WAR OF PERCEPTION

RBN 'Chief' John Stadtmiller 'Deep Sixes' Liberty

I recently read the account of the downing of the Liberty Hour on RBN. It is ironic that the Liberty Hour, met the same demise as the U.S.S. Liberty. It is also ironic that the Liberty Hour’s main topic of discussion is the downing of the U.S.S. Liberty by Israel.

Now we all know that Israel is primarily inhabited by Jews, but heaven forbid you discuss Israel and say the word ’Jew’ on RBN. If you must discuss the ’J-team’, please use the appropriate ’code words’ that have been passed down to the broadcasters, by RBN's, arbiter of truth; John Stadtmiller.

Zionist, Canaanite, Globalists, Bankster, Neoconservative, etc. These are all code words that you can use when discussing Jews on RBN. If you must use the word Jew, please preface it with a long, drawn out explanation of how “most of my friends are Jews”; and if you must use the word ‘Jew’, always explain that you are referring to a small minority, not ALL Jews. Then go to a commercial break…This is a snapshot of the twisted logic inside the mind of John Stadtmiller, owner and operator of RBN.

 

LBJ, Rabid Zionist

Now the U.S.S. Liberty is a topic that is difficult to discuss without using the word ‘Jew’. I suppose you could use the word Israeli, but that hits too close to home for most Paytri-O-Tard networks. The new ‘line’ re the U.S.S. Liberty, is that LBJ and the U.S. government were behind the attack. This has been handed down to us by GCN's, arbiter of truth; Alex Jones. Jones states this theory with a straight face and a sincere growl in his larynx that would make Freddie Blassie ashamed he wore men’s tights in the ring. But he omits two important factoids;

1.) Johnson was a rabid supporter of Israel since his days in congress when he helped smuggle Jews into Texas by forging passports for his Kosher pals.

2.) Even if Johnson was behind the plot to sink the U.S.S. Liberty, it doesn’t let Israel “off the hook”, as they did the dirty work for the Zionist Johnson. Since Johnson was a Zionist, all roads still lead to Israel.

The Jewish hand is all over the U.S.S. Liberty incident, and therefore is one of the most damaging topics for the Jewish World Order. It reveals in broad daylight, their disregard for the rule of law and civilized behavior as would be expected from a developed nation. It shows the ruthlessness of the Jewish state and the lengths they will traverse to accomplish their goals for regional dominance.

The Liberty Hour was unique from other broadcasts that deal with the U.S.S. Liberty, because they had a survivor of the attack as a co-host. Phil Tourney added credibility to the weekly broadcast because he had been on the ship when it was attacked by Israeli fighter pilots and survived.

It was quite a shock to the other host of the show, Mark Glenn, when Stadtmiller told him that he was canned because the show had low ratings, and; “The Liberty thing happened, what, 40 years ago? We’ve said everything about it that needs to be said and this is my network and I‘ll make the decisions around here”.

'You Can Handle The Truth'

John must think he has a real handle on the “Truth, that the audience can handle“, when he believes that no one is going to listen to a survivor of the U.S.S. Liberty talk about his experience during the attack because it happened 40 years ago.

What about the Kennedy Assassination? Hey Mike Piper, no one wants to hear about an assassination that occurred 40 years ago.

While we’re at it, let’s not talk about the American Revolution, WW1&2, the Civil War, Jeckle Island, The federal reserve act, and 911, because they all happened a long time ago.

The only way to understand what is happening today, is to discuss so-called ’ancient history’. And I know from first hand experience as an ex-broadcaster on RBN, that the listening audience loves any discussion with a historical perspective.

After reading Stadtmiller’s comments about the Liberty Hour, one would surmise that John would replace the Liberty Hour with a more ‘important’ show that dealt with current issues of more prominence.

Right?

Stadtmiller replaced the Liberty Hour with a show hosted by an ex-NFL Football player who discusses gold and finances. Sounds like a show most RBN listeners would enjoy… Another two hour infomercial for gold.

But you can handle the truth!

So why did Stadtmiller ‘can’ the Liberty Hour?

The host of the program, Mark Glenn states;

“At this point surmising what has taken place doesn’t require a Phd in investigatory skills. To entirely excise one of the more listened-to programs on the network dealing with the Liberty and how it relates to current issues with another program completely unrelated, added with Statdmiller’s comments about the Liberty issue means one thing–pressure has obviously been put on him to silence what is one of the most dangerous stories with regards to the powers-that-be and their plans for–not just America, but indeed the world.”

　

　

What Motivates RBN?

Let’s take a look at another factor in the equation that may illuminate the murky world of Paytri-O-Tard broadcasting. Having been in the Stadtmiller ‘gut grinder’ when I was an RBN broadcaster, I have first hand knowledge of the man and his madness.

When I was canned unceremoniously, my program was the second highest rated show on the network. I know this because I was in the studio doing the show live and had access to the stats. I was on before Rick Adams and after Officer Jack Mac lamb. When Jack would end his show and my program would begin, the network would double in listeners. When Adams took the mic after me, the stats would rapidly tumble to less than half of Shanktalk.

When I subbed for John, (who was recovering from falling off his motorcycle while drunk), he was greatly peeved at the fact that the numbers remained the same in his absence.

The point of this:

Something else is motivating John, besides stats and ratings. As a veteran of commercial radio, this is highly unusual and suspect to say the least. Ratings are the life blood of a network, that is how you get advertisers. Why doesn't it matter to John? What is his motivation?

You could surmise it is his ego. That is definitely part of the equation. If you step on his toes or take away some limelight, you can kiss your show goodbye on RBN. I remember a conversation John had with his wife in the front office. He was complaining about my show and his wife said; 'I don't know John, I like Peter's voice...' . Well that could have been the straw that broke the camel's back for John. It wasn't long before my show was thrown under the bus.

Now you could surmise that John is employed by Jewish interests and you could be correct. Most of his advertisers are the same as GCN's and we now know that those advertisers are in large part Jewish. Do they have connections to Mossad or the ADL? Sure, why not? It's possible. John is in the Gold business and that is dominated by Jews. So there is another connection.

As Mark Glenn surmises:

{Therefore, what I envision having taken place is the following–

Someone from whatever (Zionist) agency comes to John Stadtmiller, immediately following his recent arrest and says “John, how much advertising revenue does this program earn your network in a year? $10,000? How bout we double it in return for you canning the show, and we drop the charges against you as an added measure.”}

Ego, covetousness, greed...These are great motivators throughout history. I would say all of these traits are inherent in John Stadtmiller and most of the Paytri-O-Tard leadership.

Alex Jones 'Hit List' 

But you miss the big picture if you forget about the dynamo that propels the Paytri-O-Tard mothership along her crash course into oblivion. Alex (Mookie) Jones.

Jones has tentacles that reach into the major Paytri-O-Tard networks. If Mark Glenn pisses off Alex Jones somehow, then Stadtmiller would be more than happy to wield the axe and can the show. Stadtmiller and Jones have had their ups and downs, (like the time when John went on air live to reveal that Jones was a ’coke-head’.), but these two are presently thick as thieves.

It is also common knowledge that Jones has it in for Rense, so it would be very logical to suggest that Mark Glenn’s appearance on Jeff Rense' show, may have been the final curtain for the Liberty Hour.

As Mark Glenn recently stated on his blog:

“Last week I did an interview on Jeff Rense’s radio show, probably one of the more “frank”, I have done with regards to the Jewish issue. Much to my surprise it made a lot of waves, was posted on several Youtube sites and whatnot–”

If you have ever printed or stated anything negative about Jones on your program or in an article, you are definitely on his 'hit list'. I had the honor of making his list, when I invited Victor Thorn and Lisa Giuliani on my RBN program. I didn't know much about their theories re Jones and had no animosity towards Jones, one way or the other at that time. However, after their appearance on my program I received angry phone calls and threats from Jones on my private line (Thanks John!), and threats from his acolytes on Jack Blood‘s website as well as the Revere Radio forum. In addition, my website and forum became inundated with pro-Jones trolls. After this organized ‘anti-Shank’ campaign, I realized there must be some truth to the Thorn-Giuliani, allegations against Jones.

(Please read my last article, ‘Alex Jones discredits 911 truth movement with phony interview’, for more info on Jones.)

　

It wasn't long after the Thorn-Giuliani interview, when Stadtmiller canned my show using the excuse that I was a Nazi for interviewing Bill White. It may be a plausible excuse coming from the source, but if you take into consideration that I had previously interviewed Glen Miller (KKK), Alex Linder (VNN), and Martin Lindstat, (Aryan Nation), without any blowback from John, the excuse becomes an obvious smokescreen.

Hindsight being 20/20, I would suggest that Jones had a hand in my demise at RBN, not some Jewish agency who didn’t like the content of my show. Of course, some people have pointed out that Jones may have connections with certain Jewish agencies. However, this is all speculation at this point in time…

What Do We Know About Jones?

Jones is an ego maniac and the main impetus for ALL the Paytri-O-Tard networks. As I was told by my RBN producer and Jones sycophant, Paul (Wes) Martin,

"The whole idea behind Radio Free Austin was to promote Jones' message and videos.”

RFA was the main platform for broadcasting RBN and GCN around the Austin area. They soon branched out into other regions of Texas and helped Jones dominate the Patriot Radio market.

When I realized how GCN was kicking RBN in the ass ‘vis a vie’ ratings, I suggested to John Stadtmiller, that we get more aggressive with our PR and marketing. I even suggested that he give me a shot in the same time slot opposite Jones on GCN. I felt that my message was much more compelling and could drive listeners away from GCN-Jones, and into the arms of RBN.

Jones is an amateur and it wouldn't have taken much to dethrone this clown at the time, had someone approached the idea seriously with a healthy competitiveness; as is usually found between rival networks.

But that is the kicker. GCN and RBN are not rival networks. I came to this conclusion when I realized that John was more afraid of "getting on the outs" with Ted Anderson and Alex Jones, than developing a competitive network that would give the audience an alternative to GCN-Jones.

Needless to say, my job became more difficult, when I realized I was working with a dupe for Jones and GCN and not an honest to goodness network that was interested in becoming #1.

Paytri-O-Tard Judas Goat

In closing, if you want to know why the Liberty Hour was cancelled, look no further than Alex Jones and the interests that support his program and videos. This is a virus that runs deep within the Paytri-O-Tard movement. It is no longer a movement of men and women who want to take their country back. It is a Judas goat designed to lead our people to the slaughter house.

The Jones', Stadtmiller's and Anderson's do this by controlling the discussion through their sphere of influence. They destroy anyone who damages their ego, or threatens their perceived position of prominence. Anyone who discusses racial issues, without staying within the parameters set by these self proclaimed arbiters of ‘THE’ truth, is banished from the movement...forever.

A man without a movement, alas! My kingdom for some Exlax.

Anyone who discusses Jewish involvement in 911 and a myriad of other conspiracies without using the proper 'code words', is promptly thrown under the bus by the Paytri-O-Tard 'Axis of Evil'; Jones, Stadtmiller and Anderson.

Hopefully, honest men may speak out against this attack on free speech and the search for truth, and new networks will arise to compete and ultimately overthrow the dominance of GCN, RBN and Jones.

Unfortunately, we keep shooting ourselves in the foot and the bad guys keep getting rich from selling gold plated cow manure, air filters and videos full of hot air to the sheeple.

But one can hope, as hope springs eternal.

Like the Phoenix, the Liberty Hour will be resurrected and return to the airwaves in the near future, as Mark Glenn optimistically stated in his blog:

Phil and I just got off the phone with another network and at this point it looks like we’ll be back on the air Saturday evenings. What’s more, the network is much larger than RBN and has–get ready for this–as many as 300 radio stations that pick up its programming!

Thanks to all for your support. As promised, Phil and I would not let a minor setback such as John Stadtmiller’s instability and treachery bury the story of the USS Liberty. We will fill you all in as to the date and time.

　

It is tragic that mental instability, ego, greed and treachery are rife within the world of Paytri-O-Tard broadcasting. With friends like these, who needs enemies?

　

　

Alex Jones discredits 911 truth movement with phony interview

Alex Jones’ most recent escapade is a real interesting stunt. He posts an interview between Charlie (whore-monger) Sheen and POTUS Obama and doesn’t reveal that it is a fake interview.

It's also interesting that many of his fans are finally coming to grips with the naked emperor, Jones.

It's a case of the Frankenstein monster, (Jones), attacking his creator, (Jones fans). All of the people who used to support Jones, emboldened him to pull bigger and more outrageous stunts. Jones believed his own B.S., because the people who now see the light, used to buy into Jones’ crap.

Nothing has changed with Jones since his days on Austin, access cable. He hasn’t improved his broadcasting style or his presentation. Jones is amateurish, uneducated, boorish, a poseur, and a person who wants to be famous so badly, he will do anything to get his star.

He hasn’t done anything that could even remotely be construed as original thinking. His revelations about the NWO are straight from Anthony Hilder and Bill Cooper among others. These theories have been around at least since the seventies. So who did Jones "wake up"? A bunch of stoned children of hippies? Generation Xers? Who needs them? What does it matter? They are too busy blowing their brains out smoking pot to actually do anything constructive for society or “fight” against the “New World Order”; whatever the hell that is. I don’t really know anymore. It just gets more and more arcane and obtuse with every new Jones video and endless broadcast.

Plutocratic, Oligarchic, Transvestite-tic, Super-Rich-International Mafia, Multinational gobbledygook, Nazi-Teutonic-Bloodlines with Fascistic overtones thrown in for spice. ???

World Bankers, Global Crime Syndicates, International financiers much bigger than all the nations of the world put together. Did I forget to mention Hitlerian-Pit-Bull?

The cowardly Jones mentions everyone, real and imagined, except the 500 pound, 8 foot 9 inch, drooling, man-eating gorilla in the middle of the living room…Israel, World Zionism…(drum-roll) The Jews!!!

I am not suggesting that the Jews are the master-minds behind the entire New World Order super structure; However, I am suggesting that we look at it intelligently, thoughtfully, with the object to uncover the truth, once and for all.

This is in sharp contrast to Jones and company, who berate, chastise, hang-up, brow-beat, shout down and threaten anyone who challenges the Jones “approved” version of 911, and the New World Order. I would challenge anyone to explain how this tactic helps to uncover any truth about the 911 terror attacks, Jewish involvement or otherwise.

In an interview with “Russia Today”, Jones made the following statement:

“They openly state that the United States will be the pit-bull, the attack dog. The American people will be used to go after any free nation in the world. So the United States is in the process of going from a corrupt oligarchy to a fascistic Hitlerian pit-bull, meant to go out and literally wage war against the planet.”

It is interesting how Jones uses Nazi imagery at every turn while ignoring Jewish culpability in the bargain. What Jones is talking about in his RT interview, is a “Pax Americana”, this was something the guys at PNAC came up with. PNAC is a Jewish “think tank”,not a group that would conjure up Aryan "Bogey Men". The Hitlerian comparison is inaccurate and disingenuous at best. For those of you who are going to counter with: “Hey, PNAC isn’t Jewish, Dick Cheney was a member…”

I will reply with: “The leadership and founders of PNAC were Jewish almost down to a man. To suggest that PNAC isn’t Jewish at it’s core because it allowed gentiles to join it’s ranks, is like suggesting Hitler’s SS wasn’t Nazi, because it allowed Jews to join it’s ranks in some cases.”

It’s time to hold this clown’s feet to the fire. He has avoided the Jewish question for far too long.

The evidence supporting Jewish involvement in 911 is far more compelling than the “controlled demolition” theory embraced by the Jones sycophants.

I am not suggesting that the controlled demolition theory is invalid, I am simply suggesting that Jones followers put a hold on their “blind faith” and honestly look at the evidence showing the culpability of Israel and her agents in the 911 terror attacks.

How Can You Criticize Jones? Look At All The Good Work He Has Done, etc.

What good work has Jones performed?

911? Hell, there were half a dozen conspiracy theorists predicting the attack by Bin Laden, Bill Cooper being the most prominent. So Jones gets credit for predicting 911? What PR genius set that up?

What about Jones’ other predictions:

Martial law after Y2K, Russian troops invade the U.S., UFO’s landing in D.C., ( I added the UFO for grins. But he might as well have said it.)

Those predictions never came to pass, but he scared the hell out of enough people to sell butt-loads of air filters, water purifiers and freeze dried food. Did I forget to mention his videos. Yes, he sold lots and lots of videos.

The WWF Meets Conspiracy Theory

Jones obviously had the idea to merge the World Wrestling Federation with conspiracy theory and viola, the Jones image is born. If you don't believe me, check out some photos of Roddy Piper and compare them to Jones' look. Check out his presentation with the in-your-face, "I wish I were a DI in the Army" vocal style and tell me if it doesn't sound uncomfortably similar to Freddie "Pencil-Necked-Geek" Blassie and Roddy Piper. Even Jones' strange "Galaxy Quest" hair style, looks like Piper's. Last but not least, Jones’ trade-mark bull horn tactic, is straight out of the playbook of Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart.

Wasn’t it painfully obvious that Jones was a sell-out when he embraced Rosie (Lesbo) O’Donnell on his program along with Charlie (whore-monger) Sheen because they supported his anti-George Bush, 911 theories? Didn’t it cross Jones’ delusional mind, that O’Donnell and Sheen were supporting Jones’ plagiarized theories because they hated George Bush and wanted to see a Democrat in the White House?

Of course not. Jones is too self-centered to believe anyone would use him for nefarious purposes. These “Hollywood Stars” are impressed with Jones’ wisdom, insight and film making expertise. They may even ask Jones to direct them in their next big movie project…NOT!

I would suggest to you that Jones would join forces with NAMBLA if he could find a “Hollywood Star” who was a member and would consent to an interview on his Internet radio show to discuss his latest “Crap-U-mentary“.

Jones’ recent escapade does indeed embarrass the 911 “truth movementeers”. No one in middle America is going to take these theories seriously when you have the number one promoter joining forces with a whore-monger and pervert.

I don’t want to suggest a dark hand or shadowy figure at work here, but Jones couldn’t have done a better job of screwing up the credibility of the 911 “truth movement”, even if he had meant to do so for nefarious reasons.

You Can Do Something About Jones!

You may not be able to do anything about Obama health care-redistribution-of-wealth or the New World Order, but you can do something about this ass-clown Jones.

1.) Stop listening to his broadcasts and buying his propaganda.

2.) If you must listen, call him up and ask him questions that put him on the spot. Hold his chubby little feet to the fire:

“Alex, why did you say that Israel couldn’t possibly have pulled off the 911 terror attack? Didn’t you say that you did the research?”

Why don’t you ever talk about the PNAC document “Clean Break” which shows Israel‘s hand in embroiling the U.S. in endless war in the Middle East?

Why do you avoid the Jewish question, when there is obviously a strong Jewish presence in the turmoil we see worldwide?

I noticed most of your sponsors are Jewish, do they have ties to Israel?

Isn’t your wife Jewish?

Do you have ties to Israel, the ADL or B'nai Brith through your wife’s side of the family?

Does Charlie Sheen score hookers and drugs for you when you visit him in Hollywood?

Do you have relatives in the FBI?

Did you get your ass kicked in the access television parking lot?

Did you "snitch" to your family members in the FBI, regarding the guys who kicked your ass in the access television parking lot?

How much did you get paid by ABC’s 20/20, to betray the John Gray family?

Who does your hair?, etc.”

3.) Spread this article and ones like it around the Internet, so that other unsuspecting “targets” won’t fall victim to the Alex Jones Kool Aide.

Jones is powerful and wealthy because people didn’t heed the warning signs at the beginning of his rise to power. Many of you are now realizing your folly. Good! Don’t fall victim again. Do something about it this time.

This is the fantasy world of Alex Jones. Pure, unbridled ego. If you want to look into the machinations of a megalomaniac mind, look no further than Alex Jones. Power for the sake of power. That is the true definition of satanism. And yet, that is exactly what Jones accuses the International-Nazi-Mafioso-Bilderbergers, of…Satanism.

Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.

(Nietzsche)

Hamas condemns Holocaust lessons

Gaza's ruling Islamist movement Hamas has resisted suggestions that Palestinian children should be taught about the Holocaust in UN-run schools.

The head of its education committee in Gaza, Abdul Rahman el-Jamal, told the BBC that the Holocaust was a "big lie".

He said that to teach it would be to "grant a big favour" to Israel, which has been fighting Hamas for years.

The UN, which runs most Gazan schools, recently asked local groups whether the Holocaust should be taught.

It uses local textbooks and, in Gaza, that means using material from neighbouring Egypt, the BBC's Tim Franks reports.

But over the past seven years the UN has added its own coursework about human rights.

Mr Jamal told the BBC that the UN should, instead, teach about the Naqba, the term Palestinians use to describe the establishment of the state of Israel and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees.

A spokesman for the UN said that no final decision on this year's curriculum had yet been made. Some 200,000 children are taught in schools run through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

During the Holocaust, Nazi Germany murdered some six million Jews.

However, the event's significance is often disputed in parts of the Middle East where Israel is seen as the enemy and the Holocaust is seen as a tool used by Israel to justify its actions.

BBC News 

It is right to expose Wiesenthal

‘Simon Wiesenthal’s reputation is built on sand. He was a liar and a bad one at that. From the end of the war to the end of his life, he would lie repeatedly about his supposed hunt for Eichmann as well as his other Nazi-hunting exploits.

“Wiesenthal would also concoct outrageous stories about his war years and make false claims about his academic career.”

With these words, the historian Guy Walters begins his examination of the career of the world’s most famous Nazi hunter. It forms one of the main themes of his new book, Hunting Evil, a history of the Nazi war criminals who escaped and the effort to bring them to justice. And it is impossible to read it without feeling deeply uncomfortable.

There are two reasons for this, and only one of them is to do with Wiesenthal. The first reason for discomfort is simply that Walters lays bare, in what is a fine, very readable but nonetheless important, book about how the victors simply let criminals, thousands upon thousands of terrible murderers, walk away after the war.

A couple of years ago, at the end of a drama documentary on the Wannsee conference, the sentences handed out to the conspirators were rolled on the screen just before the credits. I remember watching aghast as I read that one after another of these monsters appeared to have gone back to Bavaria or wherever and lived a quiet life as a greengrocer. Walters explains how this happened.

To start with, the Allies simply had what they regarded as more important things to do. They didn’t want to spend any time or money catching Nazis. Walters prints a tragi-comic correspondence between a set of war crimes investigators and their superiors in which headquarters declined a request for an English-German dictionary, saying that it was out of print and wouldn’t be available for a year.

The victors were also fighting each other. Nazis were recruited to help fight the Soviets, and thus protected from justice. The Allies were fearful, too, that legal proceedings would expose their own soldiers to liability.

They failed to comprehend the scale of the Nazi crime until the units were disbanded and it was too late. Into the vacuum stepped privateers. And Wiesenthal was the most famous. He did a wonderful thing. He kept the issue in the public eye, kept the memories alive, kept the pressure on.

This made him a secular saint. Until now, criticising Wiesenthal has been the occupation only of cranks and antisemites. Walters is most definitely neither of those. But has he erred by providing them with ammunition? Should Jews welcome his book, or shun it? Very firmly the former, in my view.

Walters’s documentary evidence on Wiesenthal’s inconsistencies and lies is impeccable. He shows how the Nazi hunter’s accounts of his wartime experiences are contradictory and implausible. He demonstrates that he had no role, contrary to his own assertion, in the capture of Adolf Eichmann. He pitilessly dissects Wiesenthal’s overblown claims about the numbers he brought to justice, suggesting it was not much more than a handful.

When you read Hunting Evil, you know its author is telling the truth. And, above all — above everything — the truth matters. The truth however painful, the truth however embarrassing, the truth wherever it takes you. Jews can never be hurt by the truth about the Holocaust and must never fear it, never run away from it.

Ben Barkow, the director of the Wiener Library, the institution that my grandfather established to document the truth, has lent his voice to that of Walters, agreeing that a revaluation of Wiesenthal’s contribution was in order. Barkow argues that a nuanced view is possible. That accepting that Wiesenthal was a showman and a braggart and, yes, even a liar, can live alongside acknowledging the contribution he made.

Surely he is right. But even if he is not, Walters has done a service to history and therefore to Jews.

By Daniel Finkelstein / The JC.Com

Peres: Kennedy Studied Israel's Health Insurance

(Israelnationalnews.com) U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, who died late Tuesday of brain cancer at the age of 77, was one of the first American legislators to study Israel's health care system, President Shimon Peres noted Wednesday in a statement of condolence.

He called Ted Kennedy a "great American leader who was also a great friend of the State of Israel."

Peres recalled the 1986 visit to the Jewish State by the Massachusetts senator, which he said had been specifically aimed at learning about Israel's health care system. It "was basically for the first time to study the health insurance system in Israel because he saw already at that time that the health issues are going to be central ones for the American people," said Peres.

Kennedy, who called health care reform "the cause of my life," once said "the achievements of yesterday are the problems of today, namely that we have to achieve things anew and not just be satisfied with the past," Peres said.

The issue did indeed become Kennedy's signature cause and also continued to dog American administrations throughout the senator's career. Health care reform is a major centerpiece of the current Obama White House as well.

The Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, which was headed by Kennedy, passed new health care legislation last month. The bill is now being debated in Congress.

'Family Knew Great Tragedies'
Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy served as a federal Democratic lawmaker for 46 years. Two of his older brothers, one a U.S. president and the other also a U.S. senator, were both shot to death by assassins while serving in office.

President John F. Kennedy was killed in 1963 during a motorcade in Texas by 24-year-old Lee Harvey Oswald, a former Marine. The assassin was himself killed within hours by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby as he was being transferred from police headquarters to the county jail, leading to decades of speculation by conspiracy theorists.

U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was killed in 1968 while celebrating his successful primary election campaign in California for the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination. The assassin was a 24-year-old Palestinian Arab immigrant named Sirhan Sirhan, who remains incarcerated in a U.S. prison to this day.

Ted Kennedy came from a family "that knew great tragedies," Peres noted, "but also has shown greatness in many ways. We listened to him as a world leader because he was great on all issues of our time and our generation. It is a real loss to the American people it is also a painful loss for us," he said.