Dead civilians mere numbers to Bush

THE EDITOR: As ‘peacemaker’ George W Bush bombs Iraq back to the Stone Age, I thought that I might add my comments and quips to the ongoing war propaganda. ‘Military Objective’ “The coalition forces have achieved their military objective in Basra,” whatever that means.

BBC Correspondent Jackie Rawlins’ ‘Military Campaign” similar to an election campaign, the only difference is that one ton bombs are used instead of two ounce ballots. ‘Target of Opportunity’, ‘Kill Saddam at all costs’, ‘Our condolences to the families and relatives of our fallen heroes’ Dead Iraqi civilians are mere numbers. ‘Collateral Damage’ ‘As missiles and bombs explode on Iraqi military targets and Command Centres, any adjoining structures like schools, hospitals, government buildings, residences etc are expected to shed a few slabs of concrete. ‘The Iraqi people must be freed from this evil dictator’ To hell with China, Russia, Germany, France, the United Nations and millions of Anti-War demonstrators throughout the world.

REZA ABASALI
Barataria