The politics of the middle East

[Scarecrow]

For Steve

So we can talk about [insert topic here]





That should cover a couple

[alpharomeo81]

[Scarecrow]

Nah

Just trying to fulfill a request

[SteveMill]

For Steve

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Nope - content free posts don't count. Say something outrageously controversial like, "when the USA says jump we don't all have to ask, how high?"

[Winter Dragon]

Iraq: "Powell's report was a magic show with special effects"
United States: "Game Over."
North Korea: "We will launch a pre-emptive strike"

Is that Red Alert 2 they're playing?

[Mercenary]

Just for Steve so we can try and wrap two subjects into one

The politics of the middle east I always assumed was driven by its fanatical religious leaders....

[Winter Dragon]

This in my opinion, is worth reading:

http://www.mikehersh.com/article_28.shtml

...Scott Ritter was the former UN Chief Weapons inspector in Iraq. 1991-1998. He later resigned when he discovered that UN operatives were part of a spying US team.

Contrary to popular mythology, weapons inspectors were not kicked out of Iraq by Saddam Hussein. Weapons inspectors were ordered out by the US government, 2 days before a unilateral bombing campaign began (aka Operation Desert Fox)...

[SteveMill]

This in my opinion, is worth reading:

http://www.mikehersh.com/article_28.shtml

...Scott Ritter was the former UN Chief Weapons inspector in Iraq. 1991-1998. He later resigned when he discovered that UN operatives were part of a spying US team.

Contrary to popular mythology, weapons inspectors were not kicked out of Iraq by Saddam Hussein. Weapons inspectors were ordered out by the US government, 2 days before a unilateral bombing campaign began (aka Operation Desert Fox)...

http://www.alternet.org/

http://www.counterpunch.org/

Two more sources of information not sanctioned by Blair, Bush or Murdoch.

[alpharomeo81]

Middle east is too far from home...
I feel it like being in another galaxy...

[Deleted User]

A personal view, i think the war is about money, in particular the *$* global oil commerce is aligned with the dollar.
As of late Iraq has chosen to deal with the Euro at the same time Saudi billions have been pulled from the US economy and is being reinvested in Europe, this is not good for the US economy Europe probably will become a superstate with a haegemony on global oil, assuming the middle east remains fragmented as it is at present. N.W.O. agendas bubbling in the background, religeous fundamentalists on all sides doing what they do best etc

[Thalass]

I have something controvertial to say.


"Touch your sack, not Iraq"

lol *pokes* pointy

[Scarecrow]

Shit oh dear......Who put content in my post?

[Deleted User]

Well it certainly wasn't G W Bush

[Scarecrow]

Oh, I don't know about that..........

Looks to me like Dubya/US are fairly predominant in this thread.






















....................and when we say "jump"......ask how high on the way up

[Deleted User]

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[Thalass]

Nukes found!

[Scarecrow]

Damn........busted

[RustiSwordz]

A personal view, i think the war is about money, in particular the *$* global oil commerce is aligned with the dollar.
As of late Iraq has chosen to deal with the Euro at the same time Saudi billions have been pulled from the US economy and is being reinvested in Europe, this is not good for the US economy Europe probably will become a superstate with a haegemony on global oil, assuming the middle east remains fragmented as it is at present. N.W.O. agendas bubbling in the background, religeous fundamentalists on all sides doing what they do best etc

What ive been talking about all along: oil not morals.

[RustiSwordz]

This is a holy communication to all the blessed members of the mouth foaming holy jihad:

This is the season of the shell hole in the forehead, it is out duty to kill many American and British Infidels or at least die screaming in agony from capitalist presision weaponry all in the name of paradise and the one we stick out bums up at 30 times a day!

Allah is Blessed, God is Great, We are all Bonkers.

[Deleted User]

A personal view, i think the war is about money, in particular the *$* global oil commerce is aligned with the dollar.
As of late Iraq has chosen to deal with the Euro at the same time Saudi billions have been pulled from the US economy and is being reinvested in Europe, this is not good for the US economy Europe probably will become a superstate with a haegemony on global oil, assuming the middle east remains fragmented as it is at present. N.W.O. agendas bubbling in the background, religeous fundamentalists on all sides doing what they do best etc

What ive been talking about all along: oil not morals.

Well yes 'oil' is a part of the global economy but the war is about *economics* namely US economics, the $ and it's continued dominance of global markets.

All wars are caused by *economics* morals etc are irrelevant, just part of the propaganda