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Tuesday, July 27, 2004

The truth comes out

Thanks to reader Joel Fleming for the link to this. Fearless investigative journalists at Al-Jazeera finally expose the truth.

Israel behind Kennedy's Assassination:

Vanunu is said to have made the accusation in an interview to al-Hayat, London-based newspaper.

Vanunu, a former nuclear technician who was recently released after spending 18 years in jail for exposing Israel's nuclear program at Dimona to Britain's Sunday Times, has been barred from leaving the country, talking to the media or meeting with foreigners.

As per the interview published in newspaper's Arabic supplement al-Wassat on Sunday, Vanunu said according to "near-certain indications", Kennedy was assassinated due to "pressure he exerted on then head of government, David ben-Gurion, to shed light on Dimona's nuclear reactor".

"We do not know which irresponsible Israeli Prime Minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighbouring Arab countries," he is quoted to have said, adding "what has already been exposed about the weapons Israel is holding can destroy the region and kill millions."

This is the kind of brave truth-telling we can expect from this valued new contributor to the Canadian multicultural discourse. It should also be noted that Vanunu is barred from talking to foreign media, so it's quite doubtful whether this interview actually took place.

That said, I am not one of those who thinks Al-Jazeera should be banned in Canada. Yes, it's Jihadist propaganda, but the solution is to shed light on it, not censor it.

(Also posted at Trudeaupia.)

Posted by Kevin Jaeger on July 27, 2004 in International Affairs | Permalink

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And I thought I'd heard them all. Oliver Stone, call your office!

Posted by: Kathy Shaidle | 2004-07-28 11:40:32 AM


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