SPEAKING FREELY
Palestine's bid: an open letter to Obama
By Zakariya A Jalamani
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Dear President Barack Obama,
Please sir, do not veto the upcoming formal application at the UN Security
Council that states the Palestine nation exists and has every right to become a
full member-state of the United Nations.
The Palestinian nation is much older than America. Unlike the US, it was not
born out of genocide and slavery, nor was it born
out of colonial invasion and ethnic cleansing like "Israel". The Palestinian
nation has, at the very least, the same rights as all nations under the sun.
For casting a second veto in one year against the Palestinian nation in the UN,
your name will be cursed eternally by all Palestinians and their descendants
for many generations to come, just as we often curse the name of corrupt war
criminal, former president Harry Truman, who recognized "Israel" in 1948.
Palestine's tragedy remains the epicenter of Arab and Muslim grievances against
(primarily) Britain, France, and the US. Your previous (on February 18) and
upcoming veto against Palestine and its people displays open contempt to 14
million Palestinians, 350 million Arabs, and 1.5 billion Muslims.
A veto would be a catastrophic act, devastating to American national interests
and to its relations with the rest of the world.
It will be understood as another Crusade against Palestine and against all
Arabs and all Muslims. Such an ugly act being repeated twice in one year is an
unprovoked, direct declaration of war against all Palestinians, Arabs, and
Muslims.
America needs lots of friends to stop is decline. Zionists, however, have no
loyalty to America and never were its friends, rather serving as manipulators,
tormentors and exploiters. Almost always, the Zionists jump a sinking ship and
move on to manipulate a new rising power elsewhere.
For the second time this year, you are declaring war on the very existence of
the Palestinian nation, just to please Zionist masters in Washington, DC, and
to selfishly serve your own political career.
On February 18, 2011 you vetoed the UN Security Council resolution to condemn
illegal Jewish colonial settlements in the "West Bank" of Palestine. Your
administration was alone in that act, against the wishes and stance of the
whole "international community". All 14 other members of the UN Security
Council condemned these illegal settlements.
Now, your underlings have declared your intention to use your UN veto again
against recognizing Palestine as a member state in the UN. This is a calculated
assault on the very humanity and existence of the Palestinian nation.
In a second veto, the overwhelming majority of Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims
would see solid evidence that you, sir, are truly anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab,
and anti-Muslim in actions, despite all your misleading declarations to the
contrary. Your actions speak louder than all empty words and speeches sold
previously to Arabs and Muslims in Turkey and in Egypt.
You have reached the top of the pyramid of power in your nation, why do you
need to take such a sectarian and fascist stand against a small nation far away
that has done you and the US no harm?
With this war against Palestine and Palestinians, you sir, US ambassador to the
United Nations Susan Rice and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are being
horrifically selfish, looking out for your short-term political careers and
personal fortunes, not for America's best long-term interests.
Where are your principles, morals and ethics as human beings? Why did they give
you a Nobel Peace Prize?
How many Black men and women in power in Washington DC have obediently served
the evil plans of Zionist colonial fascism in Palestine just to make a
comfortable political career, so often almost totally at the expense of the
Palestinian nation?
Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is already discredited worldwide for
obediently serving Zionist Jewish neo-cons, with her toxic and fraudulent
propaganda in warmongering.
Colin Powell, also former secretary of state, is also seen as obediently
serving Zionist plans with his ugly lies at the UN about Iraqi "mobile chemical
and biological trucks". Recently, former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld said
in an interview, "no one misled Powell, no one forced him to say what he said,
he saw and read everything, and that was his decision".
Now there is you, and there is Susan Rice to follow the same exact
self-degrading immoral path, at the obedient service of Zionist fascism, both
in America and in occupied Palestine.
The Zionist Jews (those who claim to be liberals and progressive like the ones
around you, and those who claim to be conservative right-wing) will use you,
then lay all the blame you in the future saying you acted based on your own
convictions.
America's Jews will not guarantee you another term in office. In fact, most
likely, Osama bin Laden's death gave you a better chance at re-election than
all the Zionist money, manipulation and blackmail.
Is de-legitimizing the humanity and existence of the Palestinian nation what it
takes to be appointed to another "lame duck" term in office; just to obediently
serve Israel and the Zionists in America and elsewhere?
Sincerely,
A Palestinian refugee
Santa Clara, California, US
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