 5-6, and Minister of Defense Ahmad Ali Vahidi on December 8-11 -- represented a concerted reaffirmation by both countries of their strong security ties and their commitment to expanded relations. Set against a backdrop of rising international pressure on Iran over its nuclear program and an exchange of threats between Israel and Iran, the visits signaled continuing cooperation in confronting Israeli policies. Asad publicly praised Iran’s support for resistance against Israeli occupation after his December 3 meeting with Jalili. According to the Syrian press, Jalili also met with Palestinian leaders based in Syria, including Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Meshaal, whom he invited to visit Tehran the following week. Though less focused on security issues, the visit of VP Mahammadzideh affirmed both countries’ commitment to expanding economic cooperation and working together on responding to climate change. On December 11, Vahidi and his Syrian counterpart, Ali Habib, expressed a desire for a deepening of defense and military ties, formalized in a memorandum of understanding calling for “efforts aimed at the establishment of a comprehensive regional security pact,” and establishing recurrent meetings of the Joint Defense Cooperation Committee.
3. (S/NF) The public showcasing of these three visits contrasted with the secrecy with which Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander/al-Quds Force Ghassem Soleimani conducted his. Reportedly accompanying Jalili, Soleimani returned to Damascus after a long absence, perhaps a reflection of lingering tensions between Iran and Syria that erupted after the February 2008 assassination of Hizballah military strategist Imad Mugniyah in the Syrian capital.  XXXXXXXXXXXX spoke very reluctantly about Soleimani’s presence in Damascus, saying only that “he was here,” and “when he visits, it’s usually significant.” XXXXXXXXXXXX reported seeing Jalili and Soleimani at a XXXXXXXXXXXX meeting with Syrian officials that included FM Muallim, as well as unspecified members of Hizballah. “Soleimani represents the business end of the resistance,” commented XXXXXXXXXXXX, also reluctant to discuss the sensitive issue of Iranian-Syrian-Hizballah military cooperation.
4. (S/NF) Taken collectively, the Iranian visits over eight days were meant to dispel doubts that Syria would or could abandon its ties to Iran, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX The visits allowed the Syrian government to project an image of strength at a time when Israel was rejecting Syria’s demand for a commitment to withdraw to the June 4 lines and a return to Turkish-facilitated proximity talks prior to moving to direct peace negotiations. In a joint press conference with Jalili, FM Muallim supported Iran’s right to enrich uranium and to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Moreover, the Iranian visits coincided with the introduction of a law in the Knesset to require a national referendum on any peace treaty. “Iran provides us diplomatic cover as well as the military might to back up our demands for peace,” argued XXXXXXXXXXXX. “In return, we’re providing Iran support when the West is pressuring Iran on its nuclear program,” he said.
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But Did Iran Wear Out Its Welcome?
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5. (S/NF) Whatever Syrian rationale there may be for showcasing military ties to Iran, many Syrian observers are emphasizing the shifting balance of power in their bilateral relationship. According to XXXXXXXXXXXX Iran, not Syria, sought the visits as a sign of Syrian reassurance. “Be assured,” commented XXXXXXXXXXXX “they needed these visits far more than we did.” Summing up a view heard repeatedly around Damascus, “things in our relations with Iran are starting to return to normal” after a long period of Syrian dependence, XXXXXXXXXXXX asserted. He added, “U.S. isolation and the invasion of Iraq made it necessary to adopt such extreme measures. But now, things are moving back to equilibrium.”
6. (S/NF) By the time of Vahidi’s visit, some Syrian officials were quietly grousing that the Iranians were “too needy.” The Syrian government wanted to extend support to a loyal Iranian ally, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX, but the dramatic display of multiple Iranian visits in a short period of time “was Iran’s doing.” The Syrian government, said XXXXXXXXXXXX, perceived a note of panic in the Iranian requests and some were saying Syria’s renewed relations with Saudi Arabia, its deepening ties to Turkey, and even Washington’s desire to re-engage Syria had made Iran “jealous.”
7. (S/NF) While the Syrian government responded positively to Iranian requests for public statements of support on the nuclear issue and against Israel, it remained silent after the Iranian Minister of Defense’s arrival statement denounced Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United States. By the time Vahidi arrived on December 8, press contacts noted, the Syrian government’s attitude had shifted to “let’s get this over with,” according to XXXXXXXXXXXX. Indeed, at the same time Vahidi was parading his 20-car motorcade around Damascus, several other visits were occurring, including one by the Turkish military commandant and President Sarkozy’s Middle East advisors, Nicolas Gallet and Jean-David Levitte. Most of Presidential Media Advisor Bouthaina Shaaban’s December 10 press conference was dedicated not to Syrian-Iranian relations, but to Syria’s ties to other countries, according to press contactsXXXXXXXXXXXX.
DAMASCUS 00000880 003.2 OF 004
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Signs of Discord
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8. (S/NF) Going beyond atmospherics XXXXXXXXXXXX reported several disagreements between Jalili’s delegation and their Syrian counterparts. On Iraq, Jalili reportedly proposed a “joining of Syrian and Iranian efforts” to influence the upcoming Iraqi elections. “They (the Iranians) basically asked us to focus on co-opting Shia politicians and to drop our support for the Sunnis and former Baathists,” arguing that the center of gravity in Iraq lies with the Shia. On this issue XXXXXXXXXXXX reported, Syrian officials expressed great reluctance and continued to insist on the reintegration of former Iraqi Baathists into the political system. Some Syrian officials XXXXXXXXXXXX agreed that Syria needed to extend the range of its political connections in the Iraqi Shia community, said XXXXXXXXXXXX. But Iran’s vision for Iraq was “a Shia-dominated state made of up of mini-states,” an outcome the Syrian government opposed, he said. The SARG continues to desire a stronger centralized power base in Baghdad.
9. (S/NF) On Yemen, Vahidi’s public remarks rebuking Saudi Arabia for interfering in its neighbor’s affairs drew sharp criticism from Syrian officials during the Iranian Defense Minister’s meetings XXXXXXXXXXXX Vahidi was clearly trying to drive a wedge between Damascus and Riyadh, but “it didn’t work,” he said. Asad stopped short of publicly contradicting the Iranian official during his visit, but he reassured Saudi King Abdullah’s son Abdul Azziz, in Syria to pay personal condolences after the death of President Asad’s brother Majd, that Syria fully supported Saudi Arabia’s efforts to defeat the Huthi separatists. “There weren’t any newspaper reports of Iranian ministers here (paying condolences),” noted XXXXXXXXXXXX.
10. (S/NF) More significantly, Syria reportedly resisted Iranian entreaties to commit to joining Iran if fighting broke out between Iran and Israel or Hizballah and Israel. XXXXXXXXXXXX said Iranian officials were in Syria “to round up allies” in anticipation of an Israeli military strike. “It (an Israeli strike on Iran) is not a matter of if, but when,” XXXXXXXXXXXX said, reporting what Syrian officials had heard from their Iranian counterparts. The Syrian response, he continued, was to tell the Iranians not to look to Syria, Hizballah or Hamas to “fight this battle.” “We told them Iran is strong enough on its own to develop a nuclear program and to fight Israel,” he said, adding, “we’re too weak.” The Iranians know Syria has condemned Israeli threats and would denounce Israeli military operations against Iran. “But they were displeased with Asad’s response. They needed to hear the truth,” XXXXXXXXXXXX said.
11. (S/NF) Asked what advice Syria was giving Iran, XXXXXXXXXXXX replied that Syria, along with Turkey and Qatar, was preparing for an Israeli-Iranian military exchange in the near future. “Military officials tell me they have noticed Israeli drones snooping around our sites,” he explained, noting some Syrian officials saw Israeli reconnaissance as an indication that Israel might seek to disable anti-air radar stations as part of a plan to fly bombers over Syrian territory en route to Iran. “We expect to wake up one morning soon and learn the Israeli strike took place. Then we expect an Iranian response. At that point, we, Turkey, and Qatar will spring into action to begin moderating a ceasefire and then a longer-term solution involving both countries’ nuclear programs. That’s the best scenario. All the others are bad for us and the region,” summed up XXXXXXXXXXXX. “We would hope the U.S. would recognize our diplomatic efforts to resolve a regional crisis and give us some credit for playing a positive role.”
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Comment: So What?
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12. (S/NF) Many Syrian and some diplomatic observers believe Syria is in the process of re-calibrating its relations with Iran and is seeking to avoid choices that would constrain the country’s flexibility as it faces an uncertain regional setting. Does, however, Syria’s instinct for self-survival and desire for less dependence on Iran represent anything other than a shift of emphasis as long as Damascus insists on maintaining its military relations with Iran, Hizballah, and Hamas? Some analysts here argue that Syria’s improved relations with Turkey, France, and Saudi Arabia afford Damascus a greater range of choices in dealing with the West, the Arab world, Israel, and Iran. This school asserts that better ties with the U.S. would further increase Syria’s range of options and its potential to move farther away from Iran. Even if Damascus and Tehran maintained some semblance of their political-military relationship, the extent of their ties would be constrained by Syria’s competing equities in deepening relations with others, including the U.S. Others argue that a wider range of options would only perpetuate Syria’s decision-averse orientation; if the Iranians can’t pin down Syria on matters of war and peace, then what chance would the United States have? Syria could pocket openings offered by Washington and simply use our gestures to play rivals off one another.
13. (S/NF) At the end of the day, it may be impossible to assess Syria’s intentions with any confidence until the regional context becomes clearer. In the meantime, the U.S. should take a modicum of quiet satisfaction that Syria is showing signs of wanting to moderate Iran’s influence in its affairs, even though expecting the relationship to end altogether remains unrealistic. If Syria’s improved relations with France, Saudi Arabia and Turkey can initiate cracks in the Syrian-Iranian axis, then perhaps discrete U.S.-Syrian cooperation could add further stress to these fault lines. A willingness to offer concrete deliverables as evidence of a U.S. desire for improved relations would force Syrian officials to calculate how far they would go in response, providing us with a more accurate measure of their intentions. At a minimum, increased Washington interest in Syria would increase Tehran’s anxiety level and perhaps compound Syrian-Iranian tensions, at a time when Syrian officials themselves may be unsure how they will react to unfolding events.
HUNTER

Friday, December 10, 2010

Dan Diker on Israel’s Return to Security-Based Diplomacy

"Israel’s previous policy of making concessions first and trying to enforce its vital security requirements second has raised international expectations that Israel will continue to offer an intransigent Palestinian leadership greater concessions. Throughout this period, Israel’s unprecedented concessions were rejected by the Palestinians but simultaneously pocketed, so as to form the basis for the next round of negotiations." [read more]

China reúne 19 aliados para boicotear el Nobel

Creo que será interesante guardar para futuras referencias los 19 países que apoyan a China en su boicot al Nobel. Según LD son:
Rusia, Kazajistán, Colombia, Túnez, Arabia Saudí, Pakistán, Serbia, Irak, Irán, Vietnam, Afganistán, Venezuela, Filipinas, Egipto, Sudán, Ucrania, Cuba y Marruecos

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Necesidades de seguridad en Judea y Samaria

A view of Tel Aviv from the West Bank

David Hornik me apunta al estupendo resumen de Jonathan Rosenblum sobre las necesidades de seguridad en Judea y Samaria, en lo fundamental basado en estos extraordinarios informes sobre las Necesidades de Seguridad Críticas de Israel para una Paz Viable. Todo en inglés.

En el resumen ejecutivo de los informes de DefensibleBorders.org, el Lt.Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon destaca algo obvio:
"Pero si el proceso de paz no tiene arraigo en las bases de la sociedad carece de sentido y es inútil. Mientras en Ramala no deje de enseñarse a los niños de tres años a idealizar a los 'mártires' que se hacen explotar como bombas en su yihad contra israelíes y judíos solo habrá 'proceso de paz' en la imaginación de quienes quieran auto-engañarse."
Especialmente, se puede añadir, cuando esa sociedad vive un indiscutido auge del islamismo radical, en una curiosa mezcla de islamismo chií, de origen persa, representado por el Jizbolá, y de salafismo suní, en este caso de origen egipcio, representado por el Jamás, rama palestina de la poderosísima Hermandad de Musulmanes, en mi opinión la organización islámica y árabe con las estrategias y doctrinas social y política mejor diseñadas para el triunfo a largo plazo.

Islamismo que ni intenta encubrir su voluntad de acabar con judíos, cristianos y comunistas 'matándolos a todos, sin que quede ni uno."

Eso de sumar a los comunistas [quiere decir materialistas de izquierdas e increyentes de toda laya] tiene un estricto y coherente sentido desde la perspectiva religiosa islámica, pues el mismo es absolutamente incompatible con el Islam, pero no deja de provocarme cierta sonrisa sardónica cuando pienso en todos esos rojos que desde los '60 usan la causa palestina como uno de sus fundamentales banderines de enganche y de conflicto con sus adversarios políticos.

La Paz con Jamás es... imposible

Al igual que otros miles de sermones en el mundo entero, la oración difundida hace cinco días en la televisión Al Aksa de Jamás en Gaza deja claro las oportunidades de paz que realmente tenemos delante:
Oh Dios, nuestro Señor, elimina a Tus enemigos,
enemigos de la religión [el Islam]
en cualquier lugar.
Alá, golpea a los judíos y a sus simpatizantes,
a los cristianos y a quienes les apoyan,
a los comunistas y sus afiliados,
Alá, cuéntalos y mátalos, hasta el último de ellos, sin dejar ni uno."
No olvidad, como recuerda Michael J. Totten, que Jamás es hoy un gobierno, el Gobierno de Gaza, con sus propias fuerzas armadas, y atiborrado de recursos y reconocimiento de otros gobiernos, entre ellos el de España y el de la Unión Europea.

Tampoco olvidéis que Jamás es una rama de la Hermandad de Musulmanes, con diferencia el movimiento islámico más moderno e importante, a la que está vinculada públicamente según el artículo 2º de sus propios Estatutos, y que uno de los más importantes personajes teóricos de La Hermandad, gran predicador en al-Jazeera, es el Jeque Yusuf al-Qaradawi, que no se reprime de airear cosas así, y  mucho más, en sus sermones televisados:
"I address my first message to the aggressor Jews, those arrogant plunderers, who act arrogantly toward the servants of Allah in the land of Allah.I address my first message to the aggressor Jews, those arrogant plunderers, who act arrogantly toward the servants of Allah in the land of Allah.
...We wait for the revenge of Allah to descend upon them, and, Allah willing, it will be by our own hands: "Fight them, Allah will torment them by your hands, and bring them to disgrace, and will assist you against them, and will heal the hearts of the believers, and you will still the anger of your hearts." This is my message to the treacherous Jews, who have never adhered to what is right, or been true to their promises, who violate each time the promises them make to you.
...Oh Allah, take your enemies, the enemies of Islam. Oh Allah, take the Jews, the treacherous aggressors. Oh Allah, take this profligate, cunning, arrogant band of people. Oh Allah, they have spread much tyranny and corruption in the land. Pour Your wrath upon them, oh our God. Lie in wait for them. Oh Allah, You annihilated the people of Thamoud at the hand of a tyrant, and You annihilated the people of 'Aad with a fierce, icy gale. Oh Allah, You annihilated the people Thamoud at the hand of a tyrant, You annihilated the people of 'Aad with a fierce, icy gale, and You destroyed the Pharaoh and his soldiers – oh Allah, take this oppressive, tyrannical band of people. Oh Allah, take this oppressive, Jewish, Zionist band of people. Oh Allah, do not spare a single one of them. Oh Allah, count their numbers, and kill them, down to the very last one."
La foto de arriba la publica David Hornik en un post en Frontepagemag el 15 de diciembre de 2009; el comienzo de ese post la pone en contexto:
“Hermanos y Hermanas, no nos basta con Gaza. Jamás quiere toda Palestina.”

Eso dijo el lunes el Primer Ministro de Jamás, Ismail Haniyeh, al dirigirse a los manifestantes de la ciudad de Gaza para conmemorar el 22º aniversario de la fundación de Jamás como la rama paslestina de los Hermanos Musulmanes.
PD Para los españoles, os pongo abajo la imagen que aparece a la derecha en el banner superior de la web (el sitio más importante) de al-Jazeera en inglés el 13 de enero para anunciar sus reportajes y análisis sobre el tema. Por algo, los habituales medios occidentales ven ahora con buenos ojos a al-Jazeera, que Dios los cría y ellos se juntan, todos reunidos.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Acabáramos: Israel detrás de los wikileaks

Seguro que ya lo habías imaginado. No podía ser de otra manera.

Un representante del gobernante AKP turco sugiere que Israel está detrás de las filtraciones que wikileaks va soltando:
"Israel puede haber ingeniado la filtración de cientos de miles documentos oficiales en WikiLeaks..."
El reportaje añade que:
"[a]utoridades de alto rango del gobierno [turco] creen que los cablegramas filtrados a través de wikileaks fueron elegidos como parte de un plan más amplio para arrinconar a Turquía tanto en términos de política internacional como doméstica."
Como apostilla Martin Kramer: acabáramos.

Wikileaks makes a lot of Peace in the ME - Idiots on Top of the World

Los tipos de Mere Rethoric son buenos. No se puede describir mejor que con el diálogo de besugos del video (para que el diálogo sea de besugos basta con que uno sea un besugo o, claro, se empeñe en serlo con convicción ideológica o religiosa o económica o... el artículo enlazado antes ofrece algunas pistas más):

Y ya puestos, cada día me parece más repugnante el Assange ese (PD Su perfil en el NYT por John Burns), el de wikileaks, al margen del mayor o menor interés de los cables filtrados.

Su pretenciosidad es degelace hasta decir basta, como ves en su web personal, a la que llama IQ, sin cortarse, oyes tú, para qué, y en la que él, el del coeficiente intelectual, es siempre me, me, me, como los niños: yo, yo, yo... y como dirección de email, pone una de Harvard alumni. El tipo es repugnante, sin más.

De paso, el daño que pueda causar al susodicho le hace plín, como si el mundo sale ardiendo, según ejemplifica Totten:
"Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said, “Iraq was unnecessary. Iran is necessary.” Yemen’s president Ali Abdullah Saleh said he doesn’t care if smugglers import whiskey as long as it’s good whiskey. The Palestinian Authority was told in advance that Israel was going to launch Operation Cast Lead in Gaza—and the Palestinian Authority did not warn Hamas.
These are just three of the God-only-knows-how-many things the world is learning from Wikileaks’ latest batch.
It’s clear that the Web site’s founder Julian Assange wants to cause problems for the United States, but he may end up causing far more serious problems for others. For instance, will Hezbollah be more or less likely to carry out its threat of a coup d’etat in Lebanon now that it has actual evidence that Prime Minister Hariri favors regime-change in Iran?
Assange doesn’t care. He’s a man who likes to watch the world burn and said as much on his blog:
  • ´[C]ast blessings on the profits and prophets of truth, on the liberators and martyrs of truth, on the Voltaires, Galileos, and Principias of truth, on the Gutenburgs, Marconis and Internets of truth, on those serial killers of delusion, those brutal, driven and obsessed miners of reality, smashing, smashing, smashing every rotten edifice until all is ruins and the seeds of the new.'"