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I M y editorial policy on the Iraq issue
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 20:23:41 -0500
First let me state clearly I personally am not in favor of the current action unless the UN supports it. If we intend to strike without the support of the UN then our Congress, as the constitution mandates, should vote a declaration of war (not the mushy resolution they voted). Then for better or worse, our people, though their representatives, will have spoken. I understand well the lessons of history and that the Iraq government attacked its neighbor and would do it again if they had the where-with-all. But a unilateral strike based on decisions that have not been clearly presented to the public sets a very dangerous precedent. As to what I publish. I believe the press covers very well the position of the administration. I try to supplement those views by alternative views in the belief that informed citizens can make up their own mind. I get a few "hate" mails for this and very few reasoned opinions that I can publish (and I will when they are reasoned -- by the way I will not publish pieces against the actions of the administration if they are , in my opinion unreasoned). Dave Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Bible, John 8:32 -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin Historical Review of Pennsylvania 1759 "You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man's age-old dream -- the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order -- or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path." - Ronald Reagan "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." - Theodore Roosevelt (1918) "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams, speech at the Philadelphia State House, August 1, 1776. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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