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The hypocracy of the anti-war movement

The Sun | 05.02.2004 14:53

The anti-war movement claim they believe in democracy right? Why then try to disrupt the countrys' topic democratic institution the House of Commons. The same house where a century a ago women chained themselves to fences and went to prison for the right to participate in that very institution.

PROTESTERS who disrupted the Hutton Report debate in the Commons claim to be speaking for a majority in Britain. They are not. A poll this week revealed that nearly 70 per cent of people agree the Iraq war was justified because it got rid of Saddam. Now that the anti-war brigade cannot get their way by peaceful means, they are turning to methods more suited to the mob. They claim to support democracy. But disrupting the Commons won’t advance the democratic process. They claim to be supporting the people of Iraq. But where were they when it was revealed Saddam had gassed his own people? No one noticed them protesting about that.

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First against the wall

05.02.2004 15:33

Yes, I will agree with The Sun that getting rid of Saddam was good. Shame thousands of innocent Iraqis had to die in the process. And while Blair and his family continue to enjoy the good life little Ali weeps for his mother and father. The Sun was responsible for a banner headline scaring us all into believing that we were only 45 minutes away from oblivion. If this was a exaggeration, as we are now being made to believe, perhaps senior management, including Mr Murdoch himself should follow the example set by their "friends" at the BBC and resign.

The Moon

urgh

05.02.2004 15:39

I really shouldn't even dignify this with a reply, but I guess I am a sucker for trolls so here goes:

"Where were they when it was revealed Saddam had gassed his own people? No one noticed them protesting about that." For the umpteenth time: may of us did protest about it. If no one noticed, it was because the media simply refused to report it. And there were good reasons they did not. A more pertinant question would be to ask "Where were the current occupiers of Iraq when it was revealed Saddam had gassed his own people? And what was their response to it?". If you look at the documentary record, I think you will find the answers illuminating.

It didn't involve denouncing the monster and removing their military, financial and diplomatic support for him, I'll tell you that much. Remember that the West (including Britain) supported the dictator right up until his invasion of Kuwait, which was AFTER the brutal supression of the uprising in the Kurdish region.

I could go on, but I feel like I'm wasting my time.

asa

Where were the current occupiers...

05.02.2004 15:54


Here's your answer:

Ian