the war 2

[reflections on the movie control room]

the nuremberg trials of the nazis
in which the allies were the prosecution
found that "i was only following orders"
was insufficient defence for war crimes

under this rationale
(which is that of the warmakers not mine)
every allied soldier in iraq
is guilty of war crimes

under international law there are three reasons one country can invade another
self-defence, humanitarian aid, and by order of the united nations
none of these three reasons apply in the iraq war
therefore it is an illegal act
and all those taking part in it are criminals

al jazeera showed footage of american pows
captured in iraq
understandably looking nervous
and saying they were just following orders



the cruel injustice of these grunts
having to take responsibility
for their country's illegal invasion
is obvious

what would be much more lovely and just
would be to see donald rumsfeld in that position
and to see if he stuck to his slick and slimy lies

because you just know to look at him
that he is the most indifferent and cynical man alive

the opposite of love isn't hate
the opposite of love (and hate) is indifference

donald rumsfeld doesn't love anything
he is the devil



"we know that al jazeera
has a pattern of playing propaganda
over and over and over again

what they do, is where a bomb goes down
they grab some children and some women
and pretend that the bomb hit the women and the children"

"it's up to all of us to ... recognize
that we're dealing with people
that are perfectly willing to lie to the world
to further their case"

indeed.