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| Wed, 09-22-2004 - 6:17am |
I can't believe those two poor American guys have been executed, beheaded, because of this flippin war. And now the remaining Brit's life is hanging by a thread - he's certain to die. Did you know that he's from Liverpool? That his family live just a mile down the road from where Nony and I are. It's kinda scary to think of how close this stuff can get to you.
I pray to god that some how, some way, there is any end to this nightmare of hostage-taking and rebellion. It's just my humble opinion, I know, but I think the troops should get their butts the hell out of Iraq and let them get on with sorting themselves out.

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Its just all so very sad and unnecessary.
~sigh~
~C
ITA. Well said.
~C
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From Jim Hightower...
THE CORPORATE SACKING OF IRAQ
9/15/2004
If you think that the Bu$hites had no post-war plan for what they would do in Iraq after our military ousted Saddam, think again. You can see their plan in policies that were quietly and autocratically imposed on the Iraqi people during the reign of Mr. L. Paul Bremmer III, who was our occupying czar there.
While America's media establishment has been focused on the raging war by Iraqi insurgents and by the Bu$hites' attempt to enthrone a puppet government there, the neo-con laissez-faire zealots in the administration have been gleefully using this ravaged country as their own ideological playground. For years, these AynRandian theorists have longed to create their utopia of a corporate state, and they've used the IMF, World Bank, WTO and other monkey wrenches to try to implement their theories in Latin America and elsewhere. But they've never had an entire economy at their disposal... until they grabbed Iraq.
While Baghdad was burning, Bremmer arrived. Rather than putting out the fires, he used them as a distraction to issue decrees that instantly opened up Iraq to a total corporate takeover.
For example, his decrees open all of that nation's public assets to foreign corporate ownership, and they allow 100 percent of the country's industries – from banking to food – to be owned by foreigners. Also, Bremmer ruled that 100 percent of the profits that foreign investors make in Iraq can now be hauled out of the country – there's no requirement that any of these profits be reinvested there, nor do the investors have to pay even a dime in taxes on the profits they haul away. This isn't "liberation," as the Bu$hites like to call their Iraqi adventure – it's legalized looting... and it's fueling the continuing anger and armed resistance by the Iraqi people, who're determined not to have their nation looted.
To get this full story, see Naomi Klein's explosive article in Harper's Magazine. You can read it at www.harpers.org.
"Baghdad Year Zero: Pillaging Iraq in pursuit of a neocon utopia," Harpers Magazine, September 2004.
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This isn't "liberation," as the Bu$hites like to call their Iraqi adventure – it's legalized looting... and it's fueling the continuing anger and armed resistance by the Iraqi people, who're determined not to have their nation looted.
I wonder what spin the Bush camp would put on this.
The thing is these people declared war on us many years ago. We ignored it. Did nothing, and they continued to terrorise us.
The first World Trade Center bombing, the navy ship, many over seas U.S. government places.
I still think that the Iraqi's had plenty of time to move their weapons of mass destruction while we waited for the United Nations to search and not get on board with us. Then we gave Iraq way to much warning time. Plenty of time for them to bury and transport weapons.
These terrorist do not think like we do. It is not our "fault" that they take hostages. They could make an attempt to talk with us but the just won't. They keep saying, Death to Americans" They believe we should all die. They also have said they were able to attack us on 911 because we were weak. This is because we consistantly did nothing when they bombed us over seas and the first World Trade Center bombing.
They declared this war and we did not participate until after 911.
Thier main strong holds are in the mid east. But they are here and everywhere now because we did nothing for so many years. 911 should never have happened. Saddam and his sons killed so many of thier on people and supported terrorism.
I believe we have to stop these nuts.
Poeple do not go into the military without knowing they may be called on to defend thier country. You sign a paper saying that you are willing to go to war should you be called and that you know that your life might be threatened.
People who want to join the military for just fun and games and schooling should join a country club. But I swear to you, every one of our military people are heroes and have chosen to fight for freedom.
We are the only super power in the world today. Look what happened to Russia and France recently with terrorism and they opposed the war. They are seeing terrorism because they are seen as weak in the eyes of the terrorists.
The military believes in taking the war to the enemy which is what we have done.
If we do not have cost effective access to that oil we would not be able to survive.
We are to dependant on it.
We need to find our own resources to have enough to maintain our country's needs. But that would mean going to Alaska and Americans do not want to ruin our wildlife. I mean look at Iraq. It was once a beautiful country and now it is ruined deserts.
We have to look after our interests or we will end up losing our freedom as we know it.
Yes, our president does not believe in gay rights, but if we do not put up a fight with terrorist, and those who fund and otherwise support them, we will not even have the right to ask for our rights.
Kerry say's we need to fight a gentle war. How can you do that and not be weak.
Do we want to have all the bombings like they do in Isreal? I don't.
The terrorists will never stop trying to get rid of us because they hate Isreal so much and we are their natural enemy because we support Isreal.
As a super power we have a responsibility to take care of other countries who are our allies because they do not have the strength, money, or numbers that we do.
If we let Saddam and others take over all the countries they want, then their would be us against the world and we would certainly fall.
The more democratic countries there are, the less dictators there will be who will stop at nothing to kill to have their way.
We stood back for much to long in my oppinion. Things should never have been allowed to get this bad. But they did and now something has to be done about it before we are at the mercy of terrorism.
The more we or anybody negotiates with the terrorists the more they see that they will have their way by using terrorism.
I know it is dispicable but they have caused this whole thing not us. We have a president who is willing to stand up to the world and say enough is enough.
No I do not like his policy on gay rights, but at least he does not have us taken out to the football fields and beheaded because we are gay.
These terrorists are dangerous because they could be your neighbors and friends and you will not know it.
They have many cells in our country already. They teach hate and death for Americans to their children.
I would hate to always worry about ourselves or the little children being abducted held and tortured for days or hours as I was then being left for dead in the street just because we are Americans.
This is not a war against any religion or nationality, this is a war against terrorist who want us all dead. They teach it, they praise it, they call on there followers to kill americans whenever they can.
I was a victim of this as a military American over seas and my life has been changed ever since.
Being gay is one thing, but being American and having the freedoms we do have comes first for me. I can at least keep fighting for my personal rights without being killed for speaking out about them.
I am in therapy because of my abduction, I have permanent injuries due to the beatings, and my military career came to an end ten years before my retirement. I have floundered from job to job. I know I could have retired when I was 38. Here I am at 44 and trying to put my life together.
The man who tortured me only did three months for this crime.
If I could go back into active service and go to Iraq I would go. I tried but I am not acceptable because of my disabilities.
I do not want to see these things happen to anyone just because they are a specific nationality or have different beliefs.
I hate all forms of racism. I would be honored to go to war for my country and I would rather die for my country than die wasting my life doing nothing like I am now. There is no honor in that.
Okay, I have spared you the details but now you know my real story. If you find this hard to believe tell me. I will send you some paper work to show you just how close to home terrorism is.
We need to think of our duty to our country first so that we and future generations can have the freedom to speak out for their rights and eventually somebody might listen. We can at least continue our fight for gay rights without fear of being executed for it.
I also do not believe that if we force people to allow us to marry that it will change their oppinions of gays.
We need to let them see that we are as upstanding as they think they are. And that is not going to happen by riding on floats half naked while mocking oral sex acts between same sex couples. (I saw that at a gay pride parade in Fla.)
We need to find a better way.
Maybe we need to form a more cohesive organization, our own insurance companies and support gay owned businesses etc.
Okay, now that I have offended the whole LL board I hhave to get ready for therapy and group. Talk about triggers.
I am half way afraid to post this but I feel the need.
Hugs,
And yes I believe everyone who questions this war and the government are just as patriotic as anyone. That is the beauty of our country. It was built to work that way so that we could not be taken over by a dictator.
Alright hugs and I hope at least some of you will still respect me after this as I still respect all of you.
HUGS,
Laurie
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You have certainly Not lost my respect nor ever will.
*hugs ~ Caly
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