Rahm is apparently no neo-conservative... he is orthodox Jewish. http://www.ontheissues.org/IL/Rahm_Emanuel_HouseMatch.htm http://www.ontheissues.org/IL/Rahm_Emanuel_Foreign_Policy.htm http://www.ontheissues.org/IL/Rahm_Emanuel.htm The only immediately disconcerting thing is his attitude on "information warfare" (and "homeland security"), where he seemingly does not support civil liberties. His support of "Internet network neutrality" is a bit strange in this, but it might he is more about being "passive" than "active" in this regard. He is kind of difficult to gauge, but seemingly very loyal. He seems very "tactical" and some describe him as a "Karl Rove Democrat." He speaks little of ideology or philosophy, but delve more into practical partisan matters. I guess one has to "read between the lines" to understand who he is in political terms. Neo-cons are easily identifiable as haters of counter-cultures, restricting civil liberties and highly "subjective" seeing themselves as "exceptional leaders." Rahm does not fit that bill... although he might be a bit polarizing with his hard-ass attitudes. I guess he is a somewhat conservative Democrat, but socially liberal at the same time being religiously/ethnically orthodox. Rather confusing, I think. It might be more by merit of his personality and experiences, though. No doubt he is a staunch defender of Israel, but not a fanatical mortal enemy of Arabs like the neo-cons. What company he holds, obviously defines him more as a person - professionally and socially. He seems like a tough guy who makes enemies, but also gets things done - a fighting attitude. He might be a good starter for Obama to get established and respected.
Dr. Benjamin Emanuel said he was convinced that his sonâs appointment would be good for Israel. âObviously he will influence the president to be pro-Israel,â he was quoted as saying. âWhy wouldnât he be? What is he, an Arab? Heâs not going to clean the floors of the White House.â http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/11/07/rahm-emanuels-pro-israel-past/
Chief of Staff is not the second most powerful position in the US government. what are you smoking ? Rahm was not elected he was nominated. I'm not my father, nor do share most of his opinions, why do people always look for associations. I'm not going to judge Rahm based on hat his father did 50 years ago. Both sides were doing horrifying things. Citizen of another country, SO I Hold two citizenship as well, I'm a loyal US citizen.....
Rahm is seemingly "unfriendly" with regards to Iran, but Obama has a seemingly more conciliatory attitude so far... June 30, 2008 - Emanuel Statement on Bush Foreign Policy, New Reports on Al Qaeda, Post-War Planning in Iraq: http://www.dems.gov/index.asp?Type=...85}&DE={4275098B-F729-47EF-AAD3-905C61CD4CBC}
from the Wayne Madsen Report (subscriber only) http://www.waynemad senreport. com/ November 6, 2008 -- Obama faced with security problem at outset of transition process. WMR has learned from informed U.S. intelligence sources that prospective Barack Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has an active FBI counter-intelligenc e file maintained on him. Emanuel's rise to the Chief of Staff position may pose a significant security problem for President-elect Obama if the FBI insists on conducting the full background security investigation normally required for senior White House officials.Questions about Emanuel's links to the Israeli intelligence service, the Mossad, were allegedly so great that President Bill Clinton was forced to dismiss Emanuel from the White House staff in 1998. One of the FBI agents who discovered Emanuel's dealings with Israeli intelligence was, according to our sources, the late FBI counter-terrorism Assistant Director John O'Neill. O'Neill retired after being set up in a smear operation involving a temporarily stolen brief case in 2001. O'Neill and another FBI agent who still works for the bureau and shall remain nameless at this point to protect him and his career discovered that Emanuel was heavily involved in the decision to place intern Monica Lewinsky close to President Clinton. O'Neill accepted the top security position for Kroll Associates at the World Trade Center. O'Neill was killed in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. WMR has also reported that O'Neill was a close friend of slain retired Houston CIA station chief Roland V. "Tony" Carnaby, who was similarly investigating Israeli intelligence operations in the Houston area when Houston police shot and killed him last April.Emanuel reportedly had knowledge of Israeli intelligence penetration of White House communications systems and Lewinsky, in sworn testimony before the Office of Independent Counsel, stated: "He [Clinton] suspected that a foreign embassy [it is now known that embassy was that of Israel] was tapping his telephones, and he proposed cover stories." Lewinsky continued, "If ever questioned, she should say that the two of them were just friends. If anyone ever asked about their phone sex, she should say that they knew their calls were being monitored all along, and the phone sex was just a put on."WMR has learned from U.S. intelligence sources that Emanuel was discovered to be part of a political intelligence and blackmail operation directed against Clinton by Israel's Likud Party and Binyamin Netanyahu to sink Clinton's proposed Middle East peace deal. We have also learned that the FBI investigation of Emanuel is part of a file code-named the "Mega file." "Mega" is a reference to a top-level Mossad agent in the Reagan administration who was said to have run a number of Israeli agents, including U.S. Navy spy Jonathan Pollard.
I always wondered why - she never washed that dress. That is really good stuff. I wonder if any of it is true.