The Shrub vs The Desert
20 March 2003
And so it begins. The Empire of America has declared war against a country for the unforgivable sin of not kow-towing to unreasonable demands fast enough. (The USA has refused to allow inspections of it's chemical weapons factories too...) There are plenty of evil dictators out there, many of them, like Saddam, armed and supported by the USA until it became inconvenient. (bin Laden was also like this.) Most of them, like Saddam, inflict the suffering on their own people and inflict little more than their rhetoric on the rest of the world. Where is the evidence that Saddam is responsible for supporting terrorism? He's paid lip service when fellow Arabs come a-wailing about injustice, as do all the other Arab leaders. What is the connection between him and the WTC attacks? Most of those Hijackers were Saudi Arabian, just like Osama bin Laden, and just like those billions of dollars which support terrorism. But Bush has Oil links - links to the Saudi royal family, links to all those huge American firms which sell oil to SUV driving Americans, links to the bin Laden family.
But Bush wants war. Why does he want war? "He tried to kill my pappy!" maybe. Possibly its because George W. Bush has no military experience, and dodged the draft by hiding in the Texas National Guard. Maybe it's because he thinks he's on a mission from God to spread Christianity to the heathen Muslims. And not just the type of Christianity that us soggy Europeans are used to. No, it's the gibbering, puritanical mockery of the religion which oozes from the pores of those who side with the Shrub. Take John Ashcroft (someone take him, please!) for example. A man who is such a monumental puritan, he thinks that Justice should be covered up. What's next, John? A gag as well as the blindfold? Is Prohibition going to come back? When are you going to expel the Muslims? Repeal the First Amendment? Always remember John, the biggest tit in those pictures of you with Justice was not made of stone. I am reminded of Robert A. Heinlein's story "If this goes on..." wherein the USA becomes a right-wing religious dictatorship.
And Saddam, if you're reading this, or one of your flunkies is, the best way to fight George Bush is with ridicule. Send him a packet of pretzels with "Iraq's last weapon of Mass Destruction" written on it. (He nearly choked on a food which most adults can eat without help.) Make fun of him. I dare say that your election was probably as honest as his, but at least you don't pretend to be freely elected. And you've got at least one Christian in your government - I don't think there are any Muslims in the USA government.