Friday, April 14, 2006
Pacifica Commentary for April 12, 2006
Captain Ahab Has Lost It
Last week I spoke of how the British Press released material on a plot for a U.S. attack on Iran.
And now Seymour Hirsch writing in the New Yorker issue for April 17, 2006 has identified another component to this outrage. He writes that this plot is not simply an attack by conventional bombs like the mass murder weapon called BLU-28. This is a clear plan to use genocidal B61-11 nuclear bombs. And of course all of this will be directed at a nation that does not have nuclear weapons.
Has there ever been a dictator who has acted in a more unilateral fashion than George Bush? I don't think so. This person is armed and dangerous. History teaches us that it is commonplace for a failing dictator to attempt to cover his scandals by directing the population's attention to some imagined exterior foe. And George might just see this massacre as a way to divert attention from his other crimes.
The plan as described by Seymour Hirsch in this week's New Yorker is simply unacceptable by any sane person. Whether President or peon, every individual involved in such a genocidal conspiracy against Iran should be in prison.
What to do? The marches of immigrants are leading the way. They will conduct a major work stoppage on May 1st to remind our government of their essential role in the economy of the United States.
Rather than joining in the plot to murder the children of Iran I would suggest that we plan a similar work stoppage or General Strike. Such a direct action is the essence of democracy, one person, one vote. By withholding our labor we make it clear to this den of thieves that they had better start working for us. We don't work for them.
Unfortunately we do pay taxes to them. We give them our hard earned money in good faith and they use it to murder people. They have done nothing to fix Iraq and they have shown scant will to fix New Orleans or the rest of the rotting infrastructure of the United States.
A national strike or refusal to work would be a clear message to Washington that this administration must cease and desist its mindless militarism and stop being a threat to the existence of this planet.
Regardless of what Washington thinks, a nuclear attack on Iran conducted by the United States or by Israel will be considered a declaration of war on Islam and will be in fact a declaration of war on the human race.
Last week I spoke of how the British Press released material on a plot for a U.S. attack on Iran.
And now Seymour Hirsch writing in the New Yorker issue for April 17, 2006 has identified another component to this outrage. He writes that this plot is not simply an attack by conventional bombs like the mass murder weapon called BLU-28. This is a clear plan to use genocidal B61-11 nuclear bombs. And of course all of this will be directed at a nation that does not have nuclear weapons.
Has there ever been a dictator who has acted in a more unilateral fashion than George Bush? I don't think so. This person is armed and dangerous. History teaches us that it is commonplace for a failing dictator to attempt to cover his scandals by directing the population's attention to some imagined exterior foe. And George might just see this massacre as a way to divert attention from his other crimes.
The plan as described by Seymour Hirsch in this week's New Yorker is simply unacceptable by any sane person. Whether President or peon, every individual involved in such a genocidal conspiracy against Iran should be in prison.
What to do? The marches of immigrants are leading the way. They will conduct a major work stoppage on May 1st to remind our government of their essential role in the economy of the United States.
Rather than joining in the plot to murder the children of Iran I would suggest that we plan a similar work stoppage or General Strike. Such a direct action is the essence of democracy, one person, one vote. By withholding our labor we make it clear to this den of thieves that they had better start working for us. We don't work for them.
Unfortunately we do pay taxes to them. We give them our hard earned money in good faith and they use it to murder people. They have done nothing to fix Iraq and they have shown scant will to fix New Orleans or the rest of the rotting infrastructure of the United States.
A national strike or refusal to work would be a clear message to Washington that this administration must cease and desist its mindless militarism and stop being a threat to the existence of this planet.
Regardless of what Washington thinks, a nuclear attack on Iran conducted by the United States or by Israel will be considered a declaration of war on Islam and will be in fact a declaration of war on the human race.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Pacifica Commentary for April 5, 2006
Veterans Speak Out
The veterans from the everlasting Iraq War have recently completed a march through Alabama, Mississippi and on to New Orleans in Louisiana.
Here are some of their comments as they marched:
"I ran over a little kid and I killed him."
"I know the war was wrong and I am sorry."
"When any explosive device went off we were told to shoot anything that moved."
"This war is not about freedom."
"We were told these are not people, they are animals."
"If you look at them as human, how can you kill them?"
"I went up to an Iraqi, hugged him and said I was sorry. He told me it was OK."
"I keep taking sleeping pills every day, I don't want to wake up."
"This is a total disregard for humanity."
"We know it was wrong and we are sorry...I mean killing civilians indiscriminately."
"These people in Washington are a greater threat than the terrorists."
"I did not fight for freedom in Iraq."
These are just some words from the Iraq Veterans as they marched to New Orleans.
Hundreds of thousands of these "uninjured" veterans are coming home to join the tens of thousands of those severely wounded physically or mentally and to reflect on the endless number of innocent victims in Iraq who are flippantly dismissed by the obscene word, "collateral damage."
From the United Kingdom we have Sean Rayment's article in The Telegraph where he speaks of secret talks by the dogs of war in a planned attack on Iran. In the absolute spiritual void and darkness of military planning, warped minds are discussing an attack on Iran with Tactical Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from US Navy ships and submarines.
Further attacks would include B-2 stealth bombers equipped with eight 4,500 pound enhanced BLU-28 satellite-guided bombs flying from the Island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. The intent of this evil concept is to eliminate nuclear weapons which Iran does not have. The effect of this evil concept will be to tear thousands of children and civilians to pieces while convincing over a billion people that war has been declared on Islam. Aside from being a crime against humanity, such an attack on Iran will profoundly endanger the security of our citizens as well as the rest of this endangered planet.
The veterans from the everlasting Iraq War have recently completed a march through Alabama, Mississippi and on to New Orleans in Louisiana.
Here are some of their comments as they marched:
"I ran over a little kid and I killed him."
"I know the war was wrong and I am sorry."
"When any explosive device went off we were told to shoot anything that moved."
"This war is not about freedom."
"We were told these are not people, they are animals."
"If you look at them as human, how can you kill them?"
"I went up to an Iraqi, hugged him and said I was sorry. He told me it was OK."
"I keep taking sleeping pills every day, I don't want to wake up."
"This is a total disregard for humanity."
"We know it was wrong and we are sorry...I mean killing civilians indiscriminately."
"These people in Washington are a greater threat than the terrorists."
"I did not fight for freedom in Iraq."
These are just some words from the Iraq Veterans as they marched to New Orleans.
Hundreds of thousands of these "uninjured" veterans are coming home to join the tens of thousands of those severely wounded physically or mentally and to reflect on the endless number of innocent victims in Iraq who are flippantly dismissed by the obscene word, "collateral damage."
From the United Kingdom we have Sean Rayment's article in The Telegraph where he speaks of secret talks by the dogs of war in a planned attack on Iran. In the absolute spiritual void and darkness of military planning, warped minds are discussing an attack on Iran with Tactical Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from US Navy ships and submarines.
Further attacks would include B-2 stealth bombers equipped with eight 4,500 pound enhanced BLU-28 satellite-guided bombs flying from the Island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. The intent of this evil concept is to eliminate nuclear weapons which Iran does not have. The effect of this evil concept will be to tear thousands of children and civilians to pieces while convincing over a billion people that war has been declared on Islam. Aside from being a crime against humanity, such an attack on Iran will profoundly endanger the security of our citizens as well as the rest of this endangered planet.
