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Alla fine gli angloamericani hanno bypassato ONU e Consiglio di Sicurezza pur di non mettere ai voti la loro minoranza nei confronti del mondo. Il progetto di dominazione globale di Bush il Cristiano Rinato a questo punto non ha più vincoli a frenarlo. O Reich rumsfeldiano o Impero wolfowitziano che ne emergerà stiamo assistendo a quella che i protagonisti definiscono "rivoluzione" negli affari del mondo.
Vedremo se il Behemoth inciamperà nella sua stazza oppure no come è probabile, e se riuscirà a vincere la pace, cosa più difficile ma non impossibile. In ogni casodubito che il XXI secolo finirà con l'essere di nuovo americano. La potenza attira nemici, la potenza senza limiti si attira l'inimicizia globale. Di tutti i commenti quello terreo di Prodi mi è sembrato quello più appropriato: questa guerra ha già causato tanti danni... (enumeriamoli: scisma dell'Occidente, scisma dell'Europa, Corea, Cipro, Djindjic, nuova pulizia etnica in Palestina...). Chiunque ha progetti malati in mente avrà spazio per dargli corso, mentre gli occhi delle diplomazie saranno puntati sulla Mesopotamia.
Allora battiamoci perché il futuro sia eurolatino (la presenza di Aznar non è forse motivata più dalla constituency latina e dalla continuazione del dominio yanqui sul Sudamerica, piuttosto che da ragioni militari?), l'unica speranza per una cosmodemocrazia potenzialmente globale. Ma in nostra assenza il 2100 terminerà con essere il secolo asiatico, anzi cinese (chi ha letto GUERRA SENZA LIMITI sa già che le elite cinesi sono, molto ma molto più acculturate e lungimiranti delle nostre), il che vorrà forse dire un progetto ancora più radicalmente antiumanista di quello dei petrolieri texani: libera clonazione, libera mercificazione del corpo e della vita, ecologia autoritaria da società sotto assedio, libero arbitrio del potere ecc. ecc.
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From: "Lieven Test" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
(Dear all, please read this letter and forward it, if you like it, worldwide. [if you received it before, this is a more definitive version] If you have serious suggestions to help this peace action go forward, mail me.)
The people vs. 'Total War INCorporated'
(an Open Letter to Jacques Derrida and the intellectuals, artists and students around the globe, and to whom it may concern)
Dear Prof Derrida, and dear prof. Wallerstein, dear prof Chomsky, dear prof Agamben, dear prof Kristeva, dear prof. Haraway, dear prof. Badiou, dear Prof. Said, dear prof. Zizek, dear prof. Sloterdijk, dear prof. Castells, dear Prof Petrella, dear prof Jameson, dear Isabel Allende, dear Vaclav Havel, dear prof Amin Malouf, dear dr. honoris causa Salman Rusdie, and all the intellectuals, artists and students of planet earth....,
I have send this open letter - about the fact that (in one word) 'The Project for a New American Century', the master think thank behind this war, is preaching and planning crimes against humanity - already to the all the people mentioned underneath (- I still miss the e-mail address of Jacques Derrida and a few others).
The idea is to start a sort of Russell tribunal, or indeed a 'Derrida-Tribunal' against the PNAC (more specifically the authors of the (in)famous report 'Rebuilding America's Defenses', published by the PNAC in September 2000. This could be completed by a real (pre emptive) complaint against the authors and their organisation for "openly planning and preaching crimes against humanity. (to be laid down at The High Court for Human Rights in Geneva, Belgium and in Israel, where apparently there is also a law to prosecute crimes against humanity at an international scale). Even according to specialists, a pre-emptive complaint could be laid down at the international tribunal in the Hague against Bush, Blair and Aznar for planning a "aggressive war" in strict violation of International Law. If they go with UN-mandate. If Ircq had no right to invade Kuwait without permission of the UN, then the USA or any other state has the right to invade Iracq without permission if the UN. It's as simple as that, and everybody knows it. Even they know it.
Please read the articles underneath and, if possible, react. Any reaction is welcome. I have already telephonic reaction from Giorgio Agamben and Riccardo Petrella, who favour action, and a written, rather critical reaction from prof. Martin Jay, who severally warms me for anti-semitism. This is a spontaneaus reaction from Richard Plunz (not meant for publication no doubt, but then he will laugh about it when he finds out. He is a professor of Urban Design at Columbia): "Lieven:Yes, it is all true. We are being commandeered by the fascists - now is the first time I begin to understand what it was to be on the Italian left in 1933. Here the things you write about are known, but we are in a shambles. They intend their war no matter what. Keep screaming! Richard" Thank you very much for your time. I hope that, after reading the three articles included, you won't regret the time it took. Feel free to forward this message to all those (great minds and lesser gods) I forgot.
With deep respect,
Lieven De Cauter
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(I) The key to this war: The educational war plans of the PNAC
By Lieven De Cauter
The acronym PNAC is the key to GWII (the second Gulf War). Did you know? I didn't. In the spring of 1997 neo-conservatives Robert Kagan and William Kristol of The Weekly Standard founded 'The Project for a New American Century' (PNAC). Richard Perle appears to be another founding member. Other distinguished founding members in the early days were: Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Jeb Bush, brother of Bush II. Then there are also Richard Armitage, currently 'Deputy Secretary of State'; Robert Zoellick, currently Secretary of State for Foreign Trade; I. Lewis Libby, Cheney's right hand man as well as Zalmay Khalilzad, special envoy for Afghanistan. Paul Wolfowitz, previously Professor in International Politics and Dean of the Johns Hopkins University was initially director but left the position to become Defence Advisor to Bush Jr. The current director is Gary Schmitt. The PNAC describes itself as "an non-profit, educational organisation whose goal it is tot to promote American global leadership".
Their mission statement is clear: "The history of the 20th century should have taught us that it is important to shape circumstances before crises emerge, and to meet threats before they become dire. The history of this century should have taught us to embrace the cause of American leadership." Because American leaders (Clinton in the first place) failed to comprehend this mission of world leadership, the Project for a New American Century was launched. The PNAC's drew up an agenda to achieve its mission. Item one is to achieve a massive increase of the defence budget and is a lever to achieve items 2 and 3: to challenge regimes hostile towards our interests and values and to accept the responsibility for America's unique role in the preservation and expansion of an international climate conducive to our safety, prosperity and principles.
The first action of the PNAC consisted of an attempt to convince Clinton, then president, to attack Iraq immediately. They wrote him a letter in 1998. But Clinton was not to be convinced. A letter of may 1998 to likeminded chums such as extremely conservative Newt Gingrich and senator Trent Lott is even more explicit: "We should establish and maintain a strong U.S. military presence in the region, and be prepared to use that force to protect our vital interests in the Gulf - and, if necessary, to help remove Saddam from power". Mark the hierarchy of importance: first the permanent presence for 'vital interests' and then, when necessary, taking Saddam as a case. What are these vital interests? Although specialists never tire to tell us that oil is not at stake here, there is an obvious connection between those 'vital interests' and the fact that most of those involved are, often very directly (like Cheney or Condoleeza Rice), linked to the weapon and oil industries. In September 2000, before Bush won the election, the PNAC published the crucial report "Rebuilding America's Defences: Strategies, Forces And Resources For A New Century", in which they state clearly that to attack Saddam is but an alibi for American supremacy. It was written by Thomas Donnelly with the help of Donald Kagan of Yale University and Gary Schmitt, but a whole list of people contributed to the thought processes that lead to the report, amongst them some of the above founders like William Kristol and I. Lewis Libby, and beside them: Alvin Bernstein of National Defense Univeristy, Eliot Cohen of Johns Hopkins University, David Epstein working at that time for the office of the Secretary of Defense, Abram Schulsky of RAND corporation, James Lasswell of GAMA Corporation Dov Zakheim of System Planning Corporation and others. One name I want to add, who is probably now the most important of all of them: Paul Wolfowitz, now a crucial member of Bush jr.'s so called "War Cabinet".
I quote some striking ideas of this report: "The United States has for decades sought to play a more permanent role in Gulf regional security. While the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein". (p.14) In other words, the fact that Saddam is only an alibi is not a figment of the imagination of the protesters against this war, it is stated explicitly by its master minds. (And: as early as 2000). The report argued for a large-scale upgrade of the army and estimated a budgetary increase of 15 to 20 billion dollars per year would be required to transform the army into a kind of imperial super force, keeping the lead in "the revolution in military affairs". However, PNAC was well aware that this would not be plain sailing: "The process of transformation, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event-like a new Pearl Harbor." (p. 51) This is a genuine quote. Need I say more? However, there is more. One of the core tasks of the transformed American army is "to fight and decisively win multiple, simultaneous major theatre wars". (p. IV. find the complete text of this report on www.newamericancentury.org - ). How about that for a shining and truly educational programme, worthy of an educational non-profit organisation? Truly unbelievable, but really true. This PNAC report is nothing less then a roadmap to Empire - both the book and the science fiction series. In any case, following such a brilliant report the 'Project for a New American Century' could only prosper. With Bush in power, Dick Cheney as Vice President and Donald Rumsfeld as Minister of External Affairs, the PNAC became lord and master of the foreign politics of the White House.
And then there was nine eleven. Suddenly the New American Century had arrived: the long and eagerly awaited "catastrophic and catalysing" event had occurred. Cheney, Rumsfeld and Co must have considered it a real God sent. It was an immediate justification for agenda item 1: a massive increase in the defence budget. Ian Lustick, professor in foreign politics and Middle-East-specialist at the University of Pennsylvania, stated: "9/11, which had nothing to do with Iraq, produced a gigantic political capital that allowed the government to do whatever they saw fit, as long as they could connect it with national security and the Middle East". According to a report from NBS television, an enthusiastic Rumsfeld scribbled down in telegram style, the definitive plan from the still smoking Pentagon as follows: "best info fast. Judge whether good enough [to] hit S.H. at the same time. Not only UBL. .. Go massive. Sweep it all up. Things related and not." For S.H. read Saddam Hoessein, and for UBL read Usama Bin Laden and the message becomes exceedingly clear: "all we need now is the right information to find an alibi for a massive attack on Saddam". The real purpose is (according to the mission statement en report van de PNAC, cited above): to reinforce the American military and industrial world supremacy through a 'total war' (an expression of co-founder Richard Perle), such as The war on terrorism, the cleansing of Afghanistan and now the cleansing of the Gulf (and soon of Columbia). "Multiple, simultaneous major theatre wars" with as motto: ".. Go massive. Sweep it all up. Things related and not." That is painfully clear. It is the real briefing for the troops, as they will shout in the near future 'Hell breaks loose'.
Professor Lustick is of the view that the Jewish lobby, rather than oil, is behind the war schemes of the PNAC. The 'Jewish' logic appears to be that a forceful attack on Saddam would destroy the resolve of the Palestinians and tempt them into signing a peace deal the terms of which can be completely dictated by Israel. A logic Lustic considers deeply flawed. He views 'this war plan as a triumph of simple ideology over the messy realities of global politics'. His conclusion is blunt: "This is not a war against fanatics, but a war of fanatics - our fanatics". (with thanks to William Bunch, writing for 'Philadelphia Daily News', and to Kurt Nimmo writing for Counter Punch, November 2002 and Christopher Bollyn, writing for American Free Press)
(II) Meet the Master Minds: Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United Oil, Military and Drugs Industry
To document the practice behind the PNAC-theory we pick a case study: Dick Cheney. He is, beside being Vice President of the United States of America and founding member of the 'Project for a New American Century'(PNAC), the main individual shareholder of the giant transnational Halliburton, one of the flagships of the American industry. Brown & Root is an important corporation of the Halliburton group. In a hair raising article, Michael C. Rupert, ex LAPD agent, writes the following: "Of all the American companies dealing directly with the US military and providing cover for CIA operations, few firms can match the global presence of this giant construction powerhouse which employs 20,000 people in more than 100 countries. Through its sister companies or joint ventures, Brown & Root can build offshore oil rigs, drill wells and construct and operate everything from harbours and pipelines to highways and nuclear reactors. It can train and arm security forces and it can now also feed, supply and house armies." What one calls an all round firm.
Brown & Root is one of the largest partners of the American army. It builds and provides logistics wherever the American army is present. In addition to dealing in pipelines and military logistics it specialises in arms deals (e.g. with Iran in the late seventies). On top of that it is apparently also an expert provider of drug pipelines. Currently it appears engaged in a Colombian-American joint venture, called Corfinsura, consisting of large building works for the Colombian Antioquia drug syndicate, with headquarters in Meddellin. Brown & Root purchased and leased gigantic amounts of land in Colombia (estimated to be in the order of one billion square meters), which can be transformed into military camps at the stroke of a pen, in case of an invasion by the American army - an invasion that, according to the newspapers, has started surreptitiously.
Dick Cheney is a specialist in al sorts of fields. "As the Bush Secretary of Defense during Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-91), Cheney also directed special operations involving Kurdish rebels in northern Iran. The Kurds' primary source of income for more than 50 years has been heroin smuggling from Afghanistan and Pakistan through Iran, Iraq and Turkey." (ibid.). Brown & Root picked its share, as it did in Kosovo, where Cheney's company earned hundreds of millions of dollars building facilities for the America army and where it still has a presence. And as the Kosovo Liberation Army controlled 70% of the European heroin import.
In 2000 the Centre for Public Integrity (CPI) (2000) published a report entitled "Cheney Led Halliburton to Feast at Federal Trough". According to this report Halliburton, under Cheney's leadership, received 3.8 billion dollars in federal contracts and government loans, mainly via Brown & Root. The loans were transferred via two banks, Exim and Opic. According to reliable sources those banks are CIA infiltrated and regularly distribute NOC (Non Official Cover, the code for drugs) to their officers. Etc. etc. Group Alpha, a Russian banking conglomerate, traffics in oil and drugs. Via loans to Brown & Root it managed to launder this money, which in turn enabled Brown & Root to extend its oil drillings in Russia. (I present the key lines only, based on a report of the CPI, and the above mentioned article of Michael Rupert, since it would take ten volumes to unravel the intricate schemes involved). The Alpha Group is also in cahoots with Gilberto Rodriguez, currently in prison and the boss of the Kali drug cartel. Most importantly, much of this laundered money was subsequently used to finance Bush's election campaign. And then there is Richard Armitage, also a member of the idealistic educational organisation PNAC, involved in drug trafficking in Laos. Besides war, drugs, military logistics and the weapon industry, oil plays a key role. Whatever else can be said, the connection between the Bush dynasty, the oil industry and Halliburton, where Bush sr. started his career, appears to be conveniently forgotten nowadays. Perhaps Bush and Cheney intend to rebuild the Iraqi oilfields via Brown & Root, or exploit them via (via via) Halliburton. Or via Chevron Oil, which counts Condooleza Rice amongst its board members. Turkey however, does not agree with that strategy where it concerns Northern Iraq. Or perhaps they just intend to destroy the Iraqi oilfields, that is another way to compete. Did Machiavelli not advocate to "Destroy your enemies"? Even if there were no oil profits to be gained, this war would prove to be a goldmine for Brown & Root, as the key logistics company of the American army. As a captain of Industry and politician Cheney and his companions will always win, either way. 'Vested interests' is putting it very mildly indeed.
To cut a long story short, the destruction as well as the regeneration of Iraq would provide a golden opportunity for Brown & Root, and hence for Halliburton and therefore also for Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States. One wonders why the press does not or only marginally covers this sort of crucial information. It beggars belief on two fronts: that this is happening and that we don't seem to know about it. You can read all about it in Michael C. Rupert's article: The Bush-Cheney Drug Empire (2001), Nexus Magazine, 8, 2 or on the following web site: www.nexusmagazine.com. But, as the saying goes: "Who wants to know". Schemes from Medellin to Moscow. and time and time again Brown & Root. How come we don't know any of this? Even if only half of it was true (although I rather suspect it is only the tip of the iceberg), doesn't this really change the whole picture? Now it really does make sense why Bush, Cheney and co are hell bent on this war. It is just golden business opportunity.
In the New American Century politics, military logic, economics and organised crime have become a seamless continuum, one large global casino. Of course you can shrug your shoulders and say wearily: "Nothing ever changes, same as it ever was". However, armed with such information we can at least debunk the sickly rhetorics of those poker players and the pathetic arguments of so called trustworthy politicians such as Blair, as well as the superficial small talk of most newspaper articles. And we can become aware that Cheney and his chums are true "World history personalities" (a term coined by Hegel to describe figures such as Napoleon). They are competent professionals: Many Birds with One Stone. That is the key to the great "Project for a New American Century". Hence it better be a very large stone. A bazooka in the bowling game of the Middle East.
(III) A Key to Peace : 'The People vs. Total War INCorpotated.'?
I could continue this series about the PNAC , The Project for a New American Century, and it's tentacles endlessly. It is a genuine Hydra. There is: the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI), displaying its vested interests proudly in its name, the Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf (CPSG), they are de precussors of the PNAC and a group of which I assume to be another 'self help group for idealists' and the Iracqui National Congress (INC), which aims to organise the opposition and hence the next Iraqi government, under the watchful supervision of General Wayne Downing. Not to mention "The committee for the liberation of Iracq", a sister or daughter organisation of the PNAC. Its president is Bruce Jackson, a major contractor for Lockheed Martin. It beggars belief. The Committee for the Liberation of Iraq is nothing less than an NGO for the weapons industry. Named Bruce Jackson is also the person behind the letter of the 'Ten of Vilnius', the ten Baltic Nations that signed up for the war (who knows under what pressure of blackmail or promises from our Lockheed boy). At least now we know why. Jackson favours the liberation of Iraq in order to sell as many weapons as possible. It really is that simple, and that cynical. Why does the press not expose that Mr. Jackson works (behind the scenes) for the Bush administration but also for Lockheed Martin? It certainly sheds an interesting light on the situation. This man is obviously a true idealist, that much is clear.
God have mercy on America, that is should be led by this outfit (I can't really find a suitable name for them) to a New American Century. It appears wise to attack this section of the Bush administration preemptively (isn't that currently all the rage?) by accusing them of crimes against humanity. One can't fail. The grand wisdom, the deep insights and the broad vision of the European 'Atlantists' (politicians, scholars, journalists) become immortal, and especially painfully risible, if one begins to explore those figureheads and their machinations. It only takes a careful reading of the report "Rebuilding America's Defences: Strategies, Forces And Resources For A New Century". But time is of the essence. We know enough. The Project for a New American Century is the real design team and master-mind behind this war.
The situation defies belief on two levels: that this Project for a New American Century truly exists, and that I and millions of others with me, had no knowledge of its existence. Of course the reply of journalists and other specialists is bound to be: "But everybody knew", the implication being that I am a mere amateur meddling in affairs of experts. Granted. But the world is too important to leave it in the capable hands of specialists and so called experts. So much is clear, once again. So accept my sincere apologies for my ignorance. What I would like to know is why all knowing journalists are so silent on the subject of the comings and goings of the PNAC. PNAC is not good news, but it does provide an opportunity for good journalism. So whence this respectful silence? I really would like to have an answer to that question.
So what's the conclusion? This war is a conspiracy of the PNAC, despite your and my aversion of conspiracy theories. It appears to be true, the only truth to be found about this disgusting war. There are of course supplementary conspiracy theories to be explored, like the one about Rupert Murdoch and his media empire, with tens of newspapers (e.g. the Sun), supporting this war with a vengeance.
That Chirac sold his soul to Elf, or that Louis Michel, the Belgian minister of Foreign Affairs, is a lackey of France - just because he stated not to be a lackey of the United States - makes no difference: this war is a world wide conspiracy of scavengers. Heavy terminology, I know. But one would have a hard time convincing me that people such as Bruce Jackson, one of the most innocuous ones of the lot, are not scavengers? Do try. The evidence against Cheney is so overwhelming I would not begin to consider withdrawing my accusation.
Mister President, you are surrounded not by hawks, but by scavengers. I implore you to publicly condemn the cynical idea of "Total War", as Richard Perle(mann) neatly summarises the basic tenet of the PNAC, before it is too late. Because total war leads to the demise of hundreds of thousands of human beings, and perhaps even to your own political demise. History will condemn you. Repent. Listen to the appeal of the highest representatives of your own church community, the United Methodist Church. This war is in contradiction with the bible and the message of Jesus Christ. I have no time for theological debates here, but I suspect they are right. As you well know. But, then Mister President, how could I bring you to change your mind.
However, let's not surrender to the inevitability of the war schemes of the PNAC (soon to be exported to Colombia). Journalists and intellectuals of the world pick up your pen and declare war to despicable organisations such as the Project for a New American Century and The Committee for the liberation of Iraq. Now is the time for a holy anger: a fronde of intellectuals, artists and students, a 'crusade against the Evil Force at work in Empire', a true 'Jihad of Enlightenment': 'Šcrasez L'infame dÈsinformation' (let us destroy the infamous misinformation, to paraphrase Voltaire), under the eternal motto of Kant: 'Sapere aude', dare to know.
Reading the report of the PNAC sheds a bright light on the dark and murky basis for this war. They want "to fight and decively win multiple, simultaneous major theatre wars". We need to imprint this phrase, which was coined already in 2000 (I can't emphasise this often enough), in the consciousness of humanity, because it is the truth, the only and veritable truth behind this war.
Because time is running out, I dream of the following action plan. First step: we establish a Russell Tribunal. As jurors I propose people such as Frederick Jameson, Manuel Castells, Giorgio Agamben, Ricardo Petrella, Ricardo Boff, Eward Said, Emanuel Wallerstein, Alain Finkielkraut, Amin Malouf, Edward Said, Woody Allen, you name it. I would choose Jacques Derrida to preside. Antonio Negri could be the chief prosecutor (although that might be tricky, he'd be refused). But then Noam Chomsky would even be better for the job. For the defence council. well, up to them really, although I would recommend Paul Wolfowitz himself, member of the PNAC and previously vice chancellor of John Hopkins University, and now a key figure in the Bush II War cabinet. A heavyweight as Wolfowitz would surely do justice to the cause of the defence.
The second: headed by Amnesty International, Lawyers without frontiers, and joined by Medicin Sans Frontieres, Voluntary Services Overseas, Greenpeace, Oxfam, and all other independent NGOs, a completed report should be presented : an estimation of the humaninatarian, social, economical and ecological 'cost' and consequences of the PNAC-report. The conclusion would consist of depositing an emergency 'pre enptive' complaint at the International Court of Den Hague, or any where else (Belgian has such a 'genocide law', but Israel has such a law aswell, specialists say) . The PNAC is to be accused of open and repeated incitement and planning of crimes against humanity. A media covered monster trial. J'accuse! The third action is legal action against Bush, Blair and Aznar: a pre-emptive complaint for intending to violate international law by planning an "aggressive war" as stipulated in all the conventions and threaties since WWII. If they go with UN-mandate. If Iracq had no right to invade Kuwait without permission of the UN, then the USA or any other state has the right to invade Iracq without permission if the UN. It's as simple as that, and everybody knows it. Even they know it.
A fourth action should be to convince the American students, academics, artists and intellectuals to open their eyes before the PNAC closes them. And many have their eyes wide open. To them we say to them, we mail from all over: stand up. It is your fucking duty. We, all of us, will support you. And why not: The fourth step is to be an international call for a worldwide day of strike and prayers. Like the vigil of Moveon.org under the aegis of Desmond Tutu. We ask the Pope, the chief Rabbi, the arch bisshops of the Episcopelean church (church of Bush sr.), the head of United Methodist Church (church of Bush jr.), and of course a whole selection of Ayatollahs and Patriarchs, to call a day of deafening silence and prayer for peace. We call upon all the trade unions to follow the example and to all the NGO's to support the action. The action could be code-named: Operation Desert Voice: The People (of Planet Earth) vs. 'Total War Inc(orporated)'.
Let's make this appointment now: If war breaks out in the days or hours to come, we all go unto the street or home, or to the mosk or to the church, or to the pub to look at CCN or Al Jazeera. We just quit. The day the people of this earth declared a worldwide protest- Shabbat. People tell me it's all utopian. Of course it is utopian. "Where danger grows, grows the redemptive too" wrote Holderlin..But, alas, who am I? All this is just a wet dream, I know. All too well. But please tell me then that the PNAC and its machinations is just a dream too. Just a nightmare. Pulp fiction. Or is this New Entropic Imperial Order (as one could call it) - really real? But then again, there is this desert voice of anger and resolution that speaks in me and that I hear around me and it whispers:
"We, David, the People of Planet Earth can and . will defeat you, Goliath, 'Total War INCorporated'"
(It is to us to make that voice be heard. Even in the Desert. As Kennedy said 'Ich binn ein Berliner', we will say: 'We are born in Bagdad'. And that could be the best action of all: we move to Bagdad. The most famous and the best of us. I for instance would proudly support the pope himself before he kisses the ground of Bagdad Airport He could whisper in all the Babylonian languages of this earth:"We, David, the People of Planet Earth can and . will defeat you, Goliath, 'Total War INCorporated'" )
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Prof dr. L. F.M. De Cauter (he is independant writer and philosopher, he teaches at several institutions in Belgium and the Netherlands. He published several books on art, architecture, and critical theory. He wrote a study of the Jewish theology in the work of Walter Benjamin.)
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