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| isolated freak |
Posted
on 31-Mar-03 06:48 AM
This one is a great piece. I hope you all will enjoy reading it.
Observer Comment Extra
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Thank you, President Bush
Online commentary: Leading Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho gives praise to President Bush for the wisdom of his leadership which has united the world in opposition.
Sunday March 30, 2003
Thank you, great leader George W. Bush.
Thank you for showing everyone what a danger Saddam Hussein represents. Many of us might otherwise have forgotten that he had used chemical weapons against his own people, against the Kurds and against the Iranians. Hussein is a bloodthirsty dictator and one of the clearest expressions of evil in today's world.
But this is not my only reason for thanking you. During the first months of 2003, you have shown the world a great many other important things and, therefore, deserve my gratitude.
So, remembering a poem I learned as a child, I want to say thank you.
Thank you for showing everyone that the Turkish people and their Parliament are not for sale, not even for 26 billion dollars.
Thank you for revealing to the world the gulf that exists between the decisions made by those in power and the wishes of the people. Thank you for making it clear that neither Jos Mar a Aznar nor Tony Blair give the slightest weight to or show the slightest respect for the votes they received. Aznar is perfectly capable of ignoring the fact that 90% of Spaniards are against the war, and Blair is unmoved by the largest public demonstration to take place in England in the last thirty years.
Thank you for making it necessary for Tony Blair to go to the British Parliament with a fabricated dossier written by a student ten years ago, and present this as 'damning evidence collected by the British Secret Service'.
Thank you for allowing Colin Powell to make a complete fool of himself by showing the UN Security Council photos which, one week later, were publicly challenged by Hans Blix, the Inspector responsible for disarming Iraq.
Thank you for adopting your current position and thus ensuring that, at the plenary session, the French Foreign Minister, Dominique de Villepin's anti-war speech was greeted with applause - something, as far as I know, that has only happened once before in the history of the UN, following a speech by Nelson Mandela.
Thank you too, because, after all your efforts to promote war, the normally divided Arab nations, at their meeting in Cairo during the last week in February, were, for the first time, unanimous in their condemnation of any invasion.
Thank you for your rhetoric stating that "the UN now has a chance to demonstrate its relevance", a statement which made even the most reluctant countries take up a position opposing any attack on Iraq.
Thank you for your foreign policy which provoked the British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, into declaring that in the 21st century, "a war can have a moral justification", thus causing him to lose all credibility.
Thank you for trying to divide a Europe that is currently struggling for unification; this was a warning that will not go unheeded.
Thank you for having achieved something that very few have so far managed to do in this century: the bringing together of millions of people on all continents to fight for the same idea, even though that idea is opposed to yours.
Thank you for making us feel once more that though our words may not be heard, they are at least spoken - this will make us stronger in the future.
Thank you for ignoring us, for marginalising all those who oppose your decision, because the future of the Earth belongs to the excluded.
Thank you, because, without you, we would not have realised our own ability to mobilise. It may serve no purpose this time, but it will doubtless be useful later on.
Now that there seems no way of silencing the drums of war, I would like to say, as an ancient European king said to an invader: "May your morning be a beautiful one, may the sun shine on your soldiers' armour, for in the afternoon, I will defeat you."
Thank you for allowing us - an army of anonymous people filling the streets in an attempt to stop a process that is already underway - to know what it feels like to be powerless and to learn to grapple with that feeling and transform it. So, enjoy your morning and whatever glory it may yet bring you.
Thank you for not listening to us and not taking us seriously, but know that we are listening to you and that we will not forget your words.
Thank you, great leader George W. Bush.
Thank you very much.
· Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa
· Paulo Coelho is a bestselling novelist. His latest novel is Manual of the Warrior of Light, which will be published in paperback in June, and his next novel Eleven Minutes will be published in August.
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| mickthesick |
Posted
on 31-Mar-03 09:31 AM
Freak!!
good one!!
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| kewl |
Posted
on 31-Mar-03 09:39 AM
Why are people against United States of America..? Isnt it better to have a world dominated by USA rather than these muslims (Arab Nations) ? What do we want ..another sep 11 where some muslims will fly in US plane and destroy white house..No country is perfect..Do you think Russian and French are opposing this war just because they are against war ? I'm sure People are still remembering what russians did in Cheenya..
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| dangggg |
Posted
on 31-Mar-03 09:50 AM
Thanks Iso dude,
I will post it everywhere. Yet another use of "cut & paste"
Thanks alot.
dangggg
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| SITARA |
Posted
on 31-Mar-03 10:04 AM
IF ji:
Sad but true!
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| bhenda2 |
Posted
on 31-Mar-03 10:08 AM
Isnt Saddam a bad man? Hasnt he killed thousands of people in Iraq? Isnt he making nuclear weapons?
doesnt he hate Americans? Hasnt he been not listening to UN for last 12 years?
Or am I just brainwashed living in the United States?
But at the same time Bush is not a dictator....Americans are not radicals...most of them dont hate all Muslims for what Bin Laden did...and I dont think Bush can do whatever he feels like, like Sadaam does....and I read that 78% Americans support this war...and our press is not controlled like in Iraq....we live in a free country....
I am really confused.......does United States of America have enough proof that Iraq has weapons of Mass destruction?
Does anybody have any answer to my questions?
I am very confused........
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| boston_dude |
Posted
on 31-Mar-03 10:49 AM
bhenda2,
Saddam is a bad guy. He has killed many innocent ppl. As for nuclear weaons... there has been no evidence that has been presented to the public yet, that he is developing nukes. Does he hate Americans? Probably. .......
The problem with all this is that if US does not like all this, then it should wage a war through UN. If the UN gives its blessings, then it would be legally justified. If the UN is incapable of such a resolution or is not willing to agree with US, then US has no right to attack a foreign nation just because it believes it is the right thing to do. Imagine what would happen if all countries did that, or if everyone felt they could attack other countries under the "pre-emptive" mantra.
The world is uniting against US because this war proves that US plays the role of the big brother, and more importantly because US is a hypocrite. North Korea poses a far greater risk to US than Iraq. To most muslims in the Middle East, Israel is a much bigger threat than Saddam. And yet, US always supports Israel.
I love this country but do not support this war. I have to constantly remind myself that George Bush does not represent this country. That, US will have a regime change and things will be better again.
As for poll numbers supporting Bush, just remember that when a country goes into a war, its citizens mostly support the commander in chief. I am sure even in Iraq, there are more ppl who support Saddam now than there were a few weeks ago.
B_D.
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| dangggg |
Posted
on 31-Mar-03 08:04 PM
Raat bhari karayo, Dachina harayooooooo!!!
tyetro anti-war protest garyo akhirma bush le war garai chadyo.
BTW I just saw this news on msn. I hope you guys will enjoy reading it.We Will Turn Bush Into a Dog
The Americans badly miscalculated by believing that the Iraqis would welcome them as liberators
NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE
March 27 Dogs do not live happy lives in Iraq. Considered unclean by Muslims and rarely kept as pets, most of those that you see are feral curs slinking through the streets late at night.
Operation:Iraqi Freedom
Freedom my ass. The war should be named
Operation: Oil 4 food
that's what the main purpose of this war.
hasta ahile lai yetinai
dangggg
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| Arnico |
Posted
on 31-Mar-03 09:52 PM
Thanks for the posting.
I will send it on in mass e-mailings, flooding my friends mailboxes :)
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| YoUnGblOOdz |
Posted
on 01-Apr-03 07:12 AM
"""he had used chemical weapons against his own people, against the Kurds and against the Iranians. """
i heard.. those chemical weapons were provided to saddam by united state in da war against.. iran.
we BUILD IT>> N WE DESTROY IT>> WHENEVA WE WANT>..
YB
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| bhenda2 |
Posted
on 01-Apr-03 07:38 AM
YOungblloodz,
Are you just speculating or do you really have any evidence to proov that America was the one who supplied the chemicals to Iraq?? I want to know the sources......could you pls provide the sources to me....I love this country...it seems like lots of people dont like it.....
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| bhenda2 |
Posted
on 01-Apr-03 07:39 AM
YOungbloodz
the poll shows that 78% Americans support this war....
and thank you Boston Dude.
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| mickthesick |
Posted
on 01-Apr-03 03:24 PM
The 78% that you've mentioned doesnot support the war......that's actually the percentage of people who well-wish their troops.
Now as the US troops are already there, there's no way that any opposition to war is going to do any good. Therefore people have started expressing their frustrations as a support to their troops. After all no one want's their troops(that includes the family member sof many US families) get hurt or God forbid "Die".
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| dangggg |
Posted
on 01-Apr-03 04:44 PM
Amrika le chahi B2 bombers ma nuke thiosna paune re aru country le chahi nuclear weapons ko 'N' panii bhanna napaune re. Tyasto ta bhayena ni. Chu dhau, Chu dhau ( pls correct my newari, chetri ko chora le newari bolda testai ho) Yo Amrika le pani ke ke garla lyaucha ke ke.
Freakin double standerd.
Amrika + nuke = protector of the world
aru country + nuke = terrorist
kaasto kura gareera lyaucha.
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| dangggg |
Posted
on 01-Apr-03 04:52 PM
YoUnGblOOdzz,
Timle je suneu to saaacho ho. During iraq-iran war in 80s, Amrika supplied weapons to Iraq because Iran was a threat to Amrika at that time because of the kaddaffi and all (guys, pls correct me if I'm wrong). Now Iraq jhan thulo threat bhayo. Ani, afghanistan ma pani aamrika supplied weapons when Russia invaded Afghanistan. At that time, aamrika's justification was the cold-war with Russia.
Ahile chahi, iraq ra afghanistan duwai le, aamrika le supply gareko same weapons, Amrika kai against use gari raheka chan. Before the waar with Iraaq started, Amrikans were thinking about asking Iraan for their help. Do you think Iraan would have helped???Talk about irony.....
Hasta ahile lai yetinai,
dangggg
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| bhenda2 |
Posted
on 01-Apr-03 04:54 PM
Haina chainey....Iraq ley pahila ko war pachi treaty sign garya rey....that it wont make any weapons of mass destruction bhanera.....haina ra??? .....and its been doing the opposite.....tara euta kura......Saddam jasto khukar dictator sanga Nuclear weapon hunu bhaneko sarai khatarnak kura haina ra?? Amarica sanga cha Nuclear weapon tara Amrica is not ruled by some dictator....Amrican president is chosen by people...he just did not come to power by killing somebody like Saddam did......just a thought
and Youngbloodz....I still need the sources you got your facts from......
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