Comments on war and other things [Archives:2003/629/Letters to the Editor]
A.E.S,
USA
I have a number of issues concerning the ongoing war on Iraq and other issues, and I want to list them as follows:
1- No one supports Saddam, no one wants him to stay in power. A “creative, and “intelligent” leader would be able to get him out of power using other means. There's no justification for killing and terrorizing innocent civilians for days, weeks, possibly months on end. The bottom line)-get Saddam out)-but use methods that will not harm the citizens. The u.s. supposedly has such a great CIA. I'm sure they could find Saddam and snuff him out.
2- According to Islamic law)in order to be stoned to death for adultery)-its not “allegedly” )there has to be hard evidence that the act was committed-this isn't taken as lightly as you make it sound)-this isn't the Yemeni law)-this is Islamic law)-and there are very intricate details involved)-it is not treated lightly at all.
3- Of course I don't condone anything Saddam has done-you point out that he's used lethal weapons on enemies, killed his own people)-lets not forget that America started with the killing of native Americans, later they proceeded to bring Africans in chains, murdering them all along the way to America)-keeping them this way and to this day treating African Americans in an unfair and suspicious way in certain instances.
4- Thinking that the U.S is the “envy of the world”)that's your own narrow viewpoint. People from the Arab world and other countries watch CNN as they talk about kids abducted from their own bedrooms, sexually assaulted and mutilated and thrown out like garbage by the offender. The high crime rate in the U.S. is the norm these days in that country. Why? Perhaps because the U.S. leadership chooses to stick their noses into other countries business and not tend to the safety of their own back yards.
5- If you can't figure out why Iraqi's and Arabs are not thrilled (to say the least) about the invasion of Iraq, here's a clue for you. Take a look at the hideous, grotesque situation in Palestine, the billions of dollars American taxpayers are forced to give Israel every year, recently 10 billion, to keep oppressing and occupying the Palestinian people. There's not one ounce of fairness on the part of the U.S. regarding Palestine. Remember Rachel Corrie, one of your own who was brutally murdered by Israel/U.S.A)-run over by a bulldozer. I rest my case!
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