Washington's anti-democratic principles

[FY1]

Hamas takeover of Gaza preempted planned Washington/Fatah coup.

David Rose wrote in the April issue of Vanity Fair:

“We need to understand your plans regarding a new [Palestinian Authority] government,” Walles’s script said. “You told Secretary Rice you would be prepared to move ahead within two to four weeks of your meeting. We believe that the time has come for you to move forward quickly and decisively.”

The memo left no doubt as to what kind of action the U.S. was seeking: “Hamas should be given a clear choice, with a clear deadline: … they either accept a new government that meets the Quartet principles, or they reject it The consequences of Hamas’ decision should also be clear: If Hamas does not agree within the prescribed time, you should make clear your intention to declare a state of emergency and form an emergency government explicitly committed to that platform.”

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/feat ... ntPage=all

Other commentary on the memo...

Rice implicated in bid to oust Hamas from government

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/ ... 39666.html

To blame the victims for this killing spree defies both morality and sense

Washington's covert attempts to overturn an election result lie behind the crisis in Gaza

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... .usa/print

[seabhcan]

Its no great surprise. Robert Fisk was saying this at the time. It was an open secret.

[FY1]

Its no great surprise. Robert Fisk was saying this at the time. It was an open secret.

True, even Reuters were reporting it back in June 2007. But this type of underhanded maneuver is usually treated as conspiracy in the mainstream. Even with this irrefutable evidence, the mainstream media will likely try to normalise it on the basis that Hamas are committed to yadda yadda yadda. It will not, as it should, serve as contradiction to all the 'democratic' rhetoric coming from Washington, and we will still be served a barrage of guff on Iraq's democratic freedom under foreign occupation.