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dc @ 35 - My understanding of the Hamas claim is that it is a strictly
historical reference, that setting up Hamas was their strategy to
weaken the PLO by splitting the Palestinian liberation movement, which
it eventually did. However, I would want to educate myself as to its
murky history before arguing the case either way.
A search has turned up the following info, where Ron Paul has put the
allegation on record. Unfortunately, the clip has been removed,
surprise, surprise. All the same, it seems to me that there is a very
good likelihood that there is some substance to the claim, given that
Ron Paul has been prepared to make it on record. I regard Ron Paul as
a man who knows his stuff, as well as a man of integrity, even though
I am aware that you are suspicious of him, too.
Ron Paul Points Out That Israel Created Hamas
Youtube
June 3, 2010
Ron Paul on the House floor noting that the just like the U.S. created
Bin Laden, Israel created Hamas.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/ron-paul-points-out-that-israel-created-hamas.html
I have done another search for the clip, but it seems to have been
taken down from this site, too. It looks like someone does not want
this information to be out there and available:
Ron Paul: Israel Created Hamas! 1/9/2009, page 1
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread426327/pg1
But I finally found a site that still has it:
Ron Paul: Israel Created Hamas To Counter Arafat
http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/15912/Ron_Paul__Israel_created_Hamas_to_counter_Arafat/
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So, once again, what some appear to denounce as uncontroversial, black
and white BS disinformation, might just be the smoke that gives away
the fire beneath. If I had to take a bet, I would say that, on the
balance of probabilities, Hamas was useful for the zionists while it
weakened a strong challenger to them in Arafat and the PLO, but then
just as the PLO was softened up, it had gotten out of hand as it
became the more dominant and popular movement. As Ron Paul puts it,
Hamas is blowback, and I have no reasons to distrust his take on the
subject.
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