Perspectives

"The masses who are against the occupation of their country will still be against it. Those suffering under the current mismanagement will still suffer – in fact, his capture may focus their minds even more on their daily plight. And those peripheral elements who fought for him may well continue to do so with renewed vigour, out of revenge."

"The worst problem, the most dangerous, is that the capture of Saddam frees his potential successors to solidify their power and expand their attacks."

"Juan Bosch’s prophecy of a fascist America is unfolding. The situation will only get worse, unless the people wake up. And, if you think our mostly cowardly Congress will act to remedy this serious matter, you better think again. It was that spineless Congress that first created this disgraceful mess!"

"The idea is that “we” are superior to “them” because “we” have human rights and “they” don’t. Too bad it’s only a sick delusion. Just like delusions of racial superiority are complete nonsense, so too are these delusions of human rights superiority."

"This forgetfulness is strange, since museum in Europe and the United States are packed with cultural booty brought back from Mesopotamia in the 19th and 20th centuries."

"Men who do not know first hand the risks and impacts of war are leading our nation into wars and planned subjugation of a whole list of foreign nations."

"The failure of the Roadmap is due to Bush, not Arafat, because Bush does not have the guts to stand up to Sharon and his friends in the American congress and seriously threaten to cut off funds to Israel unless Israel stops the assassinations and stops creating facts on the ground including the continued construction of the Wall, continued demolition of Palestinian homes, continued destruction of Palestinian agricultural lands, continued road building and continued settlements in the occupied territories."

"The dreams of a pipeline through Afghanistan are further from realization but have most certainly not been abandoned. The US is capable of operating on many fronts, and at many levels, simultaneously; and we should not let things to go out of our minds just because they are out of our sight."