N.Y.Times Thomas L. Friedman: Environmentalist ?

Samuel Johnson, 18th century lexicographer and author said, " Patriotism is the last bastion of a soundrel".

Enter N.Y. Times' writer and PNACs Wm. Kristol soul brother Thomas Friedman. Using poetic license we will substitute " environmentalism" for " patriotism" and " scoundrel" with " Zionist". Now to loosely paraphrase Dr. Johnson, " Environmentalism is the last bastion of a Zionist".

Mr. Friedman's last 4 columns point to the evils of " petrolism" and its high price as the source of strength for Islamic militancy. He reasons that without money, the threat from Iran and other anti-American or anti - Israel Middle Eastern countries would be greatly impared. Hey Tom, what about occupied Palestine? They are broke but still pose a threat to American interests and Israel. So as per Mr. Friedman's interest in Americas national security, Israels safety and er, oh yes the environment, oil originating from the Middle East should be avoided. Let's all plunge the Islamic countries into poverty and then there will be peace! Like Iraq.

Why we all mostly agree with Mr. Friedman about the bad results to the environment from oil use, a quicker road to peace would be for Israel to recognize Palestine as an independent state and stop its acts of political and military acts of agression. This is the Palestine that the Zionists erased from the map in a rigged 1947 UN vote.

To loosely paraphrase the 6th century Greek philosopher Heraclitus, " The fate of Zionists is not in the price of oil but in their character".