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Thanks for the reply, By the word "America" in my message I am considering only those people involved in decision making at that time. Like When America dropped Bombs on Japan I was talking abt decision makers of that time. Actually When we are talking about million people we can't say all to be your friend or all to be your enemy. It depends on the aspect you are viewing the situation. In a company your co-worker may look like an enemy due to competition. During elections other party looks like enemy. And during sports (Olympics) other country looks like enemy. So the term enemy and friend is subjective to time and situation. I have many friends all over the world. So that way I can't say any country as my enemy or friend. My enemy is anyone 1) Who do wrong things which kills innocents. 2) Who is fraud. 3) Who betrays his promises to his Parents, Company and Nation. I like all good people irrespective of their place of living, religion, income status, language. I never try to categorize good and bad based on country, religion or level of education. I believe God have made all of us including birds, animals and trees to live peacefully otherwise we will get extinct just like Dinosaurs did a few 1000's years back. Regards Sanjay Sharma. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diarmuid" <diarmuidfogarty@onetel.net.uk> To: <casi-discuss@lists.casi.org.uk> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [casi] No one replied to my this mail. > Sanjay, I think you are being a little simplistic in your view of world > politics. Bill Clinton was by no means the dear man that you imagine him to > be. Under his presidency, hundreds, if not thousands, of bombs were dropped > on Iraq and the Iraqi people. Similarly, Saddam Hussein is not the heroic > figure holding out against the Empire. He was a stooge of the Empire and, as > you will no doubt be aware, is responsible for the deaths of millions of > people. > > The true heroes in this story are the Iraqi people themselves. They have > survived, despite unimaginable hardship. It is safe to assume that Saddam > has not had to queue for food, nor would he ever have been turned away from > a hospital because medicine was lacking. The other heroes are those men and > women, some of whom we are lucky to have contributing to this list, who have > made great personal sacrifices to bring us the truth from Iraq. Without > them, this list might not even exist and dissent would be a thing of the > past.Curiously, our heroes both survive in spite of people like Hussein and > Clinton, Bush and Blair. That singular fact is worth devoting some thought > to. > > On a different note, you refer several times to 'America' in your post. It > might be interesting to reflect on what you mean by this. The American > people? The American continent? Or simply the American government? You are > not alone in using the name of the country (or the continent) when, I > suspect, you intend to refer to the government. I'm guilty of the same. But > perhaps we should make a greater effort to separate the people from their, > all too often, dictatorial leaders. Perhaps we should make the effort to > refer to 'the American government', rather than simply 'America'. After all, > the first rule of war is 'Know Your Enemy'. We have seen the horrors that > arise when people are duped into believing that their enemy is the ordinary > people of a country rather than its rulers. > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. > To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss > To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk > All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk > _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk