Our blogs about
America's Wars
War on Iraq
War on Drugs
War on Afghanistan
War on Columbia
War on Philippines
War on Venezuela

MORE
Matrix Masters
Blogs
World Events
Katrina's Aftermath
US News
Bush Crime Family News
Science & Health
Earth News
Free Speech
News from Africa
News from Palestine
Bill of Rights Under Attack

Support Bloggers' Rights!

Lorenzo's
Random Musings
. . . about Chaos,
Reason, and Hope

Al Jazeera (English)
    Baghdad Burning Blog (by Riverbend, an Iraqi civilian girl)
            Dahr Jamail's Blog from Baghdad
                Imad Khadduri's blog "Free Iraq" (scroll down for English version)

Iraqi Civilian Deaths ... caused by Bush's unprovoked war

 

U.S. may be Sowing the Seeds of Worldwide Anarchy
(The Indedpedent, 21 July 2002)
US preparations for an attack continue in almost surreal disregard of what is happening elsewhere in the Middle East. The connection between Arab fury over Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and Arab reluctance to back the attack on one of their fellows is ignored; so too is the likelihood that an unprovoked attack on a Muslim country will merely fuel the existing resentment of America within parts of the Islamic world. . . . There is no real public discussion . . . Instead there are leaks. Almost every week brings more of them. Some suggest a massive air and land assault involving 250,000 or more troops; others point to an "Afghan" campaign, relying on aerial bombardment, special forces infiltration . . . The overall message, though, is unmistakable: that planning for Gulf War II, of which the administration was talking even before 11 September, is now at an advanced stage. . . . America is now claiming the right to attack before it is attacked – a concept extending far beyond the right of self-defence enshrined in Article 51 of the United Nations charter, and amounting to carte blanche for Washington to intervene as and when it chooses. . . . But if the US can do that, why cannot any other country with a score to settle? A number of states used the American war on terror as an excuse to act aggressively against old rivals last year. "Pre-emptive response" could easily be a recipe for anarchy. . . . Since 11 September, the concept of America as a "New Jerusalem" with its age-old sense of manifest destiny has been merging with America as a militarily irresistible "New Rome". Put more simply, America believes it is right, and is in no mood to let anyone stop it.

posted by LoZo 5:00 PM