Vacation interrupted to post this interesting column that appeared in this Sunday’s Telegraph in the UK:
“Obama and West Don’t Have a Clue About What is Going On in the Middle East”- Ex-CIA Officer
David Cameron and Barack Obama ”don’t have a clue” about dealing with the war on terror, a former senior member of the CIA has claimed.
Speaking at The Daily Telegraph-sponsored Hay Festival, Michael Scheuer said western politicians had to accept that the conflict in the Middle East was caused by US foreign policy.
Mr Scheuer, the former head of the CIA’s Osama bin Laden unit said that the terrorist and organisations such as al-Qaeda were fighting a war against US imperialism rather than a war on western culture.
”American politicians, and I’m afraid listening to Mr Cameron this week, there’s not a clue about what’s going down in the western world,” he told the festival.
”They can’t cope with the fact that it’s nothing to do with the way we live. It doesn’t have anything to do with elections or democracy or liberty.
”We are being attacked in the west and we will continue to be attacked in the west as long as we are in Afghanistan, as long as we support the Israelis, as long as we protect the Saudi police state.”
bydesign001
May 30, 2011
Happy Memorial Day SH. God bless our country and our patriots. May the Father bless those who have given the most of themselves.
Harry S. Truman.
samhenry
June 3, 2011
Thanks for bringing the message of the day to the blog, D.
DarcsFalcon
May 31, 2011
I don’t think Obama much cares about wars and what’s going on in the ME – I think it interferes with his golfing..
How are you Sam? I hope you had a great weekend and got some sunshine!
samhenry
June 3, 2011
I did well. My back is a bit bad these days. I have to lose the weight or be in pain more often. Thanks for asking.
blackwatertown
May 31, 2011
Unpalatable truths.
Reminds me of before 9/11 when the CIA had a shortage of Arabic speakers and hardly anyone with relevant languages for Afghanistan.
samhenry
June 3, 2011
Exactly. Embarrassing but also dangerous.
roblorinov
May 31, 2011
This comes as no surprise as Obama has no clue about anything. BTW I understand after he laid the wreath at the memorial yesterday he immediately went to play golf. Could he have gone to visit some of our soldiers in the hospitals around the DC area? Could he have hosted families who have lost their sons and daughters in the wars at the WH? Well of course not as he is all about show. The media says he was “unusually somber” at the wreath laying ceremony yesterday. Really? Don’t think so. Looks to me like he was very unhappy to be there. This man is the most disgusting excuse for a POTUS this nation has ever had.
AFVET
May 31, 2011
What you said Rob.
This whole presidential thing is getting in the way of his monarchy.
samhenry
June 3, 2011
Good to see you AFVET.
samhenry
June 3, 2011
Rob – this should have been a post. What you have said is on target and powerful.
arlenearmy
June 1, 2011
when I read the title of this blog, I thought you were referring to Allen West.
samhenry
June 3, 2011
Another time a blog will be about Allen West. I like him.
Freedom, by the way
June 1, 2011
No, he doesn’t have a clue–or maybe he does and it’s all part of the one-world order. But he’s counting on the fact that the majortiy of Americans are also clueless and the media loves him.
samhenry
June 3, 2011
I hope that this time around, the American people will be demanding answers to questions like: Who finances your campaign? OR – Do you like to travel overly much? Eat lobster nightly? LOL