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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4><b>February 9,
2005</b></font><font size=3> <br>
</font><h1><font size=5><b>It's the Singer...Not the Song<br><br>
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</i></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5 color="#990000">What
Ward Churchill Didn't
Say</b></font></h1><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>By MICKEY
Z.<br><br>
</font><font face="verdana" size=6 color="#990000">M</font><font face="verdana" size=2>y
sources tell me that U.S. intelligence has just uncovered a chilling
pre-9/11 edict from Osama bin Laden on the topic of striking the infidels
where it hurts:<br><br>
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<dd>"What is necessary is cruel and strong reactions. We need
precision in time, place, and casualties...we must strike mercilessly,
women and children included. Otherwise, the reaction is inefficient. At
the place of action, there is no need to distinguish between guilty and
innocent."<br><br>
</dl>Actually, not only do I not have any "sources," but that
quote does not come courtesy of the reigning bogeyman...it's a January 1,
1948 diary entry by one of Israel's founding fathers, David Ben-Gurion
(talking about the Palestinians, of course.)<br><br>
It's the singer, not the song...and when those crooning are Israeli, the
tune they carry is never panned by the American corporate media. Golda
Meir can declare, "There was no such thing as Palestinians; they
never existed" while Menachem Begin can conversely admit the
existence of Palestinians but paradoxically call them "beasts
walking on two legs" and "cockroaches" but the H Word
isn't uttered.<br><br>
Thanks to Ward Churchill, we have a good idea of what provokes the H Word
in today's McSociety. But is he really guilty of hate speech for what he
said? In the end, that's a matter of opinion...but I do know what
Churchill didn't say.<br><br>
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "God told me to strike at al Qaeda
and I struck them. And then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I
did." That was George W. Bush, twice un-elected president of the
United States of Advertisement.<br><br>
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "There are all kinds of atrocities,
and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of
atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed in that I took
part in shootings in free fire zones. I conducted harassment and
interdiction fire." That was John F. Kerry and he was still
considered soft (he just didn't hate enough, I guess).<br><br>
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "My only regret with Timothy McVeigh
is he did not go to the New York Times Building" or this: "We
should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to
Christianity." That was the noted humanitarian Ann
Coulter.<br><br>
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "Covert action should not be
confused with missionary work." That was Nobel Peace Laureate, Henry
Kissinger<br><br>
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "Every immigrant who comes here
should be required within five years to learn English or leave the
country" or this: "Democracy has justified itself by keeping
for the white race the best portions of the earth's surface." That
was Mount Rushmore's own, Teddy Roosevelt.<br><br>
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "The Antichrist is probably a Jew
alive in Israel today," or this: "Communism was the brainchild
of German-Jewish intellectuals," or this: "The Almighty does
not hear the prayer of a Jew." That was political power broker and
God's best friend, Pat Robertson.<br><br>
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "I want you to just let a wave of
intolerance wash over you...Our goal is a Christian nation. We have a
biblical duty; we are called by God to conquer this country. We don't
want equal time. We don't want pluralism." That was the very holy
Randall Terry, founder of "Operation Rescue," speaking to a
like-minded audience.<br><br>
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "Racism isn't holding blacks back,
it's their own laziness!" That was Bill Cosby (net worth: $540
million).<br><br>
And here's one more thing Ward Churchill didn't say: "Freedom of
speech...just watch what you say." That was Ice T (before he started
playing a cop on network TV).<br><br>
One last note: The last time I checked Ward Churchill's most recent book,
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1902593790/counterpunchmaga"><font face="verdana" size=2 color="#003399">On
the Justice of Roosting Chickens: Reflections on the Consequences of U.S.
Imperial Arrogance and Criminality,</a></font>" is ranked #365 at
Amazon...thus proving yet again that hate sells.<br><br>
Mickey Z.</b> is the author of four books, most recently:
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567512704/counterpunchmaga"><font face="verdana" size=2 color="#003399">The
Seven Deadly Spins: Exposing the Lies Behind War
Propaganda</a></font>" (Common Courage Press). He can be found on
the Web at
<a href="http://www.mickeyz.net/"><font face="verdana" size=2 color="#003399">http://www.mickeyz.net</a></font>.
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