{"id":4677,"date":"2008-03-07T23:48:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-07T21:48:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:43:55","slug":"epalestine-blogspot-com-151","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/2008\/03\/epalestine-blogspot-com-151\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanity Fair:The Gaza Bombshell (AN ABSOLUTE MUST READ, especially if you&#8217;re American)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> Dear Friends,<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> The US Magazine <strong><em>Vanity Fair<\/em><\/strong> just pre-released online an earth-shattering investigative  report on the USA&#8217;s role in Gaza which brought Hamas to power.&#160; It was released the same  day Sec. Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel\/Palestine, surely embarrassing her, along with  other US officials on the ground here and in DC.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> This is the kind of report that should provide a platform for every person who reads it in the  US to make a personal effort to inquire from their government officials about the wisdom (or  more like stupidity) in these types of actions.&#160; <strong>EVERY <\/strong>US Senator and Congressperson  should be lobbied to make a formal inquiry to the State Department and White House on this  fiasco. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> The US demands accountability from everyone around the world, but when will the Bush  Administration be held to the same yardstick that they pay lip service too.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> This is USA failure in action.&#160; Sadly, Palestinians and Israeli civilians are daily paying the  price for the failure of these politicians and diplomats.&#160; When will diplomacy have  repercussions when those playing the game utterly fail, or promote war crimes?&#160; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#7f0000\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> <strong>Vanity Fair<\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> April 2008<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> The Middle East<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"> <span style=\" font-size:14pt\"> <strong>The Gaza Bombshell<\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/politics\/features\/2008\/04\/gaza200804\"> <font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> <u>http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/politics\/features\/2008\/04\/gaza200804<\/u> <\/span> <\/font> <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> To get all files (including documentary evidence) in one PDF file, click on the link below:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanityfair-TheGazaBombshell-PoliticsPower.pdf\"> <font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> <u>https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanityfair-TheGazaBombshell-PoliticsPower.pdf<\/u> <\/span> <\/font> <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> Note: to link to the online recorded interview with the author click here:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/worldview\/2008\/03\/19\/the-gaza-bombshell\"> <font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> <u>https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/worldview\/2008\/03\/19\/the-gaza-bombshell<\/u> <\/span> <\/font> <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> Ashamed at the ignorance of power,<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> Sam<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> Everything about this list:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> http:\/\/lists.riseup.net\/www\/info\/epalestine<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> To unsubscribe, send mail to:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> epalestine-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">  <\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> To subscribe, send mail to:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <span style=\" font-size:10pt\"> epalestine-subscribe@lists.riseup.net<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends, The US Magazine Vanity Fair just pre-released online an earth-shattering investigative report on the USA&#8217;s role in Gaza which brought Hamas to power.&#160; It was released the same day Sec. Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel\/Palestine, surely embarrassing her, along with other US officials on the ground here and in DC. 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