Having difficulty telling the good guys from the bad guys?
From: Bernie Fox <bernief9@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:38:20 -0700
Reply-to: Activist_List@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Having difficulty telling the good guys from the bad guys?
Confused? Having difficulty telling the good guys from the bad guys? Use this handy guide to differences between terrorists and the U.S. government:
by Daniel Solnit,
Dissident Voice, October 9, 2001
TERRORISTS:
Supposed leader is the spoiled son of a powerful
politician, from extremely
wealthy oil family
US GOVERNMENT:
Supposed leader is the spoiled son of a powerful
politician, from extremely
wealthy oil family
TERRORISTS:
Leader has declared a holy war ('Jihad') against his
'enemies'; believes
any nation not with him is against him; believes god
is on his side, and
that any means are justified.
US GOVERNMENT:
Leader has declared a holy war ('Crusade') against
his 'enemies'; believes
any nation not with him is against him; believes god
is on his side, and
that any means are justified.
TERRORISTS:
Supported by extreme fundamentalist religious
leaders who preach hatred,
intolerance, subjugation of women, and persecution
of non-believers
US GOVERNMENT:
Supported by extreme fundamentalist religious
leaders who preach hatred,
intolerance, subjugation of women, and persecution
of non-believers
TERRORISTS:
Leadership was not elected by a majority of the
people in a free and fair
democratic election
US GOVERNMENT:
Leadership was not elected by a majority of the
people in a free and fair
democratic election
TERRORISTS:
Kills thousands of innocent civilians, some of them
children, in cold
blooded bombings
US GOVERNMENT:
Kills (tens of) thousands of innocent civilians,
some of them children, in
cold blooded bombings
TERRORISTS:
Operates through clandestine organization (al Qaeda)
with agents in many
countries; uses bombing, assassination, other
terrorist tactics
US GOVERNMENT:
Operates through clandestine organization (CIA) with
agents in many
countries; uses bombing, assassination, other
terrorist tactics
TERRORISTS:
Using war as pretext to clamp down on dissent and
undermine civil liberties
US GOVERNMENT:
Using war as pretext to clamp down on dissent and
undermine civil liberties
TERRORISTS:
Weapon of choice: a three-dollar box cutter
US GOVERNMENT:
Weapon of choice: a billion-dollar B1 bomber
STOP THE WAR!