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Dear Sirs, Thank you for providing this forum for discussion. I would like to respond to Tariq Al-Maeena's article entitled"Israel in charge of U.S. military dictatorship". First, I am saddened by the fact that it would even be considered that Israel has control of our military might. Certainly, we do support Israel's right to statehood, but we only want peace in the region. It is our view that the Israelis have been persecuted for centuries, and only deserve a place to live, free from attack. Just as everyone else does. Although we have given our support to Israel, please consider our reasoning, before passing judgment. We feel that it is possible to live side by side, without the threat of war. Consider that although we may call the Hammas "terrorists", our country has taken no direct action against them. They are yet to present a threat to our homeland. If the Israelis were truly in control of our military, the battle would be over. We do not want to attack the Palestinians, they have a right to live free as well. The answer is in compromise. If the Israelis were to withdraw their forces, would there be no further attacks? This is a battle drawn on religious lines. It saddens me that there is not enough religion in the world to create peace, only enough to create war. Are we not all praying to the same God, only calling Him by different names? There are too many interpretations of The Word. We should put religion aside as a means of determining right and wrong. There will NEVER be agreement on this point. What we should focus on, is what is right for the individual populations. Consider this: why is Jerusalem holy to both religions? All that we are doing is interpreting things differently, when the end result is the same. By the way, "The Zionists" are NOT in charge of America. Reason is. Although there are zealots in this country, they are definitely in the minority. International lines should NOT be drawn on religious lines. Everyone should be free to practice whatever religion they believe in, in the privacy of their home or church. Leave it there! There is NO right or wrong, no one living knows the truth. I wish you peace, Brett Cazzell
The Bush and
Blair administrations virtually shouted out to the world that weapons of
mass destruction were virtually a hair trigger away from detonation.
Satellite maps, photos, and other material were used to scare their
respective governments into military action. The United Nations was treated
like second-grade diplomats. Nations, around the world, were told that only
through direct confrontation and pre-emptive action would the world be a
safe place. Well after countless thousands of dead Iraqi soldiers,
civilians, as well as soldiers from America and Great Britain the truth is
being told. No
weapons of mass destruction have been found! The
inspectors, also treated badly, were right all along.
You are no different than the ones you claim
are causing the problem.
Terrorism, Sent
by J Wiegner
Editor: Al-Jazeerah.info has never claimed that it provides the Israeli occupation viewpoint. If you want that viewpoint, it is in the established media. This is a small effort to acquaint people, including supporters of Israel, with some of what is happening to the victims of the Israeli occupation, which is usually not covered by the pro-Israel media. I don't know what do you mean by taking ownership. Are you suggesting that Palestinians accept the Israeli occupation? It is so sad that you don't consider the Israeli occupation of Palestine as injustice. When people are killed, injured, detained, or their houses are demolished for no reasons other than collective punishment and subjugation, isn't that injustice?
Sent by Tim Stinson
INCITEMENT WATCH: ANN COULTER ON 'MUSLIM-FREE'
AIR TRAVEL
The Guardian, 5/17/03 http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,957670,00.html PATRIOT ACT II: IT COULD HAPPEN HERE BUSINESS BLACKLISTS
Top breaking story: Bush begs Saddam to
come out of hiding & take back Iraq!
Standing against the
historic backdrop of Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, George Bush issued
the following statements to the press today:
"We are now
requesting that Saddam Hussein come out of hiding, put the Genie back in
the bottle and take back Iraq. Oh, and while you're at it,
Saddam, please take back Afghanistan too."
Looking
patriotically sincere, Bush informed the American public, "When I
ordered this war, all I wanted to do was bomb women and children and
steal oil. And now I'm stuck with 30 million angry Arabs.
That sucks.
"I thought
owning Iraq was going to be a fun thing -- like owning the Texas
Rangers. How was I to know it was going to be this much
trouble?"
How indeed? You
might have asked someone who knew what they were doing....
Very truly yours, Jane Stillwater,
Berkeley, CA
"Imagine a world
where EVERY child is wanted, nurtured, protected and loved: World
Peace in one generation!"
Links:
From Truthout:
Post-War Price: 242 Die in Baghdad http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051703B.shtml Paul Krugman | Paths of Glory http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051703F.shtml Economists Worrying About Deflation http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051703I.shtml Bush Feels the Heat After Saudi Bombings http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051603A.shtml Case Proven: War Does Not Eradicate Terrorism http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051603B.shtml Remains of Toxic Bullets Litter Iraq http://www.truthou! t.org/docs_03/051603C.shtml Iraq Disorder Worries Senators http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051603F.shtml Bob Herbert | Shooting to Kill http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051603G.shtml Bloodshed Leaves Iraqi Town in Opposition to US Occupation http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051603H.shtml William Rivers Pitt | Blowback in Riyadh http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051503A.shtml Whatever Happened to Bin Laden? http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051503E.shtml GI's Authorized to Shoot Iraqi Looters http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051503F.shtml Nine Iraqi Children Killed In Explosion http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051503G.shtml Bush Cuts Would Result in Millions Losing Vital Health Care Coverage http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051503I.shtml
From my district's City Council member
Maudelle Shirek: Education, the economy, health care,
infrastructure decay: This is not just a war on a far-off place.
This is a war on our own people as well.
From Nuc News: And where is George Bush getting money for military spending? Social Security will lose $1.4 trillion from the Social Security Trust Fund to pay for the military through 2013. Will there be a Social Security fund for those who will no longer be able to work because of disabilities or age? Maybe not. "This robbery of the retirement benefits of working people will produce a crisis by 2016, when expenses will begin to exceed revenues according to the Social Security trustees. If new funding is not secured, Social Security will be exhausted by 2038." [ISR]
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