File spoon-archives/lyotard.archive/lyotard_2003/lyotard.0310, message 28


From: "TheScuSpeaks" <i-AT-thescu.com>
Subject: Re: Endless War
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 23:36:56 -0700


Several things, in no real conscious order, oh well.
For those that don't know about the US's weapon's programs in space, 
here are three articles on it:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,988612,00.html
http://www.sundayherald.com/34768
http://www.eet.com/sys/news/OEG20030522S0050

As far as controling oil from Iraq, here is an interesting article from 
Robert Fisk http://www.counterpunch.org/fisk10012003.html which 
basically contends that it will cost more billions to get the oil 
industry running in iraq then america can handle. 

here is an interesting article about the explosive nature of sending in 
turkish troops into iraq 
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EJ11Ak01.html 

and sadly violence is not being contained at all, it is moving into the 
north http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13638-
2003Oct11.html

as far as the old dead romanian poet is concerned, i am not 
particularly sure what talking about iraq has to do with our limiting 
our prespective about war. Does the fact that i have never been in a 
war zone mean i have no legitmacy to speak out against war, or spread 
information about war? 

Love
TheScu

> Steve/All,
> 
> Here is a quote from a long article by Chomsky on ZNet.
> 
> "Since the mid-1940s, Washington has regarded the Gulf as "a 
stupendous
> source of strategic power, and one of the greatest material prizes in 
world
> history" - in Eisenhower's words, the "most strategically important 
area of
> the world" because of its "strategic position and resources." Control 
over
> the region and its resources remains a policy imperative.  After 
taking over
> a core oil producer, and presumably acquiring its first reliable 
military
> bases at the heart of the world's major energy-producing system, 
Washington
> will doubtless be happy to establish an "Arab façade," to borrow the 
term of
> the British during their day in the sun.  Formal democracy will be 
fine, but
> only if it is of the submissive kind tolerated in 
Washington's "backyard,"
> at least if history and current practice are any guide"
> 
> Chomsky  has a great deal to say about US ability to strike almost 
anywhere
> and any time with space-guided missiles.
> 
> He doesn't speak of the differences between conventional war and 
terrorist
> war.  Iraq may be the counterpart of Palestine in a "Sharon Model"
>  conflict - 50 years of mutual killings which neither side has the 
will to
> end..
> 
> The U.S. has supported Israel for 50 years - may not have the same
> enthusiasm for endless deaths of US  troops.
> 
> On the cheerful side, thre are enthusiastic reports of great progress 
in
> making life better for the Iraquis.
> 
> regards,
> Hugh.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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