The Likud doctrine

[idontwantaname]

The Likud doctrine

Naomi Klein

The Guardian Friday September 10, 2004

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, is so fed-up with being grilled
over his handling of the Beslan catastrophe that he lashed out at foreign
journalists on Monday. "Why don't you meet Osama bin Laden, invite him to
Brussels or the White House and engage in talks?" he demanded, adding
that: "No one has a moral right to tell us to talk to child-killers."

<snip>

There has indeed been a dramatic rise in religious fundamentalism in the
Muslim world. The problem is that under the Likud doctrine there is no
space to ask why this is happening. We are not allowed to point out that
fundamentalism breeds in failed states, where warfare has systematically
targeted civilian infrastructure, allowing the mosques to start taking
responsibility for everything from education to garbage collection. It has
happened in Gaza, Grozny and Sadr City.

<snip>

Sharon is not the commander-in-chief of the war on terror; that dubious
honour stays with George Bush. But on the anniversary of 9/11, he deserves
to be recognised as this disastrous campaign's guru, a trigger-happy Yoda
for all wannabe Luke Skywalkers out there, training for their epic battles
of good vs evil.

If we want to see where the Likud doctrine leads, we need only follow the
guru home, to Israel, a country paralysed by fear, embracing policies of
extrajudicial assassination and illegal settlement, and in denial about
the brutality it commits daily. It is a nation surrounded by enemies and
desperate for friends - a category it narrowly defines as those who ask no
questions, while offering the same moral amnesty in return. That glimpse
of our collective future is the only lesson the world needs to learn from
Sharon.

[sabbat hunter]

1. link?

link please

[idontwantaname]

2. forgot. sorry.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0%2C3604%2C1301409%2C00.html