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(No war in Iraq - http://pnews.org/) OBJECTIONS TO THE WAR and the FOG OF WAR The coalition forces have crossed the Tigris River which may just be their Rubicon. But for some British soldiers who are objecting to this war they are being sent home. These stories we do not hear very much about in the U.S. press. They don't want you to know there are objectors in this war. "They specifically questioned the killing of innocent civilians, more of who are reported to have died in the invasion of Iraq than soldiers. The Ministry of Defence says there is no evidence to suggest that the men refused to fight. Nevertheless, the three may face court martial and up to two years in prison." [The Independent, April 2, 2003] "The soldiers, who include a private and a technician, are from 16 Air Assault Brigade, which is engaged in protecting oilfields in Southern Iraq. While their protests are obviously embarrassing to the Government, some reports suggest that its discomfort will be all the greater, since military chiefs are already deeply concerned about growing evidence of civilians being killed in fighting by US soldiers in the urban areas of the south." [ibid] IF EVERYONE FOLLOWS, WHO WILL ASK THE QUESTIONS? There are rumors of carnage from the front that is causing serious problems for American troops also. The shoot to kill orders are particularly worrisome and as a result the slaughter of those women and children the other day who did not stop when ordered to do so. Those who say they should have stopped do not consider the language difficulties here and the fear that stopping would have led to their death. They died anyway. "US soldiers are panicky, unsure of exactly who the enemy is and feeling that they re in a position where they have to shoot first and ask questions later." [ibid] Members of the Reserves and National Guard ordered to prosecute this war are told they must unflinchingly follow the instructions of their military commanders and this part-time military will return to civilian life changed forever. We will be letting into society veterans who have experienced war and participated in the killing. Some of them will not be able to separate their military experience from their civilian experiences and have been permanently scared. The killings of spouses after the first Gulf War and subsequent wars is a predictable result of war. Where is the Moral High Ground? The moral high ground is not stopping Saddam from persecuting Iraqis because that excuse is something of an afterthought considering it was never a consideration before Saddam invaded Kuwait. Kuwait was the excuse. The reasons have been enumerated and described adequately here before (see http://pnews.org/ for those articles and links) Is the moral high ground the saving of Kuwait or the saving of the Iraqi people? "Kuwait was never a nation in its own right....it was historically part of Iraq, an area striped away and established as an administrative entity by British colonialists, an expedient to landlocking and thus controlling the much larger Iraqi territory and population to the north." [Ward Churchill, "On Gaining the High Ground", an essay in "Collaterial Damage", edited by Cynthia Peters (92)] Kuwait is undemocratic. George Bush Junior says we are going to bring democracy to Iraq. Are we going to bring democracy to Kuwait also? Not likely. The governing of Kuwait is a regime of an emir which is "propped up fro more than 50 years by external neocolonial forces rather than the internal consent of the governed." AND the oil fields in Kuwait are owned by "a gaggle of transnational oil corporations rather than any Kuwaitis, even the emir." Yes, there was reason to rescue the oil from Saddam for those oil companies, the real reason the U.S. went into Kuwait. All the rest were untruths and blatant lies of both George Bush Senior and George Bush Junior. Hank Roth http://pnews.org/ ------- End of forwarded message ------- ---------------- News alternatives to US war propaganda: http://www1.iraqwar.ru/?userlang=en http://www.truthout.org/ http://www.aljazeerah.info/ http://www.overthrow.com/ http://globalfire.tv/nj/03en/politics/content.htm <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! 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