The UN has finally has confirmed what everyone outside Texas has known for a long time: life in "liberated" Iraq is worse than it was under Saddam Hussein's rule.
Iraq today is in anarchy - living there is sheer hell. Nearly 6,000 Iraqis have been murdered in the last two months alone. Torture is being used by all parties. On top of this, the economy is on its knees, most Iraqis do not have jobs. Most Iraqis do not have electricity, running water or sewerage. Fuel is scarce in the country with the second largest reserves of oil in the world.
Irrespective of who is responsible for the violence (the occupying forces, the quisling government, the collaborating militias or the resistance), it is the Iraqi people who suffer. And this will continue to be the case as long as Iraq is occupied.
Thursday, 21 September 2006
Tuesday, 19 September 2006
From Budapest to Bangkok
Within the space of 24 hours there have been two attempts to remove corrupt governments. Neither has turned out as it should have.
The Hungarian people have tried unsuccessfully to remove the the incompetent, lying government of Ferenc Gyurcsany. The whole country wants the government to resign but Gyurcsany will not give in and has threatened to crack down on any further protests against his government.
It is quite astonishing that a "democratic" government should act in this manner. It is even more astonishing that the "international community", particularly other members of the EU, should remain silent as Gyurcsany steers Hungary back to the dark days of authoritarian rule.
In Thailand the army has staged a coup against the democratically elected government of Thaksin Shinawatra. The excuse used by supporters of the coup was that Thaksin was corrupt.
Thaksin has been corrupt most of his life. He didn't become a billionaire by being honest. He has been in power for five years and yet the army only moves against him now, shortly after he sacked the head of the army. This coup isn't about Thaksin's integrity - this coup is a result of the personal feud between Thaksin and the head of the army.
Once again the "international community" remains silent as Thailand returns to military dictatorship.
The "international community's" hypocrisy is quite unbelievable.
They were quite happy to support the popular revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine but remained silent as popular uprisings in Uzbekistan, Kyrgistan and now Hungary are brutally crushed.
They condemn authoritarian regimes in North Korea, Iran and Syria etc but are quite happy to support authoritarian military dictatorships in Pakistan, Libya and now Thailand.
The Hungarian people have tried unsuccessfully to remove the the incompetent, lying government of Ferenc Gyurcsany. The whole country wants the government to resign but Gyurcsany will not give in and has threatened to crack down on any further protests against his government.
It is quite astonishing that a "democratic" government should act in this manner. It is even more astonishing that the "international community", particularly other members of the EU, should remain silent as Gyurcsany steers Hungary back to the dark days of authoritarian rule.
In Thailand the army has staged a coup against the democratically elected government of Thaksin Shinawatra. The excuse used by supporters of the coup was that Thaksin was corrupt.
Thaksin has been corrupt most of his life. He didn't become a billionaire by being honest. He has been in power for five years and yet the army only moves against him now, shortly after he sacked the head of the army. This coup isn't about Thaksin's integrity - this coup is a result of the personal feud between Thaksin and the head of the army.
Once again the "international community" remains silent as Thailand returns to military dictatorship.
The "international community's" hypocrisy is quite unbelievable.
They were quite happy to support the popular revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine but remained silent as popular uprisings in Uzbekistan, Kyrgistan and now Hungary are brutally crushed.
They condemn authoritarian regimes in North Korea, Iran and Syria etc but are quite happy to support authoritarian military dictatorships in Pakistan, Libya and now Thailand.
Friday, 8 September 2006
Saddam Didn't Do It - Official
Who would have thought it. Iraq was not responsible for 9/11, there was never any link between the Saddam Hussein regime and Al-Qaeda.
What will Congress come up with next? Global warming is real?
What will Congress come up with next? Global warming is real?
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