In a message dated 1/25/03 8:07:58 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > The truth is that these people > are nothing more than a bunch of rabid anti-Americans. It seems like they > would support any dictator, no matter how terrible he is, if only he is > against America. If their true intention is to protect suffering people > around the world, why haven't they headed to other countries in Africa and > other parts of the world where people are enduring situations far worse > than > the Iraqis? > Ousman, This group is made up of Americans and British and other nationals who choose to join them. I guess they are going because they are trying to make a statement to THEIR government that they do not want to have any part in the killing of innocent Iraqis. It is their form of protest against their own government. When the bombs fall, they will fall on the Iraqis who have not done anything, they will not fall on Saddam. He will probably be in a very safe place as is often the case with those who give the order for war. They merely send other people to die. The Bush administration says it is Saddam Hussein they are after, and some have even advocated that if he were to step down, this would avoid war. I wish that they would go get him then so that all the innocent people who have no hand in this will not have to go up in smoke with those bombs. Odd how innocent people, including children will be the ones to be punished when the culprit is supposed to be Saddam Hussein.That is the point that these people and those who oppose the war are trying to convey. I think it is a noble thing they are doing because any action to stop war is a good one since war is not a good thing and one would appreciate that notion if the bombs were coming to fall on them and their's. Infact, then this gesture would hold a completely new meaning. I guess the question you ask about these people not coming ot the rescue of other peoples in other countries can also be asked of governments who do not come to the rescue of some countries where tyrant reign, but they will come to the rescue of Iraq supposedly for the same reason. Jabou Joh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~