Qaddafi on the One State Solution

by Charles Lenchner · 2009-01-22 08:32:00 UTC
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Hells yeah! A post terror, post nuclear Muammar Qaddafi is back again on the international scene with an opinion piece in the New York Times.

I'm not sold on his idea for one state, but there is plenty here to celebrate. A voice of Arab nationalism saying that:

It is vital not just to break this cycle of destruction and injustice, but also to deny the religious extremists in the region who feed on the conflict an excuse to advance their own causes.

The basis for the modern State of Israel is the persecution of the Jewish people, which is undeniable. The Jews have been held captive, massacred, disadvantaged in every possible fashion by the Egyptians, the Romans, the English, the Russians, the Babylonians, the Canaanites and, most recently, the Germans under Hitler. The Jewish people want and deserve their homeland.

True, he also says some things I don't agree with, including:

It is a fact that Palestinians inhabited the land and owned farms and homes there until recently, fleeing in fear of violence at the hands of Jews after 1948 — violence that did not occur, but rumors of which led to a mass exodus. It is important to note that the Jews did not forcibly expel Palestinians. They were never “un-welcomed.”

Uh, Colonel, I could introduce you to some folks who were definitely expelled by force....

Count me as happy to see Qadaffi back in town. The author of the "Green Book" is the kind of world leader that can keep many, many bloggers occupied.

Read the full piece here.

[PS: Hey Libyans - I'm in New York. Why not invite some bloggers to your UN mission to shmooze a bit? Call me!]

Charles Lenchner
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