Going Nuclear

The Sharon government jumped the shark by assassinating Sheik Ahmed Yassin, founder and spiritual leader of Hamas. He was also a leading symbol of Palestinian resistance to the occupation.

I'm guessing here, but two recent developments might have provoked the Israelis into "going nuclear." One, Arab countries are being forced to move down the road towards being democratic societies. Sooner or later, the Israelis will have to make concessions and they are beginning to see the writing on the wailing wall.

Two - and remember this is speculation - Israeli policy makers finally watched Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic Passion of Christ, saw how incredibly well it's doing in the U.S. and heard President "Jesus Freak" Bush say he's looking forward to seeing it and concluded, well looks like we're going to be on our own again. Or maybe the film prompted memories of how anti-Semitic the West can be.

If the ensuing back and forth between the two sides leads to the expulsion of Palestinians from the West Bank, it won't be false to suggest that Hitler and the Nazis somehow managed to infect Jews with the fascist virus. If this nightmare scenario does occur, the American ruling class will be among those most implicated and most complicit.

Anyhoo, I wonder who Donald Trump will fire next. I hope it's that totally fake, kiss-ass, business school prick what's-his-name.