Comments on: A Year Ago Today

By: John Conners

John Conners — Tue, 18 Mar 2003 22:04:59 +0000

It just goes to show that governments don’t always represent the best interests or opinions of their people. The UK is exactly the same.

What concerns me will be the years to follow. Iraq are certainly no match for the US and allies, but Hussein isn’t the biggest problem. This action will further flame the fires of anti-western hatred. I hate to see what will happen next.

By: Erin M

Erin M — Tue, 18 Mar 2003 18:27:25 +0000

I came back to watch again your amazing “keepie-ups” video and stumbled on to this. Some of us Americans (most of us) don’t get it, but a growing number of us do, and a few of us always did. There’s absolutely no justification for the imminent war on Iraq. 49% of Americans believe we should not go to war. It behooves us to remember that governments’ actions don’t always speak for the people they presume to govern…

By: Blakey

Blakey — Thu, 12 Sep 2002 17:41:05 +0000

manxlennie – you’re absolutely right, it’s so much easier to create prejudice than it is to dispell it.

By: Ivan

Ivan — Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:15:09 +0000

There are some americans that don't get it: http://www.coffeecup.com/attack/letter1.txt

I was shocked when I received that letter in my e-mail last year.

That's just as mad as terrorist attacks, IMHO. I'm glad not everybody feels that way, I mean, you may "feel" it if it happened to close people, but you don't really want it, or do you?

By: manxlennie

manxlennie — Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:09:34 +0000

Yes Ade…I was agreeing…Basically it all comes down to our cultural diversities does it not..the media condemned the pics of the Palestine baby dressed as a suicide bomber (link). but don’t we dress our children up as soldiers and give them toy guns etc ( A tad hyprocitical..arent we in the west.) I suppose we could debate this topic for ever as our fore fathers have, what frightens me is the fact that my daughter is growing in this world watching and hearing bias media reports that form her concepts of the “baddie”..Then we wonder why our children discrimanate and become self observed with preserving what is suppose to be theirs!!!???..Gosh I do go on …:)

By: K

Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:28:06 +0000

I remember people cheering and partying in Times square in New York When Bagdad was bieng bombed by America in 91′ They termed it “Fireworks over Bagdad”. So do you blame other people cheering at America.

By: Ade

Ade — Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:00:19 +0000

That was my point manxlennie - one man's terrorist is another mans freedom fighter.

I'm as shocked and horrified by 9/11 as the next man, especially when I was looking into Ground Zero this April.

I was saying to John yesterday that if the west pulled all support for Israel, then that would calm things in the middle east, and maybe we'd save a few lives by not invading Iraq. But I guess it's all gone a little bit too far now, though it's quite reassuring to see that public support for the war is wavering.

We live in interesing times....

By: manxlennie

manxlennie — Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:33:43 +0000

When the Towers were hit I remember seeing people dancing in the streets in Afghanistan..at the same time..I can also remember the Americans writing names of loved ones on missles during air attacks…tell me which one is right ? Which one is wrong? Who is right or wrong, and who has the right to determine what is war and what is terrorism ?? Coz I sure as hell don’t know……

By: K

Wed, 11 Sep 2002 13:43:32 +0000

The only way to deal with global terrorism is through justice. We need international institutions such as a fully empowered and credible world criminal court to define terrorism and dispense justice. There should be a distinction made between freedom struggles based on human rights and self-determination, and terrorism (this should also include state terrorism as is the case with Isreal).

By: Ade

Ade — Wed, 11 Sep 2002 13:19:57 +0000

It's a tricky situation, but I can't help thinking about 30 years terrorism, funded by NORAD, in the UK.....

The IRA were freedom fighters according NORAD supporters in America.

Aren't Al-Qaeda just freedom fighters for some?

Discuss.........