Friday, October 13, 2006
Is Iggy Anti-Israel?
Poor Iggy doesn't stand a chance.
This week when asked about the comment, he replied "I was a professor of human rights. I am also a professor of rights in war, and what happened in Qana was a war crime. And I should have said that, that's clear."
Easy on the back-peddling - and provide some evidence if you're going to make such outlandish accusations. Stephen Harper decides to step into the forray, never one to miss an opportunity to defend Israel. Harper responded to Iggy's comments, saying "This is consistent with the anti-Israeli position that has been taken by virtually all of the candidates for the Liberal leadership".
Harper paints with a broad brush. Each of the Liberal leadership contenders responded with outrage, some following it up with anti-Irael rhetoric. While Harper's comments may not adversly effect most of the candidates, it sure does a good job exposing Iggy for what he is.
"There is no basis whatever for Mr. Harper to suggest that the Liberal party is biased against Israel. The prime minister showed a profound lack of respect to the Official Opposition and a profound lack of respect to the Canadian people who elected them."
In 2004 Iggy wrote in an article titled Lesser Evils (emphasis mine):
If infering that the Israeli government is an insurrection isn't anti-Israel, I don't know what is. He also suggests that Israel's existence is the cause of "Arab rage that makes for martyrs".
The human rights professor who wants to run our country, also has this to say about fighting terrorism:
I can't stop thinking about the scene from Seinfeld, where George is lying face first on the floor, with his pants around his ankles. Jerry says "And you want to be my latex salesman?!"
Also check: The Broom, Small Dead Animals, Proud To Be Canadian
UPDATE
Iggy Goes To Israel. I guess if your going to accuse a nation of war crimes, it's best to do it face to face.
In August, Mr. Ignatieff said he was not "losing sleep" over deaths resulting from the Israeli bombing of the Lebanese village of Qana, which claimed the lives of 28 civilians, including children. That callous assessment of a human tragedy was surprising coming from one who continually bills himself as a professor of human rights. Most people, no matter whom they blame for the conflict, would be concerned about the deaths of innocents in a war zone.
This week when asked about the comment, he replied "I was a professor of human rights. I am also a professor of rights in war, and what happened in Qana was a war crime. And I should have said that, that's clear."
Easy on the back-peddling - and provide some evidence if you're going to make such outlandish accusations. Stephen Harper decides to step into the forray, never one to miss an opportunity to defend Israel. Harper responded to Iggy's comments, saying "This is consistent with the anti-Israeli position that has been taken by virtually all of the candidates for the Liberal leadership".
Harper paints with a broad brush. Each of the Liberal leadership contenders responded with outrage, some following it up with anti-Irael rhetoric. While Harper's comments may not adversly effect most of the candidates, it sure does a good job exposing Iggy for what he is.
"There is no basis whatever for Mr. Harper to suggest that the Liberal party is biased against Israel. The prime minister showed a profound lack of respect to the Official Opposition and a profound lack of respect to the Canadian people who elected them."
In 2004 Iggy wrote in an article titled Lesser Evils (emphasis mine):
If they need raw recruits, the Arab rage that makes for martyrs is still incandescent. Palestine is in a state of permanent insurrection. Iraq is in a state of barely subdued civil war. Some of the Bush administration's policies, like telling Ariel Sharon he can keep settlements on the West Bank, may only be fanning the flames.
If infering that the Israeli government is an insurrection isn't anti-Israel, I don't know what is. He also suggests that Israel's existence is the cause of "Arab rage that makes for martyrs".
The human rights professor who wants to run our country, also has this to say about fighting terrorism:
When democracies fight terrorism, they are defending the proposition that their political life should be free of violence. But defeating terror requires violence. It may also require coercion, secrecy, deception, even violation of rights.
I can't stop thinking about the scene from Seinfeld, where George is lying face first on the floor, with his pants around his ankles. Jerry says "And you want to be my latex salesman?!"
Also check: The Broom, Small Dead Animals, Proud To Be Canadian
UPDATE
Iggy Goes To Israel. I guess if your going to accuse a nation of war crimes, it's best to do it face to face.
Labels: Israel, Michael Ignatieff
