Just for the record, here's Harold Pinter on Iraq:
The invasion of Iraq was a bandit act, an act of blatant state terrorism, demonstrating absolute contempt for the concept of international law. The invasion was an arbitrary military action inspired by a series of lies upon lies and gross manipulation of the media and therefore of the public; an act intended to consolidate American military and economic control of the Middle East masquerading as a last resort all other justifications having failed to justify themselves as liberation. A formidable assertion of military force responsible for the death and mutilation of thousands and thousands of innocent people.
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Mr. Pinter's entire speech was a thing of beauty - truly outstanding and one for the ages.
Posted by who wants a pony | December 9, 2005 4:41 AM
Posted on December 9, 2005 04:41
Yeah, well, so it was, so what Pinter? You can read the plan in the Koran, if we had waited five more years before we brought it to a head, you can be sure the Islamists would be in a position to rule the world as they are Commanded to do by the mighty Koran! We are lucky to be at war maybe? what you think?
Posted by Hal Barton | December 12, 2005 1:22 AM
Posted on December 12, 2005 01:22
Re: Hal Burton.
Please. For a mild corrective to paranoia and media-driven hysteria, see:
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1207-26.htm
For a spirited jab at the usual media mentality--which, regrettably, determines that of our countrymen--exemplified by Friedman, see:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/bonner/bonner176.html
Posted by Jose Gutierrez | December 12, 2005 5:31 PM
Posted on December 12, 2005 17:31