[Mb-civic] re 9/11

[Mike Blaxill]

This 2003 piece in the Guardian by Blair's ex
Environmental Minister deserves a repeat

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This war on terrorism is bogus 

The 9/11 attacks gave the US an ideal pretext to
use force to secure its global domination 

Michael Meacher
Saturday September 6, 2003
The Guardian 

Massive attention has now been given - and
rightly so - to the reasons why Britain went to
war against Iraq. But far too little attention
has focused on why the US went to war, and that
throws light on British motives too. The
conventional explanation is that after the Twin
Towers were hit, retaliation against al-Qaida
bases in Afghanistan was a natural first step in
launching a global war against terrorism. Then,
because Saddam Hussein was alleged by the US and
UK governments to retain weapons of mass
destruction, the war could be extended to Iraq as
well. However this theory does not fit all the
facts. The truth may be a great deal murkier.


The rest is here - please read!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1036571,00.html