{"article":{"id":15928,"heading":"MID-EAST MADNESS AND END GAME POSIT","author":"R.M. SACHERE","created":"2002-04-11 00:07:57","modified":"2005-08-15 00:55:49","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:55:49","article":"<p>CRITIQUE OF MID-EAST MADNESS AND POSIT FOR A PRAGMATIC END GAME  <br><br> A CANDID VIEW OF THE FOLLY OF NATIONS AND PEOPLE GIVES A VISION  <br>  <br> TO PUT THE MADNESS OF FIVE DECADES OF VIOLENCE INTO THE DUSTBIN  <br>  <br> OF HISTORY <br><br> Difficult even with a will and an open mind, impossible surely  <br>  <br> for some extreme ideologies, try to consider some admittedly  <br>  <br> limited observations, analysis, and suggestions here below that  <br>  <br> likely could lead to a comprehensive \"end game\" and follow  <br>  <br> through to create a strong enduring basis for peace, friendship, <br>  <br> and security between the Israeli and Palestinian people and most  <br>  <br> of the Arab States, as well as the world community of nations. <br><br> The reality of the exercise of power and interaction of nation  <br>  <br> states, suggests elite group interest, ego and personal spirit,  <br>  <br> motivates action in a complex of individual initiatives, with  <br>  <br> representations of motives, beliefs, history, tradition, economic  <br>  <br> and social theory, so called \"values\", authority, and a plethora  <br>  <br> of slogans, myths, demonology, calls to patriotism , racial or  <br>  <br> national identity, and other \"spin\", offered to different venues  <br>  <br> to solicit acceptance, or co-op dissent  <br><br> The public in general (the \"street\") throughout much of history  <br>  <br> has been seduced, intimidated or otherwise convinced to accept a  <br>  <br> compliant supporting role to the machinations and interest of the  <br>  <br> controlling elite - royalty, aristocracy, baronial class,  <br>  <br> oligarch, junta, theological elite, military- industrial cabal,  <br>  <br> financial elite, and political class (however they achieve and   <br>  <br> maintain power). <br><br> Rarely does  the humanistic spirit of a Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson  <br>  <br> Mandela survive attainment of power, though most \"leaders\" in  <br>  <br> the power structure, try to project a vision of overall societal  <br>  <br> value and \"good\" as they pursue their individual or elite agenda. <br><br> Now in \"the information age\" the beliefs, vision, understanding,  <br>  <br> and support of \"the street\"  (and reaction or \"blowback\"), as  <br>  <br> well as interaction of other elite venues on the world stage  <br>  <br> creates a challenge for governments usually  addressed by limited  <br>  <br> disclosure, secrecy, censorship, half truths, dissembling  <br>  <br> rhetoric,  deceit, spin, controls of the media, etc. <br><br> In this environment it's likely difficult for any leader to be  <br>  <br> fully knowledgeable to discern reality of history, events, and  <br>  <br> the \"play of the game\" , and it becomes difficult for \"leaders\"  <br>  <br> to reverse course, or to know how each venue reacts to action or  <br>  <br> spin directed to or for benefit of some other constituency.  <br><br> It appears that many \"leaders\" come to believe the myths and spin  <br>  <br> they create and close their minds to the realities of the world,  <br>  <br> the changing beliefs and experiences of the people, and nations,  <br>  <br> and reactions likely or possible  to policies proposed or  <br>  <br> underway..  <br><br> As we elect to critique the policies, concepts, ideologies, the  <br>  <br> public, and private aims, strategy and motives, knowledge, wisdom  <br>  <br> or folly of any particular venues, a conflict of personal bias,  <br>  <br> historical perspective and priorities of values enters the game. <br><br> With this \"short\" introduction now let's consider the following. <br><br>  <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n","contact":"rmsachere@hotmail.com","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"MASSACRE OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE BY SHARON IS MOVING TOWARDS  REGIONAL WAR - DOES THE EU, UN, USA, HAVE THE WILL, SPIRIT TO STOP ISRAEL'S ROGUE STATE TERRORISM OF APARTHIED?","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2002\/04\/positctnpiv.txt","filesize":"13.6 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2002\/04\/15928.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}