It is clear that political spin doctoring has reached its zenith in the current age. Why do we accept it? What is democracy when our leaders continually lie and distort the truth for their own political, financial and vengeful interests? Is the population consulted or even allowed to be informed before it is asked to give up its sons and daughters for the insanity of war?
And where will the leaders be if it happens? Certainly not leading the troops into battle like on 'St Crispin's Day'.
It is hard not to think that there is a conspiracy going on at the moment which links the US administration with the Howard and Blair governments over Iraq. So bent on the oil folly, because not enough has been done to promote safe alternatives to the massive use of fossil fuels.
George Bush, representative of the oil industry, Dick Cheney who made a fortune as CEO of Halliburton in cleaning up the busted pipelines after the last Gulf War. Condalezza Rice who has been on the board of Chevron Oil for years and has an oil tanker named after her. John Howard who can't even take heed of his own advisors and sign the Kyoto Protocol.
It stinks. Greed, hatred, ignorance, power, and with so many countries having large quantities of 'weapons of mass destruction', are they so insanely ego driven as to not realize this whole situation could inflame into a war unlike anything ever seen before on the planet? We now have the ability to destroy the whole earth if we want.
There is so much animosity in Central Asia and the Middle East towards the bullying west and particularly the US. What stops this becoming a (oxymoronic) "Holy War"?
How can countries like the US and Australia dismiss the UN when under criticism themselves, yet pressure the UN when it suits them for their own ends? Such ugly hypocrisy.
The irony is that the west, partcularly the US, has so many good things to offer that many nations want. When will it be possible to share this without war? It could be done - Rob Small
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Max
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I can't resist! How'd you like to hear the increasingly addled and inarticulate Texas Deranger - or our very own venomous Mini Me warmonger's mascot PM Johhny Rotten - make THIS speech: Saint Crispin's Day Speech from Henry V by William Shakespeare This day is called the feast of Crispian: He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named, And rouse him at the name of Crispian. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian:' Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars. And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.' Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot, But he'll remember with advantages What feats he did that day: then shall our names. Familiar in his mouth as household words Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter, Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester, Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd. This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remember'd; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day. NOPE, NOT IN IRAQ, BOYS & GIRLS! REMEMBER: THERE'S NO HONOUR AMONG THIEVES! |
YUGO
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We accept it because people are always happy to complain about the state of the world but rarely seem to offer an alternative. What are you going to do rise up in arms? Vote them out? You want peace? There is only once place to find it. |
YUGO
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No chance in hell that Howard will be in the front line shouting "Once more into the breach!" If he did I could probably respect his convictions even I didn't agree with them. |
Anonymous
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Old Johnny Ratfuck dont have no convictions, just ambitions! I'd like to see a runaway jetski plough into that twisted old tightass! |
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