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Religions > Atheism |
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"maff" |
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26 Mar 2005 09:18:00 AM |
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OT: For one day only, I'm a Lib Dem |
For one day only, I'm a Lib Dem
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1445964,00.html
We must take the politics of the anti-war front into the electoral
arena
Tariq Ali
Saturday March 26, 2005
The Guardian
The crucial events that led to the occupation of Iraq by the US and
Britain are now classified, proven and documented. Tony Blair and his
New Labour cohorts, backed by their Conservative allies, lied without
shame to drag a reluctant country to war. A dung-heap of "facts" was
manufactured by Alastair Campbell and hurled at television and the
print media. Those who questioned them were traduced and harassed. The
million and a half who marched to try to prevent the war were ignored.
Iraq was occupied. Despite the rushed and half-baked elections, a
savage chaos still grips the country. The Archbishop of Canterbury
remains silent. After the 2001 election, but well before 9/11, Rowan
Williams offered the following advice to the nation: "Without the
perspective of religion our whole politics is likely to be in deep
trouble."
Tariq Ali
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/c5b0de037653dc16
Rowan Williams
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/dd8ef89bd8c3bf18
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