Re: Has the war on terror made us safer?
Thap:
I asked this question some time ago during/after the invasion of Iraq (do a search in WA), several American guppies posted in the affirmative. I was disgusted then and more disgusted now.
Whoever murdered those people in London last Thursday did so despite and maybe because of the war on terror. Whether it was false flag operation (mounting evidence suggests this was likely, see numerous threads on Israel’s complicity) or irate fundamentalists (who had nothing to gain IMO but further weaken their plight) did so despite Afghanistan and Iraq being bombed to bits.
100 000’s innocent people have already been killed for short term wealth and power (oil prices are high and contracts are up for grabs); more are dying as we speak, despite this war on terror.
The war on terror appears to be fuelling the fire, and is in no way getting at the roots of the problem. Whether the root is fundamentalism, or more likely imperialism practised through fear at home and abroad.
Un-vetted and uncensored voices are already being heard suggesting the war on terror has done little but increase the death of innocents:
http://www.dembloggers.com/story/2005/7/9/175847/3787
Amanpour Interrupted On Air; Man Speaks Truth On Iraq
While Christiane Amanpour is discussing the London terror attacks a man passing by breaks in and speaks truth to the camera. The man screams “tell the truth about what happened” and then screams "They’re in Iraq, that’s why it happened…
Quite a few of my Brit colleagues have been saying that to me in the last few days. The English are much more sophisticated and critical in their views about the state and government, unlike the American’s who have a mob-like mentality in supporting anything that comes from their rulers.