[CTRL] Fwd: [CIA-DRUGS] Bush celebrates Hanukkah at White House

[Kris Millegan]

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[To get the full irony of this staged event it helps to know the Bush family history. They spent more than a decade as bankers for Hitler, had their assets seized as Nazi assets by the US Congress under the Trading with the Enemy Act in 1942 and former President Bush had numerous Nazis working in his presidential campaign.  GW Bush has extensive ties to some of the most anti-semitic groups in the world who advocate eugenics, the destruction of Israel and racial superiority. His cabinet and family also have extensive ties to the companies that formerly made up IG Farben, the German company which built Auschwitz and forty other death camps. See http://baltech.org/lederman/ for documentation.] Bush Helps Light a Hanukkah Menorah at White House WASHINGTON (Reuters 12/11/2001) - President Bush (news - web sites) and his wife, Laura, staged what was described as the first-ever menorah-lighting ceremony in the White House residence on Monday, honoring the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. ``It's a symbol that this house may be a temporary home for Laura and me but it's the people's house and it belongs to people of all faiths,'' Bush, who attends Methodist services, said at the ceremony. He handed a burning candle to 8-year-old Talia Lefkowitz, who recited a blessing as she lighted two candles to mark the second night of Hanukkah. A dozen Jewish children, the sons and daughters of White House staffers, stood nearby. The event was held in what is called the Bookseller's Area on the ground floor of the White House residence, beneath portraits of former Presidents William Howard Taft and Calvin Coolidge. The ornate silver menorah that was used was loaned to the White House by the Jewish Museum of New York. It was made in Poland about 100 years ago, and Bush said it came from the city of Lvov, whose Jews were victims of the Nazi Holocaust. The candelabrum recalls the rededication of the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago, when the Maccabees fought off their Syrian oppressors and claimed victory by rekindling the eternal light. During the rededication of the Temple, only enough oil was found to enable the flame to burn for one day, according to Jewish tradition, yet a miracle enabled the one vial of oil to last for eight days, long enough to make new oil. In his remarks, Bush referred to the friendship between the United States and Israel and the attacks each country has sustained this year. ``This has been a year of much sadness in the United States and for our friends in Israel. America and Israel have been through much together. This year we have grieved together. But as watch the lighting of this second candle of Hanukkah, we're reminded of the ancient story of Israel's courage and of the power of faith to make the darkness bright,'' he said. Bush later held a reception for Jewish leaders. Earlier in the day, he met representatives of about 15 Jewish American groups to discuss the war on terrorism and persistent violence in the Middle East. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Please let us stay on topic and be civil. To unsubscribe please go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cia-drugs -Home Page- www.cia-drugs.org OM Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

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