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Barney Frank Is A Liar (Besides Being Ashamed Of Being Jewish)


U.S. Rep. Barney Frank scrambled yesterday to backtrack from his criticisms of an Israeli raid on a pro-Palestinian flotilla that left nine dead – saying he never referred to those killed as “innocent.”

Frank, (D-Newton), came under fire from local Jewish groups after telling the Boston Herald Tuesday he was “as a Jew … ashamed” of some Israeli actions and saying there should be a “genuinely impartial” inquiry into the raid. Yesterday, Frank said a probe by an Israeli-commissioned group is best.

“The record of the United Nations with regard to Israel is a badly biased one and clearly no inquiry by the U.N. would have the credibility it ought to have,” Frank’s statement said.

In his Tuesday meeting with Herald reporters and editors, when asked how the United States should respond to the raid, Frank said he needed to review the incident. He then said, “Once you have a combat situation and innocent people die, I mean, you know, look at our problems in Afghanistan, and we have an obligation to try and avoid it.”

Frank’s statement yesterday said he was not referring to the slain pro-Palestinian activists as “innocent,” but was referring to “the problems the American military has encountered in Afghanistan – and before that to a great extent Iraq,” an apparent reference to accidental killings of civilians by the U.S. military.

Israeli officials have said their commandos acted in self-defense. Frank yesterday defended Israeli actions, saying, “I have since learned more about the incident and I note the Israeli report that violent force in fact (was) initiated by those whose boat was boarded – entirely appropriately in my judgment – by the Israeli Navy.”

Frank’s latest statement highlights how explosive the incident has become for American politicians, said Boston University politics professor Thomas Whalen. “He’s a consummate politician – putting his finger to the wind and calibrating his response depending on public opinion. Frank has been very courageous on a number of issues, it’s disappointing he wasn’t clearer on this one.”

President Obama has also issued politically neutral statements since Israeli Navy commandos boarded a six-ship flotilla early Monday as the pro-Palestinian activists moved to run Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the blockade yesterday amid mounting international criticism.

(Source: Boston Herald)



8 Responses

  1. #1, ir

    The Gemara is clear about this;when something needs to be understood and stated clearly, a loshon that is perhaps less than nekia, may be used…see discussion, I believe in Pesachim, re: Lo Tehora vs. Temeah

    Precisely the right headline was used…time to call these individuals exactly what they are

  2. How do you have a war without killing people, even innocent persons? Amazing the stupidity of the world intelligencia.

  3. The fact that he recanted is an indication that the world is now seeing irrefutable evidence that this was a savage ambush that disguised as a peaceful mission.

    “Innocent” Greta Berlin undoubtedly is still trying to appear as the promoter of peace. May she suffer the same fate as her Nazi predecessors.

  4. Not that I am a fan of Barney Frank’s as he is way too liberal for my taste.
    But I have to say that it takes alot to admit a mistake.
    I wonder if the editor of this article will admit that he or she made a mistake calling Congressman Frank a liar.
    Food for thought.

  5. This man speaks with fork tongue. I won’t trust him with a penny. Barney time to go and spend only your money not americans money

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