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Lack of Constraints on U.S. War on Terrorism Causes Concern Around World |
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by Interview Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus
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11 Jan 2002
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Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Brecher who explains what motivated his open letter and the concerns he has for the future in the aftermath of the U.S. military campaign against international terrorism. |
Lack of Constraints on U.S. War on Terrorism Causes Concern Around World
Interview Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus
Just before Christmas, historian, author and activist Jeremy Brecher sent out an open letter on the Internet titled: "From an American to the World: Help!" The letter called upon the world, especially America's friends and allies, to constrain what he calls the "U. S. rush to disaster." Brecher listed several actions the Bush administration was warned against taking for fear of increasing tensions in the world, creating more terrorism and triggering global conflict. This list included the bombing of Afghanistan resulting in significant civilian casualties; failure to re-establish Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and U.S. withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
Brecher points out that these warnings were ignored. The result, he says, has been a move by the world's only remaining superpower toward expanding its "war on terrorism," targeting nations beyond Afghanistan without facing significant internal or external constraints. His letter has circulated widely and generated dozens of responses.
Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Brecher who explains what motivated his open letter and the concerns he has for the future in the aftermath of the U.S. military campaign against international terrorism(A RealAudioVersion of this interview may be found At http://www.btlonline.org).
Jeremy Brecher is an activist, historian and author of 12 books including Globalization from Below published by South End Press.
Contact him at Jbrecher (at) igc.org
Related links: "Open Letter from an American to the World: HELP!" by Jeremy Brecher, Dec. 27, 2001
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