Anthony, Thanks for your piece.

We need to be remined everyday of all the atrocities that are happening in the world, under the banner of "democracy" or 'Economic rationalism"

America has been involved in several wars this century....when has their conduct in them ever met with universal approval?

Does the Iron Heel hover above our heads? Seems the author thinks so.

I do hope AL is right about the world waking up to the truth of US foreign policy this year - time is running out. The speech made by Harold Pinter (http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/2005/pinter-lecture-e.html) when he was awarded the Nobel prize, is a great starting point. We must all educate ourselves as best we can. We can no longer rely on the 'free' press.

You sure are right about educating ourselves. What we need is a rounded picture, something these forums often provide.

Unfortunately this piece is as radical as those supporting the war effort. It does not take account of the huge changes the US and others have acheived, Lebanon (syria would not have killed hariri if not for US pressure from thier border with iraq), Libya, and all the eastern european countries etc.

I would also like to point out to the historian in the forum that this is the first major war of this century, not another in the 20th century.

One should not assume that I am a supporter of the war, just looking for someone to note the goods and the bads in a text, instead of one or the other, usually overblown to the point it is meaningless.

Yes, of course you are correct....this is the twenty first century...my, doesn't time fly when your having fun......