Comments on: James Zogby and the Politics of Perception

By: Rev. Richard Skaff

Rev. Richard Skaff — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:57:32 +0000

Mr. Zogby is an insider and a member of the elite club. He was co-opted several years ago by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and has been a loyal member ever since. He has pushed for every political agenda that his masters and policy makers have requested him to do.
People in his position have to support their masters’ agenda to maintain their lifestyle, and the little power they think they have.
Zogby will support Ariel Sharon if he was to come back from his vegetative state and be appointed in the Obama administration.
Mr. Zogby does not speak for Arab-Americans, but speaks only for himself as a representative of his masters.

By: Michael Hureaux

Michael Hureaux — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:11:21 +0000

The reservation cops are always weighing the struggle down. Zogby is the Arab American cross to bear, just as Blacks in this country must stagger under the weight of the Jackson dynasty and the new Obama hoopla. Working class whites have to deal with their Clintonism and fetish around phonys like John Edwards. The reservation cops are always weighing the struggle down.

By: Shabnam

Shabnam — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:56:51 +0000

Many Arab Americans have complained about James Zogby and warned others about him that he represents NO ARAB AMERICANs other than himself. This is not the first time where he has protected a biased Zionist for his own interest. He did the same thing with Martin Indyk, the designer of ‘The Dual Containment’ responsible for more than 650,000 deaths in Iraq, soft partial of the country by ‘No fly Zone’ during the Zionist administration of Bill Clinton. James Zogby praised Martin Indyk’s appointment to a high post in Clinton cabinet and he wrongly said “Arabs don’t have a problem with Martin Indyk.” I don’t know which Arab he was talking about. According to ‘Anryarab,’ his praise for Martin Indyk was due to his personal gain since Indyk hired his son to work for him.
James Zogby dislikes the concerns of and Muslims and Arab community on selection of Rahm Emmanuel as chief of staffs by Obama, president for CHANGE, after selection of a self announced Zionist, Joe Binden as vice president and now he is considering another trusted Zionist as secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and Deputy of State, Richard Holbrook, a WIN WIN situation for the Zionists running the white house. Zogby writes:

“Arabs and Arab Americans need to ground their expectations in political realities and be wary of slanderous attacks smacking of anti-Semitism, and U.S. political leadership must learn to be as attentive to Arab sensitivities as they are to the concerns of others.”

These words are written after racist attack by Emmanuel’s father, Benjamin Emmanuel, on the day of his son selection as Chief of Staffs against ARABS who Zogby thinks represents:
“Obviously he’ll influence the president to be pro-Israel. Why wouldn’t he? What is he, an Arab? He’s not going to be mopping floors at the White House,” the elder Mr. Emanuel told the Israeli daily Ma’ariv, according to English-language reports in The Jerusalem Post and The Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
This racist remark is made despite the fact that Muslim community in the US are one of the most educated and professional community among others. This racist remark perhaps is based on his own experience as a gatekeeper of the prisons in the occupied Palestine dealing with Palestinians who have been forced into prison system in their own land by being kidnapped or have been illegally arrested and imprisoned.
James Zogby is closely associated with the Zionists and, US policy and the Arab puppet head of states in the Middle East. Zogby and his organization benefited from his close association with ‘Arab Moderate States” an reached an “agreement” with Prince Al-Walid Bin Talal according to which the Prince will reportedly pay some half a million dollar a year (over several years) to Zogby’s organization, according to ‘Angry Arab.’
Furthermore, a comment such as “The US government has been hi-jacked, not by the Jews, not even by Israel, but by a handful of Jewish millionaires who want to use it to advance the ideology of the Likud Party. That looks awfully like a last ditch stand by people who have nothing left to lose”
is misleading since such a strong influence by the Zionist lobby and its many think tank requires thousands of skill Zionists to run such a wide operation to manipulate foreign policy of an empire for its own interest in the Middle East and Africa. The Zionist influence is not limited to the Likud Party. Bill Clinton administration was considered the most Zionist administration due to highest number of settlements and change of the term the OCCUPIED LAND to the DISPUTED LAND and the most brutal sanction on the whole Iraqis population, to smoothen the path for the neocon invasion. Destruction of Iraq and destabilization of the whole region including Palestine was speeded up by Clinton Administration. Thus, majority of Muslims voted for George Bush in 2000 election.

By: Doug Rogers

Doug Rogers — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:38:31 +0000

To think, an Arab-American was even on the ballot. But the mass of Arab-Americans felt compelled to go along with Obama even though he was unequivocal that he would be serving the interests of Israel. If progressives are unable to coalesce into an identifiable voting bloc, you’d think that an honest to god ethnic group would be able to identify themselves as a distinct group that needs to be courted in close elections.

By: bozhidar bob balkas

bozhidar bob balkas — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:50:46 +0000

we can expect a worsening of pals sit’n regardless of arab tomism in US.
it is not suprising that after abbas’ volte face, there wld be others in US/Canada who wld also turn against pals. thnx

By: Michael Kenny

Michael Kenny — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:45:26 +0000

If I was a Palestinian, I would be delighted with Rahm Emanuel’s appointment because it is so barefaced, so flat-footed and, in general, such a monumental diplomatic blunder that it suggests that the Israel Lobby is in total panic. Emmanuel as a sort of Lord High Chancellor, Hillary (the person the Lobby wanted to install in power) as what a British paper called “Mrs Foggybottom”, the bailout of Wall Street (which Israel needs) and the refusal to bail out the carmakers (which Israel doesn’t)! The US government has been hi-jacked, not by the Jews, not even by Israel, but by a handful of Jewish millionaires who want to use it to advance the ideology of the Likud Party. That looks awfully like a last ditch stand by people who have nothing left to lose.