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How fear is controlling US thinking - Opinion - theage.com.au
by Decius at 12:35 pm EST, Feb 27, 2006 |
The dispiriting drumbeat of these events - punctuated by the savage sectarian violence convulsing Iraq - are causing even temperate voices to wonder if the world is really careening into some fundamental clash of civilisations. It's easy to predict the impact if the US decides it does not trust a company owned by even an ostensibly friendly Arab government to operate facilities at US ports. Many in the Islamic world would surely take that as a sign that America sees itself in a clash of civilisations, - and in that interpretation, the Islamic world might well be correct.
I think this port controversy is bull shit. The security of the ports is and will remain a domestic responsibility. |
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RE: How fear is controlling US thinking - Opinion - theage.com.au
by dc0de at 2:20 pm EST, Feb 28, 2006 |
Decius wrote: The dispiriting drumbeat of these events - punctuated by the savage sectarian violence convulsing Iraq - are causing even temperate voices to wonder if the world is really careening into some fundamental clash of civilisations. It's easy to predict the impact if the US decides it does not trust a company owned by even an ostensibly friendly Arab government to operate facilities at US ports. Many in the Islamic world would surely take that as a sign that America sees itself in a clash of civilisations, - and in that interpretation, the Islamic world might well be correct.
I think this port controversy is bull shit. The security of the ports is and will remain a domestic responsibility.
Decius I agree entirely, however, the fact that the United States is ruled by FEAR is not a new topic, and is one that I firmly believe. I would recommend reading the Michael Crichton book, "State of Fear", which is an amazing fictional look at how we are "controlled" by fear. |
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How fear is controlling US thinking - Opinion - theage.com.au
by k at 11:03 am EST, Feb 27, 2006 |
The dispiriting drumbeat of these events - punctuated by the savage sectarian violence convulsing Iraq - are causing even temperate voices to wonder if the world is really careening into some fundamental clash of civilisations. It's easy to predict the impact if the US decides it does not trust a company owned by even an ostensibly friendly Arab government to operate facilities at US ports. Many in the Islamic world would surely take that as a sign that America sees itself in a clash of civilisations, - and in that interpretation, the Islamic world might well be correct.
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