Margot B War News



~ Saturday, August 09, 2003
 
The legal analysis by the Government Accountability Project is excellent. A choice paragraph is quoted below:

Section 2 of the EO benefits United States "persons," defined by Section 3(b) to include corporations or "other organization[s]" who "come into possession or control" of anything relevant for all Iraqi oil or products "in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest..." Translated from the legalese, this is a license for corporations to loot Iraq and its citizens.
~ Friday, August 08, 2003
 
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. — Elie Wiesel
 
The images of Saddam's sons have undoubtedly dealt another blow to the US's already diminishing popularity in Egypt.
"It's ridiculous when a superpower like America uses all those helicopters, tanks and no less than 200 Special Forces soldiers to kill four people, including a child, and even rejoices in the act as a victory," scoffed Salah Gabr, a university professor. "It just shows how cowardly Americans are; they were actually too frightened to engage in a real battle with three almost unarmed men."

El-Sayed agrees, "What happened in Mosul was nothing more than an act of cowardice. The US government, which claims to be democratic, should behave in a way different than using methods typical of authoritarian, repressive regimes," he added. Many would further argue the US miscalculated when it turned the "two despots [Uday and Qusay] into martyrs".

"The US committed the murder with a glee characteristic of bloodthirsty cannibals," Helmi said in disdain. "Gloating over corpses is not my idea of behaviour characteristic of a civilised people. You can't claim to be fighting in the name of freedom and act in such a manner."

Riham, an English teacher, is equally disenchanted by US actions.

"The carnage caused by the US and the display of the bodies of Uday and Qusay is only a further proof of US terrorism," she said. "The US is a tyrant who allows itself to pass judgement on the entire world, yet allows no one to question its own acts."

"Where is the UN?" exclaimed Riham angrily. "And where are human rights organisations? Why is everybody keeping silent? The US is declaring itself the only power in the world, portraying itself as an angel and everyone else as devils."

 
Bush Approval Slips in Pew Poll - "When asked if they would prefer Hitler over George Bush as President, more and more people took longer to think about it."
~ Thursday, August 07, 2003
 
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort 'em as much as you please." - Mark Twain


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