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A year after the Sept. 11th attacks the US Government is still not willing to examine the real source of global discontent. And why do they hate us, as many media figures have asked in hurt, confused tones? When you look beyond the mainstream US media, journalists and intellectuals throughout the world point to the spectre of US imperialism as the obvious culprit in breeding desperation and terrorism. We now have military bases in over 60 countries. We give more aid to Israel, a first world country, than all of sub-Saharan Africa combined. US-backed sanctions against Iraq have led to the deaths of half a million Iraqi children - a price, according to Madeleine Albright, the US is willing to pay. Questioning US foreign policy is considered almost blasphemous - grounds for suspicion and investigation. According to a state department report issued before September 11th, US involvement overseas increases the chances of terrorist attacks. It seems that failing to question US policy may be the most dangerous path to follow.
Rahul Mahajan is a member of the Nowar Collective, the National Board of Peace Action, and the National Committee of the National Network to End the War against Iraq. He is a frequent contributor to commondreams.org. He is the author of The New Crusade.
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