Legitimate unprovoked aggression
“Saddam Hussein poses no direct threat to us today. But confronting him is a legitimate choice.” — New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, presenting the “case” for a US war against Iraq.
People like US presidents
``[Nuclear weapons] may end up in the hands of ... people who are not afraid of using weapons of mass destruction, people who try to impose their will on the world or blackmail free nations.'' — George ``The Crusader'' Bush, March 6.
No evidence required
“I described them [the Iraqis] as an enemy until proven otherwise. They obviously, you know, desire weapons of mass destruction.” — Bush the Crusader, March 10.
C'est le monde!
“We appreciate our own support for ensuring that the just demands of the world are enforced.” — Bush the Crusader, March 13.
The march of freedom
“French fries in the [US] House of Representatives' cafeterias will now be known as `freedom fries' as part of a Republican protest at France's opposition to a war on Iraq... French toast from now on will be known as `freedom toast'.” — BBC News, March 12.
Degrees of brutality
“[Iraqi refugees coming to Australia] were treated far more humanly by the Australian authorities than many of them had been treated earlier in their lives” — Prime Menzies John Howard, March 13.
Peaceniks for war
“So acceleration towards war may be the most powerful instrument in preventing war?” — Liberal Party member and radio “shock-jock” Alan “Dorothy Dixer” Jones, interviewing Prime Menzies Howard on March 13.
From Green Left Weekly, March 19, 2003.
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