Thomas " Torquemada" Friedman: Holocaust Inquisitor

N.Y. Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman today rants about the President of Iran calling the Holocaust a " myth". He calls for world-wide energy conservation to choke off influence buying by Iranian petro-dollars. The influence he refers to is the oil/gas deals that Iran has with Russia, China and India. With these deals in place , Friedman fears that Iran will now have veto power over any US sanction moves. Friedman sputters, " The whole world seems to be getting bought off these days by oil."

Friedman doesn't mention AIPACs influence on America's Congress and the pro-Israel Iraqi war. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organozations dangles over $ 200,000,000 in front of our politicians each election cycle for passage of pro-Israel legislation. No doubt some of the $2.5 billion the US gives to Israel each year gets recycled in Israel and returns to America via AIPAC controlled PACs.

Iran has oil to sell. What does Israel sell? Holocaust guilt tickets? The Holocaust did happen as did many horrible events in human history. In France, Germany and Austria it is a crime to deny the Holocaust. It is punishable with prison time. In these same countries it is not a crime to deny Napoleon, Goethe or Sigmund Freud existed. In these same countries it is not a crime to deny that Jesus was the Messiah. The Jews should get over their past by planning for a future without the marketing of guilt.