Poor Bush is over their fighting AIDs by himself.

If they were lobbying the government on Africa's behalf, I'm not sure too many people would see that as a plot to dominate the world and cause Armageddon, however.

And of course we have many allies. But as I originally asked, how many allies do we have in the volatile Middle East that embrace democracy?

Now this Israel thing…

Yes, Israel is an ally. We have many allies. Israel is one of many.

Blacks make up 13% of the American population, if blacks were influencing our foreign policy to protect Africa to the extent that we pre-emptively attacked and occupied Ethiopia or Chad, costing us hundreds of billions and a bunch of dead kids, without anything to show for it….how well would that be received?

The problem that I have currently with Israel, besides the Palestinian apartheid stuff, is the cancerous geo-religio-militarist cult that's formed, joining crazy evangelicals, like Hagee, with the most Zionist of the Zionists from Israel.

The Chosen have to be protected and the wingnuts want Armageddon to take shape. This is some dangerous stuff.

It's the extremists I'm after. The same nutty, insanity afflicting the suiciders also afflicts the extremists from Christianity and Judaism.

But it is pure speculation based partly on race. If you consistently published those kinds of speculations about African Americans, the ABJ would probably take down this blog.

Shouldn't Israel influence our foreign policy, though? Isn't Israel the nation's only reliable ally, and the only real democracy, in a very volatile but important part of the world?

It seems to me that it is possible that a single individual could carry out an action because he was bigoted. That doesn't necessarily mean all people of his persuasion are that way…..or that the person reporting on it is even suggesting that.

When I post on the Israeli influence on our foreign policy, it won't be because I have some inner hate for Israel or Jewish people. It will be because Israel has a lot of influence on our foreign policy.

"There is some suggestion, I'm not embracing it yet, that a black microbiologist, last name Wright, had it in for whites. I have no idea if any of it has any truth to it.

But surely, Americans should be interested in what happened and who did it."

My word usage fell within the oh-so-acceptable guidelines set forth by those lovable, unifying Knee Padders who are intent on slicing and dicing the primary vote according to, you know, skin color.

And if it wouldn't be the first time government has killed Americans, why would anyone seem surprised at the suggestion that they did? Follow the line of thought that starts with asking, Who benifitted?

Ben: Yes, it was a hectic time. And yes, maybe they really did think it was Hatfill. Now it's 6 1/2 years later. The anthrax was tracked to Ft Detrick a helluva long time ago. There's no way this shouldn't have been wrapped up by now. Only a small handful of people had access.

larry: No, I'm not saying that Bush or Cheney knew about or did this…or at least not yet I'm not. But a gazillion people having access to anthrax powder? A gazillion people who had direct access to bioweapons research facilites? Nope.

There is some suggestion, I'm not embracing it yet, that a Jewish microbiologist, last name Zach, had it in for Arabs. I have no idea if any of it has any truth to it.

But surely, Americans should be interested in what happened and who did it.

So now our government is killing citizens intentionally with anthrax.