Re: Israel's control of the U.S. -- and debunking rumors

RAH writes: >> Also, he doesn't debunk the quote. > Woops. There you go again, another "prove a negative". > Ignorantum is bliss, yes, Britney? In this case, a "letter to the editor" which suggested that the quote wasn't true because A. Sharon couldn't have been that stupid. B. One of the p

Re: Israel's control of the U.S. -- and debunking rumors

At 3:46 PM -0800 on 1/11/02, Eric Cordian wrote: > Also, he doesn't debunk the quote. Woops. There you go again, another "prove a negative". Ignorantum is bliss, yes, Britney? Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation

Re: Israel's control of the U.S. -- and debunking rumors

If you've been to Israel you would know that statements like that attributed to Sharon are fairly common. It's part of the nation's cultural hyperbole to overstate with ironic humor the mixed message sent to Israel by the US and by Israel to the US. Samples: "The US needs us more than we need the