Letter to President Bush
Peace
Mr. President:
I'm a writer from a poor country. A country that was once in your
black list. Millions of Mozambicans were unaware of what harm we had
done to your country. We were small and poor: what threat could we
pose? Our weapon of mass destruction was after all being used against
us: it was famine and misery.
Some of us found it weird the criteria which led to our name being
exposed while other nations were gaining from your sympathy. For
instance, our neighbor - South Africa with their apartheid - blatantly
violating human rights.
For decades we were victims of that regime's aggression. But the
apartheid regime was worthy of a more lenient attitude called the
"positive involvement".
The ANC was in your black list as well, as a "terrorist organization"!
A weird criteria which years later led to the Taliban and Bin Laden to
be called as "freedom fighters" by US strategists.
Well I - a poor writer from a poor country - had a dream. As Martin
Luther King once had: that America was a country of all Americans.
Well I dreamed that I was not a man but a country. A country that
couldn't sleep because it lived terrified by terrible facts. And that
terror made it proclaim a demand. A demand to you Dear President. And
I demanded the United States of America to
proceed to the destruction of their weapon of mass destruction.
Because of the terrible dangers I demanded more: that UN inspectors
would be sent to your country. What terrible dangers was I afraid of?
What did I fear from your country? Unfortunately it wasn't a dream.
Facts were the reason for my fears.
The list was so big that I will just name a few:
- The United States were the only nation to drop nuclear bombs upon
other nations;
- Your country was the only nation condemned for "illegitimate use of
force" by the International Justice Tribunal;
- American forces trained and armed extremist islamic fundamentalists
(including Bin Laden) under the pretext of overthrowing the Russian
invaders in Afghanistan;
- Saddam Hussein's regime was being supported by the USA while
committing the worst atrocities against Iraqis (including the gassing
of kurds in 1988);
- As many other legitimate leaders, the African Patrice Lumumba was
murdered by the CIA. After being arrested, tortured and shot in the
head and his body dissolved in cloridric acid;
- As many other puppets, Mobutu Seseseko was one of your agents you
put in a country in exchange for help for the American espionage: the
CIA office in Zaire became the larger in Africa. The brutal
dictatorship by this man was never condemned by the USA until he
became inconvenient, in 1992;
- The invasion of East Timor by the Indonesian military was supported
by the USA. When the atrocities were known, the Clinton
administration's reply was "it's a matter of the Indonesian
government's responsibility and we do not wish to take that
responsibility away from them";
- Your country harbored criminals like Emmanuel Constant, one of
Haiti's most blood thirsty leaders whose paramilitary slaughtered
thousands of innocents. Constant was tried "in absentia" and the new
authorities requested his extradition. The American government has so
far declined the request;
- On August 1998 the USAF bombed a medicine factory in Sudan called
Al-Shifa. A mistake? No, it was a retaliation for the bombings of
Nairobi and Dar-es-Saalam;
- In December 1987, the United States were the only country (along
with Israel) to vote against a motion condemning international
terrorism. Still, the motion was accepted with the favorable vote of
153 countries;
- In 1953, the CIA helped preparing a coup against Iran following
which thousands of communists from Tudeh were massacred. The list of
CIA sponsored coups is quite long;
- Since World War Two the USA have bombed: China (1945-46), Korea and
China (1950-53), Guatemala (1954), Indonesia (1958), Cuba (1959-1961),
Guatemala (1960), Congo (1964), Peru (1965), Laos (1961- 1973),
Vietnam (1961-1973), Cambodia (1969-1970), Guatemala (1967-1973),
Grenada (1983), Lebanon (1983-1984), Libya (1986), El Salvador (1980),
Nicaragua (1980), Iran (1987), Panama (1989), Iraq (1990- 2001),
Kuwait (1991), Somalia (1993), Bosnia (1994-95), Sudan
(1998), Afghanistan (1998), Yugoslavia (1999);
- Biological and chemical terrorism was carried out by the USA: the
orange agent in Vietnam, a plague virus in Cuba which for years
devastated the pig production there;
- The Wall Street Journal published a report announcing that 500.000
Vietnamese children were born with deformations due to the chemical
warfare carried out by the American troops.
I woke up from the nightmare of that dream to the nightmare of
reality. The war you decided to start may get a dictator away from us.
But we will all become poorer. We will be facing bigger problems in
our already volatile economies and we will have less hope in a future
governed by righthood and moral. We will have less faith in the power
of the United Nations and the international law. We will be more
lonely and helpless.
Mr. President:
Iraq isn't Saddam. It's 22 millions of mothers and children and men
who work and dream as any American. We worry about the horror of
Saddam Hussein's regime which are quite real. But we forget the
horrors of the pr evious gulf war in which over 150.000 people lost
their lives. Saddam's weapons are not killing the Iraqi people, the
sanctions are. It was the sanctions that led to a humanitarian crisis
that was so serious that two UN coordinators (Dennis Halliday and Hans
Von Sponeck) resigned in protest.
Explaining the reason for his resignation Halliday wrote: "We are
destroying a whole society. It is as simple and as terrible as that.
And that is illegal and immoral".
Those sanctions have already killed half a million Iraqi children. But
the war on Iraq isn't about to begin. It begun a long time ago. In the
no fly zones there have been continuous bombings for the last 12
years. It is believed that 500 Iraqis were killed since 1999. The
bombing included the massive use of depleted uranium (300 tons, 30
times more the amount used in Kosovo).
We will get rid of Saddam. But we will still be prisoners of this
logic of war and arrogance. I don't want my children (or yours) to
live dominated by fear or to think that in order to live in peace they
will need to build a fortress and that they will only be safe when
they spend a fortune in weapons.
Like your country, spending 270.000.000.000 (two hundred and seventy
billion) dollars a year to keep the war arsenal. You know too well
what that amount of money could do to change the miserable faith of
millions of human beings.
The American bishop Robert Bowan wrote you a letter in the end of last
year. It was called "Why the world hates the USA?". The bishop of the
Florida Catholic Church is a Vietnam veteran. He knows what the war is
like and he wrote:
"You claim the USA are the target of terrorism because we defend
democracy, freedom and human rights. What an absurd Mr. President! We
are the target of terrorists because in most places in the world our
government supported dictatorship, slavery and exploitation. We are
the target because we are hated.
And we are hated because our government has done hateful things. In
how many countries did we use our agents to replace democratically
elected leaders and replacing them for military dictators willing to
to sell their own people to the American multinational corporations?"
And the bishop concludes by saying: "The Canadian people enjoys
democracy, freedom and human rights as well as the people of Norway
and Sweden. Have you ever heard of any attacks on Canadian, Norwegian
or Swedish embassies? We are not hated for having democracy, freedom
or human rights. We are hated because our government denies that to
the people of the third world countries whose resources are wanted by
our multinationals".
Mr. President:
Your Excellency don't seem to have the need for an international
institution to legitimize your right to a military intervention. At
least may we find moral and truth in your argumentation. Me and
millions of other citizens were not convinced when we saw you justify
this war. We would rather see you sign the Kyoto Convention to prevent
the green house effect. We would rather have seen you at the Durban
International Conference against Racism.
Don't worry Mr. President. We - the small nations of this world - do
not intend to demand your resignation for the support provided to all
those dictators. The larger menace lying over America is not the
weaponry of any third party. It's the lies in the heads of your own
citizens. The danger is not Saddam's regime or any other regime. But
the sentiment of superiority your government seems to have. Your major
enemy is not on the outside. It's within the USA.
And that war can only be won by the Americans themselves.
I would like to celebrate the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. And
celebrate it with all Americans. But without hypocrisy or that
argumentation for the mentally diminished. Because we, dear President
Bush, the people of the smaller countries, we have a weapon of mass
destruction: we can think.
MIA COUTO
GetsumJ
Take the money for your ISP and buy food for your people. We don't easily
fall for sympathetic lies designed to extort money from our country. Your
priorities are obviously ill advised, and your morals less then desirable.
We again are not fooled, and we come to realize that many a so-called "Poor
Country" is not poor by design, but by corruption at the hands of its
tyrannical leadership.
We, the United States of America, are the most economically successful
country in the past 200 years. We support those who help themselves, but we
shall refrain from falling victim to cries for help from shallow minded
false prophets who call themselves "Peace Activist", whom attempt to extort
money from the world based on an agenda of deceit and deception.
In closing, I would like to tell you to go fuck yourself, and France, who
live off the hardships of others.
landslide
still a large number of them that care. Maybe they will see reason and
demand that the US leaders act for the people not the corporations.
"Peace" <p2003...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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landslide
Is there 1 US city that isn't at least 1/3 ghetto? Have you looked at the
infrastructure lately (bridges, roads, buildings). How about health care?
Maybe the US war machine is generating a lot of money for the US. But it
looks it is going into the pockets of a very few starting with Bush.
Funny how it is not patriotic to complain about the obvious corruption
practices of the large corporations.
"GetsumJ" <Get...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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Ramon Flores
When did you write Saddam a ltr.
or Usama ..don't hide behind peace..your all political and you know it.
September 11th was a wake up call to us.
It awoke the sleeping giant, and he is pissed.
GetsumJ
Dear Economic Major, do an IPC study on Americans , then come back with
your attempt to discredit fact.
You Liberals crack me up. Maybe instead of walking out of College in
protest, your should consider staying in and learning economics.
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Persian Poet
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GetsumJ
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GetsumJ
Have some cheese
"landslide" <land...@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Mark Behrendt
USA
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> Mr. President:
>
reads usenet posts?
Jalayne S.
GetsumJ
"Jalayne S." <Jal...@webtv.net> wrote in message news:26874-3E8...@storefull-2313.public.lawson.webtv.net...(landslide)
Most economically successful country in 200 yrs? Is there 1 US city that
isn't at least 1/3 ghetto? Have you looked at the
infrastructure lately (bridges, roads, buildings). How about health
care? Maybe the US war machine is generating a lot of money for the US.
But it looks it is going into the pockets of a very few starting with
Bush. Funny how it is not patriotic to complain about the obvious
corruption practices of the large corporations
Dear Moron,
The ghettos are caused by people who chose not to work. Make no mistake.
While 10 black men chose to stand in the streets, drunk, on drugs, and
urinating on the sidewalk---holding their dicks, because "its the only
thing the "white man" hasnt taken away from them"-----ONE black man will
work two jobs, put himself through college, and go on to become a
doctor. ( oh, and we have programs for FREE college for those who make
good grades and want to do something wilh their lives.
Unfortunatly, we dont FORCE people to become decent members of society,
and we certainly cannot make them have self respect.
If they cross the line, however, they get to live off the government in
jails, rather than in projects.
The housing we created for them would have been fine, if they had kept
it clean, and not spray painted the sides of the building etc.
And we will NOT reward them with cash and valuable prizes for not
wanting to work.
If so many people did not abuse the system, the elderly, and the
disabled would have more money ------so dont blame the government for
that, blame those who screw the system.
As for corruption.....When we find it, we stop it.
Otherwise, you woud not hear about it all the time, on the news ( only
in whispers---like i Iraq )
You know, its better to keep your mouth shut, and have people "think"
you are an idiot, then to open it, and remove all doubt...............
SigCity
Ron McMahon
> 78% support Bush now.
>
> Have some cheese
The high support is the result of false patriotism,
ignorance and plain stupidity.
Almost like in Germany when Hitler had 98%
support in the early stages of WW II. Fortunately
his "empire" lasted not very long.
If Bush and his gang is reelected next year (the Lord
may prevent that!) and if he continues to "rule" the
world like this, the future of the US is bleak.
> "landslide" <land...@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > You should address this letter to the American people. I believe
there
> are
> > still a large number of them that care. Maybe they will see
reason and
> > demand that the US leaders act for the people not the
corporations.
You are dead right, landslide. Unfortunately, many
US citizens who are against this war do not dare
to freely express their opinion coz they will be called
traitors, cowards, and may risk to loose their job, or
worse be beaten by some stupid fanatic bush supporters.
GetsumJ
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Daniel Paik
> ignorance and plain stupidity.
>Almost like in Germany when Hitler had 98%
lol. godwin.
>If Bush and his gang is reelected next year (the Lord
>may prevent that!) and if he continues to "rule" the
>world like this, the future of the US is bleak.
i know i'll be there voting for bush.
check out a new website i just helped create. go to
www.ultimateamerican.com.
Dan.
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RVD...The Whole F'n Show
i was bored one day and ended up making http://www.hanguk.com/~danpaik
Ching-chong-yang-wah-ah-so
Wolfgang Arhelger
at first excuse me for my bad english.
Why are there any people, who don't post their threads under their real
name?.
Are you in sorrow, that there is a negative respoding to your person?
If there is so, why are you posting?
If you have anything to say, please dont hesitate to do it under your own
name.
Wolfgang Arhelger
Wolfgang Arhelger
it think, if there were a nation which would going against hitler in 1939 or
earlier,
millions of poeple hadn't to die.
No war is "a right war", but sometimes it is better to fight against a bad
regime
to provide the horror like the "Hitler-Regime".
Nobody can say, what would be, if the gouvernment of the USA didn't install
S. Hussein in Iraq. Maybe, id could be that this was an error.
And no one can say, what the future will bring for the poeple in Iraq.
But i think, if S. Hussein will stay furthermore there, thousands of poeple
will die.
He has shown it in the past in the south of Iraq.
Me and my family, we are thinking every day to the poeple in Iraq, (the Iraq
poeple
AND the soldiers of both sides and we hope that this war will ending fast.
With the best wishes for you all
Wolfgang Arhelger
(Please forgive me for my terrible english)
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FatemaWK
opinion. Go do that, you'll quickly see how "Bush" is the very least
of the problems you'd be having.
Be realistic.
Glen
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