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Pete's Views
Pete Barkelew is the owner / developer of Inspire21.com and publisher of the eNewsletter "Inspiring Words." |
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| ''The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.'' -- Edmund Burke (1729-1797) "WHAT IS AN AMERICAN?" -- By Peter Ferrara (PHENOMENAL!) "An American is English, French, Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, Arab, Pakistani, or Afghan..." (Installed April 18, 2003) The Saddam Files -- By Melinda Liu, Rod Nordland and Evan Thomas, NEWSWEEK, April 28 issue — After 9-11, as talk of war against Iraq picked up in Washington, the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS) became jittery. At the Iraqi Intelligence Service, a man walked up with a grimy sack of documents and tapes. ‘Tell the world what happened here,’ he said. (Note: this article does have some gruesome text) A paragraph you must read: America wants to bring liberty and democracy to Iraq. But first the Iraqis will have to come to terms with the legacy of fear Saddam created, and regain the humanity that was frightened and beaten out of them by three decades of grotesque misrule. No wonder Iraqi looters torched and sacked the National Library and stole their nation’s antiquities from the National Museum. They had lived all or most of their lives in a world where neighbors informed on each other for cash; where torturers multiplied their salaries each time they extracted a confession; where police made only $4 a month for catching crooks but could earn lavish bonuses by imprisoning people for their thoughts and words. (Installed April 18, 2003) CNN Refrained From Reporting Atrocities about Saddam Hussein Until After the War in Iraq - TRUE, according to TruthOrFiction.com! The article is true and was written by Jordan, who is the President of CNN. He argues that it was a right decision for CNN to withhold some of the worst about Saddam Hussein's regime because of the lives that were at stake. Critics said such self-censorship on the part of CNN was not only unprofessional but prevented some key facts about Saddam Hussein from being known during a time when they would have been a part of debate about going to war. (Installed April 18, 2003) CNN’s too little, too late apology -- By Joe Scarborough ‘The Real Deal’ COMMENTARY, April 11 — This morning “The New York Times” wrote that CNN’s top executive, Eason Jordan, admitted that for the past 12 years the news network concealed information about Saddam Hussein’s brutality and did it in order to keep their Baghdad bureau open. Jordan thinks he made the right call but here’s the real deal on CNN’s bargain. (Installed April 18, 2003) Iraqis return 20 looted treasures -- April 18, MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Experts say that part of what seemed like random looting was, in fact, a carefully planned theft, and some of the thousands of stolen artifacts may already be on the black market. Some experts now believe some looters were highly organized professionals aiming to feed clandestine networks with ‘deliberately planned action’ behind art plunder. (Installed April 18, 2003) Cluster bombs likely to leave deadly legacy. -- By Kari Huus, MSNBC. Old-fashioned munitions undermine efforts to avoid civilian casualties. Pete's View is... CLUSTER BOMBS ARE ONE NECESSARY EVIL THAT NEEDS RETHINKING. These munitions do the job they're intended to do, when used against enemy forces, but the unspent portion can be found by children and explode on contact creating massive injuries. If we are to use them, we should plan to clean them up when a war is ended. (Installed April 18, 2003) TIME TO BEGIN THE RECKONING -- This is a FICTIONAL Presidential Address that many Americans may wish President Bush would say on July 4, 2003 -- Author Unknown (Installed April 18, 2003) ------------- "IT'S ABOUT FREEDOM... The War In Iraq" -- By Pete Barkelew (Installed April 2, 2003) "America WAKE UP!" By Dan Ouimette, Pensacola Civitan -- 19 Feb 2003 - U.S. Navy Capt. Ouimette is the XO of NAS, Pensacola. This is a copy of a speech he gave earlier this month... from my point of view, an accurate account of why we are in trouble today. (Installed April 2, 2003) "Twisted Hippie Logic" -- By Mike Bayham - If only the protestors would be so logical and consistent in their choosing of the side they take in the war to liberate Iraq! (Installed April 2, 2003) "Open Letter to Hollywood Celebrities Who are Against the War" -- By Charlie Daniels - This is another piece of Charlie's writing and opinion that has hit the 'net on a large scale. (Installed April 2, 2003) "Iraqi-Americans United Against Hussein's 'Republic of Fear'" -- By Gerry J. Gilmore, American Forces Press Service - WASHINGTON, March 28, 2003 -- Saddam Hussein is a brutal dictator who doesn't care a whit about the Iraqi people, and he is only concerned with how they and the country's principal natural resource, oil, may serve him. That's the message three Iraqi-Americans provided to reporters today during a press briefing held at the State Department's Foreign Press Center here. (Installed April 2, 2003) "President Clinton delayed a key attack on Iraq so he could watch a golf game." -- Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Patterson, who was a key military aide to President Bill Clinton, claims that Clinton once repeatedly refused a call from his National Security Advisor because Clinton wanted to finish watching a golf tournament he was attending in Virginia. Disputed at TruthorFiction.com. (Installed April 2, 2003) Comparative Education and Career Paths of Anti-War Hollywood Celebrities and Key Members of the Bush Administration - True! -- According to TruthOrFiction.com, this erumor criticizes the stars who have been against the 2003 war in Iraq and lists the education and accomplishments of the stars compared with some of those who are making key decisions in Washington. The facts appear to be mostly correct... Read the real article as it has appeared on the Internet. (Installed April 17, 2003) Veteran CNN Reporter Breaks Down On The Air After Being Touched by the Quality of American Marines -- Unproven, according to TruthOrFiction.com. CNN's Martin Savidge offered to let some Marines call home from the Iraq war on his video phone. One of them, a 19-year-old Marine asked if his platoon sergeant could go first because he had not been able to talk with his pregnant wife for three months. Savidge was moved by this and turned to interview some other Marines. They wanted to call the family of a buddy who had been killed in battle. Savidge broke down, unable to speak, and said, "Where do they get young men like this?" "We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free." -- Ronald Reagan, Normandy, France, June 6, 1984 "The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would grant them mercy on this beachhead or the next. It was the deep knowledge -- and pray God we have not lost it -- that there is a profound moral difference between the use of force for liberation and the use of force for conquest." -- Ronald Reagan, Normandy, France, June 6, 1984 |
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