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06.12.01, 17:15
B. NESS: STOPPING THE PERPETUAL WAR
THE WAR ON (SOME) TERRORISM
Anyone who believes that the United States is waging a "War On Terrorism,"
hasn't been paying attention. The United States is not waging a War On
Terrorism. The United States is waging a War On (Some) Terrorism. Like its
equally ill-conceived predecessor, the War On (Some) Drugs, it is doomed from
inception to failure. One may as well wage war on "vice" or on "evil." The
entire concept is ludicrous. It's like pouring corn down a rat hole. The rats
don't come out and you don't get the corn back, either. But we are not pouring
corn, we are pouring blood and treasure. With them spill away our civil rights,
our way of life, and any chance at all of living in peace and safety.
MUST AMERICA REPEAT ISRAEL'S MISTAKES?
There is no protection, least of all military, from a determined terrorist. If
torture, internment, racial profiling, and the brutal punishment of innocent
bystanders were a viable defense against terrorism, Israel would be the safest
place on the planet. This is most definitely not the case. If Israel is ever to
have peace, it must be surrounded, not by victims, but by friends and allies.
It is still not too late, but Israel's rulers still fail to see the obvious.
Instead, they make more enemies, and they make their enemies more determined.
Must Americans repeat Israel's mistakes? If the powers-that-be are permitted to
have their way about it, that's exactly what is going to happen.
A WAR ON ALL TERRORISM
If this war were really a war on terrorism, it would be a war on all terrorism.
Bombs would be falling on the terrorist training camp at Fort Benning and the
terrorist headquarters in Langley, Henry Kissinger would be extradited to Chile
and the men who wage biowar against Cuba would be answering for their crimes.
This is not happening. The name of this war is just one more deception in a
very long line. Deception is the essence of war. We should not be surprised.
(Neither should we be complacent.) But let's not quibble over names. Whatever
you call it, this war is a burgeoning disaster. How many more people must die
before we make it stop?
ALL QUIET ON THE AFGHAN FRONT?
Anyone who believes this war will be over soon, just because the Taliban have
executed a strategic withdrawal from some indefensible positions, has not read
enough military history. Read military history. It's good for you.
Specifically, read recent Afghan military history. All quiet on the Afghan
front? Not any time soon. It ain't over till it's over, and it ain't over yet –
not by a long shot. Even total destruction of the Taliban, and all of its
foreign legion, would not bring an end to this war. The war is not being waged
against them. The war is being waged against "terrorism," a term that can mean
anything the powers-that-be want it to mean, a term so nebulous that it can
even include dancing jaywalkers. A war on "terrorism" could go on forever.
Think about it: perpetual war.
ON TO IRAQ?
The talking heads on network TV are already getting us ready for the next
campaign: "Iraq
