WOMD
Dear Editors
The two big lies which Blair and Bush used to “justify” the destruction of Iraq’s civilisation and infrastructure and the slaughter of thousands of its citizens are now for all to see.
Lie number one was possession of weapons of mass destruction (WOMD) by Iraq. Before the war, the regime couldn’t win. Complying with demands to destroy stocks of WOMD would “prove” it had been in breach of UN resolution since 1991. Non destruction of alleged stocks would “prove” it continued to be in defiance.
Now it is Blair’s and Bush’s turn to be hanged by their logic. If after invading and occupying Iraq, there still cannot find WOMD, then what shocking, disgusting deceit have they spun. If they do find any evidence of WOMD, then lie number two is also torn to shreds, that Saddam’s regime was a dangerous threat to its neighbours and even to Britain and America. If ever they were going to be used, it was when the life of the regime itself and the capital Baghdad were under threat from the new crusaders. They were not.
However, I would not at all be surprised to learn of a little “gardening” activity by the occupation forces in the next few days or weeks and the “discovery” of suspicious munitions, workshops and documents. Watch out too for the next big lies that most of the evidence was slipped out to Syria, alongwith much of the Iraqi leadership, as part of the softening up process for preparing the public for the next stage of this permanent murderous war.
The real possessors of WOMD are the ruling elites of Britain and America. They not only have them, they are using them to inflict agonising pain and suffering and carnage on ordinary working people. We too need to declare a war on such people and their weapons, but a class war, a real war of liberation, a war for emancipation, a war for socialism.
Andrew Northall,
Isham, Northants
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