Can we Stop the War

Nasah,

Did you hear Condoleeza Rice`s comments yesterday? Apparently she is mediocre enough to remain in Bush`s administration...

Accha, I see Gulab Jamun Sahib is here, posting with all his flaccid might...

Chowk Staff,

It reflects very badly on your website that a bigot like ``Ghalib Zaman`` can publish on Chowk considering the unremitting hatefulness of his posts. I am curious that this interactor`s post actually pass the Chowk guidelines and secondly that given his history of writing posts that most decent people would be embarrassed to to claim authorship of, his behavior is validated by the acceptance of his submissions.

It seems that Chowkies who are tired of ``Ghalib Zaman`s`` tenor of input should be able to

1. Flame any submission that this person submits in the manner that he responds to Chowk writers

2. Boycott any submission that Mr. Gulab Jamin posts-although as his behaiya quality drowns out any modicum of shararath, it would have little effect on his behavior with other writers.

3. Ask Chowk staff to deal with this interactor accordingly.

Why do we put up with this cretin?

-----STUDENT STRIKE FOR BOOKS NOT BOMBS!

The Bush administration is intent on plunging America into an
illegitimate and pre-emptive war that will only increase danger for
Americans and the world. At the same time education, healthcare, and
the economy are being neglected. Its time for youth and students to
take a stand for America`s future!

ONE-DAY NATIONAL STUDENT STRIKE, MARCH 5TH, 2003

Books Not Bombs! Stop The War Against Iraq!

The National Youth and Student Peace Coalition (NYSPC) calls upon
students on campuses across the United States to join us in a one-day
student strike on March 5th, 2003. See < www.nyspc.net
> for details.

As students and youth, our futures will be shaped by the actions that
the Bush administration takes today. A US attack on Iraq will
inevitably:

- Endanger the lives of US servicemen and women
- Increase the suffering and misery of the Iraqi people while
slaughtering thousands of innocent people
- Encourage terror attacks against the US around the world and at home,
- Be used as an excuse to erode civil liberties
- Divert resources from education and social services
- Subvert historical precedent and international law

As students and youth, the future of this country, we are disturbed by
the lack of attention paid to the real needs of Americans, especially
education. Financial aid opportunities and family income are rapidly
losing ground to the rising cost of higher education. *1 Low-income
families are facing decreasing access to education. Student debt is
increasing. *2 All while the US military budget steadily increases (12%
from 2000 to 2002 *3).

We say NO! to this war of terror to increase American power and take
control of strategic oil supplies.

JOIN US IN A STUDENT STRIKE MARCH 5TH TO DEMAND:

US Government:
- End the drive for military action and sanctions that target the people
of Iraq
- Fund education to ensure that everyone in the US has access to higher
education
- Re-allocate military funds to eliminating poverty and building peace
and home and abroad

Campus Administrators:
- Declare opposition to the war
- Disclose and eliminate military research contracts
- Freeze or lower tuition and fees
- Transfer money for JROTC to college preparation and counseling and
from and ROTC to financial aid

The Bush Administration`s war on Iraq is a venture for control of the
region and its oil supplies, not national security, democracy, or human
rights. Our campuses provide implicit support for this through military
research, recruiting, and ROTC programs. As students who value freedom,
democracy, and our education we say: THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE! The best
way to improve our national security is to halt drives for illegal and
immoral wars and redirect public funds from the military and arms trade
to education and social services at home and humanitarian aid abroad.
Take a stand with students across the nation on March 5th to build
toward this collective vision.

*Sources:
1. College Board (as reported in the Michael A. Fletcher, Washington
Post, Dec. 10, 2001, Page A01)
2. Sherschel, Particia M. USA Group Report. June, 2000. See: <
www.luminafoundation.org/Publications/research.shtml
>
3. Deen, Thalif. ``U.N. says Nations Reveal Arms Spending - but Spend
More.`` Inter Press Service. Oct. 7, 2002

*As of Jan. 1st, 2003, this campaign is heating up! We need your help!
In addition to organizing on your own campus, the campaign needs your
help with outreach, resource development, and fundraising. See
< www.nyspc.net > for details as they become
available!

*NYSPC is a coalition made up of the following national organizations:
180/Movement for Democracy and Education, Black Radical Congress-Youth
Division, Campus Greens, Muslim Students Association of the US and
Canada, National Youth Advocacy Coalition, ``Not With Our Money`` (project
of the Prison Moratorium Project), Student Environmental Action
Coalition, Student Peace Action Network, Students United for a
Responsible Global Environment, Students Transforming and Resisting
Corporations, United Students Against Sweatshops, United States Student
Association, Young Communist League, Young Democratic Socialists, Young
People`s Socialists League.

War is, and never can be the answer.

War is not an idle game to be played by odepedial children seeking glory. War is an illness that kills. War is a diease, which causes suffering, humiliation, deprivations and finally the destruction of all that was once considered decent and noble. War destroys in a blink of an eye, what took generations to create, nourish and hold dear. Wars are a reflection of the narissism, which exists within humans, because in its execution; its image, we see our own face. War is the altar, where we worship. War is ingrained in our pysche, because it rationalizes our infantile urge to dominate, but in more deeper sense, war is the reward we have set aside for ourselves - a flawed sense self respect and by extension, the justification of nationalism and imperialism, which gives the state its sense of self respect and self worth in the interational community.

War is a peculiar human endeavor, which we undertake in order to secure and balm our own insecurities. War vindicates our self esteem. War flatters our own sense of egoism and ultimately, war offers us the fantasy of immortality; of power over life and death. War is the only recourse available to us, which offers the final validation of our self worth by indulging us in our own mythical world of a ``God complex``. It is the most sublime of Odepedial fantasies, which we cherish and we rail against its opponents, because they deny us our own dreams; dreams of invincibility.

I rage against war, because it rages against me. I can convince myself and in the past I have, to support wars fought for myriad reasons. Does that me a hypocrite in speaking out against this war? Yes, it does. I supported past wars, because I honestly thought that the evil they caused was less than the evil they prevented. I do not think so with this war. The evil it will cause will easily outweigh any evil it could have prevented. I can not stop this war from happening. I can not stop those, who are committed and desperate to commit sucide by waging this war. I can not convince them of the sheer horror of this war, especially since they do not want to listen to any sane advice and like a child pampered, are petulent in having their own desires fulfilled regardless of the costs ot the others.

This is a selfish war for selfish reasons waged by selfish people.

Ciao

rozaiba #6, others,

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/621/op2.htm

#28 ghalibzaman
are you trying to get ppl to pay attn to yr ridiculous comments? because it doesnt seem to be working
so you probably think ahmedis,shias,boris,agakhanis and all ppl that arent wahabis like you are nonMuslims...well too bad you cant change their beliefs although ppl like you have tried by killing them.have you ever thought that maybe lets let God decide whos a believer and who isnt.Or are you above all that?

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#31TAhmed:
Your simplicity & sincerety oozes out for all to notice.

Please understand that the subject is not powell or rice. The Blacks were enslaved only physically but never in mind or spirit. It is the brahmin `muslims` of Pakistan, who have coined the words Masses, Common-people, Avaam, middle upper-middle and lower classes, Afeeser and worker, english-medium and urdu-medium,...blah blah blah.

Until & unless the sons of those in our servant quarters become the boss of our sons at workplace NOTHING worthwhile can be written by our pens. Unless the blood sucked by us & our colonised ancestors is returned & transfused into the veins of the suffering so-called masses NOTHING will happen. Until & unless the unglee-cultured are NOT replaced by those who conduct ALL official business in their own language---like ALL ghairatmund nations do except the wretched Indi-Paki Lit-Leechur types----NOTHING worthwhile would happen.

The problem has always been US, you & me, dear TAhmed. The unglee-cultured types,who will never tolerate a shervani or kurtaa shalvaar and mother-tongue speaker (far far brighter like Hakim Saeed) but gladly suffer the low-class amreeka palat stupid who got invited to the massas whitehouse & was praised by the even-stupider massa for his Lit-leechur or his Unglee-expertise.

Until & unless the minority 5% does not start walking talking eating dressing like the majority 95% in Pakistan---especially in Panjab & Sind (India is far ahead) NOTHING is worth discussing.

Learn the unglee-language------Crush the unglee-culture.

Tahmed,
Gulab Jamun doesnt give two uloo`s hoots about people of African descent. When it serves his purpose, he brings up US slavery-but not because he cares-ask him about the Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Yoruba, and atheists Africans out there and we`d start getting posts on junglees...which also shows really how much he cares for Muslim Africans...

i understand that liberals for some inexplicable reason have an irrational hatred of all things america. how then do you precisely explain this?

http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0301/18/cg.00.html

(Bob) NOVAK: That`s exactly right. But the last thing that the hawks inside the administration, and their friends outside the administration, want is a coup d`etat that would replace Saddam Hussein. They want a war as a manifestation of U.S. power in the world and as a sign that the United States is capable of changing the balance of power and the political map of the Middle East.

There`s no question that the last thing they want is Saddam Hussein put on a plane and taken...


_ _ _SHIELDS: But Bob, that`s a pretty serious charge (UNINTELLIGIBLE). You`re saying that there are people, I mean, who almost have a blood lust in this administration.

NOVAK: Listen, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) don`t (UNINTELLIGIBLE)...

SHIELDS: (UNINTELLIGIBLE), you`re saying they want war.

NOVAK: All right. Talking to a senior official, and he said to me, he said, Well, if we don`t hit in Iraq, where are we going to hit? And they -- it`s a desire that the United States, the superpower, is going to manifest its authority to the rest of the world.

Listen, I just feel that this potential -- this war, I just trust it comes off easily. But I have trepidation that it won`t be easy, and there`s going to be a terrible consequences from it.

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ghalibzaman:

will ismaili servents be allowed to rule?

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#44:faisaluno

Yes! if you can spot any.

They are ALREADY rulers within their own EXCELLENT system. Have you ever encountered an Ismail domestic-servant? I have`nt!

bat:#41
[so you probably think ahmedis,shias,boris,agakhanis and all ppl that arent wahabis like you are nonMuslims...]

Please add sunnis to the above list as well to complete the list. The oily-Wahabis are against ALL of the above including sunnis. Wahabis are evil and have become more evil because of their oil.

I agree with you a 100% about non-sectarianism of a Muslim.

Just so that you understand: Many Ismailis themselves say `` Humm Ismaili tumm musalmaan``---perhaps because of ignorance, carelessness, or brainwashing by the `higher-ups`.

Long live Ahmad Madani. He makes the right point..

So much more ``happening`` to march in London against the war as compared to passing out blankets in the bastis of Ghaziabad. No?

sammi # 35:

disagree…

this hydra jr. and maggots like him have every right to be here…otherwise distinction between night and day, civil and uncivil would be hard to make…

…digression:

these low-lifes do not have anything original to say, are full of imaginary hatred and anger, and aim for any kind of response to their hateful mutterings…the sanest response to them….silence…they are best left alone to wallow in their misery…

...t