Gość: igb
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13.10.02, 23:01
Remember to use the word "terror". Use it about Saddam Hussein,
use it about Osama bin Laden, use it about Yasser Arafat, use it
about anyone who opposes Israel or America. Bush used it in his
speech yesterday, 30 times in half an hour – that's
one "terrorism" a minute.
But now let's list exactly what we really must forget if we are
to support this madness. Most important of all, we absolutely
must forget that President Ronald Reagan dispatched a special
envoy to meet Saddam Hussein in December 1983. It's essential to
forget this for three reasons. Firstly, because the awful Saddam
was already using gas against the Iranians – which is one of the
reasons we are now supposed to go to war with him.
Secondly, because the envoy was sent to Iraq to arrange the re-
opening of the US embassy – in order to secure better trade and
economic relations with the Butcher of Baghdad. Thirdly, because
the envoy was – wait for it – Donald Rumsfeld. Now you might
think it strange that Mr Rumsfeld, in the course of one of his
folksy press conferences, hasn't chatted to us about this
interesting tit-bit. You might think he would have wished to
enlighten us about the evil nature of the criminal with whom he
so warmly shook hands. But no.
Strangely, Mr Rumsfeld is silent about this. As he is about his
subsequent and equally friendly meeting with Tariq Aziz – which
just happened to take place on the day in March, 1984, that the
UN released its damning report on Saddam's use of poison gas
against Iran. The American media are silent about this too, of
course. Because we must forget.
