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• Reader Comments (4)

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  Well, I am not a collage educated person but on a scale of 1-10 I would give this ariticle about a six.I think Mr.Zizek should have hit harder on the insanity of Bushes first strike policy. Never the les I would like to read more of Mr.Zizeks work.

  Posted by Matthew Wickham on Mar 9, 2003 at 2:01 AM

  There are many theories that could elaborate on the tactics of the current U.S. administration. Herman Goering put it best on April 18, 1946 during the Nuremberg trials. Goering was sentenced to hang for “war crimes,” “crimes against peace,” and “crimes against humanity.” He committed suicide hours before his scheduled execution.

  “Why, of course, the people don’t want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece. Naturally, the common people don’t want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship...that (democracy) is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.”

  Posted by Jerome Millay on Mar 22, 2003 at 7:08 PM

  There are thingssin ur present Govt in the USA that are wel hidden, th aing of the patriot acts is nothing short of suppresing our Rghts and civil liberties
  the Cia,Dea Operations
  al over th drug economy
  countries needs to be
  invesigated,the global 2000 act has sinister
  implications ad needs
  full eplanation, the whole BUSH ADMISTRTION
  is ust a step away from completly ignoring all nations including the UN who oppose us to force
  the so called PNAC world lone superpower
  to the next step—a world government ,I have never onced strayed from believing
  we as a nation of democracys days are numbered ,I am a practicing astrologer and see dark clouds on the horizon and complete secrecy about future plans in this administration that is leading us to a complete doomsday by 2012 mark calenders
  winter soltice ---just yer left in he world as we know it ,then cleasing of he material power hungry
  and inocent alike
  Its aleady in motion
  --the cleansing from our living planet fromthe greedy and nothing will be left
  

  Posted by Burt on Dec 16, 2003 at 11:00 PM

  What about Bin Laden?
  What about the pilots on 9-11 were Saudis?
  Iraq had an evil leader ,but wha did Saddam REALLY do lately,Whats Cheneys Company getting the rebuilding of Iraqs contract for,why are our veterans treated so badly? why are the rich the ones that never pay taxes?
  Whats this Patriot act ? an eavesdropping license? Why spend Billions in Iraq and not focus or badly sagging economy? what poor desert country is next? Mr Bush why are your pupills so dilated? are you a sound intelligent member of Skull n Bones? just what do you stand for Aggression against everybody not in agreement-UN dIFIANCE,W MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SAID “IF YOUR NOT FOR US YOUR AGINST US?
  who Writes your speeches?the Germans,French,Russia were right in not invading Iraq, it was a useless loss of life and billions of a dollars of useless carnage , ,it was a act of premature aggression ,So you got Hussein ,why not get him in 1991? just after pics of rumsfeld hugging the dictator
  he needed to be ousted but without UN backing no one but The USA will pat for it and Im jobless because of your war -mission Failure---mustard gas
  that was around in WW1
  what a mass destructor
  pease lets elect someone who will tend to the problems here
  Healthcare,jobs,PEACE
  mINDING OUR OWN BUISINES LIKE CANADA ,PARAGUAY,HOLLAND,GERMANY Exc,

  Posted by Ronny on Dec 16, 2003 at 11:34 PM

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