Letters to the Editor
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State-sponsored terrorism, 101
What is not allowed in the Media?
Think about it. If we actually had honest, rational, logical conversations about this war, we'd begin with these facts.
1. The invasion of Iraq was unprovoked and totally unnecessary.
2. Hundreds of thousands of people have died because of that invasion. Two million fled the country and two million more are internal exiles.
3. The invasion destroyed the health care sector, infrastructure, educational systems, and the economy.
4. The invasion has cost more than 4000 American lives, perhaps as much as three trillion dollars, increased hatred against America exponentially, and set the stage for OBL's escape.
*5. If someone were to describe the relative military and economic might of both parties in the conflict, left out their names, and noted the massive destruction, people would call the invaders "terrorists".
*In Richard Dawkin's recent book, he describes a test done with Israeli kids recently. Children were split into two groups. One group was given the Old Testament story of Joshua destroying Jericho, as is. The other was given the same story, but with the names, the time and place changed. In the second case, Joshua becomes a Chinese general, the setting is ancient China, etc.
In the first case, the children pretty much said Joshua was justified in his genocide. In the second, the kids said the Chinese general was guilty of genocide.
To me, this says it all . . . .