Pompeo Gives Away the Palestinian West Bank

Source: The Unz Review

The Trump Administration again demonstrates its subservience to Israel

PHILIP GIRALDI • NOVEMBER 26, 2019 • 109 COMMENTS

A story has been circulating suggesting that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will soon be resigning because he needs to focus on planning for his campaign to become a Senator from Kansas in 2020. This is good news for the United States, as Senator Lindsey Graham has had no one he is able to talk to about exporting democracy by blowing up the planet since Joe Lieberman retired and John McCain died. And the tale even has a bit of palace intrigue built into it, with an interesting back story as Pompeo is apparently considering his move because he fears that staying in harness with Donald Trump for too long might damage his reputation. There are also reports that he has been traveling to Kansas frequently on the State Department's dime to test the waters, a violation of the Hatch Act which prohibits most government officials from engaging in self-promotional political activities unrelated to their actual jobs.

If one is seeking evidence to suggest that Pompeo, a man who lies with a fluency that takes one's breath away, is delusional, it would certainly have to include his self-assessment that he has a reputation to protect. It is possible to cite many instances in which Pompeo has asserted something that is absolutely contrary to the truth, though one might also have to concede that he could often be saying what his factually challenged boss wants to hear. When Pompeo was Director of the CIA he even joked openly about how "We lied, we cheated, we stole."

Mike Pompeo's latest concession to the war criminals in charge of Israel, clearly intended to boost the electoral chances of Benjamin Netanyahu, is only the most recent dose of the Secretary of State's falsehood piled on fiction. It is generally assumed that the move to help Bibi by interfering in Israeli politics has been made in an effort to have Tel Aviv reciprocate by putting pressure on its many American fellow travelers in the media and congress to go easier on Trump in the impeachment saga. And Trump would also expect additional reciprocity when he runs again in 2020. Even though Netanyahu, who has been indicted over bribery and fraud, will not be able to shift many liberal Jewish votes, he will be able to get allies like mega billionaire Sheldon Adelson to pony up tens of millions of dollars to support the GOP campaign.

The Trump Administration's gifts to Israel are unprecedented, including moving the capital to Jerusalem and acknowledging the annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights. Pompeo, driven by his Christian Zionist beliefs, has been the point man on many of those moves, ably assisted by a U.S. Ambassador David Friedman, ex-bankruptcy lawyer, who has served as a consistent advocate and apologist for Israel with little or no concern for actual American interests. One might also observe that if Pompeo is truly interested in running for the Senate a little help and cash from Israel and its many friends might be very welcome.

The Pompeo gift to Bibi was announced early last week. He said that the Trump Administration is now rejecting the 1978 State Department Hansell Memorandum legal opinion that the creation of civilian settlements in occupied territories is indeed "inconsistent with international law." In a sense, he was giving something away to Israel that neither he nor the Israelis legally possess. He said that he was “accepting realities on the ground" and elaborated on his view that the White House believes legal questions about settlements should be dealt with in Israeli courts, meaning that the hapless Palestinians would have no voice in developments that would deprive them of their homes.

Per Pompeo, "Calling the establishment of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law has not advanced the cause of peace. The hard truth is that there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict, and arguments about who is right and who is wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace."

Pompeo's latest statement, consistent with many of his earlier ones, is completely contrary to the Fourth Geneva Convention framework of international law governing behavior by occupying military powers that was established after the Second World War. It ignores the fact that the status quo of expanding settlements has only taken place because of Washington's refusal to do anything about it. The State Department's new interpretation completely embraces arguments being made by hard-line politicians in Israel and opens the door to endorsement by the White House of a total de facto or even de jure annexation of the West Bank by the Jewish state.

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Ed.'s note: On the one hand, Mike Pompeo admits publicly the CIA "lies, cheats and steals." Nothing new here, we've known that since 1947, while at the same time Mike Pompous, sorry, we mean Pompeo, speaks at the 2019 American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference held on October 11. Pompeo says he "asks God for direction in his work" and that probably includes Israel. Take a few minutes to let Pompeo's words sink in on what it means to be a Christian in public service. Pompeo as a Christian doesn't understand that the problem is with the settlements. It is not that they are illegal, it's that they are immoral.

Then when you listen to Pompeo's diatribe and after reading the Philip Geraldi article above, listen to Rick Wiles of TruNews from the link below who is also a Christian. We think readers of this blog are going to be taken back on the disparity between Mike Pompeo and Rick Wiles. It is likely Pompeo wants out of Washington considering the US might be preparing to be taken into war against Iran for Israel.

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Secretary Pompeo remarks at the 2019 American Association of Christian Counselors World 

Conference

 

Now here is Rick Wiles who is also a Christian and an American hero for calling it like he sees it regarding the impeachment against President Trump. Go to this link and listen to Rick Wiles. The YouTube of this was removed as you can imagine by YouTube for "violating the terms of service."

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News update for 28 November 2019:

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