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GUEST COLUMN
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More Terror Attacks "A Certainty"
But No One Dares Ask Why
by
J.B. Hood
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
This morning, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
told a group of U.S. senators that the terrorists
currently at war with us will "almost certainly
acquire nuclear weapons" to use against U.S. citizens.
Two days ago, Sunday, Vice President Dick Cheney told
the nation that more Al Qaeda terror attacks against
U.S. targets are "almost a certainty." Cheney said,
on Fox News Sunday, "It could happen tomorrow, it
could happen next week, it could happen next year,
but they will keep trying. And we have to be prepared."
Then, on Monday, during a speech to the National
Association of District Attorneys, FBI Director
Robert Mueller said that Americans should brace
themselves for "walk-in" suicide bombings, like those
that have occurred in Israel. "I think it's
inevitable," said Mueller. "There will be another
terrorist attack�. It's something we all must live
with."
Really? And why is that? Why are random terrorist
attacks against U.S. civilians "something we all must
live with?" Why didn't we have to "live with" Arab
suicide bombers before, say during the 1950s, 60s,
70s or 80s? There were plenty of pissed off Arabs
(and Israelis, of course) around back then. So why is
their filthy, bloody little war now being waged on
our turf?
Oh, that's right: because the Arabs "hate our freedom
and democracy," of course. Right.
Also, the attacks aren't exactly random. They are
targeted at specific enemies. Al Qaeda terrorists (if
indeed they are responsible for the horror of 9/11)
aren't lashing out at Sweden or Switzerland, are they?
They aren't flying airliners into tall buildings in
London, Tokyo or Madrid, are they?
Huh uh. They are attacking us - and only us. (And
Israel, or course). Again, the question is "Why?"
Maybe, instead of responding in Pavlovian fashion
whenever that Great Big One about our "freedom and
democracy" is repeated, we ought to hear what the
Arch-Fiend himself had to say about his motivation.
After all, this was a millionaire who threw it all
away to go live in caves, eat bugs and send young men
on suicide missions to kill thousands of total
strangers, thus incurring the wrath of the most
powerful nation on earth (and Israel, of course).
What the heck was he thinking about?
It's important that we know this - bin Laden's
motivation. After all, unless we know why he did it,
we can't hope to prevent these kinds of acts in the
future. And why are millions of others around the
world growing to hate America so much? Why are
increasing numbers of young men willing to sacrifice
their lives to get at us (and Israel, of course)?
Even if we could find and kill all the terrorists
currently on earth, unless we figure out how to
defuse the growing world-wide hatred against us, more
terrorists will simply take their place, and the
attacks will continue. Our Vice President, FBI Chief
and Secretary of Defense have just admitted as much.
So, again, why? Why do they hate us so? What did bin
Laden have to say about his motives, if anything? Why
is he attacking the good ol' U.S. of A. these days?
Besides our "freedom and democracy," that is?
ABC's John Miller interviewed the Evil One In May of
1998, and bin Laden admitted freely why he sought to
attack America. You can still find the interview on
ABC's website. Here are a few excerpts of what the
Arch-Fiend had to say:
- - -"For over half a century, Muslims in Palestine
have been slaughtered and assaulted and robbed
of their honor and of their property. Their
houses have been blasted, their crops
destroyed�
- - - "This is my message to the American people: to
look for a serious government that looks out
for their interests and does not attack other
people's lands, or other people's honor. And my
word to American journalists is not to ask why
we did that but ask what their government has
done that forced us to defend ourselves�
- - - "So we tell the Americans as people, and we
tell the mothers of soldiers and American
mothers in general that if they value their
lives and the lives of their children, to find
a patriotic government that will look after
their interests and not the interests of the
Jews�
- - -"I say to them that they have put themselves at
the mercy of a disloyal government, and this is
most evident in Clinton's administration� We
believe that this administration represents
Israel inside America. Take the sensitive
ministries such as the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Defense and the CIA, you will
find that the Jews have the upper hand in them.
They make use of America to further their plans
for the world�"
Notice that the Evil One said nothing about
hating our "freedom and democracy." Notice that
he didn't say a single word against democratic
principles. Instead, he gave his true motivation: he
attacked us not because he "hates freedom," but
because he thinks Israel controls and uses America to
attack his people. So why does our media and
government persist in telling us this preposterous
"freedom and democracy" lie about why we were
attacked on September 11? Can anything bin Laden said
about Israel controlling the U.S. possibly be . . .
heaven forefend . . . true?
*"Every time we do something you tell me America will
do this and will do that . . . I want to tell you
something very clear: Don't worry about American
pressure on Israel. We, the Jewish people, control
America, and the Americans know it."*
- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, to Shimon
Peres, October 8th -
"More terrorist attacks are almost a certainty," says
Vice President Cheney.
"It's something we all must live with," says FBI
Director Mueller.
"The terrorists will almost certainly acquire nuclear
weapons," says Defense Secretary Rumsfeld.
All, so we can continue propping up Israel?
Why?
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La Voz de Aztlan
http://www.aztlan.net/why.htm
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