Posted by Specs on 12/23/44 11:28

"Gary Eickmeier" <geickmei@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Specs wrote:
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> > "Gary Eickmeier" <geickmei@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:ZW90f.165225$p_1.141828@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
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> >>Specs wrote:
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> >>>The US system of hegemony and the false consciousness of its citizens
> >
> > are
> >
> >>>_the_ threats to World peace in our time not the mythological Al Qaeda.
> >>
> >>Whew! That was a close one! I almost fell victim to the false reports of
> >>bombings around the world. Probably more U.S. propaganda to justify
> >>Bush's war. Imagine! Muslim extremists! What a silly notion!
> >>
> >>Gary Eickmeier
> >
> >
> > I fully expected that sort of reply which just serves to show the
typical US
> > citizen only understands superficial arguments. The point regarding the
> > mythological Al Qaeda was indeed too subtle for you.
> >
> > You are obviously unaware that the Bush administration coined the term
Al
> > Qaeda a long time before Osama Bin Laden ever did. OBL began using the
term
> > after he realised that was what the Bush administration was calling him
and
> > his CIA trained cadres. Any asian teen that's dissafected and is
motivated
> > by an extreme interpretation Islam to carry out an atrocity is suddenly
> > elevated to a member of Al Qaeda. All this mythologising is proof
positive
> > that one should be careful what one wishes for.
> >
> > Your minds belong to the state..
>
> So how does that change my reply? What is your answer? Is it the U.S. or
> the terrorists that are responsible for the "interruption" to world peace?
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> Gary Eickmeier

Clearly its not a black or white answer as you put the question. Don't you
think US foreign policy over many decades leaves a lot to be desired? Don't
you think these might just something to do with the "interrruption" to world
peace?

Its clearly not all the US government's fault either as there clearly is a
nasty little ideology within the margins Muslim community. Current US
foreign policy does nothing to marginalise the Islamists but rather boulster
their popularity amongst the young, stupid and impressionable.

What I fail to understand is the amount of support there is for the antics
of the right-wing by the american public. The invasion was based on a lie
or at least a complete failing in so called intelligence. "No WMD? No
worries at least we've got rid of Saddam!" is all that's needed to justify
the deaths of over 100000 people and many more continue to die each day.
Even Saddam didn't manage to kill as many people as that even with his
ruthless efficiency.

By any measure the War on Terror is an utter failure if reducing world
terror was the aim. But, hey we're not all that blinkered to believe that
was the aim are we?

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