Topic: 25 Classic Quotes on Westren Hegemony (Part 2)

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Khilafah the Only Solution!
10/8/2001 (14:52)

18- 'Strikes at population targets (per se) are likely not only to create a counterproductive wave of revulsion abroad and at home, but greatly to increase the risk of enlarging the war with China and the Soviet Union. Destruction of locks and dams, however – if handled right – might offer promise. It should be studied. Such destruction does not kill or drown people. By shallow-flooding the rice, it leads after time to widespread starvation (more than a million) unless food is provided – which we could offer to do ‘at the conference table’.'
- John McNaughton, US State Department Vietnam policy, as quoted in ‘The Mentality of the Backroom Boys.’ Article by Noam Chomsky, 1973

19- 'The US must carry out some act somewhere in the world which shows its’ determination to continue to be a world power.'
- Henry Kissinger, post-Vietnam blues, as quoted in The Washington Post, April 1975

20- 'It would not have been possible for a political party to be more committed to a national home for the Jews in Palestine than was Labour.'
- Harold Wilson, former British Labour Party Prime Minister, 1981

21- 'One hundred nations in the UN have not agreed with us on just about everything that's come before them, where we're involved, and it didn't upset my breakfast at all.'
- Ronald Reagan, former US President, basking in the triumph that was the US invasion of Grenada, 1983

22- Q. 'Mr. President, have you approved of covert activity to destablise the present government of Nicaragua?'
A. 'Well, no, we're supporting them, the - oh, wait a minute, wait a minute, I'm sorry, I was thinking of El Salvador, because of the previous, when you said Nicaragua. Here again, this is something upon which the national security interests, I just - I will not comment.'
- Ronald Reagan, former US President, Washington press conference, February 13th, 1983, as quoted by John Pilger in 'Heroes'

23- 'After seeing 'RAMBO' last night, I know what to do the next time this happens.'
- Ronald Reagan, former US President, as reported by Daily Express, July 2nd, 1985

24- 'Aerosol DU (Depleted Uranium) exposures to soldiers on the battlefield could be significant with potential radiological and toxicological effects. [...] Under combat conditions, the most exposed individuals are probably ground troops that re-enter a battlefield following the exchange of armour-piercing munitions. [...] We are simply highlighting the potential for levels of DU exposure to military personnel during combat that would be unacceptable during peacetime operations. [...DU is..]... a low level alpha radiation emitter which is linked to cancer when exposures are internal, [and] chemical toxicity causing kidney damage. [...] Short term effects of high doses can result in death, while long term effects of low doses have been linked to cancer. [...] Our conclusion regarding the health and environmental acceptability of DU penetrators assume both controlled use and the presence of excellent health physics management practices. Combat conditions will lead to the uncontrolled release of DU. [...] The conditions of the battlefield, and the long term health risks to natives and combat veterans may become issues in the acceptability of the continued use of DU kinetic penetrators for military applications.'
- Excerpts from the July 1990 Science and Applications International Corporation report: ' Kinetic Energy Penetrator Environment and Health Considerations', as included in Appenix D - US Army Armaments, Munitions and Chemical Command report: 'Kinetic Energy Penetrator Long Term Strategy Study, July 1990'
These documents state clearly and equivocally that the US army was well aware of the radioactive and toxic dangers of Depleted Uranium ammunition long before the first shots of the war were fired.

25- 'We do not have any defence treaties with Kuwait, and there are no special defence or security commitments to Kuwait.'
- Margaret Tutweiller, US State Department spokeswoman, 24th July 1990, nine days before Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

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1- http://www.wakefieldcam.freeserve.co.uk/classicquotes.htm
2- http://free.freespeech.org/americanstateterrorism/
http://www.geocities.com/americanterrorism/
http://www.geocities.com/americanstateterrorism/
http://americanterrorism.tripod.com/

3- Other Internet Resources