Mar 24, 2011 23:10
So, I'm currently contemplating the foreign policy of my respective governments (state, US, and UK).
I'm quite sickened at the hypocrisy of the US in particular which constantly promotes "freedom" and is fighting a "war on terror", currently bombing Libya and saying they refuse to countenance state sponsored terrorism.
And yet.
IRA. Funded mostly by American donations.
Ultra-Zionism. Funded mostly by American donations.
Pinochet. Funded mostly by American military.
Afghan mujahadeen. Funded almost exclusively by American government sources.
Saddaam Hussein. Funded and armed by America.
Libya. Weapons courtesy of BAE.
Let's go back in time. Texas. Mexico. Cuba. Hawaii. Native American genocide. US Civil War. The Raj. The Boxer Rebellion.
I guess we're just selective about who is a terrorist.
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