Ron Paul: Know Who’s Really Behind Islamic Terrorism? The Jews.

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[mnehring]

One of the more insane claims in Ron Paul’s newsletters was that the Israelis were behind the WTC bombings in 1993:

Whether [the 1993 World Trade Center bombing] was a setup by the Israeli Mossad, as a Jewish friend of mine suspects, or was truly a retaliation by the Islamic fundamentalists, matters little.

This claim is of course so ridiculous and absurd that even Paul has to protect himself by claiming that “a Jewish friend” told him about it. What a handy rhetorical device! If only Paul had had the foresight to couch all his racist remarks in the newsletters in this way, he wouldn’t have any problems right now! “As a black friend of mine once told me, 95% of all black people in DC are criminal or semi-criminal.” See how effective that is?

Dan has already covered some of the statements in Paul’s book (which he has not yet disavowed writing) that sound a lot like the newsletters he now disavows. One of the excerpts CNN did not cover was Paul’s section on the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut. You’ll never guess who Paul thinks was responsible:

The Middle East, in the last forty years, has soaked up billions of dollars in the name of American security and peace. The more we give Israel, the more we must give their Arab enemies. The height of this folly was vividly and tragically dramatized on October 23, 1981, with the killing of the 241 Marines in Beirut when their barracks were destroyed by radical Moslems. The terrorists probably were aided by Iran and supplied with explosives sold to them by Israel, originating from the United States and paid for by American taxpayers.

I have to admit that this is somewhat of a new spin on the usual anti-Israel conspiracy theory associated with this particular event. One thing that seems clear is that Paul’s natural instinct is to disbelieve that Muslim terrorism can exist unless those rascally Jews are behind it somehow.

[SJackson]

That was certainly a major factor in European antisemitism in the 18th and 19th century. Though the carryover of european values is probably an issue, I suspect in this century non-Islamic antisemitism comes from darker areas. Simply being different is enough to focus hate. You're correct that financial success in itself can make on "the other". The banker, media stuff, I'd largely attribute that to the European influence, despicable, but not an American invention.

All this Paul stuff and more came out here 4 years ago. It's a shame no one cared. I've seen a few articles on left wing and minority blogs along the lines of why didn't Republicans throw this guy out. I hope that doesn't get traction.

[Eleutheria5]

Yes, we doood it! We dooood it! All those suicide bombings, the Fogel family killings, rockets in Ghaza and Lebanon, 9/11, it was all our cunning plan! Yassir Arafat, Usama Bin Laden, Abu Nidal, they all were really Joooooz! I feel better now./sarc

[Eleutheria5]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XrRyqses5U

[SJackson]

Like the video. Interesting, from the first comment on down, lots of folk believe the Protocols.

[Eleutheria5]

Never read the comments. Not surprised. People find it comforting to believe that 1. there is a conspiracy, and 2. that they know all about it.

[Eleutheria5]

“Really, Ron? Neato-rooney. I can sing and dance a bit myself, and those Jooos! will go right into a cattle car, so long as they think it’s a Dem fundraiser!”—Hillary as Judy Garland.

[rmlew]

Israel would be better off without the 3 Billion in Foreign and Military Aid. It’s GDP is 217 Billion. We give more miltary aid to Israel’s potential enemies. Cut it all.