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February 9, 2005
What Ward Churchill
Didn't Say
(It's the singer...not the song)
By MICKEY Z.
My sources
tell me that U.S. intelligence has just uncovered a chilling pre-9/11 edict from Osama bin Laden on the topic of striking
the infidels where it hurts:
"What is necessary is cruel and strong reactions. We need precision in time, place, and
casualties...we must strike mercilessly, women and children included. Otherwise, the reaction is inefficient. At the place
of action, there is no need to distinguish between guilty and innocent."
Actually, not only do I not have any "sources,"
but that quote does not come courtesy of the reigning bogeyman...it's a January 1, 1948 diary entry by one of Israel's founding
fathers, David Ben-Gurion (talking about the Palestinians, of course.)
It's the singer, not the song...and when those
crooning are Israeli, the tune they carry is never panned by the American corporate media. Golda Meir can declare, "There
was no such thing as Palestinians; they never existed" while Menachem Begin can conversely admit the existence of Palestinians
but paradoxically call them "beasts walking on two legs" and "cockroaches" but the H Word isn't uttered.
Thanks to
Ward Churchill, we have a good idea of what provokes the H Word in today's McSociety. But is he really guilty of hate speech
for what he said? In the end, that's a matter of opinion...but I do know what
Churchill didn't say.
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them. And then
he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did." That was George W. Bush,
twice un-elected president of the United States of Advertisement.
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "There are all kinds
of atrocities, and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers
have committed in that I took part in shootings in free fire zones. I conducted harassment and interdiction fire." That was
John F. Kerry and he was still considered soft (he just didn't hate enough, I guess).
Ward Churchill didn't say this:
"My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times Building" or this: "We should invade their countries,
kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." That was the noted humanitarian Ann Coulter.
Ward Churchill didn't
say this: "Covert action should not be confused with missionary work." That was Nobel Peace Laureate, Henry Kissinger.
Ward
Churchill didn't say this: "Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave
the country" or this:
"Democracy
has justified itself by keeping for the white race the best portions of the earth's surface." That was Mount Rushmore's own,
Teddy Roosevelt.
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "The Antichrist is probably a Jew alive in Israel today," or this:
"Communism was the brainchild of German-Jewish intellectuals," or this: "The Almighty does not hear the prayer of a Jew."
That was political power broker and God's best friend, Pat Robertson.
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "I want you to
just let a wave of intolerance wash over you...Our goal is a Christian nation. We have a biblical duty; we are called by God
to conquer this country. We don't want equal time. We don't want pluralism." That was the very holy Randall Terry, founder
of "Operation Rescue," speaking to a like-minded audience.
Ward Churchill didn't say this: "Racism isn't holding blacks
back, it's their own laziness!" That was Bill Cosby (net worth: $540 million).
And here's one more thing Ward Churchill
didn't say: "Freedom of speech...just watch what you say." That was Ice T (before he started playing a cop on network TV).
One
last note: The last time I checked Ward Churchill's most recent book, "On the Justice of Roosting Chickens: Reflections on
the Consequences of U.S. Imperial Arrogance and Criminality," is ranked #365 at Amazon...thus proving yet again that hate
sells.
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