James A. Donald wrote: > Baathism is not Islamic government, though Saddam, Bush, and > "Bin Laden" are all trying to obscure the fact -- Baathism is > a western ideology -- a mixture of communism and Nazism.
It's interesting that the US is waging war against one of the most secular nations in the Middle East, with a "Coalition of Willing" allies many of whom still stone people to death for heresy. American ReportWhores are constantly moaning over how Saddam isn't really religious, and only invokes the symbols of religion to communicate with his people, as if this were a bad thing. One might wonder if the Neocon supporters of the Bush/Sharon plan for regional domination have more in common with those who stone heretics than with those who advocate separation of church and state. There's an interesting article in the New York Times (l/p=cpunx/cpunx) in which we are treated to the smug remarks of a couple of US snipers who ride on top of armored vehicles, and pick off anyone who appears to be a threat as the US makes its way to Baghdad, in pursuit of its illegal war of aggression that the world seems powerless to stop. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/29/international/worldspecial/29HALT.html Let me quote a few of their comments, as it gives new meaning to the term "World Arrogance," and illustrates why we should "Support Our Troops(tm)" only if they are on their way to the gallows via an international tribunal, along with their Commander in Chief. ----- ... They said Iraqi fighters had often mixed in with civilians from nearby villages, jumping out of houses and cars to shoot at them, and then often running away. The marines said they had little trouble dispatching their foes, most of whom they characterized as ill trained and cowardly. "We had a great day," Sergeant Schrumpf said. "We killed a lot of people." ... But more than once, Sergeant Schrumpf said, he faced a different choice: one Iraqi soldier standing among two or three civilians. He recalled one such incident, in which he and other men in his unit opened fire. He recalled watching one of the women standing near the Iraqi soldier go down. "I'm sorry," the sergeant said. "But the chick was in the way." ... -- Eric Michael Cordian 0+ O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
