Justin Raimondo responds to charges of "anti-Semitism"

"As for Israel, last week Raimondo continued to proclaim the myth that 'Israel had foreknowledge of 9/11,' a claim that puts his Web site in league with the most extreme anti-Semitic canards coming from the Arab world, not to mention the poetry of Amiri Baraka."

Gee, I didn't know Carl Cameron was Arab, and – correct me if I'm wrong – I could've sworn Fox News was based in New York, not Riyadh. For the idea that Israel had foreknowledge of 9/11 was first broached on Fox in a four-part series narrated by Cameron, in which he said the following:

"There is no indication that the Israelis were involved in the 9-11 attacks, but investigators suspect that they Israelis may have gathered intelligence about the attacks in advance, and not shared it. A highly placed investigator said there are – quote – 'tie-ins.' But when asked for details, he flatly refused to describe them, saying, – quote – 'evidence linking these Israelis to 9-11 is classified.'"

So, is rabidly pro-Israel Fox News spewing "the most extreme anti-Semitic canards coming from the Arab world"? And I have another news flash for Radosh: Die Zeit, a generally pro-Israel German weekly of some repute, is now reporting that the Israeli spy operation I've been detailing in this space since last year was indeed watching the hijackers, which is precisely what I've said all along. You can go here for articles in the "mainstream" media – including Salon, the Forward, and Jane's Intelligence Digest – reporting the facts Radosh thinks he can disappear by calling them "canards."

Am I now forced to comment on the "poetry" of Amiri Baraka? Good lord, am I to be spared nothing? Oh well, here goes: From what one can glean from his ravings, the Official Poet of New Jersey is saying that 4,000 Israelis didn't show up for work because they knew the attack was coming. As I pointed out to a black gentleman on a call-in radio interview during my recent appearance at Washington University, in St. Louis: what makes anybody think 4,000 Israelis worked at the World Trade Center? Has anyone ever tried to keep a secret by telling only 4,000 New Yorkers? Fuggedaboutit! I never said that 4,000 people had foreknowledge of the WTC attack, or anything close to it, and Radosh knows it. To even have to deny it is an obscenity, and Radosh owes me a public apology.