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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: A. Geiche who wrote (372861)	3/17/2003 8:46:59 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

There is some truth to that Arab article. Bushies definitely used 9-11 to push their far-right oil-Zionist agenda, and it was very hard to stand in the way or criticize while we were at "war". It still is to a degree. Bush loves to remind us we are at "war" even after no one attacked us in 18 months. It has been very self-serving for him. Without 9-11 he would have had an uneventful presidency of malaise, economic, environmental and class warfare. He might have even ebcome a moderate out of necessity. Ironically, if Osama were to attack the US again, it would play right into Bush and the right-wing's political plans for re-election. So that's one more reason we hope there are no more terrorist attacks. gg

To: A. Geiche who wrote (372861)	3/17/2003 9:22:56 PM
From: A. Geiche	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Peace Protests and Media Bias Nourah Abdulaziz El-Khereiji, Writer in Arab News, Al-Bilad "But I say to the rightist and extremist American president that he will not be able to realize his dreams by attacking Iraq. He will also fail to boost his country’s economy by controlling Iraqi oil fields because the spirit of innocent Iraqi people killed in the planned war will spawn hatred against the US for generations to come, producing thousands of Osama Bin Ladens." Feb. 15 was a day of global humanitarianism. Millions of people all over the world, especially in western European, demonstrated for peace and against the war on Iraq. They displayed slogans rejecting war, supported a peaceful solution to the crisis and condemned the US president for his threats. The largest demonstrations took place in countries like Britain, Italy, Spain and Australia which support the US-led war. There were demonstrations in the United States and even in Israel. It was not the first time such protest marches were held in the US since it began preparing for war by sending troops and weapons to the Gulf. Anti-war demonstrations are increasing every day. The families of some of those killed in the 1991 Gulf War and in the 9/11 attacks even traveled to Iraq to light candles. They did so alongside the families of victims of the US bombing of civilian targets in Iraq in 1991. These demonstrations take place without comprehensive media coverage and in spite of the misinformation campaign in the US media on the reasons for war. Some of these reasons are laughable: Is Iraq really a threat to the mainland US? Apart from Kuwait, which is understandably wary of Baghdad, we have heard no complaints from Iraq’s neighbors. The US media says Iraq is not cooperating with the weapons inspectors, but the inspectors say it is. Hans Blix has told us that his inspectors have not found any weapons of mass destruction in the country. Most people who demonstrated are against war because they know it will have to be paid for with men, money and a lost development. Western Europe remembers all too well the horrors of two world wars, and it does not want to see them repeated. There is a very real fear that an attack on Iraq could lead to World War III. I am no supporter of Saddam Hussein’s oppressive domestic policies. I am no supporter of Saddam’s aggressive policies toward his neighbors during the first and second Gulf wars. But neither do I support his eviction from power by force, because it would destroy the county and kill many innocent people. According to rumors, Saddam and his family would be allowed to leave Iraq safely and live in exile. He would have no problem as his foreign bank accounts are overflowing with billions of dollars. Of course I support the unfortunate Iraqi people, who have been paying the price since Saddam took power in their country. They are the ones who pay for the international sanctions that have brought them a decade of chronic diseases, increase in crimes and poverty and generally propelled the country backward by centuries. While all this is going on, Saddam Hussein builds new palaces, wears the expensive clothes and smokes costly imported cigars. But I say to the rightist and extremist American president that he will not be able to realize his dreams by attacking Iraq. He will also fail to boost his country’s economy by controlling Iraqi oil fields because the spirit of innocent Iraqi people killed in the planned war will spawn hatred against the US for generations to come, producing thousands of Osama Bin Ladens. The billions of dollars spent by American taxpayers on the war, whether for military spending or to buy the support of other governments, should have been used for the education, development and the prosperity of ordinary Americans. The money could be used to solve such problems as poverty, unemployment and homelessness - all of which are shockingly evident in the US. My first question to President Bush is whether he has studied the results of America’s wars and understood the tragedies they have caused. If he had done so, I am sure that he would oppose the war as many Americans have done. The memories of human and material losses in both the Vietnam War and the recent operations in Afghanistan are fresh. People in the West demonstrated strongly against the planned war on Iraq; they did so not only on their own behalf but also on behalf of the Arab people. We thank them. I say this with shame, after watching a demonstration in an Arab country - 600 people surrounded by 2,000 policemen. I can make no further comment. >>>>