It took the Gulf War to demonstrate that America did want more than one friend in the Mideast, and also was willing to take and make major risks to prevent a small Muslim country, Kuwait, from being overrun and in effect stolen by Iraq.
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To Noel Who Has George Bush Senior As His Hero
He say George Bush his hero but with him I don't agree
For George Bush bombers killed thousands just to set Kuwait free
And Saddam been defeated and two Countries been destroyed
And George Bush and John Major in allied victory take pride.
Noel say that I'm for Saddam but he has got it wrong
For on side of one who kill and maim I don't feel I belong
And Hussein is a killer and all who kill are bad
And George Bush just as bad as him which makes it all more sad.
Two hundred thousand Iraqis in Kuwait desert died
And the sands of Kuwait desert the shame of George Bush hide
And the Kuwait oil wells burning and blood's been shed for oil
And Kuwait now free Country but was it all worth while? .
And the sky o'er Kuwait desert from smoke as black as coal
And George Bush, Noel Johnson's hero, you can have your hero Noel
You applaud the allied bombers and condemn the I.R.A.
But they all throw bombs on people though you don't see it that way.
He say George Bush is his hero, George Bush who felt no shame
In murdering Iraqi people just to earn himself a name,
George Bush who bombed and murdered just to prove his country great
And whose crimes and shame lay covered by the white sands of Kuwait.
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Beating Around The Bush: A Foreign Policy
Saddam claimed to be greater
than Hitler and Nebuchadnezzar,
an ancient king of Babylon.
Saddam believed he would
build a Greater Empire than both,
beginning from modern Iraq.
This is the man Mr Bush!
Decided to let continue
to rule during his watch?
In 1979 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
claimed he was a direct lineal descendant
of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II.
Saddam called himself Nebuchadnezzar III
had coins struck showing his likeness
coined with the Babylonian king on these coins.
The two likenesses proved to be! Uncannily similar!
In his memoirs George Herbert Bush
compared Saddam to Adolf Hitler!
Aspirations for Empire! Ambitions!
Ethnic Cleansing! Rule by Dictatorship!
[Chemical weapons, deportations!
Forced disappearances, Secret police!
Targeted assassinations, torture, murders!
Sounds like a resume of Adolf Hitler!
Yes Saddam was another Hitler wanta be! ]
[This is monster Mr Bush
decided to let continue
to rule during his watch? ]
Invasion and Annexation
Kuwait invaded by Iraqi!
August 2 1990!
Iraqi forces first bomb
Kuwait City terror tactics!
The Kuwaiti civilian capital
attacked by Iraqi commandos!
Deployed by helicopters boats
all airports two airbases seized!
Remember Invasion Kuwait?
Saddam’s Iraq-Kuwait War?
Major conflict! Republic of Iraq!
State of Kuwait! Occupation!
Seven-month long Iraqi occupation!
Leading to direct military intervention!
United States-led forces in the Gulf War!
Remember Human Shields!
Western hostages!
August 23 1990!
Iraqi state television!
Saddam patted a small British boy!
Stuart Lockwood on the back!
Saddam asked through his interpreter!
‘Stuart is Stuart getting his milk’?
Saddam said 'We hope your presence
as guests here will not be for too long.
Your presence here, and in other places,
is meant to prevent the scourge of war.'
Remember Iraq-Kuwait War?
Two days of intense combat!
Kuwaiti Armed Forces!
Overrun by Iraqi Republican Guard!
Kuwaiti survivors escaped to border neighbours!
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain!
State of Kuwait was Iraqi abolished!
Saddam announced19th province of Iraq!
Empire building Saudi Arabia!
Saddam slotted for next invasion!
Saudi Oil! Black Gold! Saddam’s!
American dependent on Saudi Oil?
Kuwait had been a close ally of Iraq!
Kuwait had heavily funded the 8 year!
Iraqi war against Iran! Iraq-Iran war!
Kuwait functioned as Iraq’s major port!
Port Basra in Iraq had been shut down by fighting!
Invasion was the thanks Kuwait received!
First domino to fall in Saddam’s Empire Building!
The gall to attack under America’s nose!
Or surprise invasion Bush sanctioned?
American Ambassador in Iraq April Glaspie!
On July 25 1990! Gave the green light?
Interrogates the Iraqi high command to explain!
Iraqi military preparations in progress!
The massing of Iraqi troops near the border!
The American ambassador declared!
To her Iraqi interlocutor that Washington!
Inspired by friendship not by confrontation!
Has no opinion on the disagreement!
Between Kuwait and Iraq stating!
'we have no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts! '
Glaspie told Saddam Hussein that the U.S.
did not intend 'to start an economic war
against Iraq'. Saddam believed he had received
a diplomatic green light to invade Kuwait!
Is this why in spite of Iraqi saber-rattling?
Kuwait did not put military forces on alert!
Kuwait was caught with its pants down!
Decisive Iraqi victory in Blitzkrieg two days!
Bush playing off his Kuwaiti Iraqi pawns?
Saddam Hussein installed his cousin!
Ali Hassan al-Majid (Chemical Ali) ?
Governor in Kuwait after (lightning war) !
Following in his dictator Aryan idol
(Evil Nazi Adolf Hitler’s) footsteps!
Blitzkrieg tactic successfully used!
Kuwait taken! Saudi Arabia Bahrain!
These countries just the beginning!
Saddam believed he would!
Build a Greater Empire than both!
Beginning from modern Iraq!
Blitzkrieg tactic against Poland
(attacked in September 1939)
Denmark (April 1940)
Norway (April 1940)
Belgium (May 1940)
Netherlands (May 1940)
Luxembourg (May 1940)
France (May 1940)
Yugoslavia (April 1941)
Greece (April 1941)
Great Britain saved from Nazi German
ground attack by the English Channel!
An island protected by the Royal Navy!
Saddam monster Mr Bush!
Decided to let continue
to rule during his watch?
After seizing Saddam by the throat!
Following Blitzkrieg Desert Storm!
In 1991! Bush pats pawn on his back!
Allows Saddam to rule as he likes?
Killing Shia or Kurds at will!
[It would be more than ten
long suffering years later! Before
the eventual invasion of Iraq! ]
The collective blood guilt?
[The innocent killed during this time?
Shia Kurd pawns sacrificed!
Who has this blood on their hands? ]
Tell me again George! What was your plan?
Why was it necessary to keep Saddam?
To keep this puzzle piece puppet in place!
New Pearl Harbour before New World Order!
Keep hiding shifting the pea in the cups!
The con artist slight of hand blame game!
Wrap it with credible spectacular presentation!
Justify response to craftily engineered incident!
Make a few movies control media cover tracks!
All it takes to manipulate people foreign domestic!
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Mr Tony Blair
Like every British Prime Minister he has purpose in his stare
And few are as good at talking tough as Mr Tony Blair
Once the World's greatest Empire to much now does not amount
And lessons that are in the past are never taken into account.
The British Government once took part of Iraq and formed a new State
And re-named Iraq's nineteenth province the Kingdom of Kuwait
And one war leads to another war look at Iraq today
A land ravaged by war where the Brits play a major part along with the U S A.
The winners always write the history in Ireland Cromwell left his trail of shame
But like every other war winner he did not take any blame
For the diplacement and deaths of thousands of innocent people streets signs now honour his ill fame
Yet in England's sister Country his is still a loathed name.
And the old tradition of waging war carried on by Mr Blair
In this wrongful war waged in Iraq he is a major player
And Saddam was the loser his statue was dragged down
If he had won today he'd be the God of Baghdad Town.
Can the likes of Bush and Blair and Johnny Howard bring back to life their war dead?
They only have the power for to take life enough of them is said
They are as bad as Saddam who is deservedly in disgrace
But the winners only write the war history and that always is the case.
Perhaps he will live to a ripe old age and the good life he'll enjoy
And for his victories in war as a hero he will die
And in years from now there will be streets named after Tony Blair
When all is said and all is done doesn't life seem so unfair?
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Allowing the U.N. into Iraq will demonstrate to the Iraqis that the international community as a whole is committed to bringing stability and safety to their country.
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Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq is the struggle for the future of the world.
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We need more people speaking out. This country is not overrun with rebels and free thinkers. It's overrun with sheep and conformists.
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Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from developing at all.
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Iran is central to our foreign policy in the Middle East, a major player in global energy markets, and a key country in terms of our interaction with the Muslim world.
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Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement.
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The 1st of May
The 1st of May,
It’s a Solidarity Day.
I will not shout “Hurray”
But would like to say
For all peoples and nations
Join together! Live in peace!
In America and Greece,
In Iraq and Iran,
In India and Pakistan,
In China and Hong Kong
And so on and so on.
The history of this day is very significant one:
The workers of Chicago
Went on demonstration
For their rights.
They didn’t want any fights.
Today in my country
The 1st of May is a holiday.
We do not shout “Hurray”
As there is nothing to demonstrate.
But we love and celebrate this day
As it personify humanity and peace,
Beauty of our nature
And life as a wonderful adventure.
Larisa R (Odessa, Ukraine)
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Few Can Pick Them To Then Run
How can one live without risks.
Or prevent risks to exist.
Risk taking is a part of this life lived,
As it is...
For everyone.
Few can pick them to then run.
Few can pick them to then run.
Few can pick them to then run...
To be undone.
Few can pick them to then run.
Few can pick them to then run.
Few can pick them to then run...
To be undone.
How can one live without risks.
Or prevent risks to exist.
Risk taking is a part of this life lived,
As it is...
For everyone.
Few can pick them to then run.
Few can pick them to then run.
Few can pick them to then run...
To be undone.
Few can pick them to then run.
Few can pick them to then run.
Few can pick them to then run...
To be undone.
Living life is taking risks.
And no one living can resist...
Those risks.
Few can pick them to then run,
From those risks.
Few can pick them to then run,
From those risks.
Few can pick them to then run...
To be undone.
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Last year I traveled to the Middle East to visit with troops in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
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Your message is stupid. Iraq is not afraid of you or anyone else when it has a right to claim. What you warned about is not on Iraq's agenda. Iraq is vital and powerful. It is not an opportunistic country. Your administration has not learned from the past.
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In fact, things are moving along rather well in Iraq. Nothing is perfect, of course, and freedom is messy work. The cooperation of the three major interests in Iraq has been remarkable.
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A free and prosperous Iraq will be a major blow to the terrorists and their desire to establish a safe haven in Iraq where they can plan and plot attacks.
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America 'The Great
If America's so beautiful
If America's so great
Then why is it everywhere I go I only see hate
If America is the greatest country in the world
Why so many needless deaths?
It makes my stomach curl
Sure there's opportunity but who's it for you ask?
People who make it big by chance or the one's who already have cash
So if you think your countries bad think of what I say
America's going down the drain so wherever you are just stay
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We Evidently Did
With information to prevent a war
though the code seemed bizarre,
he could try to prevent the possible
events, or wait and wash his hands
in all innocence
Code matrix predicting the death of
Rabin also predicted atomic blast in
Jerusalem and instead of protecting
his journalistic reputation he warned
Israel of danger
He tried to save an entire nation based
on the fact that the date the Gulf War
started was found 3 weeks in advance,
on 18 January 1991 Iraq launched
the first Scud missiles
Drosnin was willing to warn others who might
scoff and he learned the future could be
changed: the code word for 1995-6 also
spells ‘Will You Change It? ' and this
we evidently did!
The Bible Code, Michael Drosnin, Weidenfeld &
Nicolson,1997 -
pp.19,20 and 50,57
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The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West… The two worlds, Muslim and non-Muslim, Eastern and Western, must, as a matter of urgency, make a real effort to get to know one another, for I fear that what we have is not a clash of civilisations, but a clash of ignorance on both sides.
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Who Is A Muslim?
A Muslim’s heart is softer than wool
He is so kind you’d take him for a fool
Yet he will forgive you with his wool’d heart
And ask Allah to guide you on the right path
A Muslim would pray as much as he could
As if worship and prayer were his only food
His eyes would water when the Qur'an is read
And he would praise Allah when he goes to bed
A Muslim’s first love is never a woman
But his Lord the Creator who created man
A Muslim’s mentor is not someone that sings
But the humble and Holy Prophet of Islam
Whom upon is Allah’s peace and blessings
For the Muslim the world is like a cage
And he knows patience it all it takes
And not disobedience and utter rage
A Muslim knows that this world is fake
Thus he makes preparation for the eternal world
Which is earned by the worship of only one God
To follow his prophet and make less profit
To do good deeds and make prayer a habit
A Muslim is of surety a true human gem.
And like a gem itself, he is hard to find
For it is not just a word or a mere name
but a term whose meaning is one of a kind
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America
(Francis Scott Key)
Oh, say, can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched were so
Gallantly streaming?
America, America, America
America, America, America
And the rocket's red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there
Oh, say, does that star
Spangled banner yet wave
Over the land of the free
And the home of the brave!
America, America, America
America, America, America
America, America, America
America, America, America
America, America, America
America, America
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song performed by by Lou Reed
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