Bill Sykes' Newsletter
from America.
(November 2002)
An ex-Brit gives his views-(without fear
or favor)---of the American Scene
Sean writes from the UK. (Letter #2).
 In
recent days it has been interesting to see that the UK opinion
polls still suggest that a majority of the people of Great
Britain are against going to war with Iraq.
Despite the publication of the Tony Blair dossier that supposedly
proved the necessity of a preemptive attack on Iraq, to
save us from attack, the people still remain unconvinced.
I am afraid that I find it amazing that the UK Government
still persists to promote the Bush philosophy that war is
necessary and inevitable, but still refrain from admitting
that big company oil interests are at stake.
This maybe a cynical view, but the question still remains
that if Saddam Hussein has invited UN arms inspectors back
into Iraq why do Bush/Blair still insist that this is a
con game he is playing in order to buy time to hide his
weapons and should be attacked now.
 At
the same time, we are being told that the Bush/Blair team
have a damning dossier outlining all the details of Iraq’s
nuclear, chemical, biological weapons programs.
If they know all these details of what and where all the
development are taking place, how could the weapons inspectors
fail to find them? Can we suspect that someone is hiding
the truth? So is it Saddam Hussein or the coalition of two?
Could it be that the only reason that anyone would stretch
the truth would be because they want a war and anyone that
wishes to be involved in such a war is sure to start one?
Madmen throughout history have compromised peace in the
name of grandiose plan!!!
Any President who is prepared to risk his soldiers in
the name of oil, will certainly risk everything in the pursuit
of victory.
The media briefing look more and more like video games of
bombs hitting targets—they don’t portray the
blood, guts and the smell of death that occurs during a
real war, but there again the politicians and warmongers
never get near enough to the front lines to experience and
be subjected to such terrible conditions.
God help any American or British soldiers who find themselves
embroiled in a Middle East land war. If they want peace
in the Middle East they don’t have to kick the door
down as they already have the key to a solution, and that
key is Palestine.
Sean.
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