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Jake's Position Statement

I am opposed to the proposed U.S. war on Iraq.

The main reason I am against this war is that it will likely cause terrible death and destruction. The first Gulf War killed over 100,000 Iraqis and left their country in a shambles from which they have still not recovered eleven years later.

In addition, there is the possibility of much more far-reaching consequences. The aftermath of such a war could possibly bring civil war, strife or destabilization to other countries in the region, like Turkey or Iran. During Gulf War I, Iraq attacked Israel in an attempt to draw both that nation and other Arab countries into the fray. It is likely that he would do so again, and perhaps this time Israel would not be so restrained. Which means that there is a chance that the invasion of Iraq could bring about World War Three.

Any plan that has such potential for catastrophic loss needs to have an extremely important justification. I can find no such justification for this plan.

The Bush administration's primary given reason for this attack is that Saddam Hussein has, or seeks to obtain, biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. The evidence of this is extremely flimsy, as no weapons inspectors have checked Iraq since 1998. Having examined all of the public evidence they have cited, I can only conclude that Iraq may have some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, but with very few effective means of delivering those weapons to enemies. Iraq does not seem to have any nuclear capabilities. One report claimed that if another country gave Iraq some uranium or plutonium, that Iraq could perhaps have a nuclear bomb within a matter of months. However that same report concluded that it was unlikely that any country would aid Iraq in this way. Without outside help, the report stated that Iraq would probably be unable to develop a nuclear weapon for at least five years.

Even if Iraq did have these weapons, that does not mean that the nation is necessarily a threat. Many nations around the world have some weapons of mass destruction, and no one seems particularly worried. After 12 years of media demonization, the American public seems content with "he has weapons of mass destruction" and "Saddam Hussein is evil" to consider him a threat. But Saddam Hussein seems primarily concerned with maintaining his own power. Using any of his weapons against the United States would be his downfall, because the Americans would not hesitate to retaliate. This U.S. attack would result in more destruction of his country, possibly his removal from power, and possibly his death.

And finally there has been some talk of the possibility that Saddam Hussein would give some of his weapons of mass destruction to terrorists who could then use them against the United States. Again, this seems unlikely because Saddam wants to stay in power. Most terrorist groups in the Middle East are Islamic fundamentalists who want to replace all secular governments with Islamic ones. Saddam Hussein's government is secular. Giving these weapons to the terrorists would be aiding potential enemies. Could he choose to ally himself with them against a greater foe, the United States? Perhaps. Could a terrorist-sympathizer in Iraq with access to these weapons give them to terrorists? Sure. Are these possibilities justification for war? I don't think so.

Perhaps there is other, secret evidence that the White House has which proves Iraq's danger more clearly? I don't know. It seems that if they did, they would present it to the public or at least publicly refer to it. They have been struggling to sell this war to the American people for months, and if they had this secret evidence, they surely could have used it in some way to be more persuasive.

So looking at the "weapons of mass destruction" argument, I find it extremely unconvincing. A dictator that may or may not have chemical and biological weapons, who would probably not use them against the United States unless he was under extraordinary circumstances, does not seem like much of a threat to me. Even more persuasive was the fact that, until the U.S. began trying to rally their support, none of the countries in the Middle East-- not even Iraq's neighbors-- were particularly concerned about Iraq or its weapons. If they live next-door and have no fears of Iraq, why should Americans when they're 10,000 miles away?

Given the flimsiness of this evidence, I conclude that it can't possibly be the real reason that the Bush administration wants to attack Iraq. I cannot believe that any world leader would look at the current dossier and feel that an attack on Iraq was more important than any other conflict or issue. Therefore this public reason must be a smokescreen to hide another reason for this attack, a reason that would not be acceptable to the American people.

So what is that reason? It's obvious that the sole goal of the Bush administration is "regime change" in Iraq. But why do they want that? The most popular theories I've read are: domestic politics; oil and control. "Domestic politics" argues that the sole reason the Bush administration wants to attack Iraq is to boost Bush's popularity and increase the chances that Republicans will win in the upcoming Congressional elections. "Oil" argues that this is simply the latest military venture to secure cheap oil for the U.S. I think that the best argument is "control," with the other two playing significant sub-roles.

In my opinion, the U.S. goal is to attack Iraq as the first step in trying to radically reshape regional politics in the Middle East. This concept is being tossed around by ultra-conservatives who have Bush's ear. I've read about it in terms of "democracy" and "defeating tyranny". I've also heard it referred to as "empire" and "Pax Americana".

In other words, given the importance of Middle Eastern oil to global politics, the United States government will take the steps necessary to turn all of the governments in the region into regimes that will do what the United States wants them to. This not only gives the US access to all the oil it needs, it also gives the country some leverage in deciding which other countries get how much oil for their own needs.

So that is my final stance. I oppose the war on Iraq because:

• it will kill many people;
  
• it will further destroy a ravaged country;
  
• it will destabilize much of the Middle East, possibly causing even more death and destruction;
  
• throwing the lives of millions into chaos to maintain one nation's global supremacy is utterly wrong.
  

What They Want

I'll be printing a more comprehensive Iraq war piece momentarily, but I'll first address a question I raised some days ago.

Since some conservatives have been talking about the goal of a war on Iraq being to bring democracy to the people there, I wondered why no one was asking the Iraqis what they wanted. That's what democracy is, after all, people having a say in their rule (well, in a real democracy they actually do the ruling, but anyway). So if anyone was truly concerned about democracy and the Iraqi people, they'd find out what the Iraqis wanted, and do that. Perhaps they would want the U.S. to help liberate them from the rule of Saddam Hussein. Or, perhaps they wouldn't.

I haven't found any direct answers to that question yet, but I have seen evidence that they don't want war made upon them.

For example, we have this Toronto Sun article, Iraqi Children Live in Fear of Bombings. Or this article from the NY Times, in which Iraqis on the street tell the reporter that they will fight American troops with stones and knives if they have to. The reporter concludes that while many fear and hate Saddam Hussein, they hate and fear the United States more.

The reason I pursue this question is because I find it to be the only reasonable and morally justifiable argument that I've seen in favor of a war on Iraq. Obviously the U.S. has no plans to bring real democracy to Iraq, they will want to install a new government that is friendly to U.S. interests. But they will probably want the new government to kind of look like a democracy to make it seem legitimate to the world and to the American people. And part of me thinks that even a sham democracy must be better than living in a dictatorship. We haven't got a clear answer for the question, but it looks like the Iraqi people might prefer continuing to live under Saddam Hussein than a violent U.S. war that brings them a sham democracy. And if we actually care about what democracy means, we should respect that.

Posted by Jake at 09:55 AM | Comments (2)

Bad News News

The New Times company and Village Voice Media have signed some sort of deal which has resulted in the closing of the alternative newsweeklies the New Times Los Angeles and the Cleveland Free Times. That's a shame, because the New Times LA was a pretty good read. We'll still have the LA Weekly here in Los Angeles, which is a somewhat similar publication, but I liked having both around. Even the NewTimesLA.com site seems gone, merged with the LA Weekly's site. Which means that a funny, mean-spirited piece about the band Creed that appeared in the final edition of New Times LA might be lost forever. Unless I reprint it here, in its entirey.

Creed
(by Tim Grierson, New Times LA, Oct 3-9, 2002)

Dear Scott:
Hope this letter finds you well. I'm glad to see you're recovering nicely from that unfortunate little fender bender back in April.
Before I get to the point, let me first say how much I appreciate the continued prayers and thanks for your band's success. Additionally, I don't want you to think that I am anything other than completely flattered by what you're trying to do in My honor.
But really-- and this time I mean it-- please, knock it off.
Scott, I have enough image problems these days. I've got my hands full with bad priests. The Middle East alone keeps me up nights. And, well, I don't need to tell you about the Pope, now do I?
Frankly, I can't afford any more P.R. nightmares. With that in mind, I think it's high time you guys got off the whole praising-Me angle. More importantly-- and I say this as a Friend, Scott-- you and the boys need to stop being such posers. I mean, Jesus, you sound just like Pearl Jam.
You're on top of the world right now, so I guess it's up to Me to give you a reality check: I don't care how much you celebrate My name, eventually people are going to realize you suck. Really really suck.
I'm sorry to be so blunt, but there it is. And don't think sucking up to Me is going to help. Listen, I'm telling you the same thing I told Amy Grant and DC Talk and Jars of Clay and King's X: God don't like no kiss-ass.
Have to run. But take what I said to heart. Next time, Scott, it won't be a car accident.
Yours,
God

RIP New Times LA

In other media news, the Chicago Tribune is about to begin publishing a youth-oriented tabloid paper called Red Eye. This is a dumb idea that I think will fail. The CT wants the ad revenue that affluent young kids would bring in, but those affluent young kids likely get their news from their high-speed internet connections at work, school or home, and won't want to shell out money for the stuff they can get for free online. The article also notes that similar papers are in the works in Michigan and Long Island. I've been waiting to see the business world shift their news focus from the Baby Boomers to the GenX/GenY crowd. I can't wait for the youth-oriented pundit explosion. Sadly, since I hate Liberals, Conservatives and Moderates, I'm unlikely to get picked up as a GenX pundit. Guess I'll just have to keep shouting into the void.

And here's a decent article criticizing the radio industry from a recently unemployed industry insider.

Posted by Jake at 09:40 AM | Comments (0)

October 03, 2002

Death of a Rich Guy

Plutocrat Walter Annenberg died this week, well-known for his former ownership of TV Guide and his philanthropy.

I'm not very sentimental about it, but I did want to mention it because there is a slight connection between me and Walter. Every year, he gave tons of money to the communications program at the University of Pennsylvania that bore his name. Because of this money, I was given a full scholarship to their grad school program. This scholarship led to me getting an internship with FAIR, which led me to getting a job as a web consultant for Rage Against the Machine's website. Which led to me getting promoted to their political advisor, which is leading to me running a non-profit rock & radical politics organization.

So you could say that without Annenberg's generosity, I wouldn't be where I am today. Or, you could say that I scammed him good as I now take potshots at the imperial corporate world in which he thrived.

But rather than wax nostalgic as so many eulogies do, I'm gonna link instead to this article which crucifies him for his mob ties, political cronyism, and attacks on freedom of the press.

Citizen Annenberg: So Long, You Rotten Bastard

Amen.

Posted by Jake at 09:45 AM | Comments (2)

Today's Iraq War News

Bush Gets Strong Backing on Iraq- Congress seems to support the use of force in Iraq.

U.S. Losing Iraq Battle at the U.N.- the UN Security Council seems unwilling to draft a new "let inspectors in 'or else'" resolution for Iraq.

Iraq,UN Strike Deal on Inspectors' Return- Iraq agrees to allow free access to weapons inspectors, except some limits on their access to Saddam's presidential palaces. Which was enough of an excuse for the US to bomb back in 1998.

Bush: Iraq Force May Be Unavoidable- i.e. "I really, really want to attack Iraq!"

U.S., British Jets Strike Iraq Zone- the US & UK bombed Iraq again on Wednesday.

A Case Not Closed- every once in a while you hear that Saddam Hussein tried to kill (well, ordered someone else to kill) former president George H.W. Bush. This 1993 article examines the evidence of this claim, and finds it questionable at best.

The President's Real Goal in Iraq- you really should read this one. Argues that two US national security documents lay out quite clearly the hidden US agenda in Iraq.

Posted by Jake at 09:33 AM | Comments (2)

Jake's Spooky Psychic Powers

Iraqi vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan suggested today that the U.S. and Iraq avoid war by staging a duel between Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush.

Which I actually suggested back in August.

[cue spacey theremin music of mystery]

Why risk the lives of thousands when we can stick the tyrannical monsters in the ring and let em duke it out. Show it on pay-per-view and it'll help the economy. My poll showed that Americans preferred a chainsaw duel to war about 92 to 5.

Posted by Jake at 09:22 AM | Comments (0)

October 02, 2002

Meet the Targets

Just found this post on the LA IndyMedia site.

"A series of e-mails that Loyola School of Law, New Orleans, Professor Bill Quigley has sent back from Iraq. He has been there on a Voices in the Wilderness delegation since Sept. 21. I hope they inspire us all to work harder for peace."

Bill Quigley went to Iraq with members of Voices in the Wilderness, a group that has been fighting against the U.S. sanctions on Iraq since their inception. They came to bring medicine to the stricken nation. What follows are six emails from Jordan and Iraq from September 11 through September 30.

Go read em.

Since some of you aren't the type to follow links, I'll post the passage that moved me the most.

While we were waiting in the lobby to leave, a man about 25 or 30 came up to us and introduced himself to us. He said his name was Adil Hameed Raheem, an English teacher and translator ... He had tears in his eyes. Then he reached into his satchel, and pulled out a small color picture of a little blue eyed girl with dark hair and a ribbon around her head. This was his daughter, he said, and he wanted us to have the picture and the words on the back. On the back, her father had printed:

"Dear US administration mems. I am Sala Adil. I am 8 months. I am iraqi. I would be very grateful if you let me live peacefully away of bombing and sanctions like all the children of the world. Sala."

Posted by Jake at 08:52 PM | Comments (0)

All the Nizews Ill Enough to Prizint

More on Headline News' plans to jiggify their broadcast for da youth:

Get ready for slang phrases like "bling-bling," "flava," and "freak" mixed in with the day's headlines as the AOL Time Warner-owned cable network turns to hip hop lingo to rope in younger viewers.

"In an effort to be sure we are as cutting-edge as possible with our on-screen persona, please refer to this slang dictionary when looking for just the right phrase," reads an internal Headline News memo obtained by the Daily News.

"Please use this guide to help all you homeys and honeys add a new flava to your tickers and dekos," the memo continues, referring to the graphics that appear on the busy Headline News screen.

On the CNN pick list of hip hop phrases: "jimmy hat" meaning condom, "fly" for sexually attractive, and "ill," meaning to act inappropriately.

I agree with media monitor Andrew Tyndall's comment on the situation, "There's nothing more ridiculous than people trying to act hipper than they are."

Posted by Jake at 03:31 PM | Comments (0)

The Battle for Peace

If you have been a reader of this site for any length of time, I'd imagine that you share my opposition to a U.S. war on Iraq (anyone else would've left already). So maybe you want to get involved in fighting against this damn war and maybe saving some lives. I'm not optimistic about our chances, but it's certianly a worthwhile goal.

Your first, and easiest way of getting involved is this handy petition organized by Michael Moore. Basically, it says "I pledge to never vote again for any Democratic candidate for public office who has voted in favor of George Bush's war in Iraq." Could be a nice kick in the pants for Democrats to pose some opposition. And if not, you got to scare a Democrat, and that's fun in itself. But you might say to yourself "Jake, I want to oppose this war in Iraq, but I don't want to vote for a Republican next election if the Democratic candidate voted for war!" Then don't. The petition is public, your vote is private, your rep ain't gonna find out. Politicians lie to us all the damn time, I feel no qualms about lying back every now and again.

Next, you've got a proposal by Barry Deutsch to have a one-day mass letters to Congress/letters to the editor/blog postings binge opposing the war in Iraq. He's calling it the Open Letters BlogBurst.

Then, you've got a series of nationwide protests coming up this weekend, October 6-7. You can get a list of them here. If there isn't one near you, feel free to start one yourself.

Or if you're in it for the long haul, you can read about the direction of the peace movement and a number of its core organizations here, in a good column from our pal Geov Parrish.

And remember, you're not alone in this. Among people calling up their Congressmen, the majority seem to oppose the war on Iraq. And just this weekend in London, 150,000-450,000 Britons marched in the streets to oppose the war (although our friends at FAIR point out that the U.S. media chose to ignore the story of the largest protest in London in a decade).

"First, they ignore you.
Then they laugh at you.
Then they fight you.
Then you win."
- Gandhi

Posted by Jake at 12:46 AM | Comments (0)

Bastards, Heroes and Fools

Defense Reporters Organize To Address Coverage- starting with the Gulf War, the U.S. military has gone to amazing lengths to control media coverage of its wars to control its image, with great success. Now, a group of American journalists has formed the organization Military Reporters and Editors, which will fight these government restrictions on reporting and access. Good luck, MRE.

In a related story, a BBC correspondent in Afghanistan ran into a rarely seen example of military image control. Some of the U.S. soldiers showed him laminated cards that they had been given with suggested answers to give to frequently asked journalist questions.

Substance Wasn't Uranium- another press debacle. Several days ago, the press reported that two men had been detained in Turkey for trying to smuggle 33 pounds of uranium into Syria, certainly a panic-inducing story in these days when weapons of mass destruction are on everyone's minds. Then the press corrected itself, that the men only had 5 ounces of uranium. And now today, they corrected themselves again, the substance wasn't even uranium, but some strange mix of other metals.

CF&M Heads Anti-Label PR Push for Biotechs- this November, the people of Oregon will vote on a ballot initative called Measure 27. Measure 27 would require all products that contain genetically-engineered ingredients to be labelled as such. Not surprisingly, a number of big biotech firms and food manufacturers are fighting the bill through sneaky propaganda. They have hired the PR firm of Conkling Fiskum & McCormick for $4.6 million to form the Coalition Against the Costly Labeling Law. Their goal, as implied by the name, is to convince Oregon voters that the law will simply raise the price of food without doing them any real service.

CNN Headline News Chief Offers 'Cool' Info, and Fast- the head of CNN's sister channel Headline News (very, very brief news reports) is bragging about how "edgy" and "out there" his network is, in order to attract viewers from the covetted 18-34 year old audience. He "compared his morning news readers to disc jockeys on a zany morning radio show and said announcers were working in slangy expressions such as 'whack,' 'ill' or 'sick.'" I can't wait to see this news hipness move on to the pundit-fight shows. "Dude, that militant Islamic fundamentalism is whack, yo!"

Beware al-Qaida, Branch Is On to You- Law enforcement officials in Michigan tried to spread the word that Al-Qaeda members may be engaged in telemarketing in the U.S.-- after reading about the story in the parody newspaper "The Onion." That's some nice footwork, boys.

Posted by Jake at 12:04 AM | Comments (0)

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October 25, 2002 Lies, Parrots and Brainwashing Retropoll is a new organization that seeks to "investigate, expose, and challenge bias in corporate medial polling." So far I think they have performed one small national poll about the war on terrorism, which honestly looks more like a questionaire designed to shape public opinion more than to measure it. But their data analysis does show one interesting result. The respondents who supported a war on Iraq were frequently the same ones who thought that there was evidence that Iraq had worked with Al Qaeda. And a high percentage of those who opposed the war thought that there was little to no evidence that Iraq had worked with Al Qaeda. The analysts argue that many war supporters are victims of false government propaganda, and that media misinformation is having a large impact on public opinion. ["Although," says Jake, donning his social scientist hat, "there is no proof that the beliefs about Iraq-Al Qaeda evidence are the direct cause of the respondents' support or opposition to the war. Perhaps war supporters are more likely to believe that there is evidence that supports their position, while war detractors are more likely to believe that their opponents' position has no factual support."] But I'm going to work on Retropoll's assumptions here for a minute. I have re-shaped my opinion of reporters in the past year. I don't see them as villains anymore. The news media doesn't do that much "lying," but more often just repeat the lies that they have been told. For example, when a reporter quotes someone and says "today the president stated that 'two plus two equals five'", the reporter isn't lying. The reporter is telling the truth, that person did say those words. But the words are a lie, and reporters usually leave those lies unchallenged. I'd prefer a world where the reporter then continued "but our research shows that the president's claim is false." I'm sick and tired of reporters refusing to draw any conclusions, even when they're obvious and in plain sight. But if the Retropoll people are right, this "truthfully reporting lies" style of coverage has an effect. It doesn't matter that the reporters didn't actually tell us that there is evidence of an Iraq-Al Qaeda link; their repetition of the White House's claim has convinced people that such evidence exists. And (according to Retropoll) that erroneous conviction is directly supporting public opinion about a monumental government policy decision. Which sort of makes the public into puppets and the reporters our strings. The liars call the tune and we dance on command, with a little help from the press. Truthful media bastards. Posted by Jake at 02:38 AM | Comments (0) More Media News

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