Assad Threatened To Murder Lebanese Parliament Speaker. Plus: Obama Promises To Negotiate With Assad.

By
Omri Ceren
– February 12, 2007Posted in: Jewish Politics

TPMCafe blogger M.J. Rosenberg is the kind of Jew that we address when we write subtle, reconciliatory posts like MR Has A Question For Democratic Jews: Are You Fucking Retarded? (because sometimes nuance has to be sacrificed for clarity). He’s been working for Congressional Democrats for 15 years, and apparently his current job involves lobbying in support of Israeli land-for-peace deals. He’s also a former AIPAC editor, but his TPMCafe bio indicates that he broke with them over his support for the Oslo Accords. So if we knew nothing else about him, we’d know that he has good judgment and a history of betting on the right horse.

Anyway, he wrote a post over the weekend expressing something approaching orgiastic joy about Barack Obama:

He simply endorsed a position that is right for America, right for Israel, and right for the entire world. This guy is the real deal and, it now appears, courageous. When was the last time a major candidate for President took a stand this brave and this right? I’m asking because, frankly, I don’t remember any. Impressive. Mighty impressive.

Yeah. Very brave and courageous. Obama took the position endorsed by almost all of the left, most of the international community, and the James Baker wing of the Republican party. Definitely standing out there all alone, isn’t he?

You know who’d be really psyched about Obama cozying up to Syria? The Lebanese Speaker of Parliament that Assad just threatened to murder:

Syrian President Bashar Assad threatened to kill Lebanese Parliament speaker Nabih Berri and his family members, the Kuwait-based newspaper al-Siyasa reported Sunday. According to the report, which quotes “knowledgeable sources,” the Lebanese parliament speaker recently received a direct threat from the Syrian president, according to which he, his wife and his children would be murdered if he dared to discuss in the parliament the plan for an international tribunal to try suspects in the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Definitely people we should be proud to negotiate with. Obviously.

References:
* MR Has A Question For Democratic Jews: Are You Fucking Retarded? [MR]
* M.J. Rosenberg – Personal Information [TPMCafe]
* OBAMA Blows Away 60 Minutes!!!! Will Talk to Syria and Iran [TPMCafe]

Previously:
* Sen. Clinton Takes Temporary Hardline Stance Against Iran… At AIPAC Meeting
* More Leaks Point To Democrats Holding Talks With Hamas Terrorists
* It’s Official: You Can’t Be Too Much Of A Genocidal Jew-Hating Maniac For Europeans Or Democrats

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