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Across
Frontiers - Spring 2003
WEAPONS
INDUSTRY:
SOURCE OF TERRORISM
At
this stage of history, the weapons industry has emerged to
become the worst source of terrorism that ever existed over
the past six thousand years of recorded history. The lethal
weapons it has dveloped over the past fifty years alone, have
killed more people than were ever masascred over the past
2,500 years, going back to the time of the Persian, Greek
and Roman empires..........................................................................................
Warranty of Death
What is amazing is not the fact that such an industry has
become the greatest terrorist organization in the world, but
that it succeeded to hypnotize intelegent people from every
walk of life and profession into believing that its product
contributes to the protection and ssecurity off our respective
nations.
Such a lethal industry constitutes a warranty of death. Tens
of milions every year incur cancer because of toxic wastes
it produces which poison our air, our water, and our land
wheere we grow our food.As though this would not be enough,
several groups at the grassroots level work constantlly like
devils to create regional conflicts as to justify the continued
manufacrture and sales of weapons of destruction. Their maiin
tactic is fear, which has led many people to panic and which
has haunted most government officials of the world’s
leading nations. The weapons industry is determined to survive
in its business till the end of times by its continued creation
of local, regional and global conflicts.
What is the difference between the massacre of 5,000 innocent
civilians killed by law -less group of virtually unknown origin
and the massacre of 5,000 innocent civilians masssacred by
a legally existing agency known as the military?As far as
the lives of these innocent people are concerned, it does
not make any difference at all. However , as far as our government
officials are concerned, there is a great difference.In fact,
US government officials had reffered to the innocent civilians
killed in NewYork and Washington, DC as “victims”
while they viewed the innocent civilians killed in Afgeanistan
with American weapons merely as “ collateral damage”.
In other words, when the killing of the innocent comes from
an unathorised group, then we attribute that to an act of
terrorism. On the other hand, when the killing of the innocent
comes from an authorised group, such as the military, then
we call that in act of duty and patriotism! the fact remains
that when politicians fail to get what they want through political
means, then they resort to the military, which is given the
green light to perform any act of savagery and terrorism in
most brutal way one can possibly imagine.
Abdication of Responsibility
What is amazing is the fact to see highly respected and intelligent
professionals in countries where lethal and satanic industry
exists, remaing silent. They hardly ever even dream remotely
to raise their voice to defend the helpless and the poor whose
life is being truncated mercilessly by lethal products of
the weapons industry.Why are not the medical doctors steping
out to talk loudly and boldly about the the tremendous hazards
the weapons industry is causing to the health of countless
millions of people?
Why are not the lawers proposing to the courts the condemnation
of such weapons of destruction and to have those responsible
for the manufacture and sales of such weapons dedlared as
criminals for their outrageous crimes against humanity? Why
are not the church and religious leaders condemning cleawrly
as immoral and sinful the manufacture and sales of militarry
weapons? Why are not our teachers at all level of instruction
bringing to the attention of their students the weapons industry
as the greatest source of terrorism in our earthy society?
Why is it that the parents of our nation’s children do
not ever dream of discusing ways that could be explored to
have this problem solved for good?
Why is it that our businessmen, other than those involved
in weapons, do not try to get together to create funds for
purpose of educating people from every walk of life and profession
about the dangers the weapons industry is imposing on them?
The philosophy of the weapons industrtial complex has hypnotized
the most intellegent people we have from every walk of life
and profession. Most of such people carry advance degrees
in almost every branch of knowledge. We are all familiar with
this kind of philosphy which most of us , quite unfortunately,
may hold as the absolute truth. It runs briefly as follows
: We need a strong military that is equipped with the most
sophisticated weapons we have available. We need to replace
old weapons with new ones. We need to equip our allies with
such weapons as well so they could defend themselves in case
they are attacked.
Of course , such statements constitute a blatant lie. In the
first place , the Weapons Industrial Complex, as well pointed
out by the CEnter of Defence Information in Washinghton,DC,
does not exist for the defence of any nation. It exists merely
for profit, which is made through sales of weapons. Salesmen
will say anything imaginable, regardless as to whether or
not it would be true, to sell their product. After all, that
is the only way to make money , which auditorium of 5,000
people, what would make us feel safer: If each one of us is
carrying a loaded gun for “self-protection” or if
no one at ll is carrying a loaded gun?
The answer is clear and we do not need to elaborate.
Charles Mercieca,
WCPA
Executive Cabinet Member
to be continued in the next issue
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