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The Coalition of the Killing
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Wednesday March 19, 2003 01:46 by Daithi
(US names its allies) Apparently there are 15 other nations that are willing to help, without being named at this stage. Is Ireland one of those nations? The list below is the 30 states mentioned in the US State Dept. release earlier today. In alphabetical order. Afghanistan |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4Afghanistan (No Choice US Diktatorship)
Albania
Australia (Public Opinion (and Senate) against
Azerbaijan
Colombia ( Bananna Republic / Govt are CIA Linked Diktators)
Czech Republic
Denmark
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia (No Choice - Famine coming)
Georgia
Hungary
Iceland
Italy (Dik tatorship - Public opinion 70-80 % against)
Japan
South Korea
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Philippines
Poland (People against)
Romania
Slovakia
Spain (Majority Public opinion against)
Turkey
United Kingdom (Imperialists disgyuised ads labour Govt - CIA links)- www.deepblacklies.com
Uzbekistan
And that's off the top of my head
Despite the massive marches, petitions, opinion polls and international law the government of the UK has decided to vote for the use of murder of the Iraqi people.
Who's to blame?
It would be easy to pick out organisations like the SWP that bave backed the New Labour project for "tactical" reasons, but the real blame lies at our own doorsteps: we accepted the system called Representative Democracy in which we hand over our power to a non-recallable, non-accountable representative. We accepted that they could do this to us. We accepted that they could decide that our brothers and sisters could be sent to fight a war that none of us want. We surrendered our power.
It is time to reclaim that power, to withdraw our consent to be goverened whether it be by poltroons or paragons. It is time to take direct action against the monster known as the State.
Any one work out a list of the other 15 states that wanted to conceal their support? Ireland is one country.
Just a point there on the UK. The UK government are not 'disguised' as a Labour government. They ARE a Labour governemtn. Labour are completely a bourgeois party through and through. They've not active membership, no internal democracy, no respect from workers (look at FBU strike!).
And a Big Hand for...
The Coalition of the Willing
By DAVID LINDORFF
Here they are, the Coalition of the Willing, courtesy of Colin Powell and your friends at the White House. This is the entire State Department list of the so-called "cCoalition of the Willing" , those countries that are allegedly backing our pre-emptive war on Iraq. Let's take a look at who's with us:
Afghanistan--Well, they should be a big help. Aren't we still trying to help them create an army?
Albania -- Um, okay.
Australia -- Just promised to send over 2000 troops. Thanks mates!
Azerbaijan--Takes one dictatorship to know another.
Bulgaria -- Our ace in the hole on the security council, but they are so important to the campaign that our plucky commander-in-chief forgot to invite them to the Azores.
Colombia -- Taking time out from the war on drugs to take out Saddam. Maybe they'll ship some of those defoliant-spraying helicopters we've provided them with over to the Gulf to help clear away all that messy swamp grass lying between the Tigris and the Euphrates.
Czech Republic -- Let's see Mr. Havel--Mister Peace--explain this one!
Denmark -- To be or not to be part of an independent Europe, that is the question.
El Salvador --This act of solidarity must be in gratitude for America's staunch defense of democracy there over the years.
Eritrea -- I guess they're glad to see the weapons flying anywhere outside their own benighted land.
Estonia -- Russia's against the war, so they're for it.
Ethiopia -- Maybe the U.S. will reward them with some sacks of surplus grain.
Georgia -- Shevrednadze's bid for recognition as still being globally significant.
Hungary -- Count the troops being provided. One, do I hear one?
Italy -- Well, let's say Berlusconi. After deducting all the Italians who have demonstrated against this war, and removing the Vatican, he's about the only one left supporting Bush's war in the entire country.
Japan -- Anxious to move the focus of guns and bombs away from the Korean peninsula. While Japan is not providing any troops for battle, the State Department points out they are willing to help out with the post-war clean-up. After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they're good at that kind of thing.
South Korea -- see Japan above. Also Eritrea.
Latvia -- see Estonia
Lithuania -- ditto
Macedonia -- This is a big hard to fathom, but I'm sure they'll make an important contribution to the war effort.
The Netherlands -- seeking relevance before global warming renders the entire country irrelevant
Nicaragua -- see El Salvador
the Philippines -- Hoping to keep American troops busy, so they won't pile into Mindinao, ignoring Filipine government statements, and start mixing it up with Islamic rebels.
Poland -- Needs a diversion from economic disaster at home.
Romania -- see Poland, only more so. Don't expect to see a Romanian battalion marching towards Baghdad. The government's having trouble rustling up boots for them to wear.
Slovakia -- Hey, State Department dudes! Didn't this country change its name a while back. to Slovak Republic? Shouldn't we get our allies' names correct? Oh well, no matter. Whatever they're called, they're on board.
Spain -- See Italy. With only 14 percent popular support for the U.S. war, this is really just the governing elite. There's nobody willing to shoulder a gun and join the Brits and the Americans in battle.
Turkey -- Excuse me? This is one of our partners in the Coalition of the
Willing? Didn't their parliament just stick it to us and say they weren't going to play? Sort of makes you wonder about some of the others being listed as allies. With friends like these...
United Kingdom -- Okay, this one's for real at least. Though with 80 percent of the British public against war, Tony Blair may not be with us for long.
Uzbekistan --And thank goodness for that!