The American ignorance, will lead to deaths

[FidelCastro]

George W. Bush, in 2001, launched, what he called, a "crusade". He launched this crusade against the Taliban and the people of Islam. This is the first time, a president of the United States, launched a "crusade" against a particular religion so to speak. Why was there not a crusade against the white supremisists who helped Timothy McVeigh when he caused the Oaklahoma City bombings?

Terrorism today, is a word associated with Islam. The IRA are terrorists and Neo-Nazi's are terrorists of sorts. Both the IRA and Neo-Nazi's share a common factor. They are Christians and even more specific, Protestants ( I hope I am correct on that fact). Where is the crusade against them? Neo-Nazi's live in the United States and cause trouble in the United States. Islam is being bullied by the government and while I do not condone the acts of Osama Bin Laden, all I can say is, it is America's own fault this stuff happened.

[Rockfan]

The IRA are Catholic, I'm not sure about Neo-Nazi's. But yes what your trying to get across is true, the USA's forgien in the middile east is aimed at gianing oil, often by supporting currot dictatorships, I mean if Saddam had not step out of line by attacking Kuwait in the early 90's he would still be a valued allie so to speck. Ireland is Britains problem really and the US have less bussiness there than in the middle east. As for the US governments dealings with Neo-Nazis, I'm not sure what there relations are as I do not live in the US but I would be intrested in reading about relations between the two as I'm sure the most certainly have been.

[chebol]

I think you should do a bit of research before you go around equating bin Laden, neo-nazis and the IRA.

It's clear that you don't understand who the IRA are, and how they came to be what they are.

Also, the "crusade" is not being made so crudely. It is couched in the term "war on terror", which is not so much a war on any specific religion as an extension of the cold war and the US's strategy of global hegemony.

[Rockfan]

Originally posted by [email protected] 16 2005, 06:21 PM
It is couched in the term "war on terror", which is not so much a war on any specific religion as an extension of the cold war and the US's strategy of global hegemony.
Although it is deffernatly part of the global hegemony the US is enforcing on the globe (did you get that from Chomskys book, I just finished that today :D ) it is most deffernatly aimed at Islam and the reasources Islamisc countries control, the US, I have no doubt would never attack a non-Islamic dictaor unless they were really well and truely asking for it and was acting like a modern Hitler, but I highly doubt that would happen (I know Saddam wasn't Islamic however it is a largely Islamic country).

[kingbee]

the neo nazis are protestant, from what i know- aren't they w.a.s.p s?


The IRA are terrorists and Neo-Nazi's are terrorists of sorts. Both the IRA and Neo-Nazi's share a common factor.

the thing is that priority is the key here. america obviously believes that islamic fundamentalism is a bigger threat than the neo nazis and the ira- possbily because the ira only affected britain (and have practically disbanded), and its not like the neo nazi's go around bombing the shit out of everyone regularly.

[bolshevik butcher]

Leaders like Bush always need to project the image of an enemy so that their draconian laws and decrees seem rational. Of course islamic fundementalism isnt going to bring down America any time soon, however if he can make the American constantly scared of the 'threat' of terror then he can increase his control and launch more imperialist wars. This is all really about keeping the status quote in place, so that society never challenges authority.

[Atlas Swallowed]

The "war on terror" is a scam just like the "war on drugs". Like drugs the government is responsible for alot of the terrorism. Alot of the laws they passed after 9-11 they tried and failed to pass after the Oklahoma city bombing. So the government blew up some bigger buildings. Mission accomplished.