- Before Congress, and in his State of the Union address,
Bush claimed to have proof of Iraqi efforts to build nuclear weapons.
-
- The most important evidence were documents purporting
to show that Iraq had purchased uranium from Niger. These documents were
also used to convince Congress to approve military action. However, these
documents have since been proven to be forgeries; the Bush administration
now concedes this fact. The FBI has been asked by Congress to investigate
the source of these fake documents. The world knew on March 7 that the
documents were fake, and this is one reason why the UN would not approve
of the war.
-
- In a separate incident, in February, Powell presented
to the UN a report, prepared by the British, that was advertised as containing
"irrefutable" evidence of WMD programs in Iraq. It was anxiously
awaited. However, upon scrutiny, the report was revealed to be a pasting
together of 12-year old academic and military journal papers, from the
public domain, complete with the original typographical errors. They contained
no new information; the "evidence" was obsolete!
-
-
- What about those aluminum tubes? The International Atomic
Energy Agency of the UN has flatly and forcefully contradicted Bush's allegation
that the aluminum tubes can be used for uranium isotope separation (required
for weapons manufacture, as alleged by Bush). There is no evidence of a
nuclear weapons program in Iraq, although Hussein in the past did have
an unsuccessful one. The aluminum tubes were destined for use in low-tech
rockets. All the sites identified by Bush have been searched by the UN
inspectors, and no chemical or biological weapons, or nuclear weapons materials
have been found. There is no evidence to support Bush's phony WMD reasons
for this war. These are primary reasons why other nations have opposed
this war. Rep. Waxman is starting an investigation of the fake documents.
-
- See his letter to Bush at www.house.gov/waxman/ See "Who
Lied to Whom?" at www.newyorker.com and "A Spurious Smoking Gun"
at www.motherjones.com
-
-
- IRAQ IS NOT CONNECTED WITH 9-11
-
- About 45% of Americans falsely believe that some of the
9-11 hijackers were from Iraq. In fact, none of them were. There is no
link between Iraq and 9-11, and no link between Iraq and Al Qaeda. Even
the CIA has insisted there is no connection. Al Qaeda, in fact, bitterly
oppose the Hussein regime. Bush has exploited these common misconceptions
by frequently mentioning 9-11 and Iraq together, and suggesting connections
that have no basis in evidence or fact.
-
-
- OIL IS WHAT MATTERS... BUSH SOUGHT IRAQ CONQUEST BEFORE
TAKING OFFICE.
-
- A secret document written in September 2000 by Bush,
Cheney, Wolfowitz and others at the Project for the New American Century
lays out a plan for domination of the Persian Gulf Region, and Iraq, specifically.
It states: 'The United States has for decades sought to play a more permanent
role in Gulf regional security. While the unresolved conflict with Iraq
provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American
force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam
Hussein." The document details a plan for "global US preeminence",
enforced by military might and control over a commodity of critical importance:
oil. Iraq has the second-largest reserves in the world, 112 billion barrels,
or 11% of the worlds total.
-
- The domination objective is also described by Cheney
in his 1990 testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Cheney
argued: whoever controls the flow of Persian Gulf oil has a "stranglehold"
not only on our economy but also "on that of most of that of the other
nations of the world as well." This is a powerful image, and perfectly
describes the administration's thinking about the Gulf area, except in
reverse: by serving as the dominant power in the Gulf, the US maintains
a "stranglehold" over the economies of other nations. Terrorism
is not the reason for invading Iraq; oil is the reason, and the people
in control have said so. See "The Thirty Year Itch" at www.motherjones.com
-
-
- THE 'COALITION' IS A FRAUD
-
- The Pentagon claims to have a "coalition" of
46 countries supporting the war, but only 2 have provided significant troops:
Britain (40K) and Australia (2K). Other nations of the "coalition"
are a who's who list of countries dependent upon US military aid, or access
to US markets for survival. Examples include the tiny nations of Marshall
Islands, Micronesia, and Palau, which receive much money from the US Congress.
They have no foreign policy or military of their own. Another laughable
member of the coalition is Uzbekistan, one of the most vicious and tyrannical
regimes outside Iraq. Bulgaria, Albania, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia are urgently seeking US support
for entrance into NATO to protect them from Russia. Other ridiculous members
of the "coalition" include the US puppet Afghanistan, Rwanda,
Colombia, Nicaragua, and Turkey. Some countries are unaware they are part
of the "coalition", apparently having been drafted by the Bush
Administration. In most coalition countries, large majorities oppose the
war (e.g. 95% of Turks).
-
- The "coalition" is merely a group of bribed,
blackmailed governments, mixed with Pentagon hype. It is more revealing
of concealed Machiavellian geopolitical power strategies and the desire
to appease the US than moral support for the war. See "The Precarious
Coalition" at www.alternet.org and "A Coalition of Weakness"
at www.fpif.org
-
-
- THIS WAR IS INCREASING THE REAL DANGER OF TERRORISM
-
- The plain truth is that when people are attacked, they
fight back (rational or not). Islamic fascists throughout the Arab world
are gaining power and public support as a result of this war. Brutal US
bombing of civilians and US lies at the UN (e.g. the fake documents) are
the final proof to billions of people that the United States is a vicious,
dangerous, imperial power. Al Qaeda will soon have more money, weapons,
hiding places and sympathy than ever. Pakistan and other Arab nations are
already resisting cooperating with US investigators trying to find Al Qaeda
terrorists. Already, 4 diplomats at the State Department have resigned
to voice opposition to the damage Bush is causing to international relations.
The top anti-terror official at the NSC, Rand Beers, has also resigned
as a result of the war, citing the counterproductive effects on terrorism
prevention.
-
- Islamic fascists in Pakistan are trying to have the FBI
evicted from their country, where Bin Laden is in hiding. On March 27,
5 FBI agents looking for Bin Laden in Pakistan were killed. There is a
predominant belief in the intelligence community that an invasion of Iraq
will cause more terrorism than it will prevent. However, they are again
not being listened to. We have sacrificed a war on terror for a war with
Iraq. "The main problem Al Qaeda is going to face after this war,"
predicted one Jordanian, "is the competition." "American
policies are breeding extremism and if these policies continue as they
are, then there will be no moderate Muslims left."- Sheikh Maher Hammoud,
a prominent Muslim cleric in Lebanon. This may be part of Bush's plan,
since more terror attacks will fuel hatred in the American public, providing
support for more invasions. Like Israel, America is embracing a cycle of
violence that will produce endless warfare.
-
-
- THIS WAR AND OCCUPATION WILL BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE
-
- Already, the bill is over $150 Billion. With the US economy
in terrible condition, and the US government already running the largest
deficits in history ($96 Billion in February alone), this war will increase
taxes and take real money out of your pocket. It will also cause your precious
saved dollars to lose value as the Government prints more dollars to pay
for the war. Cost estimates for the war and occupation range to over $1
trillion. That's about $5000 for every working person in this country.
We will pay in blood and treasure.
-
-
- THE US IS GOING TO LOSE, JUST LIKE IN VIETNAM
-
- The Shiites (60% of Iraq's population) in southern Iraq,
brutalized by Saddam for decades, were supposed to greet US troops with
cheers of liberation, according to the quickly-forgotten hype of Bush and
Rumsfeld. But now, every ethnic group in Iraq is promising resistance to
any US occupation. Sunni Arabs (Saddam's tribe) are bitterly opposed to
occupation, and Shiite leaders in Iraq have vowed armed resistance if the
US stays after Saddam falls. This is now a guerrilla war, which makes a
mockery of US technological superiority.
-
- The US cannot win a guerrilla war, especially against
the highly-motivated and fierce Iraqis. Like the Russians invading Afghanistan,
and the US invading Vietnam, US troops will not be able to hold ground,
and will slowly be worn down and killed. Scott Ritter, former UN weapons
inspector and 12-year US intelligence expert, says "We find ourselves...
facing a nation of 23 million, with armed elements numbering around 7 million
-- who are concentrated at urban areas. We will not win this fight. America
will loose this war." Eventually, the US will be forced to leave,
disgraced, and with traumatized troops. Remember Cheney's words spoken
on March 16: "We will in fact, be greeted as liberators". See
"Liberation or Conquest" at www.motherjones.com
-
-
- THE US IS USING DEADLY RADIOACTIVE 'DIRTY' BOMBS
-
- US forces are using munitions made from 'depleted' uranium
(DU), a byproduct of nuclear weapons manufacture. When these shells explode,
they leave a fine powder of slightly radioactive, carcinogenic, and toxic
uranium oxide. This powder lasts for years, and is inhaled or ingested
when wind-blown. First used in Gulf War I, DU has already left a horrible
legacy of birth defects and cancer in southern Iraq and Kosovo. Many NATO
troops have refused to serve in Kosovo for this reason, and an unexplained
surge in leukemia has occurred among NATO vets from Kosovo. DU has also
been implicated in Gulf War Illness. Now, the Pentagon is again poisoning
the Iraq countryside and our own troops with DU. Depleted uranium munitions
are in effect the "dirty bombs" so feared and sought after by
terrorists. See depleted uranium education project at www.iacenter.org
-
-
- PRE-EMPTIVE WAR IS AN ABOMINATION... THE US IS A ROGUE
STATE.
-
- Last year, Bush invented a new doctrine of "pre-emptive"
war, boldly stating the US would start wars with other countries based
on suspicion alone. This is a direct violation of the UN charter and international
law. This outrageous doctrine will embolden nations like China or Russia
to pursue wars of conquest as well, and encourage smaller states to protect
themselves with nuclear weaponry. This will encourage nuclear weapons proliferation,
militarism and more wars. Preemptive war is criminal on its face, and has
been rejected many times in American history. Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy
all rejected the doctrine of pre-emptive war as being un-American, unwise,
and dangerous. German Nazis and Japanese fascists also employed the doctrine
of "pre-emption" to justify the invasions and attacks that became
WWII.
-
- The US has opposed international treaties on land mines,
biological/chemical weapons, the International Criminal Court, global warming,
money-laundering, clean energy, the nuclear test ban and child labor (together
with Somalia). The US has developed weaponized anthrax in violation of
treaties the US has signed. The US has also recently been illegally wiretapping
diplomats at the UN. It is dishonest and unprincipled to ask for other
nations to respect international law and then arrogate for one self the
right to violate it. But the United States has done exactly this, and is
now a rogue state, inflicting war and outrageous, arrogant behavior on
the world with impunity. This is why the US is now scorned and deeply hated
by Iraqis, Europeans and others. The world has become alarmed by the United
States and the Napoleonesque behavior of the current administration. Rumsfeld
has even threatened Syria and Iran with war, which would expand the violence
to a population approaching 100 million. The world is deeply frightened
by this war. King Abdullah II of Jordan has described it as a "potential
Armageddon." See www.presentdanger.org/choice.html and "Global
Dispatches" at www.thenation.com
-
-
- US MEDIA TURNS BLIND EYE TO DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
-
- The images you see on TV are all censored by the Pentagon
to assure public compliance and support for the war. All US broadcasters
have agreed to such censorship in exchange for access. Further, NBC, CBS
and CNN have financial ties with, or are subsidiaries of weapons manufacturers
and so have a vested interest in long-lasting and expensive warfare. Also,
in the Kosovo war, military Psychological Operations officers were busted
working in the newsroom at CNN. We have no assurances they are not still
there. News outside the US shows a very different picture of the war that
Americans are just not seeing; the truth is somewhere in-between. In reality,
the bombs falling on Iraq are not 'spectacular' or 'awesome'; they are
deadly, and violent, mutilating innocent civilians and inspiring ferocious
revenge against the United States and Americans everywhere. If we were
allowed to see the results of the bombs, the screaming women and dead children,
there would be even more opposition to this war, and that's what the Pentagon
is really worried about. On March 26, bombs exploded in a Baghdad market,
killing over 50 civilians and injuring many others. CNN stated, without
evidence, it was "probably not" a US bomb, and refused to show
images, despite a US bombing campaign at the time, and may eyewitness accounts
of US planes. "Precision" bombs are known to miss their targets;
some have landed in Iran and Turkey. But the Pentagon arrogantly refuses
to accept responsibility for any civilian deaths by stating: "Any
casualty that occurs, any death that occurs, is a direct result of Saddam
Hussein's policies". Iraqi civilians emphatically do not agree. Outside
the US, world opinion is typically 80-90% opposed to this war, but in the
US, about 30% are opposed. This is a result of the extreme disparity in
media content. Find out what you are not being told or shown!
-
- For an informed, skeptical perspective on the war: see
www.aljazeera.net or www.rense.com or www.antiwar.com (Aljazeera has
been the target of persistent hacking attacks, and so may be unavailable)
-
-
- "To do evil a human being must first of all believe
that what he's doing is good... Ideology - that is what gives devildoing
its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness
and determination. That is the social theory which helps to make his acts
seem good instead of bad in his own and others' eyes, so that he won't
hear reproaches and curses but will receive praise and honors."
-
- -- Alexander Solzhenitsyn Russian dissident and Nobel-prize
winning author
-
- "Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither
in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany.
That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who
determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people
along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament
or a Communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be
brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do
is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack
of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way
in any country."
-
- -- Herman Goering Nazi Luftwaffe Commander, at Nuremberg
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Subject: Bush's Best Evidence Against Iraq Is Fake X-RAVMilter-Version:
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-
-
-
- Bush's Best Evidence Against Iraq Is Fake
-
-
- By Dan Steinberg 3-30-3
-
- Before Congress, and in his State of the Union address,
Bush claimed to have proof of Iraqi efforts to build nuclear weapons.
-
- The most important evidence were documents purporting
to show that Iraq had purchased uranium from Niger. These documents were
also used to convince Congress to approve military action. However, these
documents have since been proven to be forgeries; the Bush administration
now concedes this fact. The FBI has been asked by Congress to investigate
the source of these fake documents. The world knew on March 7 that the
documents were fake, and this is one reason why the UN would not approve
of the war.
-
- In a separate incident, in February, Powell presented
to the UN a report, prepared by the British, that was advertised as containing
"irrefutable" evidence of WMD programs in Iraq. It was anxiously
awaited. However, upon scrutiny, the report was revealed to be a pasting
together of 12-year old academic and military journal papers, from the
public domain, complete with the original typographical errors. They contained
no new information; the "evidence" was obsolete!
-
-
- What about those aluminum tubes? The International Atomic
Energy Agency of the UN has flatly and forcefully contradicted Bush's allegation
that the aluminum tubes can be used for uranium isotope separation (required
for weapons manufacture, as alleged by Bush). There is no evidence of a
nuclear weapons program in Iraq, although Hussein in the past did have
an unsuccessful one. The aluminum tubes were destined for use in low-tech
rockets. All the sites identified by Bush have been searched by the UN
inspectors, and no chemical or biological weapons, or nuclear weapons materials
have been found. There is no evidence to support Bush's phony WMD reasons
for this war. These are primary reasons why other nations have opposed
this war. Rep. Waxman is starting an investigation of the fake documents.
-
- See his letter to Bush at www.house.gov/waxman/ See "Who
Lied to Whom?" at www.newyorker.com and "A Spurious Smoking Gun"
at www.motherjones.com
-
-
- IRAQ IS NOT CONNECTED WITH 9-11
-
- About 45% of Americans falsely believe that some of the
9-11 hijackers were from Iraq. In fact, none of them were. There is no
link between Iraq and 9-11, and no link between Iraq and Al Qaeda. Even
the CIA has insisted there is no connection. Al Qaeda, in fact, bitterly
oppose the Hussein regime. Bush has exploited these common misconceptions
by frequently mentioning 9-11 and Iraq together, and suggesting connections
that have no basis in evidence or fact.
-
-
- OIL IS WHAT MATTERS... BUSH SOUGHT IRAQ CONQUEST BEFORE
TAKING OFFICE.
-
- A secret document written in September 2000 by Bush,
Cheney, Wolfowitz and others at the Project for the New American Century
lays out a plan for domination of the Persian Gulf Region, and Iraq, specifically.
It states: 'The United States has for decades sought to play a more permanent
role in Gulf regional security. While the unresolved conflict with Iraq
provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American
force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam
Hussein." The document details a plan for "global US preeminence",
enforced by military might and control over a commodity of critical importance:
oil. Iraq has the second-largest reserves in the world, 112 billion barrels,
or 11% of the worlds total.
-
- The domination objective is also described by Cheney
in his 1990 testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Cheney
argued: whoever controls the flow of Persian Gulf oil has a "stranglehold"
not only on our economy but also "on that of most of that of the other
nations of the world as well." This is a powerful image, and perfectly
describes the administration's thinking about the Gulf area, except in
reverse: by serving as the dominant power in the Gulf, the US maintains
a "stranglehold" over the economies of other nations. Terrorism
is not the reason for invading Iraq; oil is the reason, and the people
in control have said so. See "The Thirty Year Itch" at www.motherjones.com
-
-
- THE 'COALITION' IS A FRAUD
-
- The Pentagon claims to have a "coalition" of
46 countries supporting the war, but only 2 have provided significant troops:
Britain (40K) and Australia (2K). Other nations of the "coalition"
are a who's who list of countries dependent upon US military aid, or access
to US markets for survival. Examples include the tiny nations of Marshall
Islands, Micronesia, and Palau, which receive much money from the US Congress.
They have no foreign policy or military of their own. Another laughable
member of the coalition is Uzbekistan, one of the most vicious and tyrannical
regimes outside Iraq. Bulgaria, Albania, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia are urgently seeking US support
for entrance into NATO to protect them from Russia. Other ridiculous members
of the "coalition" include the US puppet Afghanistan, Rwanda,
Colombia, Nicaragua, and Turkey. Some countries are unaware they are part
of the "coalition", apparently having been drafted by the Bush
Administration. In most coalition countries, large majorities oppose the
war (e.g. 95% of Turks).
-
- The "coalition" is merely a group of bribed,
blackmailed governments, mixed with Pentagon hype. It is more revealing
of concealed Machiavellian geopolitical power strategies and the desire
to appease the US than moral support for the war. See "The Precarious
Coalition" at www.alternet.org and "A Coalition of Weakness"
at www.fpif.org
-
-
- THIS WAR IS INCREASING THE REAL DANGER OF TERRORISM
-
- The plain truth is that when people are attacked, they
fight back (rational or not). Islamic fascists throughout the Arab world
are gaining power and public support as a result of this war. Brutal US
bombing of civilians and US lies at the UN (e.g. the fake documents) are
the final proof to billions of people that the United States is a vicious,
dangerous, imperial power. Al Qaeda will soon have more money, weapons,
hiding places and sympathy than ever. Pakistan and other Arab nations are
already resisting cooperating with US investigators trying to find Al Qaeda
terrorists. Already, 4 diplomats at the State Department have resigned
to voice opposition to the damage Bush is causing to international relations.
The top anti-terror official at the NSC, Rand Beers, has also resigned
as a result of the war, citing the counterproductive effects on terrorism
prevention.
-
- Islamic fascists in Pakistan are trying to have the FBI
evicted from their country, where Bin Laden is in hiding. On March 27,
5 FBI agents looking for Bin Laden in Pakistan were killed. There is a
predominant belief in the intelligence community that an invasion of Iraq
will cause more terrorism than it will prevent. However, they are again
not being listened to. We have sacrificed a war on terror for a war with
Iraq. "The main problem Al Qaeda is going to face after this war,"
predicted one Jordanian, "is the competition." "American
policies are breeding extremism and if these policies continue as they
are, then there will be no moderate Muslims left."- Sheikh Maher Hammoud,
a prominent Muslim cleric in Lebanon. This may be part of Bush's plan,
since more terror attacks will fuel hatred in the American public, providing
support for more invasions. Like Israel, America is embracing a cycle of
violence that will produce endless warfare.
-
-
- THIS WAR AND OCCUPATION WILL BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE
-
- Already, the bill is over $150 Billion. With the US economy
in terrible condition, and the US government already running the largest
deficits in history ($96 Billion in February alone), this war will increase
taxes and take real money out of your pocket. It will also cause your precious
saved dollars to lose value as the Government prints more dollars to pay
for the war. Cost estimates for the war and occupation range to over $1
trillion. That's about $5000 for every working person in this country.
We will pay in blood and treasure.
-
-
- THE US IS GOING TO LOSE, JUST LIKE IN VIETNAM
-
- The Shiites (60% of Iraq's population) in southern Iraq,
brutalized by Saddam for decades, were supposed to greet US troops with
cheers of liberation, according to the quickly-forgotten hype of Bush and
Rumsfeld. But now, every ethnic group in Iraq is promising resistance to
any US occupation. Sunni Arabs (Saddam's tribe) are bitterly opposed to
occupation, and Shiite leaders in Iraq have vowed armed resistance if the
US stays after Saddam falls. This is now a guerrilla war, which makes a
mockery of US technological superiority.
-
- The US cannot win a guerrilla war, especially against
the highly-motivated and fierce Iraqis. Like the Russians invading Afghanistan,
and the US invading Vietnam, US troops will not be able to hold ground,
and will slowly be worn down and killed. Scott Ritter, former UN weapons
inspector and 12-year US intelligence expert, says "We find ourselves...
facing a nation of 23 million, with armed elements numbering around 7 million
-- who are concentrated at urban areas. We will not win this fight. America
will loose this war." Eventually, the US will be forced to leave,
disgraced, and with traumatized troops. Remember Cheney's words spoken
on March 16: "We will in fact, be greeted as liberators". See
"Liberation or Conquest" at www.motherjones.com
-
-
- THE US IS USING DEADLY RADIOACTIVE 'DIRTY' BOMBS
-
- US forces are using munitions made from 'depleted' uranium
(DU), a byproduct of nuclear weapons manufacture. When these shells explode,
they leave a fine powder of slightly radioactive, carcinogenic, and toxic
uranium oxide. This powder lasts for years, and is inhaled or ingested
when wind-blown. First used in Gulf War I, DU has already left a horrible
legacy of birth defects and cancer in southern Iraq and Kosovo. Many NATO
troops have refused to serve in Kosovo for this reason, and an unexplained
surge in leukemia has occurred among NATO vets from Kosovo. DU has also
been implicated in Gulf War Illness. Now, the Pentagon is again poisoning
the Iraq countryside and our own troops with DU. Depleted uranium munitions
are in effect the "dirty bombs" so feared and sought after by
terrorists. See depleted uranium education project at www.iacenter.org
-
-
- PRE-EMPTIVE WAR IS AN ABOMINATION... THE US IS A ROGUE
STATE.
-
- Last year, Bush invented a new doctrine of "pre-emptive"
war, boldly stating the US would start wars with other countries based
on suspicion alone. This is a direct violation of the UN charter and international
law. This outrageous doctrine will embolden nations like China or Russia
to pursue wars of conquest as well, and encourage smaller states to protect
themselves with nuclear weaponry. This will encourage nuclear weapons proliferation,
militarism and more wars. Preemptive war is criminal on its face, and has
been rejected many times in American history. Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy
all rejected the doctrine of pre-emptive war as being un-American, unwise,
and dangerous. German Nazis and Japanese fascists also employed the doctrine
of "pre-emption" to justify the invasions and attacks that became
WWII.
-
- The US has opposed international treaties on land mines,
biological/chemical weapons, the International Criminal Court, global warming,
money-laundering, clean energy, the nuclear test ban and child labor (together
with Somalia). The US has developed weaponized anthrax in violation of
treaties the US has signed. The US has also recently been illegally wiretapping
diplomats at the UN. It is dishonest and unprincipled to ask for other
nations to respect international law and then arrogate for one self the
right to violate it. But the United States has done exactly this, and is
now a rogue state, inflicting war and outrageous, arrogant behavior on
the world with impunity. This is why the US is now scorned and deeply hated
by Iraqis, Europeans and others. The world has become alarmed by the United
States and the Napoleonesque behavior of the current administration. Rumsfeld
has even threatened Syria and Iran with war, which would expand the violence
to a population approaching 100 million. The world is deeply frightened
by this war. King Abdullah II of Jordan has described it as a "potential
Armageddon." See www.presentdanger.org/choice.html and "Global
Dispatches" at www.thenation.com
-
-
- US MEDIA TURNS BLIND EYE TO DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
-
- The images you see on TV are all censored by the Pentagon
to assure public compliance and support for the war. All US broadcasters
have agreed to such censorship in exchange for access. Further, NBC, CBS
and CNN have financial ties with, or are subsidiaries of weapons manufacturers
and so have a vested interest in long-lasting and expensive warfare. Also,
in the Kosovo war, military Psychological Operations officers were busted
working in the newsroom at CNN. We have no assurances they are not still
there. News outside the US shows a very different picture of the war that
Americans are just not seeing; the truth is somewhere in-between. In reality,
the bombs falling on Iraq are not 'spectacular' or 'awesome'; they are
deadly, and violent, mutilating innocent civilians and inspiring ferocious
revenge against the United States and Americans everywhere. If we were
allowed to see the results of the bombs, the screaming women and dead children,
there would be even more opposition to this war, and that's what the Pentagon
is really worried about. On March 26, bombs exploded in a Baghdad market,
killing over 50 civilians and injuring many others. CNN stated, without
evidence, it was "probably not" a US bomb, and refused to show
images, despite a US bombing campaign at the time, and may eyewitness accounts
of US planes. "Precision" bombs are known to miss their targets;
some have landed in Iran and Turkey. But the Pentagon arrogantly refuses
to accept responsibility for any civilian deaths by stating: "Any
casualty that occurs, any death that occurs, is a direct result of Saddam
Hussein's policies". Iraqi civilians emphatically do not agree. Outside
the US, world opinion is typically 80-90% opposed to this war, but in the
US, about 30% are opposed. This is a result of the extreme disparity in
media content. Find out what you are not being told or shown!
-
- For an informed, skeptical perspective on the war: see
www.aljazeera.net or www.rense.com or www.antiwar.com (Aljazeera has
been the target of persistent hacking attacks, and so may be unavailable)
-
-
- "To do evil a human being must first of all believe
that what he's doing is good... Ideology - that is what gives devildoing
its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness
and determination. That is the social theory which helps to make his acts
seem good instead of bad in his own and others' eyes, so that he won't
hear reproaches and curses but will receive praise and honors."
-
- -- Alexander Solzhenitsyn Russian dissident and Nobel-prize
winning author
-
- "Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither
in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany.
That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who
determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people
along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament
or a Communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be
brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do
is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack
of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way
in any country."
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- -- Herman Goering Nazi Luftwaffe Commander, at Nuremberg
prison
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