Coming soon: an invasion of Syria

“Bush demands ‘cooperation’ from Syrians.

President Bush accused Syria today of harboring senior Iraqi military and government officials and demanded “cooperation” in punishing some of them. But he stopped short of threatening to use military force against Syria.”

That’ll be changing soon enough, no doubt… Just in the past few hours, the Bushies have rapidly escalated the charges, increasing the pressure. They say they aren’t going to invade, yet their bellicose statements show otherwise.

Syria has chemical weapons, says Bush. (Uh, so what, Syria is not threatening us, and besides we have chemical weapons)

Ex-regime leaders in Syria, U.S. says. (Again, so what?)

U.S. says it will examine measures against Syria.

Britain raises concern about possible Iraq-Syria cooperation.

From The Independent:

America’s attacks on Syria simply confirm fears of its Middle East intentions

“There is something unseemly, not to say alarming, about the way in which the US appears to be setting up Syria as the next threat to world peace and security even before the guns have fallen silent in Iraq. With looting and violence continuing, barely restrained, over the weekend, President Bush and his senior officials peppered Syria with warnings about its behaviour – warnings all too reminiscent of the ones that preceded the war on Iraq.”

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Baghdad

According to NPR, most government buildings in Baghdad have been looted and burned. So even when some semblance of order is restored, Iraq will have no functioning governmental structures, because you can’t have a government when there are no operational offices.

Further, Baghdad, a city of five million, still has no electricity or potable water. The fear is the mobs of looters may soon turn on businesses and private homes if things don’t get better fast.

An who, may I ask, was the genius who determined that destroying the electricity and water infrastructure of Baghdad was a good way to win the hearts and minds of the residents?

We also did nothing as the National Musuem, with its priceless artifacts, was ransacked and destroyed.

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Hollywood rally

Yes, the crowds at the worldwide peace rallies this wekend were smaller than the past few times. Events got ahead of us. Some think the war is over. It’s not. Also, occupation is not liberation - not that liberation ever really was a goal. However, I’ve no doubt that the insanities of the chickenhawks will drive huge numbers people back into the streets again, and sooner rather than later.

The Rev. James Lawson spoke at the Hollywood rally. He’s a retired Black minister who has been working for peace since WWII, and who spent 15 months in federal prison in 1951 for refusing to fight in the Korean War. It’s inspirational to hear from someone with so many decades of hardcore peace organizing.

That’s me in the photo, wearing the stylin’ new Impeach Bush t-shirt from ANSWER. Get yours now!

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