Suddenly I don't need my Prozac and Zantac these
days for my depression
and heartburn. I went to see my doctor and he
couldn't find anything physically wrong
with me. So, like all good doctors, he told me it was
all in my head in the first place
and I should be grateful. I left the
office cheated of a diagnosis.
I know I've had these symptoms for the last ten
months. I went home, read several of the papers on
the internet, watched
the network news, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, PBS, listened to NPR,
and then went to
sleep wondering why my blood is not boiling, why am I not
enraged as usual,
why am I not going out of my mind thinking the world must
have lost all its
senses, intellect, compassion, and knowledge of what's
right and wrong. Nevertheless, I went
sound to sleep. In my dreams the number ten
repeatedly haunted me and I began
to see headlines, editorials, columnists, TV
anchors, Congressmen, Bush,
Powell, and Rice, all screaming at me with one
refrain: "PALESTINIANS MUST BE
QUIET"; "PALESTINIANS MUST STOP THE VIOLENCE AND
TERROR"; "PALESTINIANS HATE JEWS, HATE AMERICA, HATE
PEACE"; "PALESTINIANS
REJECTED BARAK'S MOST GENEROUS OFFER"; "PALESTINIAN PARENTS
THROW THEIR CHILDREN TO DIE"; and best
of all "ISRAEL IS THE VICTIM."
I woke up screaming, EUREKA!!!. I know why
my symptoms went away, I know why I
stopped my medicines of ten months, I know why I went to
sleep tonight. For some
days our "independent" media has been eerily "QUIET"
about the Palestinian "occupation" of Israel and its wanton
destruction for
Jewish homes, farms, property, and life. I tried to
figure out why all of a
sudden the media PC's have gone "quiet" when for the last
ten months they've
turned my life and health upside down with Palestinian
"terrorism" against
Israel. It finally dawned on me. It must be
that in the last few days the
Israeli "Resistance" to Palestinian aggression must be
working and turning
the tide. Israeli's are finally scoring some hits
against the overwhelming
Palestinian army despite its possession of 200-300 nuclear
weapons.
So I decided to confirm my hypothesis by calling
the guru of 'Globalization and Memo
writing" the New and "Improved" Thomas Friedman
of the New York Times. Tom
has a unique fortune telling talent. He knows
what the American President,
Congress, the Israeli Prime Minister, Arafat,
Mubarak, the 3 Wise Kings of Arabia--Fahd, Abdullah, and
Muhammad VI--the
Arab League and citizen, the Islamic world, the European
Union, China, Russia, Japan, Alan
Greenspan, Wall Street, Hollywood, the powerful
Jewish lobby, and most
importantly, Don Imus, the man who can take any book and
suddenly make it all seem worth while, of course to Tom's
financial credit.
Anyway, I called Tom on his second tier
personal/friend line since obviously the
man is "globally" connected.
"Hey Tom, I've got good news and bad news.
The good news is I'm off Prozac and
Zantac but the bad news is I think it has something to do
with our media not reporting
squat on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I'm
not sure what's going on but
suddenly there are no stories in your paper,
not in the Post, or any other
paper, not on CNN or any of the networks, not
even on any radio talk show.
What's going on.?"
Tom is "quiet" for a moment and then says:
"Well, you know if all of us
stopped these two drugs that will really hurt the
"Globalization" effort.
In any case if you have extra supplies we could send them
to "PISS", the Prevent Israeli Stress
Syndrome, they really don't have enough supply to
meet their global demand after what they've been through
the last ten months. But going
back to your question, You mean why is there "QUIET"
all over the media on the issue.
"QUIET", GET IT."
I say: "No, I don't. Why are you repeating
the word "QUIET" as if it
means something? All I know is for ten months every
paper I read, every radio I heard and
every TV channel I saw I was inundated and overwhelmed
by the fear of Israel's eminent
demise and destruction at the hands of the
Palestinian "onslaught" against innocent Israeli civilians
who simply wanted
to ride their bus and drive their car or go shopping in
peace. Every day
there were innocent Israeli's wounded and dying and
everywhere you looked
those pictures were shown over and over again. I
couldn't believe that none
of the Israeli's could at least shoot back and kill a
Palestinian or two,
but obviously there were no pictures of Palestinians hurt
so I figure the
Palestinians must all be supermen with overwhelming power
such as M-16"s,F-16"s, Apache
Helicopters, Gunships, Laser guided missiles, and
submarines. I'm glad they haven't decided to really
"liquidate" the Israeli's with their
nuclear bombs. Tom, I was so shaken by what the
media was inflicting on my head
and stomach I had to take Prozac and Zantac so
I could work and send more of my
taxes, charitable contributions, and
blood to save those poor Israeli's.
As if the Christian Nazi Holocaust wasn't
enough, now they have to endure a Muslim Holocaust.
When will the suffering
of your people end, Tom? Can't you start a "global"
effort to send peacekeepers and
observers to stop the Jewish bloodshed?"
Tom was really "quiet" this time but then said:
"I'm not in a position
to reveal this to you, but, I'm told that Bush/Powell
during the "G8" Summit
(you know the GLOBALIZATION Summit, hmmmm!!) convinced the
Europeans, Russia, and Japan to all be
"QUIET" about the issue since Sharon
informed them that they are now capable
of turning the tide against the
Palestinians. They have enough rifles,
pistols, and suicide bombers to really inflict
pain on the Palestinians, maybe
even kill Arafat himself. They also have a
plan to infiltrate the
Palestinian Authority and cause inner conflict that
may start a civil war and further
weaken the Palestinians. Bush/Powell
asked all countries to stifle
their media and create small newsworthy
"distractions" like Missile Defense, Stem Cell Research, Global
Warming, Oil
Drilling, more Environmental Pollution, and promised America will
do its part by vetoing and opposing any
international discussion and agreement
to reduce small arms sales, germ
warfare, land mine elimination, and child
health issues. This will give Sharon the quiet cover
to free his people from Palestinian
occupation on the ground and their occupation of the
United Nations."
I was dumbfounded: "You mean Sharon will
finally...."
He interrupted me: "Yes, Sharon will be the
Moses of his time. He is
already a hero in the eyes of every Republican
Conservative, Christian Evangelist,
Labor Union, Media publisher, Television Network, and every
Congressmen and women from Peoria to Bonn. In fact
I've heard that the man
with the Artificial Intelligence himself, Steven Spielberg,
is already working on a movie based on
Sharon. It's draft title is: "SHARON'S
LIST"
I ask: "What about the United Nations and
Kofi Annan. It seems they've
been quiet too."
"Not only the U.N. but the Arab League, the Arab
streets, the Islamic
world, Africa, Asia, even Pat Buchanan and Robert Novak.
It is in everybody's interest to be
"QUIET".
I humbly say: "Now I know what you mean
about the "QUIET" media. When
a Palestinians or Palestine dies the media is "QUIET"; but
when an Israeli
dies the Media is "HYSTERICALLY NOISY" because there are so
few precious Jews left and all of us
Americans must stand together with our taxes,
weapons, vetoes, even bodies behind the underdog--little
old Miss "Israel".
By the way, how many have died during the last ten month
Palestinian Attack
on Israel?"
Tom looks at me firmly and says: "There have
been 700 Palestinian deaths, 30,000
injured, 500 homes demolished, thousands of acres of
farms burned, 35 assassinations,
schools and hospitals destroyed, hunger,
poverty, and 10 ambulance deaths at
checkpoints."
"NO, Tom, you global buffoon. I meant how
many Israelis?"
Tom flippantly says: " I think about 100
dead and 700 injured. And you
thought the Palestinians were Supermen."
But, Tom, how come.....
"QUIET", as he slams the phone in my face.
Apparently, Sharon and Bush/Powell were
calling him on a conference call.
