Knowledge 6 6 6
20th August 2003, 16:17
First and foremost, an extended thankyou must be given to those in attendence to this speech, it is with great dignity and pride that I write this.
Sir George W. Bush, you have been in a consistent battle with various foreign countries, and for a time, the American people were with you after the 9/11 attacks. You eliminated the Taliban threat not only to the American people, but to the country of Afghanistan. Although your methods were blatantly inhumane, this is the closest thing to anything 'good' that you have done.
You have placed all ex-Taliban members in Guantanamo Bay, a Naval Base in Cuba that America owns. They are not only enslaved to American authority, they are being treated as if they were slaves, and you, the slave trader. And when one of their family members speaks out on their behalf, the family is depicted as being 'crazy' or not willing to comply to US Authority. Mr. Bush, if your US Authority is treating people like slaves, it is my duty to disobey the US Authority at all costs.
September 13, 2002 marked another classic example of your government Mr. Bush. A few med students were travelling, when they stopped at a restaurant off the interstate. They happened to be of middle-eastern decent, mentioned the word 'terrorist', and suddenly were searched by the US Authorities. Legally speaking, this is an unlawful act, seeing how no search warrant(s) were present, neither was there concrete evidence that they posed a national threat.
But...we'd rather be safe than sorry right? ...Right....
And now, we approach the War in Iraq, but it should more or less be called 'War ON Iraq'. Just like the rest of the nation Mr. Bush, I remember very distinctively you sir, mentioning that this 'War' was not aimed against the people of Iraq, rather against the government. Numbers never lie, and in this case, the numbers are too overwhelming to be casted away. At least 6,096 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq due to your War you've started. (Source : http://www.iraqbodycount.net) This number is about twice the number of people who died on 9/11, which was viewed as the biggest terrorist attack the world has ever seen. In total, about 20,000 Iraqi civilians have been injured by your war. For a war depicted as being strictly against the country's government, 20,000 people seem to be too far-fetched to overlook.
Why then, have you justified arms with arms?
The Great Mahatma Gandhi once said, "An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind." You, Mr. Bush are a classic example of everything that is wrong with the American Government. As a citizen of westernized culture, I feel it is my duty not only to question you, but to defy your system, even if it comes to the oppression of myself.
Your people know the truth Mr. Bush, that there was no justified reason to go into Iraq. Your people know the truth Mr. Bush, and hear the cries of every Taliban detainee. Your people know the truth, Mr. Bush, your people know the truth.
~Knowledge~
Sir George W. Bush, you have been in a consistent battle with various foreign countries, and for a time, the American people were with you after the 9/11 attacks. You eliminated the Taliban threat not only to the American people, but to the country of Afghanistan. Although your methods were blatantly inhumane, this is the closest thing to anything 'good' that you have done.
You have placed all ex-Taliban members in Guantanamo Bay, a Naval Base in Cuba that America owns. They are not only enslaved to American authority, they are being treated as if they were slaves, and you, the slave trader. And when one of their family members speaks out on their behalf, the family is depicted as being 'crazy' or not willing to comply to US Authority. Mr. Bush, if your US Authority is treating people like slaves, it is my duty to disobey the US Authority at all costs.
September 13, 2002 marked another classic example of your government Mr. Bush. A few med students were travelling, when they stopped at a restaurant off the interstate. They happened to be of middle-eastern decent, mentioned the word 'terrorist', and suddenly were searched by the US Authorities. Legally speaking, this is an unlawful act, seeing how no search warrant(s) were present, neither was there concrete evidence that they posed a national threat.
But...we'd rather be safe than sorry right? ...Right....
And now, we approach the War in Iraq, but it should more or less be called 'War ON Iraq'. Just like the rest of the nation Mr. Bush, I remember very distinctively you sir, mentioning that this 'War' was not aimed against the people of Iraq, rather against the government. Numbers never lie, and in this case, the numbers are too overwhelming to be casted away. At least 6,096 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq due to your War you've started. (Source : http://www.iraqbodycount.net) This number is about twice the number of people who died on 9/11, which was viewed as the biggest terrorist attack the world has ever seen. In total, about 20,000 Iraqi civilians have been injured by your war. For a war depicted as being strictly against the country's government, 20,000 people seem to be too far-fetched to overlook.
Why then, have you justified arms with arms?
The Great Mahatma Gandhi once said, "An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind." You, Mr. Bush are a classic example of everything that is wrong with the American Government. As a citizen of westernized culture, I feel it is my duty not only to question you, but to defy your system, even if it comes to the oppression of myself.
Your people know the truth Mr. Bush, that there was no justified reason to go into Iraq. Your people know the truth Mr. Bush, and hear the cries of every Taliban detainee. Your people know the truth, Mr. Bush, your people know the truth.
~Knowledge~