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In
the Press This Week
Why?
(April
12 2003 – April 19 2003)
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By V&A Editorial Staff
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19/04/2003
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From
The Independent
(April
13 2003)
“The
war in Iraq has demonstrated not that we are all Americans now –
an outcome millions of people would welcome, if it meant a share in
American liberty and affluence – but that we are all subject to
American will. And, ominously, that country's leaders have shown
themselves much better at exercising their power than recognising
their responsibilities. As the remnants of civil society in Iraq
crumble in an orgy of ransacking – hospitals and the headquarters
of aid agencies as well as palaces belonging to the old regime's
elite – they do not seem to have given much thought to the
practical consequences of their invasion.
“Tell
the little boy with no arms, Ali Ismaeel Abbas, that his body has
been wrecked because of the US's passionate belief in liberty, and
it would be a cruel mockery. Tell him that his family got in the way
of the hard-faced neo-conservatives in Washington who now control
the world, and you would be closer to the truth…”
The
golden arches over Baghdad
From
The Guardian
(April
11 2003)
“Well,
peacenik, are you happy now that peace is coming? No, because I
don't think this war, as conceived and justified, was worth a
child's finger. At least, are you happy that Saddam's rule is
effectively over? Yes, of course, like everyone else. So, do you see
some incompatibility here? Yes, but less than the incompatibilities
in your position.
“And
in return, warnik, I have two questions for you. Do you honestly
believe that the staggering bombardment of Iraq, televised live
throughout the Arab world, has made Britain, America, and the home
town of Torie Clarke, safer from the threat of terrorism? And if so,
let me remind you of another statement by your war leader, Mr. Blair.
He told us, in full seriousness, that once Saddam was eliminated, it
would be necessary to ‘deal with’ North Korea. Are you getting
hot for the next one - the humanitarian attack on Pyongyang?”
This
war was not worth a child's finger
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