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Playing the ostrich is a one way of facing this dismal unfolding
imbroglio. But it is a very inane mode of confronting burning problems.
This trumpeting about attacks on "our civilizations" just sounds plain
infantile to me. Every people has a civilization they are extremely
proud of. Mine is called BAMUNKA and I will not trade it for anyone
else's. However, this does not preclude me from respecting other
peoples' civilizations.
One little thought for all those jingoistic bigots out there: This
world is a mosaic of civilizations. Take away one and the entire pack
collapses. It is like a game of dominos! Hope that clears the myopia a
wee bit.
PETER VAKUNTA
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From: The Cat's Dream <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, July 24, 2005 4:34 pm
Subject: London Blasts: And the show goes on
> The Cat's Dream NewsLetter
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>
> And the show goes on
> By Gabriele Zamparini
>
> On Friday, July 22 a man was shot five times in the head on the
> floor of an Underground train by the police in London. The killing
> of the man was the big news of the day. Finally - many
> commentators on different TV channels here in the UK were saying -
> finally we are seeing the result of serious investigative
> operations. On the BBC I heard an "expert" saying that the public
> wants to see results and the shooting of the man is the result the
> public wants to see. TV journalists, with their impeccable aplomb,
> speculated all day about the mysterious man who was killed. He was
> kept under strict surveillance by the police since the day before,
> they said, when he had escaped from one of the bombing sites.
> Press conferences after press conferences, Sir Ian Blair, the
> Metropolitan Police Commissioner, repeated how quick the
> investigation was proceeding.
>
> Great! But the man was completely innocent. "Mr de Menezes had
> been followed from his home in south London to Stockwell station
> after coming under surveillance and was felt by police to be
> acting suspiciously. A chase ensued before he was finally stopped
> on a Northern line train. Despite an initial statement from the
> Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, that the man was
> "directly linked" to the terrorists who had tried to kill
> Londoners on Thursday, the force last night admitted he was not
> connected in any way." (The Independent)
>
> Accordingly to a recent poll, "72% of people said they thought
> that Britain's participation in the Iraq war had made us more
> vulnerable to terrorist attack."
>
> From a recent report from The Royal Institute of International
> Affairs: "The report claims that there is 'no doubt' that the
> invasion of Iraq has imposed particular difficulties for the UK
> and for the wider coalition against terrorism. According to the
> paper, the situation in Iraq has 'given a boost to the Al-Qaeda
> network's propaganda, recruitment and fundraising', whilst
> providing an ideal targeting and training area for Al-Qaeda-linked
> terrorists."
> But Blair and his gang keep repeating that this is an attack on
> "civilization", on "our values" and "our way of life". They keep
> repeating that the invasion of Iraq has nothing to do with the
> London bombing. Newspapers and TV channels keep asking Why are we
> attacked? Why we? Why now? The answers go behind the fantasy, but
> the word "Iraq" is never mentioned. Intellectuals, journalists and
> experts echo the master "It's an attack on Western civilization".
>
> And the show goes on. We keep taking the bus and the tube with the
> danger to explode because of some bombs (or to be shot by some
> very efficient police operations) while the main responsible for
> all this madness keep preaching and lying from 10 Downing Street.
>
>
> On the same subject read also "London Blasts: Don't let them win"
> By Gabriele Zamparini
> http://www.thecatsdream.com/blog/2005/07/london-blasts-dont-let-
> them-win.htm
>
> Gabriele Zamparini is an independent filmmaker and freelance
> writer living in London. He's the producer and director of the
> documentary series "XXI CENTURY" and author of "American Voices of
> Dissent" (Paradigm Publishers, Colorado, July 2005). He can be
> reached at [log in to unmask] - More about him and his work on
> http://TheCatsDream.com
>
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