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Iraq
looks set to face a war waged upon it by America and
its main ally the Brits. I have no doubt that Saddam
Hussein is a brutal thug who deserves to go. But he
is not on his own. George Bush would have us believe
that that the war criminal Ariel Sharon is a man of
peace. How much crap are we to plug into our ears
and allow it to stop us hearing the cry of the innocent
pounded by American bombs? Telling us that Sharon
is a man of peace is like telling us Hitler was a
humanitarian.
The
war about to be fought is not about removing injustice.
It is about putting some other bastard in to replace
Saddam Hussein so long as he is a bastard that won’t
threaten US interests. How many more people will we
in the West allow to die before this fact hits home?
If something is right we should support it but where
it is wrong we must oppose it. What is happening to
the people of Palestine is wrong. What is about to
happen to the people of Iraq is wrong. Saddam Hussein
is a tyrant Mr Bush but Ariel Sharon is no man of
peace - how about taking some action against him?
Ten
of my friends died during the hunger strike. They
received much support from the Palestinians. They
didn’t even know us but they could identify with
us. Have we paid them back in kind? I don’t think
so. We have watched the injustice inflicted upon them
while our leaders have flirted with Washington. The
Irish people need to speak out on the Palestinian
question. They need to speak out against the US government
who are about to bomb Iraq because while they bomb
it Sharon will be sticking the boot in to the Palestinians.
Justice
is Truth. Injustice is a big lie. And the big lie
facing us today is one that condemns Iraq and excuses
Israel.
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