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July 15, 2002 Spy for me, please Just call a toll-free number and tell all about your knowledge of the impending terrorist attacks. Given the American government's record of warning the public, we can be confident that the threatened scuba divers can swim safer. America the terrorist? Criticism of the 'War on Terror' is always abound in the United Kingdom. "There is no war on terrorism; it is the great game speeded up," writes John Pilger. No one is a winner We need not worry, the world after 9/11 is not much different than the days preceding it. We see that change in foreign policy and Bin Laden's actual power in the world is still minimal. What Montgomery fails to mention as a change though, may be the longest lasting: the ideological shift on the Right. Moderate is too extreme Any Palestinian that states "We don't want to destroy your state, but we want our own state alongside," should have the open ears of the Israeli government. Unfortunately though, this man was arrested as an extremist. If Israel stands firm, Palestinian sovereignty in Jerusalem will all but disappear. A peaceful solution ignored This thorough appraisal of the inspection schemes available for Iraq should surprise you. It reads: ". . . the IAEA inspectors will have unfettered access to go anywhere and see anything they want." Hmm, maybe we have interests there better utilized without Saddam. An Empire without a Role Acting against terror as a 'criminal conspiracy' rather than war, may alleviate the dangers of conflict. If America believes it has the superior political system and world view, history teaches that this will displease and eventually anger those who disagree. Assassination of hope As a friend of the late vice president of Afghanistan, Eric Margolis explains the impediments to peace. The drug trade holds up the dire poverty of the nation to a sustainable level and may have also led to the demise of an important leader. Are the Kurds America's friends? The impending invasion of Iraq, if it is to 'succeed,' requires more than firepower - we need a little help from the US government's friends. But are they? Without the required troops (200,000), history may repeat itself. Mike Ewens is currently a senior at Washington University in St. Louis. Apart from his full-time student status, he is actively involved in the campus libertarian newspaper, College Libertarians and inner city tutoring programs. Economics and mathematics occupy his academic time, while his intellectual curiosity is further satisfied with political theory and foreign affairs. He is working a summer internship with Antiwar.com. |