Michael Piper and Final Judgment

[Albert Doyle]

Israel was a pissant country with a rag tag military surrounded by angry disorganised Arabs. Kennedy's concern was to limit the influence of the Soviets in the region and keep Israel there for western interests. Ultimately he was on Israel's side regardless. No need to kill friends and make un-necessary difficulties for yourself.

Israel was a nation capable of corrupting the most powerful sectors of western society into obedience for its cause. This was assisted by those same pro-military forces in the US that saw an opportunity in supplying Israel's aggressive intentions. I find that Israel supporters tend to use the poor victim state argument when it suits their purposes, however one look at Israel will show it to be one of the most powerful nations in the world. Probably the most powerful when it comes to impunity.

Your last two lines ignore the fact Kennedy was in a desperate struggle with Ben-Gurion over nuclear weapons. One that drove Ben-Gurion to a nervous breakdown and resignation. JFK was on Israel's side all right, but only in the sense that they cooperated with his peace-making sensibility. Something any honest person would admit Israel was in diametric opposition to. I don't see how people could ignore the Mearscheimer and Walt summation of this situation.

But Mordechai was a man who was in a position to do much more damage to the military state of Israel than JFK could hope to do. He was an eyewitness to the truth and he was a man of conscience. His expose of the weapons programme could have and should have, according to US law, put an end to all US military aid. Very very serious money in the mid 1980's as it is today. Not as it was in 1963. But they didn't kill Mordechai either. And they could have so much more easily. No one would have even known and no blow back. Cindy could have ditched him over board on that boat they holidayed on. Just like Robert Maxwell. Just another poor swimmer.

Maybe Vanunu was smart enough to have files kept by a trusted lawyer or friend if ever he was killed? Just because they didn't kill Vanunu doesn't mean he didn't have knowledge that backed Piper's (non-Sponsor) information. They didn't kill Lansky either, even though he had become a hot potato for all involved. The fact that Vanunu's information was absorbed by the Unspeakable might evidence why there was no need to kill him.