Many of us can see past the lies. We're horrified that nuclear devices, depleted uranium, and Orwellian weaponry such as microwave technology and weather modification could be used against civilians in the name of somehow creating peace. We're appalled by Rumsfeld's plan to ditch the Chemical Weapons Convention, thus allowing American forces to use biochemical weapons against Iraqi troops and civilians proactively. We're sickened at the prospect of sending our service members into this bottomless pit.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=383006
The ultimate irony of course is that the hawkish politicians leading us into this mess are the true dissenters. Public opinion internationally opposes an attack on Iraq, but the handful of men who have seized power apparently disagree. And everyone knows Iraq is just their first stop.
Given the stakes, it is far less dangerous for us to dissent than to accept the alternative.
Heather Wokusch http://www.heatherwokusch.com
Please also see:
Revealed: US Dirty Tricks to Win Vote on Iraq WarSecret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of key Security Council members
by Martin Bright, Ed Vulliamy in New York and Peter Beaumontished on Sunday, March 2, 2003 by the Observer/UK
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0302-01.htm
and
Dissenters World-Wide Recite Anti-War ComedyPerformances in more than 900 cities around the world on Monday as an artistic protest of a war against Iraq
by Kie RelyeaPublished on Saturday, March 1, 2003 by the Bellingham Herald (Washington) http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0301-02.htm
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=383006
The ultimate irony of course is that the hawkish politicians leading us into this mess are the true dissenters. Public opinion internationally opposes an attack on Iraq, but the handful of men who have seized power apparently disagree. And everyone knows Iraq is just their first stop.
Given the stakes, it is far less dangerous for us to dissent than to accept the alternative.
Heather Wokusch http://www.heatherwokusch.com
Please also see:
Revealed: US Dirty Tricks to Win Vote on Iraq WarSecret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of key Security Council members
by Martin Bright, Ed Vulliamy in New York and Peter Beaumontished on Sunday, March 2, 2003 by the Observer/UK
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0302-01.htm
and
Dissenters World-Wide Recite Anti-War ComedyPerformances in more than 900 cities around the world on Monday as an artistic protest of a war against Iraq
by Kie RelyeaPublished on Saturday, March 1, 2003 by the Bellingham Herald (Washington) http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0301-02.htm