He Will Confirm A Covenant With Many...the U.S.- Israel Strategic Alliance - Part II

The U.S.-Israel Strategic Dialogue is being propelledobserve the unvarnished historicity of U.S.
by Iran's nuclear program and absurdities comingPresidential aspirations towards Israel . . . for in this
from the mouth of its president, Mahmoudincredible glimpse into the ever-maturing "strategic
Ahmadinejad. Now the U.S. and Israel have littlerelationship" between the U.S. and Israel, it has
choice . . .always been her Presidents who have led the
"Strategic Dialogue" talks between the U.S. andway-it is the privilege of the American Executive
Israel-were commenced in earnest at the end ofto orchestrate U.S. foreign policy, and more so,
November, 2005 (U.S. State Dept. Bulletin). Thesesince two World Wars and the Cold War have
"talks" are propelled to their inevitable conclusiongiven birth to the Imperial Presidency; make no
(i.e., the U.S.-ISRAEL DEFENSE PACT/TREATY)mistake to the contrary!
by Iran's preposterous charges this past week: NoIt is this profound political significance between
Jewish Holocaust under Hitler; Israel is aAmerican Presidents and Israel that astounds the
"Zionist-European Tumor" which, ipso facto, shouldworld's diplomats and negotiators-especially,
be excised from the Middle East and transplantedEuropean and Moslem observers. Understanding
into Germany-Austria; and, "no, we're not makingthe evolution of the American Imperium and its
a Weapon of Mass Destruction, even thoughunusual, yet clearly observable relationship,
'Israel must be wiped off the map!" (Mybetween its Chief Executive and Israel's security,
conjectures.)is most remarkable-to obfuscate this unparalleled
Historic revisionism is alive and well-therefore, doassociation (as some religious and secular
not conclude that this series on the "Strategic andobservers are loathe to do)-damages the
Eschatological Imperatives" embedded in theacademic and so-called spiritual credentials of
U.S.-Israel Defense Pact (upcoming) is asthose who deny this obvious arrangement!
naïve as you may have surmised (i.e., purePresident Harry S. Truman
speculation and benignly obscure ChristianPresident Truman, whose Baptist roots
fundamentalism gone amok). Israel's audaciouspredisposed him to Israel's rebirth as a nation
materiality-in spite of the Adolf Hitler-Grand Mufti,state for the Jews, commenced a long and
Haj Mohammed Amin Al-Husseini original Axis ofever-deepening relationship between the State of
Evil-mocks the secular outrage toward ZionismIsrael and the USA.
and declares heretical the blather, and hyperTruman's predecessor, President Franklin D.
symbolism of Biblical liberalism! (Palestinefacts.org)Roosevelt, appeared to be sympathetic to the
There are forces like those written hereunderJewish cause (i.e., the State of Israel in Palestine);
which make the heralding of Daniel the Prophet'showever, his assurances to the Arabs that the
final week of Gentile World Power all the moreUnited States would not intervene without
irreversible and prophetically intrusive, in spite ofconsulting both parties caused public uncertainty
the mockers-both secular and religious-who claimabout his position.
these prognostications are fantasy, or just plainPresident Harry S. Truman, on the other hand
fear-mongering among theological misfits who stillafter taking office, made it clear that his
claim the Bible has something to say about wheresympathies were with the Jews; hence, he
this world's heading!accepted the Balfour Declaration (made by the
"They've been wrong before-let them prattleBritish as a quid pro quo for Jewish support for
about their future Antichrist all they want . . . it'sthe Allied cause in World War I), explaining that it
relatively harmless . . . besides, who's listening; whowas in keeping with former President Woodrow
cares . . .in any event, the Millerites, Mormons,Wilson's principle of "self determination."
Jehovah Witnesses and wacko-ChristianIn point of fact, Daniel Pipes, in his review of
fundamentalists like Hal Lindsey et al, have alwaysMichael T. Benson's book Harry S. Truman and the
dabbled in the ethereal world of prophetical makeFounding of Israel states:
believe and we're still here, aren't we?""Benson proves that Truman's policies resulted
Friend . . . you'd better get a grip . . . things arenot from nose-counting (the "Jewish vote" in
changing, faster than you had any idea . . . andAmerica) but from deeply-held beliefs. His
their "prophetical alignment" does not bode wellpro-Israel outlook 'was based primarily on
for a world utterly unprepared for what's drivinghumanitarian, moral, and sentimental grounds,
the personality behind: "HE SHALL CONFIRM Amany of which were an outgrowth of the
COVENANT (i.e., "Treaty") WITH THE MANY..."president's religious upbringing and his familiarity
(Daniel 9:27).with the Bible.' Extensive research into Truman's
As Winston Churchill once said:biography and earlier career shows his impressive
"We reject with scorn all these learned andconsistency. Benson, of the University of Utah,
laboured myths that Moses was but a legendaryestablishes Truman as a studious child and deeply
figure. We believe that the most scientific view,religious young man who, when he unexpectedly
the most up to date and rationalistic conception,found himself in the Oval Office, lived faithfully by
will find its fullest satisfaction in taking the Biblehis precepts. In the case at hand, he expressed
literally. We may be sure that all these thingssympathy for Zionism as early as 1939 and
happened as they are set out in Holy Writ. In thereiterated his views many times subsequently."
words of a forgotten work of Mr. Gladstone, we(Palestinefacts.org)
rest with assurance upon 'the impregnable rock ofTruman initiated several studies of the Palestine
Holy Scripture...' Let the men of science and ofsituation that supported his belief that, as a result
learning expand their knowledge and probe withof the Holocaust, Jews were oppressed and also
their researches every detail of the records whichin need of a homeland. Notwithstanding Truman's
have been preserved to us from these dim ages.support for the Jewish state, and throughout both
All they do is to fortify the grand simplicity andthe Roosevelt and Truman administrations, the
essential accuracy of the recorded truths whichDepartments of War and State, recognizing the
have lighted so far the pilgrimage of man."possibility of a Soviet-Arab connection and the
THE PRINCE OF PERSIApotential Arab restriction on oil supplies to the
When I published my article "Behold, the Prince ofUnited States, advised against U.S. intervention on
Persia" (buzzle.com, June 2005), there were fearsbehalf of the Jews.
that a "Nuclear Iran" would galvanize Radical IslamBritain and the United States, in a joint effort to
and stiffen the insurgency in Iraq, compel aexamine the dilemma, established the
"democratic takeover" of secular Middle East"Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry." In April
nations like Egypt and Turkey, and drive Israel1946, the committee submitted recommendations
(and for that matter the U.S.) to the brink of athat Palestine not be dominated by either Arabs
unilateral-preemptive strike at Iranian nuclearor Jews. It concluded that attempts to establish
facilities. Likewise, because of the Iranian-Syriannationhood or independence would result in civil
Defense Pact (early 2005), Syria and thestrife; that a trusteeship agreement aimed at
Palestinian Authority, would find themselvesbringing Jews and Arabs together should be
pouring into the "cup of trembling to all the nationsestablished by the United Nations; that full Jewish
'round about" Israel.immigration be allowed into Palestine; and that two
Well, we stand on our "prophetic laurels" andautonomous states be established with a strong
declare the rise of the "Prince of Persia" is all thecentral government to control Jerusalem,
more enraged through the election and regime ofBethlehem, and the Negev, the southernmost
one, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Presidentsection of Palestine.
of Iran since August 3, 2005) . . . consider this, asBritish, Arab, and Jewish reactions to the
the world continues to spin upon this precariousrecommendations were not favorable.
axis of inscrutible uncertainty . . .In spite of his own Departments of War and
Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of the AtomicState, and of the Brits subterfuge regarding the
Energy Organization of Iran, Dec. 10, 2005, toldJewish State, he immediately recognized the
the newly-awarded Nobel Prize winner, MohamedJewish State upon their declaration of
El-Baradei, that his comments to persuade Iran toindependence-eleven minutes after Israel's
stop its uranium enrichment program (because itsdeclaration of statehood (American Heritage).
heading toward a nuclear explosion in eitherThis "Presidential Recognition" was, according to
Jerusalem or Tel Aviv) the followingMargaret Truman (daughter of President Truman),
not-so-ambiguous-mafia-sounding remarks: "He"the most difficult decision (he) ever faced as
(El-Baradei) knows Iran has not diverted in itspresident" (Christian Science Monitor). The
nuclear program . . . it would be better for him notimmediate involvement of the President of the
to have many interviews." (Comcast Netnews)United States-overruling his powerful Secretary of
The Iranians, with diplomatic hubris, simultaneouslyState George Marshall-set a precedence wherein
suggested, through Foreign Ministry spokesmanthe Presidency and Israel became synonymous in
Hamid Reza Asefi that the U.S. participates indiplomatic parlance. In other words: The President
Iran's nuclear program to wit: "America can takeof the United States-not the nation, per se (i.e.,
part in international bidding for the construction ofLegislative or Judicial branches of government),
Iran's nuclear power plant if they observe thenor its State Department-became the deciding
basic standards and quality."factor and the fulcrum of the relationship
All this during the same week (December 3-10,between Israel and the USA.
2005) in which these not so subtle remarks were"Administrative tension" between the U.S. State
made by the ever-more-resembling theDepartment and the President, especially in
coordinator of the American Iranian Hostageregards to Israel vis-à-vis U.S. national interest
Crisis, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:throughout the Middle East, and in particular the
"Some European Countries insist on saying thatacquisition of cheap energy in maintenance of
Hitler killed millions of innocent Jews in furnacesAmerica's ever-expanding economy, is of no small
and they insist on it to the extent that if anyonenotoriety; yet, provides ample wiggle room when
proves something contrary to that they condemnthe President wishes to register consternation if
that person and throw them in jail . . . although wethe Executive perceives Israel "has gone too far."
(i.e., the Iranians) don't accept this claim (i.e., thePresident Dwight Eisenhower
Holocaust-six million Jews perishing in Hitler's deathWith the decline of Britain as the self-appointed
camps), if we suppose it (the Holocaust) is true,protector of the Middle East, and the rise of the
our question for the Europeans is: Is the killing ofCold War, America's immediate, though periferal
innocent Jewish people by Hitler the reason forrole with Israel, was about to change-and change
their support to the occupiers of Jerusalem?" (Paulsignificantly.
Hughes, Reuters, Dec. 8, 2005)Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser seized the Suez
Of course, all this was compounded byCanal in October of 1956-whereupon Britain,
President-American-Hostage-Leader AhmadinejadFrance and Israel (as co-conspirators) launched a
suggesting that Israeli Jews be transplanted tosurprise attack; but, Ike considered the bizarre
provinces in both Germany and Austria to salveadventure as a "mid-Victorian form of gunboat
the conscience of their Nazi past. How fitting thatdiplomacy."
all these remarks were made at the summit of"I've just never seen great powers make such a
the Organization of Islamic Conference held in thecomplete mess and botch of things" - October
Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia!30, 1956 (President Eisenhower).
Naturally, the U.S.-Israeli reaction was vehement,It was the President of the United States who
especially after the October, 2005 "Israel must betorpedoed the tripartite effort against an Arab
wiped off the map" remarks of Mr. Ahmadinejadnation and won him, at the time, the praise of the
(The Tribulation Network):UN and as the defender of third-world nations
"I hope that these outrageous remarks will be aagainst Israel and the West.
wake-up call to people who have any illusionsThe upshot of Suez, in so far as the U.S.-Israel
about the nature of the regime in Iran" (Israeli"Strategic Relationship" is concerned-made the U.S.
foreign ministry spokesman Mark Regev)." . . . anthe dominant player in the Middle East, and, ipso
outrageous gaffe, which I want to repudiate infacto, intimately involved with Israel. Furthermore,
the sharpest manner" (President George Bush).it brought the Cold War smack dab into the midst
Finally, the bottom line remarks of White Houseof the Middle East.
spokesman Scott McClellan:"The affair (Suez) convinced Eisenhower that a
"It just further underscores our concerns aboutmove into the area by the Soviet Union would be
the regime in Iran. And it's all the more reasondisastrous to Europe and Nation, because of oil
why it's so important that the regime not haveneeds. He announced the Eisenhower Doctrine:
the ability to develop nuclear weapons."The U.S. would send weapons and cash to any
Just how outrageous were Mr. Ahmadinejad'sMideast nation threatened by communism"
remarks?(Christian Science Monitor 10/26/2001).
"So, Germany and Austria, come and give one,There's no doubt that the USA was supporting
two or any number of your privinces to theIsrael from the get-go (not just Arab states
Zionist regime so they can create a country thereopposed to communism) . . . but then came . . .
. . . and the problem will be solved at its root . . .Presidents John F. Kennedy/Lyndon Johnson and
you oppressed them, so give a part of Europe toRichard Nixon
the Zionist regime . . . why do they insist onStrategic cooperation accelerated with John
imposing themselves (the Europeans) on otherKennedy's 1962 sale of HAWK antiaircraft missiles
powers and creating a tumour (Israel) so there isto Israel-again, over the objection of the "Arabist"
always tension and conflict?"State Department.
Now, Scott McClellan's "all the more reason whyAfter Israel's smashing military victory in 1967 and
it's so important that the regime not have thecapture of the Siani, Golan Heights and West
ability to develop nuclear weapons" and theBank-as well as the old city of
innocuous subtrafuge of the U.S. StateJerusalem-Presidents Johnson and Nixon became
Department's remarks regarding the U.S.-Israelconvinced that the Arabs were not capable of
Strategic Dialogue to wit, "The United States andattacking Israel for many years.
Israel look forward to continuing this dialogue inA policy of quantitative military equlibrium was in
the Spring of 2006 in Israel"-demands furtherplace in the early '60s wherein Lyndon Johnson
"strategic dialogue."would provide Israel with tanks and aircraft, but
Trust me-unless you're in the market for a hotwould balance these sales by transference of the
bridge deal-these U.S.-Israeli Strategic Dialoguesame to Arab countries. This policy would inhibit
discussions have not only commenced, they haveany one state from gaining the military advantage
only intensified as a result of the bombasticover the other. This all changed in 1968 when
absurdities of Iran, along with the rhetoric andJohnson committed Phantom jets to Israel. In so
actions of Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and thedoing, he established the USA as the
acceleration of the insurgency in Iraq againstoverwhelming arms supplier of Israel and moved
Bush's War on Terror.the geopolitical equation from quantitative to
The worst fighting in five years betweenIsrael's qualitative favor.
Hezbollah and the IDF took place at the end ofIndeed, Johnson's Baptist upbringing affirmed his
November, 2005. This was preceded by apro-Israel posture:
coordinated meeting between Iran's foreign"Most if not all of you (speaking to an American
minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, and leaders ofJewish audience) have very deep ties with the
Hamas (Khaled Meshaal), a deputy leader ofland and with the people of Israel, as I do, for my
Islamic Jihad, and Ahmed Jibril, the leader of theChristian faith sprang from yours . . . the Bible
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Jibril'sstories are woven into my childhood memories as
"organic remarks" tie Iran into the recent assaultsthe gallant struggle of modern Jews to be free of
in Northern Israel and the suicide bombing of apersecution is also woven into our souls" (Jewish
shopping mall in Israel's Netanya where five IsraeliVirtual Library).
citizens were killed . . .At this point Israel did not significantly contribute
"We will confirmed that what is going on into "Western defenses" in the region because its
occupied Palestine is organically connected to whatpotential to contribute to a policy of containment
is going on in Iraq, Syria, Iran and Lebanon" (Jibril)was negligible. However, that perception changed
(ICH 12/12/05)when the USA called upon Israel to buttress King
All this in light of Hamas' most recent victories atHussein's government and oust the Syrians from
the polls . . .their incursion into Jordan in 1970.
"NABLUS, West Bank - Hamas supporters onNixon, continued the policies initiated by Johnson,
Friday celebrated a landslide election victory inhowever, it is well known that his affection
major West Bank towns, the strongest sign yettowards Israel was at best superficial and, for
of the Islamic militant group's growing politicalthat matter, his predisposition toward being
appeal ahead of Jan. 25 parliamentary elections.downright anti-Semitic in his private conversations
Israel responded with concern, saying a Palestinian(William F. Buckley, Nixon and Anti-Semitism on
government dominated by Hamas-which calls forthe Right, Feb. 10, 1997, National Review)
Israel's destruction and has killed hundreds ofultimately led, as some surmise, to Israel's horrific
Israelis in attacks- would not be a partner forlosses during the 1973 Yom Kippur War in which
peace. Thousands of Hamas supporters joinedEgypt and Syria sought to regain land lost in the
victory marches after Friday prayers. In Jenin,'67 War.
where Hamas won a majority of local councilNotwithstanding, Nixon came to Israel's rescue
seats, marchers chanted, 'To Jerusalem weand played nuclear brinkmanship with the Soviets,
march, martyrs by the millions!' and held up copiesputting them on notice by declaring a worldwide
of the Quran." (AP, Ali Daraghmeh, Associatednuclear alert to prevent their intervention on the
Press Writer, Dec. 17, 2005).side of the Arab belligerents. From here the world
UNIT 262, THE F-15I STRATEGIC 69would witness, for the first time, a new USA
SQUADRON vs. TOR-M1involvement into the Middle East cauldron: The
As Lebanon, Syrian, Iran and the PalestinianPeace Initiatives . . .
Authority ratchet up the "War on Israel" - IsraelPresident Jimmy Carter
has plans of their own . . .Under Carter (1974-1979) a time of de facto
Uzi Mahnaimi of Tel Aviv and Sarah Baxter of thestrategic cooperation prevailed wherein Israel was
Times Newspapers Ltd. (London) quote a seniorallowed to sell military equipment to the U.S. and,
White House source saying that the nuclear threatfor the first time, joint military exercises were
from Iran was moving to the "top of theheld by the two.
international agenda and the issue now was 'WhatIt is here that the "Man of Peace" enters into the
next?'"fray.
PM Ariel Sharon quipped: "Israel-and not only"Consider the Camp David accords-still the most
Israel-cannot accept a nuclear Iran." Sure soundsimportant Middle East pact to which the U.S. has
like the U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance on paradeserved as midwife. President Jimmy Carter had
here!taken office promising a new look for U.S. foreign
The IDF has placed its military readiness on "G"policy. The hard realpolitik of the Nixon-Ford era,
alert-the highest stage. Israel is now on thewhen everything was seen through the lens of
highest military alert to prepare for an attackthe cold war, would be modified. In its place would
against Iran!be an attempt to deal with regional problems on
Israel firmly asserts that by the end of March,their own terms. In the Middle East, that meant a
2006, things in Iran, and ipso facto Israel, will havecomprehensive approach to Israeli-Arab
reached the "POINT OF NO RETURN!" UNIAEAdifferences, including some sort of solution for the
head, Mohamed El-Baradei, will present his nextproblem of displaced Palestinians." (CSMonitor)
report on Iran's nuclear intentions in early March,The point to be made in all of Carter's
2006.deliberations is the injection of the
A massive Israeli intelligence probe of Iran's"Comprehensive Peace Factor" into the equation-it
nuclear capabilities, launched from a site inwas and is the USA that is at the helm of such
northern Iraq (no doubt in cooperation with thepeace initiatives; specifically, it is the President of
USA) has already identified uranium enrichmentthe United States America that is the prime
sites previously unknown to the IAEA-there couldfactor, the pivotal figure in any and all such
be up to 50 sites in Iran coordinating the uraniumnegotiations.
enrichment program to produce a nuclear bombIn solidarity with his Baptist roots, Jimmy Carter's
capable of hitting Tel Aviv/Jerusalem.support for Israel was unwavering:
Israel's top Special Forces Brigade, Unit 262, and"(I) believed very deeply that the Jews who had
their F-15I strategic 69 Squadron, will readysurvived the Holocaust deserved their own nation,
themselves for a non-stop roundtrip to deliverand that they had a right to live in peace among
both air and ground devastation to Iran's threatstheir neighbors. I considered this homeland for the
to wipe Israel off the map.Jews to be compatible with the teaching of the
This will be all the more difficult if Iran securesBible, hence ordained by God. These moral and
delivery of a $1B anti-ballistic missile system (thereligious beliefs made my commitment to the
Tor-M1) from the Russians. The system issecurity of Israel unshakable." (Carter's memoirs)
designed to destroy guided missiles andNotwithstanding Carter's pro-Israel sentiments, he,
laser-guided bombs from aircraft-likewise, thelike virtually all of the U.S. Presidents, have
system can be easily and quickly installed! (ICH 12expressed-beneath the veneer of solidarity with
12/2005)Israel-reservations to one degree or another,
Note also: Original Source: The Times of London,especially in response to the "Jewish lobby" (i.e.,
Dec. 11, 2005)AIPAC) in meddling with the perceived national
"HE WILL CONFIRM THE TREATY"interests of the USA.
Let us turn aside, for a moment, shall we, to