Veterans Today
Captain Joe Cortina is a former airborne special operations
officer and U.S. Army Training Center commander. He subsequently
embarked on missions as intelligence investigator and anti-terrorist
advisor and traveled to different countries in the Middle East and
Central America. His visit to Israel was an opportunity for him to
realize the anti-American atmosphere governing the Occupied Palestinian
Territories and the feeling of resentment and antipathy the Israeli
citizens have toward the United States despite the all-out military,
financial and political support and backing which Washington offers to
Tel Aviv.
Joe Cortina attended the University of Miami, University of Tampa
Spring Hill College and Florida Southern College and holds degrees in
physics, biology and chemistry.
Cortina has strong anti-Israeli views and believes that the
Israel Defense Force is the largest terrorist organization in the
contemporary world. He believes that Israelis are the main reason for
the political and economic problems the United States suffers from.
What follows is the text of interview with Joe Cortina with whom
we have talked on a number of issues, including his viewpoints regarding
the policies and actions of Israel, his firsthand experiences in the
Occupied Territories, the impact of Arab Spring on the political status
of Israel and the recent social crisis in Tel Aviv.-[Full Article]
