- In the wake of the tragic events of September 11, 2001,
several prominent "progressive" intellectuals made a case for
"retaliation against terrorism" on moral and ethical grounds.
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- The "just cause" military doctrine (jus ad
bellum) used to justify the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 was upheld at
face value as a legitimate response to 9/11, without examining the fact
that Washington had not only covertly supported the "Islamic terror
network", it was also instrumental in the installation of the Taliban
government in 1996.
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- In the wake of 9/11, the (real) antiwar movement was
completely isolated. Trade unions and civil society organizations had swallowed
the media lies and government propaganda. They had accepted a war of retribution
against Afghanistan on humanitarian grounds, an impoverished country of
30 million people.
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- Concurrently, a fake anti-war activism emerged in the
wake of 9/11 which broadly consisted in stating: "I am against the
war but I support the war on terrorism". Meanwhile, several NGOs became
actively involved in humanitarian projects in Afghanistan, in close liaison
with USAID and the Pentagon. (See Yves Engler, The Humanitarian Invastion
of Afghanistan: Occupation by NGO, Global Research, September 5, 2010).
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- This acceptance of the "war on terrorism" was
in large part based on the acceptance of the official 9/11 narrative, namely
that the US was under attack, that the 9/11 attacks were perpetrated by
Muslims, that the Taliban were protecting Al Qaeda and providing refuge
to its illusive leader Osama bin Laden.
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- Ironically, many "Progressives" in America
not only accepted the official 9/11 narrative, they were also involved
in smearing the 9/11 Truth Movement. By slurring those who questioned the
official 9/11 story (backed by carefully researched evidence and analysis),
they (unwittingly) provided legitimacy to the bombing and invasion of Afghanistan,
Iraq, the Palestinian occupied territories as well as the targeting of
Iran, as part of the "Global War on Terror" GWOT).
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- The so-called "War on Terrorism" is a lie.
Amply documented, the pretext to wage this war is totally fabricated.
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- Realities have been turned upside down. Acts of war are
heralded as "humanitarian interventions" geared towards restoring
'democracy'.
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- Military occupation and the killing of civilians are
presented as "peace-keeping operations."
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- The derogation of civil liberties under the so-called
"anti-terrorist legislation" is portrayed as a means to providing
"domestic security" and upholding civil liberties.
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- Meanwhile, the civilian economy is precipitated into
crisis; expenditures on health and education are curtailed to finance the
military-industrial complex and the police state.
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- Under the American Empire, millions of people around
the world are being driven into abysmal poverty, and countries are transformed
into open territories.
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- U.S. protectorates are installed with the blessing of
the so-called "international community." "Interim governments"
are formed. Political puppets designated by America's oil giants are casually
endorsed by the United Nations, which increasingly performs the role of
a rubber-stamp for the U.S. Administration.
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- The real national security threat, we are told repeatedly,
emanates from an illusive "outside enemy" called Al Qaeda, which
has overriding military capabilities including the ability to wage terrorist
attacks on American cities using nuclear weapons.
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- The 9/11 attacks play a key role both at the political
level as well in the formulation of military doctrine.
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- Al Qaeda is waging war on America and Western civilization.
America is the victim of 9/11. A second 9/11 is said to be imminent according
to official Pentagon and Homeland Security sources.
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- The protagonists of war are presented as the victims
of war. Pre-emptive war directed against "Islamic terrorists"
is required to defend the Homeland. Realities are turned upside down. America
is under attack.
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- In the wake of 9/11, the creation of this "outside
enemy" has served to obfuscate the real economic and strategic objectives
behind the war in the Middle East and Central Asia. Waged on the grounds
of self-defense, the pre-emptive war is upheld as a "just war"
with a humanitarian mandate.
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- Ironically, Al Qaeda --the "outside enemy of America"
and alleged architect of the 9/11 attacks is a creation of the CIA.
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- The threat of "Islamic terrorism" is part of
a covert intelligence operation which purports to create divisions within
national societies. It is used profusely to create an atmosphere of fear
in Western societies. It is also used to trigger ethnic strife and sectarian
violence in multiethnic societies.
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- "Islamic terrorism" constitutes the underpinning
of the Pentagon's propaganda campaign. Al Qaeda (a US intelligence asset)
is said to be supported by Iran. Pari passu, Iran is presented as a threat
to the security of the American Homeland.
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- "The war on terrorism" constitutes a useful
and necessary diversion from the real threat of a US sponsored nuclear
war. It also constitutes a justification and a pretext to wage war on "humanitarian
grounds".
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- We are dealing with an inquisitorial environment. Those
who decide to unleash this war believe their own propaganda. They are ignorant
and insensitive as to the consequences of their actions.
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- In a bitter irony, a US sponsored nuclear war directed
against Iran is upheld as a means to avoid and curtail the risk of nuclear
war.
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- The international community has endorsed nuclear war
in the name of World Peace. "Making the World safer" is the justification
for launching a military operation which could potentially result in a
nuclear holocaust.
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- But nuclear holocausts are not front page news! In the
words of Mordechai Vanunu,
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- The Israeli government is preparing to use nuclear weapons
in its next war with the Islamic world. Here where I live, people often
talk of the Holocaust. But each and every nuclear bomb is a Holocaust in
itself. It can kill, devastate cities, destroy entire peoples. (See interview
with Mordechai Vanunu, December 2005).
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- Realities are turned upside down. In a twisted logic,
a "humanitarian war" using tactical nuclear weapons, which according
to "expert scientific opinion" are "harmless to the surrounding
civilian population" is upheld as a means to protecting Israel and
the Western World from a nuclear attack.
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- America's mini-nukes with an explosive capacity of up
to six times a Hiroshima bomb are upheld by authoritative scientific opinion
as a humanitarian bomb, whereas Iran's nonexistent nuclear weapons are
branded as an indisputable threat to global security.
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- The Anti-war Movement
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- A meaningful anti-war movement must question the legitimacy
of the "Global War on Terrorism" which is based on the official
9/11 narrative.
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- 9/11 Truth is fundamental to building a real and effective
antiwar movement, which challenges the legitimacy of the war criminals
in high office.
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- When the Big Lie regarding the 9/11 attacks is exposed
and fully understood, the legitimacy of America's military agenda falls
like a deck of cards. The warmongers no longer have a leg to stand on.
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