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On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Neal Pinto wrote: > I agree. I suppose anything is better than living under Saddam Hussein (except for > maybe the Khmer Rouge at its peak) but here's a possible scenario to discuss: > > Once the Iraqi people realize that the only people who have been "liberated" are > those who managed to benefit from associations with companies like Haliburton, > Unocal and their splinter companies (these are the "liberated Iraqis" we'll get to > see on CNN) and the poor are still rotting and starving as before, the political > opposition will begin again. > > Of course by then, Iraq will have been rebuilt by the American frame of reference > (ie: the oil's a flowin' again) and the new "regime" will be left alone to deal with > their political dissidents as they see fit as long as it doesn't disrupt the > industry. And all the rape, torture and murder will slowly resume as before. > > Possible? That is neo-colonialism 101 for the freshmen. Thanks Neal! -- Tariq Siddiqui [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************************* Rockets Lover! Laker Hater !!! ******************************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
