a Crime Against the Peace;
a Crime Against Humanity;
an Act of Genocide; and
War Crimes.
(See Destroying World Order: U.S. Imperialism in the Middle East Before and After September 11 , by Francis A. Boyle, Professor of Law at The University of Illinois College of Law at Champaign-Urbana.) So, why I don't just "get on with my life" and stop dwelling on 9/11 or the invasion and occupation of Iraq, or Abu Ghraib, or even "The 2000 Election?" I've given this a lot of thought recently, as I have tended to more and more make it my habit of doing about a lot of things.
Now, if you're like most people, you might think that the old adage of
"actions speak louder than words," holds true. Okay, well, words at least speak one's thoughts. Thus spake yours truly.
Suppose you found out that YOUR government (a supposedly democratic government, although the president was never democratically elected "by the people") was perpetrating a massive conflict somewhere in the world that would eventually come back and kick the good old homeland in the proverbial front-side or backside?
Well, if that happened, and if you're like most people, you would probably just say to yourself,
"That could never happen," and go right on living in fantasyland. Right?
After all, some things are just beyond your and my control --right?
That's why we have the Serenity Prayer, we are told:
"Lord, Grant me the Serenity to Accept the things I cannot change,
the Courage to change the things I can,
and the Wisdom to know the difference."
Of course, you could ALSO adopt the more common version of The Serenity Prayer:
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