Letters to the Editor
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It isn't too late to stop them
The question has been raised of what can be done to stop the planned attack/invasion/regime change in Iraq. There is still time, and the fact that gang members Bush and Cheney feel the need to appear on "60 Minutes" and "Fox News" indicates that they indeed need approval.
Most likely the effective opposition to the Iran scheme will come from the military. Obedient and careerist the upper echelons may be, but they also have an institutional sense of survival.
I may be a tad pollyanish, but I don't believe the bombing of Iran is a "done deal." One great evil is more than enough. If our corporate news media would actually do their jobs and expose the criminality of the Bush gang, the momentum can still be turned around.
A factor that may trump the others is that evil takes energy. It takes a certain strength of lack of character that requires physical, mental, and emotional stamina that I don't think Bush, Cheney, and Rice have. Something is likely to happen as the pressure on them builds.
Which is where we come in. We can pressure our representatives, give Fox all kinds of grief, encourage the U.N. to take action, pressure the media, and make noise. Catholics should pressure their bishops to speak up. The hierarchy is already on the defensive about their sexual corruption, so entreating them to actually behave as moral leaders should easily bring results. Members of other faiths can do the same.
No doubt someone is planning a big march in New York City. There are many other things that can be done if we think creatively. And positively.