The Useless Euphoria of Killing

We have now the death of another Arab leader at the behest of the United States. And this time the killing has been done directly by Americans. There is so much to say about this. The main thing is this was not so much justice as revenge for here was no indictment by any grand jury, no trial, no judge, indeed no court room. Only death.

When one begins to grasp the facts surrounding September 11, 2001 -- especially when one follows the money trail -- it becomes clear there was more to the story than met the eye at the time. In any event Osama bin Laden did not act alone. No one claims he did. Are we then to exterminate the totality of al Qaeda? This is deadly child's play with nothing funny about it.

Here is what David Swanson has to say:

Our killing of Saddam Hussein has been followed by years of war and hundreds of thousands of pointless deaths. Our attempts to kill Muammar Gadaffi have killed his children and grandchildren and will end no war if they eventually succeed. Our attempts to kill Osama bin Laden, including wars justified by that mission, have involved nearly a decade of senseless slaughter in Afghanistan and the rest of the ongoing global "generational" war that is consuming our nation.

It is time for both truth and peace.


http://www.truth-out.org/killing-resolves-nothing/1304358911