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To: KLP who wrote (138390)	6/29/2004 9:03:53 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Sure. Here is the source for the Bush and Co quotes. Do a few searches under "Iraq Al-qaeda link" or "Iraq terrorism". cooperativeresearch.org enjoy, ST PS This is what they have to say on the "war" on Terrorism The 'War On Terrorism' cooperative research project intends to provide the public with an up-to-date account and bibliographic reference of the ongoing 'war on terrorism'. The historical record, as it has been transcribed in the following pages, provides a radically different view of the 'war' than that which is being presented to the public by the mainstream media networks. It supplies ample support to many of the dissenting views that are being currently expressed by critics- from both the left and right. Listed below are a few of the alternative interpretations that have been offered by reputable journalists and scholars with regard to the true motives behind the 'war on terrorism'. Critics argue that the wealthy and powerful elite as a whole are using the 'war on terrorism' as a means to achieve one or more of the following objectives: Evade the political and economic repercussions that the worsening financial crisis will have on both the elite and the U.S. nation as a whole. Dodge the blame for causing the current financial crisis which was a direct result of the ultra-liberalization of the various financial and commodity markets, the neoliberalization policies of privatization and 'free trade', and the reckless expansion of money and credit (among other things). Instigate a 'clash of civilizations' that will provide the U.S. with an excuse to reorganize the world under the tutelage of an American empire. Secure control of the oil and gas rich lands of Central Asia and the Middle East. Undermine the political and economic development and integration of the Eurasian landmass. Maintain economic power during the course of the current financial crisis by using U.S. taxpayer money (and lives) to force on the world that which a truly free market would not have otherwise allowed - unchallenged American economic and political supremacy. Although CCR believes that the available information very strongly supports the above hypotheses, it should be noted that there is a considerable degree of ambiguity with regard to the actual dynamics that are at work between these goals, ongoing events, and the various individual and organizational actors. To assume that every development in in the so-called 'war on terrorism' can be easily explained by a simple 'conspiracy' model is to ignore the dialectical and conflictive nature of real historical progression. While it is obvious that certain menaces in the Pentagon and White House yield considerable influence over the direction of current U.S. foreign policy it is equally obvious that they are not fully in control of the present situation. As you read the outlines that are listed in the right, compare how the facts fit with the various competing interpretations of the so-called 'war on terror'.