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"Should we "install" democracy at the point of a gun? The so-called
neo-colonialists at the helm (neo-cons) have become traditional colonialists.
Corporate conquest and occupation is as dangerous as its imperial
predecessors. It may prove more insidious. Short term, it
has moved our nation from peace, prosperity, and security... to war, deficits,
and chaos.
We can 'stay the course' of decline, deficits, disaster, and dishonor... or
demand accountability and responsibility."
Timothy Martin Flanagan
"I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation-building.
I think our troops ought to be used to fight and win war."
—George W. Bush, October 11, 2000
"We meet here during a crucial period in the history of our nation, and of the civilized world. Part of that history was written by others; the rest will be written by us ... Rebuilding Iraq will require a sustained commitment from many nations, including our own: we will remain in Iraq as long as necessary, and not a day more." (italics added) —George W. Bush, February 26, 2003
"The enlightened thinker would surely understand
that the imposition of a secular world-view upon the Muslim world that holds a
different political philosophy of life will not create stability in Iraq or
the Muslim world. Nor is it the rational path to generating a securer
environment within Western states. Is it not time that Western governments
venture out from their colonial enclaves and accept that there was a system
that brought progress and civilization to two-thirds of the world for 1300
years. This is the Islamic Caliphate State. It is the state that implements
the Islamic Shari’ah upon the society. It is a system where principles such as
rule of law, an elected and accountable ruler and an independent judiciary are
enshrined in law. It is a state where fundamental rights such as access to a
fair open trial, protection of life, property, belief, and honour and the
prohibition of arbitrary arrest or indefinite detention are fixed and
non-negotiable. It is a system that prohibits torture under any circumstance
and where the killing of innocent civilians is not permitted. It is a state
that nurtures a sense of accountability and responsibility that will produce
trustworthy politicians. It is the state that millions of Muslims wish to see
return to the Muslim world. If we do not engage in such discussions and
leaders such as Bush and Blair are allowed to continue their secular crusades
across the Muslim world under the guise of preventing the return of an “evil
ideology” or “bogeyman Caliphate”, then massacres such as Haditha, Ishaqi, and
Falluja will only be the tip of the iceberg.
'
Dr Nazreen Nawaz, Women’s Media Representative of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, Britain
News
Imperial Ambition: An Interview with Noam Chomsky by David Barsamian |
Some useful links:
Writing
ResourcesThe Iraq War, as Vietnam was,
is morally wrong, strategically a disaster and fueled by the notion of
American exceptionalism: that America has the might and the ethnocentric
right to shape the international community in its own image.
The Logic of Withdrawal This fantasy presupposes nation building can be effective. ... and lead to fewer unilateral, imperialist interventions into the affairs of other states. ...hnn.us/articles/23421.html |
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