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George Soros Slams War on Terror, Compares White House to Nazis

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George Soros Slams War on Terror, Compares White House to Nazis

By Monisha Bansal
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
September 15, 2006

(CNSNews.com) - Billionaire philanthropist George Soros compared the Bush administration to socialist and communist regimes Thursday while criticizing America’s war on terror.

The liberal political activist said the U.S. strategy of fighting a "war" against terrorism is "false" and a "dismal and disheartening situation." Critics say Soros is only trying to hurt Republicans’ chances in the November elections and warn that he is undermining efforts to protect Americans from terrorists.

Soros told an audience at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, "We are working with a very false frame when we talk about a ’war on terror,’ and yet it is universally accepted.

"Everybody now recognizes that invasion of Iraq was a real blunder, but the war on terror is still the frame that is accepted by Democrats and Republicans alike," Soros claimed. "It is a false, misleading, counterproductive, destructive frame."

By using the word "war," he argued, the Bush administration is invoking military terminology in response to a situation that, Soros believes, should be dealt with diplomatically. He also said the "war on terror" is "counterproductive," because there are "innocent victims," which "breeds rage and resentments and feeds into the terrorist case."

"It is a war that cannot be won without lots of adverse consequences," he added.

Soros also accused the president of using the war on terror for political gain and compared the Bush White House to the most murderous regimes in human history.

"President Bush is exploiting it even further ahead of these elections," Soros said. "I would voice my concerns about the similarities between this administration and the Nazis and communist regimes."

In 2004, Soros gave more than $23 million to political advocacy groups known as "527s" to defeat Bush, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Matthew Vadum, an analyst with Capital Research Center, said Soros has apparently decided to try a different strategy to influence the upcoming midterm elections.

"Instead of vigorously contesting the election this November," Vadum told Cybercast News Service, "George Soros has apparently opted to attack President Bush and the Republican Party by undermining America’s war on terror."

Vadum urged Americans to examine the claims Soros is making from another perspective.

"Soros argues that it is a phony war, an empty advertising slogan that Bush is using to pull the wool over gullible Americans’ eyes," Vadum said. "But U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan who put their lives on the line every day beg to differ."

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200609/POL20060915a.html

Forum posts

  • I’ve been saying exactly the same thing since George Bush began squatting in the White House. It’s a crock of crap - boogeyman - scare tactic. It’s the SAME tactic Hitler used after the Reichtag. History is repeating itself as we speak and George Bush is the new Hitler wannabe. Americans who can’t see that are too far gone mentally to deserve democracy. They deserve men in white coats and soft rooms.

    You cannot wage war on an adjective. Perhaps Bush believe you can, but then Bush cannot even pronounce the word nuclear, so we must consider the source. Even Hitler ad better speaking skills than Bush with his ideological house of cards - the foundation of which has caused tens of tens of thousands of innocent civilians to be brutally murdered.

    • George Soros Blames Jews for Anti-Semitism

      Do we have to listen when the billionaire speaks?

      George Soros Addresses a Jewish Audience

      George Soros, a Hungarian-born Jew who escaped the Holocaust by fleeing to London as a child, is ranked the 28th richest person in the United States (with a fortune valued at $7 billion) by Forbes magazine.

      In November 2003, for the first time ever, the billionaire spoke to a Jewish audience at the conference of the Jewish Funders Network. Many people were dismayed by his call for “regime change” in the United States, his talk of funding projects in “Palestine" and the Geneva Accord, and his ideas about the cause of anti-Semitism.

      Soros said European anti-Semitism is the result of the policies of Israel and the United States. “There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that,” Soros said. “If we change that direction, then anti-Semitism also will diminish,” he said. “I can’t see how one could confront it directly.”

      Soros also said that he has personally contributed to anti-Semitism. Soros believes that Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohammad, was referring to people like Soros when he said, “Jews rule the world by proxy.” Soros’ projects and funding have influenced governments and promoted various political causes around the world.

      Soros’ comments were called “absolutely obscene" by Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League.

      “Let’s understand things clearly: Anti-Semitism is not caused by Jews; it’s caused by anti-Semites,” said Elan Steinberg, senior advisor at the World Jewish Congress. “One can certainly be critical of Bush policy or Sharon policy, but any deviation from the understanding of the real cause of anti-Semitism is not merely a disservice, but a historic lie.”

      In addition to his unhelpful ideas, Soros has given scant money to Jewish causes. Soros said he has not given much to Jewish or Israel-related causes because Jews take care of their own, so that his financial clout is better directed elsewhere.

      http://judaism.about.com/library/2_americanjewry/bl_soros.htm

    • If we are having a WAR ON TERROR we should have bombed Israel.
      Bush and the USA Discriminates. Maybe we should bomb ourselves ! We are the Nazi appeaser’s.
      Everything resonates from the Holocaust crybabies in Israel who hide behind a word as they slowly demolish Palestine as they were by Germany. I am Anti Israel. Call me Anti semitic and watch my finger rise.

  • Dear George,

    Can you please buy Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont so that we can form a better union? We’ll call it Sorosovia, as long as we have health care and no military. Oh, yeah...the Bushes don’t get a passport.

  • Bush is a WAR CRIMINAL. And Saddam is on trial?

  • America should splitt into civilized states and uncivilized states of facism. Throw out Texas, Florida and the religious states.

    • Amen well said

    • Obviously you do not travel much, but Florida isnt the problem, it is you, thats right, look at yourself in the mirror, and tell us what you see, a confused scared hypocrit. Florida and the south is full of good people, stop blaming bush for your unhappy life, loser

  • Who is L. Brent Bozell III, the publisher of Cybercast News Service in which this story appears?

    http://www.mediatransparency.org/personprofile.php?personID=21

  • Is this the same George Soros who funds the Democratic Party and the likes of warriors such as Hillary Clilnton?

    • The same.

      Plus he is a partner in companies like Hadron and Wackenhut and the Carlyle Group of companies which also boasts the likes of the Bush family, bin Laden family among others.

      He also has representation on other "war machine" companies...

      And there are fool Americans who think this man is in opposition to the Bush administration.

    • Soros TALKS a good game. Let’s see him put a few of those BILLIONS to Walking the Walk!!! Bush REALLY is only a figurehead and The Sickness that supports him really mostly stays lurking in the shadows. Time for those TRUE PATRIOTS in our intelligence services that KNOW who truly was behind 9-11 to come forth and join the ranks of the TRuth Movement to purge this Sickness from among us. Long LIve The Republic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Would this guy be saying the same things if it were kerry doing the exact same things? Republicrat and Demican alike, there is no difference between all of them.

  • George Soros needs to live for 30 days in a Moslem country.
    But, he can only spend $100 a day for food, lodging and tranportation.
    Then he needs to come back and tell us how wonderful it was
    to live outside the protection of a civilized society.

    Gas prices came down becuse automakers were about to "again"
    imbark on producing transaportation that might support the lifestyle
    of the rich gas countries a d producers.

    I am registered as a democrat, but there are none I would vote for.
    To get more people to vote, every ballot should have [ ] None of the above.
    I would vote more if I could truly register my displeasure with choices.

    • With Soros’ Billions he would have little problem getting the word out about who REALLY was behind 9-11. I sense he is simply another CFR type NWO guy playing the game, talking the talk but not walking the walk. If he REALLY wanted to stop this unjust, illegal, immoral war (that was based on false pretenses) he would simply make ALL of the world aware who really pulled off 9-11 and why. Once The Truth was out I think you would simply have soldiers defect and virtually ALL of the support (that has come based on lies) would dry up. C’mon George put your money where your mouth is!!!!