Comments on: Freeing Up Resources … for More War http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/02/freeing-up-resources-for-more-war/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:51:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kevin Deery http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/02/freeing-up-resources-for-more-war/#comment-42656 Kevin Deery Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:16:11 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6915#comment-42656 Hello the poem First Act of The Republic, was not written by the late Adrian Mitchell but by a very close friend of mine Neil Young. A journalist for the Western Morning News, here in the Southwest. Kind Regards Kevin Deery Hello the poem First Act of The Republic, was not written by the late Adrian Mitchell but by a very close friend of mine Neil Young. A journalist for the Western Morning News, here in the Southwest.

Kind Regards

Kevin Deery

]]> By: mary http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/02/freeing-up-resources-for-more-war/#comment-39636 mary Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:31:31 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6915#comment-39636 A poem by the late Adrian Mitchell, a lifelong opposer of war - I wish that it was true. FIRST ACT OF THE REPUBLIC Today we are going to unbomb you, Today we are going to reattach your children’s limbs, Knit their arteries back together, Remake their screams into laughter. Today we have declared that war can be undone, Bombs can be recalled, Shrapnel can be extricated As if it had never punctured skin and bone, Memories can be unscarred. Today we have discovered how Houses can rise in a second from rubble, Our miracle magical builder’s kit Can even make home improvements. Today we have decided that lies can be untold, News can be unmanaged, Countries can be unoppressed, Hate and fear can be reversed as if they never were here. Today the coffins will all be empty, Body bags will be unstitched, The undertaker will be told to get a job as a florist, Soldiers will upturn their helmets for plant pots, Ministers will be made to sign on the dole And the Queen will be put to work washing out bed-pans. Today we’ll strike a souvenir pendant Out of our bullets For the day when history was unmade. Today we are going to unbomb you, Surprise you, Surprise ourselves, We are going to do what we have not done before, We are un-waging war. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A poem by the late Adrian Mitchell, a lifelong opposer of war – I wish that it was true.

FIRST ACT OF THE REPUBLIC

Today we are going to unbomb you,
Today we are going to reattach your children’s limbs,
Knit their arteries back together,
Remake their screams into laughter.

Today we have declared that war can be undone,
Bombs can be recalled,
Shrapnel can be extricated
As if it had never punctured skin and bone,
Memories can be unscarred.

Today we have discovered how
Houses can rise in a second from rubble,
Our miracle magical builder’s kit
Can even make home improvements.

Today we have decided that lies can be untold,
News can be unmanaged,
Countries can be unoppressed,
Hate and fear can be reversed as if they never were here.

Today the coffins will all be empty,
Body bags will be unstitched,
The undertaker will be told to get a job as a florist,
Soldiers will upturn their helmets for plant pots,
Ministers will be made to sign on the dole
And the Queen will be put to work washing out bed-pans.

Today we’ll strike a souvenir pendant
Out of our bullets
For the day when history was unmade.

Today we are going to unbomb you,
Surprise you,
Surprise ourselves,
We are going to do what we have not done before,
We are un-waging war.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

]]> By: rg the lg http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/02/freeing-up-resources-for-more-war/#comment-39603 rg the lg Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:26:03 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6915#comment-39603 And ... is anybody at all surprised? I am not. No one can be elected unless they either pledge to 'keep America' strong ... or they promise to "protect Americans from evil." What that means is: maintain our position at the top of the dog pile ... by whatever means it takes! RG the LG And … is anybody at all surprised?

I am not.

No one can be elected unless they either pledge to ‘keep America’ strong … or they promise to “protect Americans from evil.” What that means is: maintain our position at the top of the dog pile … by whatever means it takes!

RG the LG

]]> By: John S. Hatch http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/02/freeing-up-resources-for-more-war/#comment-39596 John S. Hatch Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:57:46 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=6915#comment-39596 I think the decision to escalate war in unwinnable Afghanistan (with lots of footdragging in Iraq by Generals Petraeus and Odiniero) demonstrates once again the strength of the Military Industrial complex. They don't care if they are destined to lose wars (after all it's not they who will die) just as long as they have lucrative conflicts. President Karzai's own brother is a drug/warlord, and poppy growth is at an all time high because America dares not annoy the drug/warlords who control it. Given America's legendary contempt for dark-skinned non-Americans who talk funny, indifferent 'collateral damage' is bringing an endless supply of new recruits amongst those who would defend their own country. Perhaps Mr. Obama is afraid to confront the military (I would already have fired Petraeu and Odiniero), or perhaps he's not as smart as he can seem when talking in shallow cliches. So you have the most corrupt country in the world invaded by the most corrupt military, with absolutely no outcome but disaster possible. I think the decision to escalate war in unwinnable Afghanistan (with lots of footdragging in Iraq by Generals Petraeus and Odiniero) demonstrates once again the strength of the Military Industrial complex.

They don’t care if they are destined to lose wars (after all it’s not they who will die) just as long as they have lucrative conflicts.

President Karzai’s own brother is a drug/warlord, and poppy growth is at an all time high because America dares not annoy the drug/warlords who control it.

Given America’s legendary contempt for dark-skinned non-Americans who talk funny, indifferent ‘collateral damage’ is bringing an endless supply of new recruits amongst those who would defend their own country.

Perhaps Mr. Obama is afraid to confront the military (I would already have fired Petraeu and Odiniero), or perhaps he’s not as smart as he can seem when talking in shallow cliches.

So you have the most corrupt country in the world invaded by the most corrupt military, with absolutely no outcome but disaster possible.

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