Syria
It seems it's Syria's turn in the hotseat: the Israeli bombing turned them into the flavour of the month.
Of course, the Israeli's already believed they had a clear invitation to bomb Syria because of the American House International Relations Committee bill that will be passed in the next week or two by a huge majority, which will result in sanctions being put into place against them for as long as they "support terrorist groups and develop chemical and biological weapons". HAH!
If the Israeli's had any doubts of Bush's enthusiastic support, his statement on Monday was pretty clear: he said that he had told Sharon "Israel must not feel constrained defending the homeland".
No matter how much Syria has been co-operating with the US re Al Quaeda over the past two years, as long as they are not completely compliant with the wishes of the Americans and Israeli's, they are fair game.
This puts me in such a moral dilemma: I would really like to see the Middle East democratised and especially see women's rights take hold. However, this would achieve the opposite: more war and oppression. The blatant unfairness in this upsets me - it fixes nothing and polarises people even more. If I were an Arab living in that part of the world I would be foaming at the mouth by now and looking up the Osama Bin Laden volunteer group cellphone number... I really believe actions such as these make the world less safe and only promotes terrorism and violence...
All tyrants are now paying heed and quietly stocking up on those WMD's and nuclear weapons... after all, you never know when the US spotlight may shine on you and when you may need a strong deterrent!
Talk about winning hearts and minds!!!
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Syria
It seems it's Syria's turn in the hotseat: the Israeli bombing turned them into the flavour of the month.
Of course, the Israeli's already believed they had a clear invitation to bomb Syria because of the American House International Relations Committee bill that will be passed in the next week or two by a huge majority, which will result in sanctions being put into place against them for as long as they "support terrorist groups and develop chemical and biological weapons". HAH!
If the Israeli's had any doubts of Bush's enthusiastic support, his statement on Monday was pretty clear: he said that he had told Sharon "Israel must not feel constrained defending the homeland".
No matter how much Syria has been co-operating with the US re Al Quaeda over the past two years, as long as they are not completely compliant with the wishes of the Americans and Israeli's, they are fair game.
This puts me in such a moral dilemma: I would really like to see the Middle East democratised and especially see women's rights take hold. However, this would achieve the opposite: more war and oppression. The blatant unfairness in this upsets me - it fixes nothing and polarises people even more. If I were an Arab living in that part of the world I would be foaming at the mouth by now and looking up the Osama Bin Laden volunteer group cellphone number... I really believe actions such as these make the world less safe and only promotes terrorism and violence...
All tyrants are now paying heed and quietly stocking up on those WMD's and nuclear weapons... after all, you never know when the US spotlight may shine on you and when you may need a strong deterrent!
Talk about winning hearts and minds!!!
It seems it's Syria's turn in the hotseat: the Israeli bombing turned them into the flavour of the month.
Of course, the Israeli's already believed they had a clear invitation to bomb Syria because of the American House International Relations Committee bill that will be passed in the next week or two by a huge majority, which will result in sanctions being put into place against them for as long as they "support terrorist groups and develop chemical and biological weapons". HAH!
If the Israeli's had any doubts of Bush's enthusiastic support, his statement on Monday was pretty clear: he said that he had told Sharon "Israel must not feel constrained defending the homeland".
No matter how much Syria has been co-operating with the US re Al Quaeda over the past two years, as long as they are not completely compliant with the wishes of the Americans and Israeli's, they are fair game.
This puts me in such a moral dilemma: I would really like to see the Middle East democratised and especially see women's rights take hold. However, this would achieve the opposite: more war and oppression. The blatant unfairness in this upsets me - it fixes nothing and polarises people even more. If I were an Arab living in that part of the world I would be foaming at the mouth by now and looking up the Osama Bin Laden volunteer group cellphone number... I really believe actions such as these make the world less safe and only promotes terrorism and violence...
All tyrants are now paying heed and quietly stocking up on those WMD's and nuclear weapons... after all, you never know when the US spotlight may shine on you and when you may need a strong deterrent!
Talk about winning hearts and minds!!!
Monday, October 06, 2003
Israel
So, a grief-stricken young Palestinian woman called Hanadi Jaradat decides the best way of avenging her brother and cousin who were both killed by the Israeli army in Jenin, is to strap explosives on her body and detonate them in a busy family restaurant in Haifa.
This is a tragedy, no other way of looking at it.
Israel's response to this was completely off kilter: it went and bombed Syria.
Now, that made a lot of sense...!!
As America blocks resolution after resolution in the Security Council, the Middle East is spiralling towards a destabilising war with a crazy kind of inevitability. We are all watching on the sidelines, seemingly paralysed.
There are too many black-and-white people in positions of power right now, in this colourful world we live in.
So, a grief-stricken young Palestinian woman called Hanadi Jaradat decides the best way of avenging her brother and cousin who were both killed by the Israeli army in Jenin, is to strap explosives on her body and detonate them in a busy family restaurant in Haifa.
This is a tragedy, no other way of looking at it.
Israel's response to this was completely off kilter: it went and bombed Syria.
Now, that made a lot of sense...!!
As America blocks resolution after resolution in the Security Council, the Middle East is spiralling towards a destabilising war with a crazy kind of inevitability. We are all watching on the sidelines, seemingly paralysed.
There are too many black-and-white people in positions of power right now, in this colourful world we live in.
Israel
So, a grief-stricken young Palestinian woman called Hanadi Jaradat decides the best way of avenging her brother and cousin who were both killed by the Israeli army in Jenin, is to strap explosives on her body and detonate them in a busy family restaurant in Haifa.
This is a tragedy, no other way of looking at it.
Israel's response to this was completely off kilter: it went and bombed Syria.
Now, that made a lot of sense...!!
As America blocks resolution after resolution in the Security Council, the Middle East is spiralling towards a destabilising war with a crazy kind of inevitability. We are all watching on the sidelines, seemingly paralysed.
There are too many black-and-white people in positions of power right now, in this colourful world we live in.
So, a grief-stricken young Palestinian woman called Hanadi Jaradat decides the best way of avenging her brother and cousin who were both killed by the Israeli army in Jenin, is to strap explosives on her body and detonate them in a busy family restaurant in Haifa.
This is a tragedy, no other way of looking at it.
Israel's response to this was completely off kilter: it went and bombed Syria.
Now, that made a lot of sense...!!
As America blocks resolution after resolution in the Security Council, the Middle East is spiralling towards a destabilising war with a crazy kind of inevitability. We are all watching on the sidelines, seemingly paralysed.
There are too many black-and-white people in positions of power right now, in this colourful world we live in.
Friday, October 03, 2003
Iraq
Another report about not finding any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
How many times can you say "I told you so" before it becomes really offensive??
I think I'll just watch the occupation meter on this site tick along. I hope this will cost the Americans so much that they will never ever think of doing something like this again. Ever. And even if they think of it, they will not be able to afford it.
So, as far as I am concerned, Bush can carry on with his isolationist goings-on. Keep control of everything in Iraq. Keep pouring in more dollars. By the time elections come along, whether Bush wins another term or not, the bill should be huge.
The humanitarian cost to the Iraqi's is enormous, especially the women.
It's only fair the Americans (and their British lapdog) pay too.
Another report about not finding any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
How many times can you say "I told you so" before it becomes really offensive??
I think I'll just watch the occupation meter on this site tick along. I hope this will cost the Americans so much that they will never ever think of doing something like this again. Ever. And even if they think of it, they will not be able to afford it.
So, as far as I am concerned, Bush can carry on with his isolationist goings-on. Keep control of everything in Iraq. Keep pouring in more dollars. By the time elections come along, whether Bush wins another term or not, the bill should be huge.
The humanitarian cost to the Iraqi's is enormous, especially the women.
It's only fair the Americans (and their British lapdog) pay too.
Iraq
Another report about not finding any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
How many times can you say "I told you so" before it becomes really offensive??
I think I'll just watch the occupation meter on this site tick along. I hope this will cost the Americans so much that they will never ever think of doing something like this again. Ever. And even if they think of it, they will not be able to afford it.
So, as far as I am concerned, Bush can carry on with his isolationist goings-on. Keep control of everything in Iraq. Keep pouring in more dollars. By the time elections come along, whether Bush wins another term or not, the bill should be huge.
The humanitarian cost to the Iraqi's is enormous, especially the women.
It's only fair the Americans (and their British lapdog) pay too.
Another report about not finding any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
How many times can you say "I told you so" before it becomes really offensive??
I think I'll just watch the occupation meter on this site tick along. I hope this will cost the Americans so much that they will never ever think of doing something like this again. Ever. And even if they think of it, they will not be able to afford it.
So, as far as I am concerned, Bush can carry on with his isolationist goings-on. Keep control of everything in Iraq. Keep pouring in more dollars. By the time elections come along, whether Bush wins another term or not, the bill should be huge.
The humanitarian cost to the Iraqi's is enormous, especially the women.
It's only fair the Americans (and their British lapdog) pay too.
Friday, September 26, 2003
Israel
The head of Israel's air force has grounded a group of fighter pilots who say they will no longer carry out air strikes against Palestinian territories. The pilots could be dismissed from the military and possibly jailed.
The group of 27 reserve pilots submitted a petition to Air Force Commander Dan Halutz on Wednesday saying they could no longer take part in missions which they believe are "illegal" and "immoral."
"We, veteran and active pilots ... are opposed to carrying out the illegal and immoral attack orders of the sort that Israel carries out in the territories." They added: "We are refusing to continue to attack innocent civilians."
Men of conscience are starting to stand up.
Good!
The head of Israel's air force has grounded a group of fighter pilots who say they will no longer carry out air strikes against Palestinian territories. The pilots could be dismissed from the military and possibly jailed.
The group of 27 reserve pilots submitted a petition to Air Force Commander Dan Halutz on Wednesday saying they could no longer take part in missions which they believe are "illegal" and "immoral."
"We, veteran and active pilots ... are opposed to carrying out the illegal and immoral attack orders of the sort that Israel carries out in the territories." They added: "We are refusing to continue to attack innocent civilians."
Men of conscience are starting to stand up.
Good!
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