Chris Lawrence's Comments

News From Antiwar.com : Gates: Wikileaks 'Irresponsible' for Releasing Video

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:43:01 +0000

The poor in the US aren't being murdered. In fact, many of them have joined the military and are responsible for a lot of the death in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are also benefiting from the exploitation of a lot of countries around the world. Remember that the poor in the US are still among the richest people in the world. Of course, that doesn't mean there isn't a growing income divide in the US, and that this isn't a serious problem, but we have to put things in context.

News From Antiwar.com : Gates: Wikileaks 'Irresponsible' for Releasing Video

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:10:39 +0000

Things can change a lot in 20 or 30 years. Just ask the Soviets. Remember, too, the third reich was supposed to last 1000 years. US power won't last forever, and if it is weakened, war criminals will no longer have anywhere to hide. This is something the troops need to think about today, there may be consequences to their action decades in the future.

News From Antiwar.com : Gates: Wikileaks 'Irresponsible' for Releasing Video

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:20:59 +0000

I don't normally make Nazi comparisons, but I think the attitude here qualifies for that comparison, if nothing else. These brown people are inferior, we will kill them regardless, but if we can get some enjoyment or even some minor distraction from it, then at least they will have served some purpose in their lives. It's racism extended to the point where the life of the "other" has no value at all, except perhaps the amusement of their murderers. If there is ever a reckoning, and war crimes are prosecuted, those who gave the orders for the invasion, and the acts that resulted from it, will be executed. Those who carried out the orders will be either imprisoned or executed, depending on the circumstances. Today we still read stories about the few Nazis still alive, who are still occasionally being captured, tried and sentenced for their crimes. I say this to all American soldiers: Do you want to be on the run 30 or 40 or 50 years from now? If not, stop the murders and refuse your illegal orders.

News From Antiwar.com : Gates: Wikileaks 'Irresponsible' for Releasing Video

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:20:07 +0000

Wow, talk about blaming the messenger. If you want videos showing the US military murdering people to stop showing up on the Internet, there's an easy and effective way to do this: Stop murdering people!

News From Antiwar.com : US Troops Attack Civilian Bus in Kandahar, Killing Five

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:14:02 +0000

Wait, give them a chance to explain. First they need time time tie up all the dead and put out a statement that they were already dead before the bus got there.

News From Antiwar.com : Ousted Kyrgyz President Seeks UN Invasion

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:34:58 +0000

Palestine is occupied territory. It is an international matter, subject to international law, not an internal one.

News From Antiwar.com : Ousted Kyrgyz President Seeks UN Invasion

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:04:53 +0000

This is an internal matter. The UN is not supposed to get involved.

Macleans.ca : Putting out the truth about Israel

Fri, 9 Apr 2010 04:36:49 +0000

Everyone is always condemning armed resistance by the Palestinians and asking for them to use non-violent means to resist their occupation, the theft of their land, the murder of their people, the repression and discrimination, and the continued ethnic cleansing. Well, that's what BDS is all about. There have been no suicide bombings in many years, and the vast majority of Palestinian civil society has called for boycotts, divestment and sanctions to get Israel to comply with international law. Many groups around the world, including many Jewish groups, are heeding this call. Shouldn't we be celebrating the fact that there is now a large and growing non-violent movement?

News From Antiwar.com : Israeli FM Calls for US to Adopt 'Cuba-Style' Embargo on Iran

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:31:53 +0000

Not to mention Canada. Canada is one of Cuba's largest trading partners, and the single largest source of tourists.

News From Antiwar.com : Israeli FM Calls for US to Adopt 'Cuba-Style' Embargo on Iran

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 02:32:54 +0000

So, they're hoping this will result in Iran having the highest standard of living and best health care system in the region?

News From Antiwar.com : NATO Poised for Enormous Kandahar Offensive

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 04:56:46 +0000

That looks like a NAZI website.

News From Antiwar.com : Thousands of US Marines to Remain in Marjah for 'Several Months'

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 03:11:44 +0000

How long do you think these "police" will last once the US troops leave?

News From Antiwar.com : Report: US State Dept. Warns Lebanon It Can't Stop Israeli Attack

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 02:25:34 +0000

Nothing creates unity like the threat of invasion.

News From Antiwar.com : NATO Poised for Enormous Kandahar Offensive

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 04:20:09 +0000

I'm not sure what they think they are achieving. If anything, Afghanistan is an example of the failure of US foreign intervention. In fact, the more they try to intervene, the more they seem to hurt their own interests. http://www.watchinghistory.com/2010/02/us-interve...

News From Antiwar.com : Clinton Presses for Sanctions to Save Iran's 'Islamic Republic' From Military

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:04:32 +0000

The US didn't seem to have any trouble with a military dictatorship in Pakistan, and they don't seem to have any trouble with a Monarchy is Saudi Arabia. Stop the BS and just say what you mean.

News From Antiwar.com : US Treasury Dept: Pakistan Must Raise Taxes

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:09:42 +0000

What business is it of the US what Pakistan charges for tax? If the US doesn't want to send aid anymore, great, then stop sending it. They always attach too many strings anyway.

News From Antiwar.com : Japanese Govt Weary of Billions Spent Subsidizing US Forces

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:17:22 +0000

Well, it's not too surprising the US is reluctant to leave. It seems like once the US has a base somewhere, it's often almost impossible to get them to leave. Look at Cuba, they've been asking the US to remove their base for 60 years, and yet they are still there. They don't even have diplomatic relations with the country but that doesn't seem to make a difference. I wish Japan luck, but they're going to have to take a hard line if they really want the US to leave. http://www.watchinghistory.com/2010/01/guantanamo...

Modern Hippie Mag : Bad News for Sucralose Lovers!

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:50:14 +0000

I think there's probably a simple rule of thumb we can follow to make sure we stay relatively healthy. If a given type of food has been eaten by humans for hundreds of thousands of years, eat it. If it was created in the past 50 years, stay away. For decades we've been hearing about sugar substitutes that turn out to cause cancer or some other problem a decade or so down the line. We were told margarine was better than butter, now we're told the natural dairy product is really healthier. If you stick to the stuff we've evolved to eat, rather than something made in a lab, I don't think you can go wrong. :)

Macleans.ca : Oil sands are giving Canada a bad rep, Prentice says

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:21:43 +0000

Yes, we're definitely getting a bad name from this. Now in many parts of the world, when people hear the word "Canada" the tar sands is the first thing they think of. Compare that to what people thought of us a decade ago, everyone loved Canada! http://www.selfdestructivebastards.com/2009/12/ba... The worst part is we already produce enough oil to meet our domestic needs, the tar sands are being developed primarily for export. They are just too environmentally damaging to justify. Shutting them down would not only allow us to achieve much better targets for emissions reduction, they would allow us to take our place as a world leader once again.

Modern Hippie Mag : Modern Hippies - A New Face for the Next Wave

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:52:47 +0000

I'm not sure I would put Obama in this category. He is a great speaker, and seems like a nice person, but his actions don't match his words or promises. We now have more troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan than under Bush, and casaulties are rising on both sides. The US role at Copenhagen was a betrayal of many of the Americans who campaigned and raised money for Obama to get him elected based on a promise of taking a strong position on climate change. And despite a nice speech in the middle east at the beginning of his term, he has completely backed off any attempt to limit Israel's illegal settlement expansion, and he has said nothing to condemn the Gaza massacre or Israel's continuing war crimes. Like many others, I had hope Obama would represent real change, but he is, unfortunately, just more of the same.