Anti-American sentiment

[John M Davis]

on 1/27/03 5:11 AM, Jeffrey Crawley at jeffrey.crawleyaFABERMAUNSELL.COM
wrote:

> For what it’s worth . . .
>
> There are over 290 million Americans in the world, some are mad, some are
> bad, some are sweet, some are helpful, some are good, some are set on world
> domination.
>
> The whole world isn’t Anti American but a lot of us are unhappy with what
> you are doing to the world we all share and many, many people have
> increasing fears of where American political and economic policy are taking
> us all.
>
> With respect to Iraq, yes, Saddam is a potential threat, probably has the
> capability to produce nuclear weapons and is in infringement both of human
> rights and UN resolutions but is that a reason to kill probably thousands
> of innocent men, women and children? And he had NOTHING to do with the Twin
> Towers – Bin Laden hates Saddam just as much or even more than he hates the
> US, Saddam has killed more Shi’ites than Bin Laden killed Americans
>
> Israel HAS nuclear weapons, infringes human rights and has many UN
> resolutions against them, are you going to bomb Israel?
>
> Pakistan HAS nuclear weapons, infringes human rights and has many UN
> resolutions against them, are you going to bomb Pakistan?
>
> North Korea has the potential to build nuclear weapons, infringes human
> rights and has many UN resolutions against them, are you going to bomb
> North Korea?
>
> Presumably not, but why not?  Is it because none of those three countries
> have oil the rest of the world is asking itself? The answer usually comes
> back a resounding YES especially as the key members of the US
> administration are locked in tightly to the Seven Sisters.
>
> Yes, Saddam is a bad person who has bombed and invaded another country (but
> don’t forget Kuwait only exists because basically some faceless bureaucrat
> in London drew a straight line on a map and said “this side shall be Iraq
> and THIS side shall be Kuwait”) and caused the death of many of his
> countrymen. The US KNOWS he has the capability to produce chemical and
> biological weapons, they know because they SOLD the technology to Saddam
> (ask Donald Rumsfeldt who was involved at the time in 1982) when they
> thought he could be controlled as their weapon against Iran.
>
> You should then consider the fact that the US has bombed 22 countries since
> 1945, it also HAS nuclear weapons, causes the infringement of human rights
> and has UN resolutions against them, are you going to bomb yourselves?
>
> Consider further the fact that the US produces 25% of ALL world pollution
> but denies the third world the chance to lift itself out of poverty and
> even fouls its own doorstep drilling for oil on Texas beaches and in the
> Alaskan wilderness. Are you starting to see why not everybody loves you?
>
> We are all very sorry that the US suffered 3000 casualties on September 11,
> but you should know that for a huge part of the Spanish speaking world
> September 11 (1972) is remembered as the date when America engineered the
> overthrow of a legally elected government in Chile and replaced it with a
> vile, fascist government lead by August Pinoche who killed many more
> thousands of his own people than the number that died in New York’s terror
> attack.
>
> OK, that should have gotten enough blood boiling. So while your dander is
> up what are you going to do about it?  Well, LISTEN for one thing!  I’m
> sorry the German student was so upsetting but did you ask him to explain
> why he was?
>
> If you want to be popular in the world do something worthwhile and less
> selfish. Don’t impose a McDonalds on every street corner, don’t undermine
> peoples human rights because it is politically or economically expedient
> for you.
>
> Ask yourselves for a start why doesn’t America do something about the
> appalling human rights abuses carried out daily by Israel? Are you afraid
> that being anti Israel persecution of Palestinians would brand you as anti-
> Jewish? They are NOT the same thing.  The US Government could do this at a
> stroke and the whole of the Islamic world’s attitude would change overnight.
>
> Ask yourselves why won’t the Americans ratify the Kyota Accord? Why do you
> think?  To paraphrase Bill Clinton: “It’s the OIL, stupid”
>
> Perhaps when Americans abroad start to look at the way the world sees them
> they might take a moment to think more deeply about what their big business
> companies are doing to that world, until then you would probably be best
> advised to do what your fathers did during the Vietnam war – lie and say
> you are Canadian!
>
> As far as the Camino goes (remember that’s why were here folks), to use a
> fine old Yiddish term, try to be a mensch not a national of ANY country,
> accept and be accepted, embrace others and be embraced, admit your faults
> and forgive the faults of others.  In the aftermath of (your) September
> 11th there was an outpouring along the Camino of support and comfort for
> all Americans, perhaps now is the time for you to return the love and the
> understanding?
>
> Next week we’ll take a pop at the British!

RIGHT ON! I AM AMERICAN AND AGREE WITH YOU COMPLETELY.  IT IS REALLY
FRUSTRATING TO WATCH AND HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY
(CONSERVATIVE, FUNDAMENTALIST THINKING IS AT THE ROOT OF MANY WORLD
PROBLEMS, AS IS RELIGION)  I AM TRULY ASHAMED THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION SEEKS
TO MORALLY JUSTIFY ITS ACTIONS.  WHAT ARROGANCE. IF WE TURNED OUR ATTENTION
TO THE ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN PROBLEM INSTEAD OF A FOCUS ON IRAQ IT IS LIKELY
THAT TERRORISM WOULD DECLINE. I/WE SHALL WALK THE CAMINO IN APRIL EVEN WITH
THE WORLD ON THE BRINK OF DISASTER. I HAVE WRITTEN LETTERS AND SPOKEN OUT
BUT SO MANY PEOPLE SEE ONLY BLACK AND WHITE.  (SIGNE DAVIS, WIFE OF DR
GIMPY)