A NY Times editorial today applauds the UN for supporting Washington's demands against Syria, saying: "The killing of Mr. Hariri and 22 others was an act of international terrorism and a blatant intervention in the political life of a sovereign state." http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/opinion/01tues2.html

And of course the killing of hundreds of thousands of children in Iraq through sanctions and tens of thousands by bombs and bullets was not international terrorism. And the sanctions and wars were not "blatant intervention[s] in the political life of a sovereign state."

This is not just a matter of pointing out our rulers' hypocrisy. We all know every single Democrat of any stature in the party will echo the Times' rhetoric, facilitating succeeding acts of aggression by Bush, proving once again that the Democratic Party is not too cowardly to oppose Bush's warmongering -- they AGREE with it.

That's why, by the way, their joy at the Libby indictment is expressed solely around his getting caught for telling lies NOT because they disagree with the war crimes he was defending with those lies.

Remember all this when the 2006 Congressional elections come and liberals in the antiwar movement tell you to stop organizing and start hustling votes for Democrats.

Andrew Pollack


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