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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: James Calladine who wrote (20142)	3/13/2003 12:49:31 AM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Extremely well-documented, a lot of good links here: 13 Myths on War in Iraq Table of Contents Myth 1: Removing Saddam Will Punish 9/11 Perpetrators Myth 2: Powell Presented Strong Evidence at UN Myth 3: Saddam May Soon Threaten US Myth 4: Experts 'Discover' Prohibited Missile Myth 5: Bin Laden Tape Proves Iraq Connection Myth 6: Iraq Still Has Large Nuclear Program Myth 7: If US Pulls Out Now, It Looks Bad Myth 8: A Cheap, Easy War Myth 9: Wartime Press is Free and Unbiased Myth 10: Goal is to Free Iraqis, Not to Grab Oil Myth 11: War Solves the Energy Crisis Myth 12: UN Commitments Don't Really Matter Myth 13: Protesting a War is Unpatriotic Introduction The United States government has now amassed over 150,000 war-ready troops in the Persian Gulf. The government argues that the forced removal of Iraq's government is necessary to protect us and the world from terrorism. Other countries that have also been the victims of terrorism have been reluctant to join the U.S. in this war. Even in Great Britain, our strongest ally, polls show that 82-86% of the public oppose initiating a war without approval by the United Nations. Many British reservists are refusing to fight. At no time in the last 30 years has our government put our troops into the battlefield in the face of such widespread opposition. Therefore, it is appropriate to examine: why are so many countries now opposed to a war in Iraq? Are those opposing war apologists for Saddam Hussein? Do the arguments of those advocating unilateral war stand up under scrutiny? We are fortunate that the U.S. Constitution includes a Bill of Rights, to ensure that we have the right to ask questions about government. President Eisenhower, in his farewell address, warned "the potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist" and stated that an "alert and knowledgeable citizenry" was necessary to preserve liberty. In that spirit, we release this document. [continued ...] zmag.org

To: James Calladine who wrote (20142)	3/13/2003 12:55:14 AM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Bear in mind when you read this article that these "wars" (Iraq 1991, Panama 1989, etc.), did not involve even a remote threat to the U.S. Collective Amnesia Then-Defense Secretary Dick Cheney's stringent press restrictions and adroit spinning made accurate reporting on the invasion of Panama and the Persian Gulf War virtually impossible, eliciting cries of censorship from the outraged news media. But you'd never know it from coverage of Cheney the vice presidential candidate. 216.167.28.193