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New World order... I found it very interesting to see the following letter written to President Clinton in 1998 "(see here).":http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm Co-signed by several of Bush's current cabinet members (most notably Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz), it clearly states a pre-emptive attack on Iraq for 'our interests' was highly desired. I was, of course, aware of the long-standing positions of Wolfowitz and the other Hawks, but it reads so amazingly 'transparently': "It hardly needs to be added that if Saddam does acquire the capability to deliver weapons of mass destruction, as he is almost certain to do if we continue along the present course, the safety of American troops in the region, of our friends and allies like Israel and the moderate Arab states, and a significant portion of the world's supply of oil will all be put at hazard." I don't know why Saddam's 'weapons-of-mass-destruction' leave me feeling somewhat cold - maybe I should believe the media frenzy. I know that his Nuclear weapons capability is clearly over-propagandised. I also don't buy into the caricature of Saddam as a foaming-at-the-mouth psychopath. He is a brutal dictator just as many other leaders in the middle-east. Why does he pose any more threat to 'us', unless, as the CIA themselves suggested, we back him into a corner. This whole thing makes me so very disappointed. What makes me truly scared, however, "is the organisation":http://www.newamericancentury.org/ this letter is written by. They are clearly concerned in maintaining total American world dominance through raising the already vastly inflated levels of military spending of the US, and an aggressive, arrogant and wholly ignorant preemptive foreign policy. Posted by Ian at October 17, 2002 09:28 PM | TrackBack