Author: Albert Silver
Date: 07:55:43 03/20/03
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On March 20, 2003 at 10:38:51, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On March 20, 2003 at 08:27:00, george wrote:
>
>>ive got this by e-mail and i think i will keep it.....
>>
>>
>>>Two and a half years ago -this is when the United States decided to invade Afganistan- I realised that there is absolutely no way that this decision could be reversed; even if one billion citizens demonstrated against it all over the world.
>>
>>This was the first time that I realised how insignificant my opinion and my
>>actual life were, not only for the global and national 'society' to which I
>>belong, but also for my own life and my immediate environment. I realised that
>>even if I actually agreed with the punishment of those responsible, I still
>>could not protect myself and my immediate environment from the side effects of
>>such a war. Side effects upon the air that I inhale and the climatic pollution
>>due to bombing. Side effects due to the permanent disastrous effects to the
>>planet itself and -last but not least- actual damage in my general welfare.
>
>I think this is all funny. All the anti-war folks were saying "there is no
>evidence Iraq has illegal weapons." Today he fired four of those Scud missles
>that he didn't have.
Oh those? He forgot about those. Gosh how forgetful. Still, forgetfulness is
hardly a reason to wage war is it?
Albert
>
>:)
>
>This probably won't last as long as the last World Cup soccer match.
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