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| sk | Posted
on 04-Oct-01 01:13 PM
"Bin Laden has the distinction of being created by the CIA and wanted by the FBI." Some of you may agree and others disagree. In either case, this is worth reading: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4266289,00.html |
| NK | Posted
on 04-Oct-01 03:19 PM
excerpt: >But war is looming large. Whatever remains to be said must be said quickly. Before America places itself at the helm of the "international coalition against terror", before it invites (and coerces) countries to actively participate in its almost godlike mission - called Operation Infinite Justice until it was pointed out that this could be seen as an insult to Muslims, who believe that only Allah can mete out infinite justice, and was renamed Operation Enduring Freedom- it would help if some small clarifications are made. For example, Infinite Justice/Enduring Freedom for whom? Is this America's war against terror in America or against terror in general? What exactly is being avenged here? Is it the tragic loss of almost 7,000 lives, the gutting of five million square feet of office space in Manhattan, the destruction of a section of the Pentagon, the loss of several hundreds of thousands of jobs, the bankruptcy of some airline companies and the dip in the New York Stock Exchange? Or is it more than that? In 1996, Madeleine Albright, then the US secretary of state, was asked on national television what she felt about the fact that 500,000 Iraqi children had died as a result of US economic sanctions. She replied that it was "a very hard choice", but that, all things considered, "we think the price is worth it". Albright never lost her job for saying this. She continued to travel the world representing the views and aspirations of the US government. More pertinently, the sanctions against Iraq remain in place. Children continue to die. So here we have it. The equivocating distinction between civilisation and savagery, between the "massacre of innocent people" or, if you like, "a clash of civilisations" and "collateral damage". The sophistry and fastidious algebra of infinite justice. How many dead Iraqis will it take to make the world a better place? How many dead Afghans for every dead American? How many dead women and children for every dead man? How many dead mojahedin for each dead investment banker? As we watch mesmerised, Operation Enduring Freedom unfolds on TV monitors across the world. A coalition of the world's superpowers is closing in on Afghanistan, one of the poorest, most ravaged, war-torn countries in the world, whose ruling Taliban government is sheltering Osama bin Laden, the man being held responsible for the September 11 attacks...< Pretty exhaustive and extensive. Is this the same Arundhati Roy who wrote 'God of Small Things? |
| Nobody | Posted
on 04-Oct-01 06:59 PM
The parallel she draws between Bhopal (1984) and WTC and the roles of the CEO and bin Laden or even Bush and bin Laden? She may have valid points but the supporting arguments are just I-can't-think-of-the-most-appropriate-word (stupid?)!!! Is she the same Arundhati Roy who wrote 'God of Small Things' again? |
| Paakhe | Posted
on 08-Oct-01 12:12 PM
Bush-Binladen Connection This article shows the connection between Bush Sr. and Bin Laden through a merchant bank. |