LIVEBLOGGING AIPAC 2006

Hey guys, got into DC late yesterday for the AIPAC conference. Huge turnout. Should be interesting. Postings will be lighter than usual but action packed ...........stay tuned.

Meanwhile Hamas Sets Up Standing Army in Gaza to Spread Jihad

LIVEBLOGGING David Kay

Dr David Kay (Weapons Inspector) is speaking.."Iran has spent he last 20 years understanding the inspection process. They know how to get around the the inspection process." "The Iranians themselves have been inspectors." Essentially we can learn nothing from inspections.

"They [the Iranians}do not do their clandestine work at the sites that are inspected. They have become the world's best deceivers." "They have been lying for 20 years, this not from the US. this is from the IAEA."

"Iranians lie. Everything is a struggle to understand."

"The culture of such institutions within the UN is the trouble they have making moral distinctions.

" "Until you can make those distinctions, weapons [ineffectual or not] are useless." Inspections inevitably produce ambiguous results. You can't throw someone against the wall and say ......"

"The fact is we won't know where Iran is in their nuclear weapons process until they test their nuclear bomb."

"In closing, international inspections can not stop a nation state from producing nuclear weapons if that his intent."

Keynote speaker: John Bolton

"Simply put, there will no destruction of the state of Israel."

"We must use all the tools of our disposal to stop Iran's clear and unrelenting drive to develop nuclear weapons."

"Let me clear, the longer we wait [to take action on Iran's development of  nuclear weaponry]  the harder it will be to solve. We must not ignore Tehran's refusal to engage the international community."

"Iran in talks [with Russia] doublespeak."

"There are a number of options available, failure to act is not one of them. The security council should note if they fail to act......it will do serious damage to the credibility of the council. Rest assured we are not relying solely on the security council ........"

"may be too soon to begin sanctions but many countries are using such language. They [Iran] must be isolated."

"Iran has long been a rogue state. The largest state sponsor of terror."

"It is surreal to hear the kind of rhetoric [from a nation's leader] that we thought was relegated to the  historical dust bin."

"Iran has a far more dangerous foe -- democracy."

The US wishes to reach out t the Iranian people. The US  fully supports their aspirations for a free and better future.

Next Keynote up: Ehud Olmert

Breaking for lunch.......I have an interview with John Bolton coming up at 1 pm. Yowser.

Exclusive Bolton interview ....... Wanna know what Mr. Bolton's favorite book is? Yeah the Atlas interview (the only interview Mr. Bolton gave at AIPAC) will be posted later as soon as I can transcribe.

Meanwhile, Zawahri calls for strikes against West and this just in from Zawahri's minister of Propaganda in the West, Iran and Qaeda benefit from US in Iraq: Congressman John Murtha

and the cartoon jihad continues apace Tens of Thousands Rally Against Cartoons

Update: AP's take on Bolton's speech here
 

Comments

[Stacy]

Gee, can't wait. **snore**

[lowandslow]

I tell you what Stacy, if you and your ilk find the information here so dull, don't come around.
Please.
I mean it.

[MarcH]

Pamela,

Thanks for going and thanks for being active in AIPAC, pro-Denmark rally, FDD, Camera, Israel Day, etc. Your coverage of these events is informative, important and fun.

Say hello to VPOTUS for us. Perhaps you can persuade him to endorse a Cheney 2008 movement:) I'd love to see the seizure that would give the Kos Kiz.

[MarcH]

L&S,

Would that Stacy and her fellow Kos Kidz would take your advice.

Judging by the recent surge in troll traffic on this site I'd say that coming here to spew bile is a highlight of the day for them.

Perhaps Pamela should consider charging them $100/hour psycho-analysis fee?

[MarcH]

Regarding the link to the Hamas story above on this post, a recent analysis by former Israeli diplomat Zalman Shoval is worth reading (full analysis at http://www.jcpa.org/jl/vp540.htm , summary below)

Is Palestinian Statehood Still a Valid Option?
Zalman Shoval

The cornerstone of Hamas' program, its very raison-d'etre, is the destruction of Israel, replacing it with an Islamist, fundamentalist, intolerant state reaching from the Mediterranean to the Jordan River and beyond. The dominant theme of all their statements includes no territorial compromise - no peace even if Israel were to hand over all the territories and eastern Jerusalem; at most, some sort of temporary armistice (hudna).

The world attaches much too great an importance to the question of whether Hamas will recognize Israel's right to exist. Israel doesn't need approval from the likes of Hamas - rather it's the other way around: Should Israel recognize, under present circumstances, the Palestinians' right to a state?

The fact that Hamas and its future government refuse to take upon themselves the most fundamental obligations under the "roadmap," let alone previous agreements such as Oslo, Paris, Wye, and Sharm E-Sheik, and to do away with the "right of return," dictates a reevaluation of Palestinian statehood as an American and Israeli goal.

An often-cited argument for Palestinian statehood is that it would solve the Palestinian refugee problem once and for all. Yet it should be clear to anyone that the future Palestinian state won't be able, economically and demographically, to absorb more than about 10-15 percent of the total refugee population, and the refugee issue will continue to be a ticking time-bomb endangering the stability of the whole Middle East.

Putin's invitation to Hamas to visit the Kremlin is part of the former Soviet, as well as the present Russian, government's policy to counterbalance America's dominance in the world by establishing a political base for itself in the Arab and Islamic worlds - thus Iran, thus Hamas.

[lowandslow]

Nice stuff Pamela. So far so good.

[Whig]

Hey, Pamela,
Sorry for the OT. Yesterday there was in Spain a demonstration in support of freedom of expression and in support of Denmark. It was in front of the Constitution Monument in Madrid. If you want you can see some photos in the web of the organizers: www.juventudesliberales.org

[rocketsbrain]

Great going Super Babe!

I just trackbacked to your on the scene reporting in a related piece on an excellent editorial in the WSJ re Battle of Ideas

You are the true champion leading the Blogos through the sea of darkness e.g. a Joan of Arc :-) Hopefully with a better outcome. We've got your back.

RBT Link Here

[lowandslow]

Pretty much sums up the mentality of the Walcott faithful. They know Pamela won't be watching the comments today so they leave a pile of shit like that. Nice work Salty, you fucking POS.

[sonic]

Make sure you get the right Bolton and do not accidently mix him up with his brother!

[elvis]

Salty-
I've been saving this for someone exactly like you.

[Sproing]

Your couch called. Its pretty peeved. It wants its skin back.

[Orson Buggy]

I'd rather see a picture of salty with my gun down his throat and shit rolling down his pant-leg.

Great catch Pamela.

I'm looking forward to the Bolton interview. He is a great man. He should be SoS, or at least Chief of the DoS Near East Bureau.

[Dr Christopher Smith]

Pam:

I assume you're looking into an image change as your President's approval drops below 40%? Good luck at searching out honest employment. You're a coward, a villain, and an opportunist (and your coutourist dresses you funny--lose the shawl, Mary!).

[Austin]

"if you and your ilk find the information here so dull, don't come around."

Presumably the "ilk" you have in mind is the other 98% of the country, who wouldn't know AIPAC from, er, Adam unless it weren't so famous for spying on us— with our own money.

`Ba da boom!

[steve expat]

Pam,
Judging by your photograph, you appear to be young enough to enlist in the military. As you know, we are in desperate need of more troops. Support the troops! Here' a helpful link:
www.goarmy.com

[Athos]

Even NBC's Evening News covered Amb. Bolton's no nonsense, clear speak warning regarding Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Kudos for adding more light to Amb. Bolton's statements.

I wonder when and if the left who opposed this man will admit their mistake for forcing Amb. Bolton to be a recess appointment?

[John]

If you meet any AIPAC spies, tell them Jonathan Pollard says "Hi".