-Caveat Lector- klewis wrote: > > Anyone with half a brain must see that Saddam has to be taken out. It is > extraordinarily ironic that the anti-war protesters are marching to > defend a government which stops its people exercising that freedom.
Deep down everyone agrees that Saddam is a tyrant, and Iraqis would be better off if he were "taken out". Its a matter of legitimacy. If it was proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Saddam had stashes of WMD, that he was supplying terrorists with WMD, etc., then perhaps, within the pretext of the war on terror, this invasion would be legit. It's not about whether Bush has the power to topple Saddam, it's whether he has the legitimate right to. If Saddam is going to be taken out, he needs to be taken out within the established bounds of law and justice, not on the whim of the US prez. It's an absurdity for Bush to claim he going to enforce international law and treaties, and take out Saddam; while at the same time he violates numerous international laws and treaties in order to take him out. This is an attempt to falsify the very nature of things. It is, in short, the assumption of a right to banish the principle of justice itself, from off the earth, and set up Bush's own personal will, pleasure, and interest in its place. War is the greatest of all crimes - the prime evil. It is only justified in self-defense. This pre-emptive war is not in self defense. It is evil no matter how noble the professed intentions may be. That's something worth protesting over (being a human shield for Saddam is taking it a bit too far though). <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
