There's no suggestion, from any independent verification, that he said any such thing: that Israel controls America or that he personally controls America. Beirut, one of these days you're going to have to learn that while hyperbole can be a useful tool in particular situations, employing it into your coherent view makes your coherent view unpalatable and you lose fence sitters who might have agreed with you.

As far as America being Israel's bitch, well, yes, it is certainly a one-sided love affair. But what do they really have to offer? It would be nice if they didn't steal US state secrets we decided not to share with them, but as there's very few of our allies, Israel included, that we do not spy on, it would be a bit hypocritical to cry foul too loud.

What DOES anger me in these situations is when they attempt to dictate to us how to deal with American citizens caught collaborating. Johnathan Pollard committed multiple counts of treason. The fact that he did it to aid an ally and not an enemy is why he should be incarcerated for the rest of his natural life (as opposed to facing a firing squad). When Laura Bush went over there last month, and the ever so grateful Israeli's booed and protested her over Pollard, that DID make my blood boil. How we treat Pollard is none of their
F%#@&NG business and it implies we have no right to sovereignty when they take their interest in Mr. Pollard to that level. Mrs. Bush should have promptly called her trip short and told Sharon "When you're ready to treat me like the first lady of the United States, I will consider returning". Shame on her and her husband for disrespecting the office by laying down and 'taking it with a smile'.

Also, as long as Israel continues to sell our weapons systems to China, they need to be placed under technology control. I don't think Singapore, Japan, South Korea or India are particularly pleased with this new development, or the United State's decision to turn a blind eye to it. Either Bush has decided that China is not a strategic threat, or Israel wields entirely too much power within this administration. There's no 3rd alternative on that one.

And this is from somebody who actually supports Israel as one of our closest allies. I just wish they'd start acting like it...