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The Host and the Parasite - How Israel's Fifth Column Consumed America

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"The Host and the Parasite" is an extraordinarily important book that traces America's slide into fascism and subservience to a foreign power.

Felton argues persuasively that 3 groups have converged and come to dominate American policy for the benefit of Israel. Those 3 groups are: the neo-conservatives; the Republican evangelicals (Christian Zionists); and Jewish Zionists. He backs up his analysis with over 800 footnoted references to government, scholarly and media sources.

Felton refutes the traditional progressive view that Israel is merely a client state of America. If this is so, he asks, how has America come to pursue policies that are so utterly contrary to America's own national interest while being so highly beneficial to its junior partner?

Felton also refutes the theory that 'it's all about oil', arguing that the first Gulf War was the last American oil war and that the 2nd Gulf War ignored the interests of American oil companies, increased American oil costs and reduced American national security. How could this have happened? The 2nd war, he demonstrates, can only be adequately explained by the take-over of American foreign and domestic policy for the benefit of Israel.

Felton's book integrates a remarkable range of relevant material, including:

- the decline of American republican government from Viet Nam to the present;
- the rise of American fascism since the Reagan years;
- the rise of the pro-Israel lobby in America and its growing influence on the presidency from 1948 until now;
- the subjugation of America's Congress and Senate by the pro-Israel lobby;
- the anti-democratic philosophy of Leo Strauss and its corrosive influence on America via the neo-conservative movement;
- the growth and goals of the Project for a New American Century (PNAC) and other right wing think tanks;
- PNAC's search for a new 'Pearl Harbour' to permit the restructuring of America;
- The Israeli foreign policy goal of dismembering Iraq to ensure Israeli regional domination;
- the demonization of Islam;
- the origins and rise of the religious right in America and its obsession with Israel;
- the planned attack on Iran that is being pushed by Israel and its proxies in America;
- the extremely gloomy prospects for America to "return to normal".

Felton is generous in his praise of others who have explored some of this material such as John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, Jimmy Carter and Paul Findley. Felton's book, however, is a far more comprehensive study of the subject and integrates a much fuller range of issues and data to demonstrate the self-destructive nature of American policy in our time.

For those who imagine that America's Mid East policy is motivated by "love of justice and democracy", Felton reviews America's shameful and ongoing record of supporting dictators and overthrowing democratically elected 3rd world governments.

For those who pretend that America's Mid East policy is intended to serve America's self-interest, Felton reviews the appalling cost to America of its pro-Israel policy: thousands of dead American soldiers; trillions of dollars of debt incurred over the years due to higher oil costs and ruinous wars; the enmity of the world; and the destruction of the American system of republican government.

And what has America gained by supporting Israel? Nothing, Felton argues, that can begin to justify the appalling cost.

The book's cover (see above) makes it clear that 'Israel's 5th column' includes secular neo-con crooks like Rumsfeld and Cheney; Christian evangelical maniacs like Bush; and Jewish Zionist power players like Perle, Feith and Wolfowitz. Together, these people have torn up the American Constitution, dedicated America to endless war, bankrupted the country and endangered its security while cynically promoting the interests of a foreign power.

Reading this book made me repeatedly look into its description as factual.I have seen fewer baseless claims made in vampire fantasy novels than in this book. The people of "Palestine" are simply the unwanted refugees from Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, and other Middle Eastern Islamic regimes that have no desire to provide them with land. The Jewish people have a historical and factual claim to Israel, and the United States and Great Britain were merely supporters of their nation when they needed and DESERVED it the most. The so called "Palestinians" never went through a Holocaust, nor endured thousands of years of hatred and oppression from most of the rest of the world. In spite of that oppression, the Jewish people thrived and waited for the rebirth of the nation of Israel. If the "Palestinians" want and deserve their own nation, they should contribute to the worlds betterment with scientific advances and ethical and moral leadership.

As to influencing American government, the Jewish people have less say than the majority of the minorities in America today. This book is a waste of time, and would go in the same trash pile as the "Protocols of the elders of Zion."

The Host and the Parasite is the most comprehensive account of the rise of American fascism, its causes, facilitating factors, and implications for the future. Felton analyzes the profound effect of simplistic and authoritarian political and economic theories, in particular "Straussian" economics, in concert with equally dangerous religious fanaticism and political Zionism.

This combination of elements has created an opening for people like Bolton, Perle, Bush, and Cheney to ascend to influential leadership positions. That is, people without conscience who give full support to a foreign pathocratic regime: Israel.

Felton examines the many myths behind the justification for the Iraq war, both official and alternative, and demonstrates that none of these reasons hold up. His conclusion is the only tenable one: Iraq was invaded for the sake of Israel.

The book also has the most compact and informative account of the events of 9/11, including the stories that most other researchers ignore. That is, the Israeli spy operations in the months leading up to 9/11 and the Israeli Mossad agents that were arrested in New York on 9/11.

In short, The Host and the Parasite is a thorough and logical analysis of American foreign policy and the truth behind the "War on Terror".

This book has a rather provocative title "consumed America"; I personally believe there is much hope (exemplified by these books listed here, many others, and the overextension of the Israel lobby) that the US can (indeed must) be saved from being "consumed" by the Lobby. But the book of 518 pages contains treasure trophies of material and resources on the machinations of the lobby. How Israeli large-scale terrorism (e.g. massacres of Qana and Sabra and Shatila) went unpunished due to machinations of the lobby's domination of US policies, which in turn dominates the UN and other international bodies. The book details the many manifestations of the lobby and there is especially a useful discussion of groups like JINSA (Jewish institute for National Security Affairs) WINEP (Washington Institute for Near East Policy), PNAC (project for New American Century), and AEI (American Enterprise Institute)_ As I stated elsewhere "The Host and the Parasite is a lucid and timely compilation of information and questions that should be fodder for discussions in America and beyond. Those who trusted the US government and servile media would find this book quite revealing and certainly thought provoking. Those who believe in humanity, justice and peace will find his book a great resource of quotes and information not available elsewhere. Readers will find this book a worthwhile acquisition even when they may not agree with everything stated."

Many rabbis and professionals have told me recently that they fear for their jobs should they even begin to articulate their doubts about Israeli policy--much less give explicit support to calls for an end to the occupation. THIS BOOK PROVES IT!

I believe that this book is one of the best books that help in understanding the power of the Israeli lobby in the US, and how does it affect the politics and economy. This book point out many question marks on many decisions and actions by the congress and white house. It may answer many questions that the taxpayer needs know and ask such as "How does the government spend the money? and on what?". As usual some ppl will call the author Anti-semitic, even if he was Jew. It's really funny that the freedom of speech does not include contradict/disagree with Jew. Ppl cannot say their opinion about the holocaust or Israel even if they have prove and supported their writing with facts; they will end up in jail. No one can deny the holocaust, on the other hand no one can deny the horrifying and inhuman acts that Israel conduct against the Lebanese and the Palestinians and maybe others.

This book is hard to find and expensive to purchase, however it might be considered to be the most authoritative book on among other things, the incestuous relationship between Israel and the United States.

Many rabbis and professionals have told me recently that they fear for their jobs should they even begin to articulate their doubts about Israeli policy--much less give explicit support to calls for an end to the occupation. THIS BOOK PROVES IT!

Helps to understand how the US has been completely hijacked and manipulated to serve the interests of a foreign entity. The title of the book is very fitting. I highly recommend this book to anyone wondering why US foreign policy, instead of serving the US, does everything to serve Israel. Why does the US allow itself to become a vassal to an "enemy within". This book documents the influence of the "Think Tanks" which are completely under Zionist Control.

This book is loaded with powerful information, much of it footnoted to sources and much of it things you ought to know but probably don't. I was actually a bit disappointed by the literary style of the first chapter, seeing grammatical errors that just shouldn't make it to print. But as I read on the style became much better and I really became quite engrossed in the evolving story.

I discovered rather quickly that this is a second edition of a book written during the relative timeframe of Bush II's second term and updated for Obama's arrival. Since all the information is relative to the situation today the slight dating of the book is not an issue.

This book tells the story of how evangelical christians, zionist jews, and neo-conservatives joined hands in the US to dominate both domestic and foreign policy. The historical perspective of how these forces were formed individually, beginning with the development and adoption of various philosophies throughout history is simply outstanding.

A good part the book is focused on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Through the lens of the author you gain a much clearer picture of this conflict, from its faulted inception to today's struggles. You learn and understand why it is that the U.S. always supports Israel no matter what Israel does (other than a mild rebuke from time to time). You get to see the conflict through the eyes of a Palestinian, and as such, learn the story that is seen and told in the muslim world, the story that feeds hatred of the U.S. for its support of Israel, the story that is purposely not shown through the narrowly controlled U.S. media.

Overall, this is one of the most valuable books I've ever read and I highly recommend it to anyone who is not afraid of knowledge.