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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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