Friday 14 January 2011

The Economist strikes back

and probably will do this many times from now, in this worldwide teasing campaign looking so confusing through its black-and-white lenses.
After this amazing example of purposed ignorance, we have modestly chronicled, it is a follow-up, under the brave signature of an anonymous contributor.
Shortly: 2011 could be the year of a destructive war in the Middle East, unless Obama administration will adopt a tough and "persistent" stance to determine Israel to change the policy on settlements. The "author" mention that Hizbullah is fuelled by Syria and Iran, Tehran having "an apparent desire to acquire nuclear weapons", but the danger is that Israel "will strike back"and the war will expand in Syria and probably Iran. Read Wikileaks to realize how "united" is the Middle East and how much all of them love Iran. It is any good recommendation for encouraging the countries from the Middle East to have democratic institutions and subsequently, to trust democratic values? A democratic state, with proper autonomous institutions will not accept on its territory a terrorist organization as Hizbullah. And I think that the international community would have to spend many sleepless nights thinking about all the possible means to encourage, support and strengthen democracy in the area. It is how a peace will prevail. But nothing by far in this article and the reader will find further another "common place": that Hamas don't recognize the state of Israel, but the "occupation" bears the responsibility. It is easier to find and target the "scape goat". And America looks "weak" when not impose a hard policy over the issue of settlements.
It is a sad irony in all those articles widespreading cheap ideas.
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