"Ain' no viet cong, eva call' me nigga..." -- Cassius Clay S E Q U E L I N T H E G U L F SPECIAL PRE-WAR RETURNS COVERAGE. Welcome to another ATI, live from Normal, ILL. We might as well just call it the new "war-again" issue. How many has it been? Yikes. (was thinking about dubbing it "Midnight Oil." but nah...) Before our masthead, we give you this: Steven Funk, "LCCW's Student of the Year." Steven Funk, a Life West junior intern, was selected by the Alumni Association as LCCW's "1996 Student of the Year," based on his solid academic standings and the numerous contributions he has made to the community, chiropractic profession, and the college. Steven has previously been given awards for "Chiropractic Excellence," and a "Certificate of Merit" from Life West's Student Council. Steven is an active member and organizer of several campus organizations, including the Christian Chiropractic Club, which he founded and served as president for four quarters. He is also a non-commissioned officer in the California Air National Guard, which involves serving 100 days a year. He has been a reservist for almost nine years and is stationed with the 129th Search and Rescue Squadron at Moffett Air Field. _ _ _ _ __ _ __ | |_ (_) __ __ (_) ___ | |_ / _` | / _| | _| | | \ V / | | (_-< | _| \__,_| \__| \__| |_| \_/ |_| /__/ \__| _ _ 0304010851 hrs | |_ (_) _ __ ___ ___ | _| | | | ' \ / -_) (_-< \__| |_| |_|_|_| \___| /__/ ANALYSIS - THIS WAR IS NOTHING BUT AN OLD FASHIONED COST OVERRUN Publisher's Column by marco Iraq War Will Last Longer = Cost OverRun Washington - War in Iraq will last longer and cost more than they had initially expected. Are the American people this stupid? We are being Sikorski'd. Enron'd, General Dy'd. Weren't we told it would be over in a day or two? two weeks max?? Didn't they say 10 or 20 billion dollars or so? Weren't they only going to make a regime change and force the people behind Hussein to comply with everything that a democratically elected Hussein wouldn't, and then get out immediately? Here we go again. It happens every couple decades, and we fall for it every single time. Now that they're in, they're asking for a 75 Billion dollar downpayment. And to top it off they're saying it's going to take a considerable amount of time before there's any kind of end in sight. And now that they're fully inserted, the draft-dodging warhawks are gambling there isn't a damned thing you can do about it, by way of complaining or blocking. This sounds like a cost overrun to me. And the people doing it smack reekingly of a mafia or a klan. Pirates or racketeers. Maybe we're in this mess because we didn't fully prosecute the Enron thugs. Or perhaps because we didn't oust Renquist for appointing Bush. But I have a feeling it goes back farther than this. It's probably because we allowed Ford to pardon Nixon, rather than insisting on going through with articles of impeachment. And lastly, it's because we didn't listen to Smedley Butler and Dwight Eisenhower when we had the chance. SHOULD HAVE. Well, I have a horrible warning to give here, speaking as someone who served in the army signal corps for three years, and worked for people from Kuwait, Saudia Arabia AND Iraq when GTE agreed to let THOSE soldiers train us on phones and radios. It took 12 years to weaken the Iraqi people to the point where our state department thought for sure one little war would kill them off. But they underestimate not only the military, but the people around them. It will take only one or two battles to fully empower every soldier who isn't killed in the next week or two. We're going to have years of war in that region now, and we're going to lose an awful lot of men and women between the ages 17 and 23 before we find some way of saving face pulling out of there with our tails up our asses. We've already lost the peace, now we're engaged in losing the war. Isn't that a little backwards? Well no one said George W Bush was a straight up kind of human. And he's certainly not a straight up kind of leader OR puppet. In fact, isn't he the most misunderestimated, more gooder, subliminible, nuke-u-lar cowboy we've ever had rammed down our throats? I don't mean this as aid and comfort to the enemy. And I'm sorry it's going to be taken that way. It's a scolding of the american people. We suck. We didn't have to, you know. PT Barnum was right. There are liberals and conservatives born every minute. marco And now, the numbers: http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,915125,00.html http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0304.marshall.html http://www.greenbaynewschronicle.com/page.html?article=118818 http://madison.indymedia.org/newswire/display/10882/index.php http://www.lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/textfiles/magazines/ATI http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20030320-75800736.htm http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=21522 http://chicago.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=21424 http://www.gulufuture.com/news/scott_ritter030325.htm http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Michael_Borkson http://www.xs4all.nl/~marcnet/images/irakkaart.jpg http://www.neo-comintern.com/archives/ncom232.txt http://www.hiddeninplainsight.org/main/home.html http://www.stlimc.org/front.php3?article_id=6577 http://www.adoremus.org/7-8-97Hermeneutics.html http://www.diymedia.net/collage/truth-gwb.htm http://ithaca.indymedia.org/about/radio.html http://members.tripod.com/rrrty/infoor.html http://radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=6667 http://www.protest.net/view.cgi?view=2199 http://pirateradioannarbor.kicks-ass.org http://www.subatomicpieces.com/main.html http://www.rense.com/general35/stop.htm http://es.geocities.com/poesianoguerra http://www.hayehwatha.org/01frame.html http://www.shines.org.uk/newspaper.htm http://www.anotherposterforpeace.com http://www.madpeace.org/stopthewar ftp://jonas.freealias.de/musik/mp3 http://www.chicagomediaaction.org http://www.unionwatch.com/031603 http://www.clearchannelsucks.org http://www.zmag.org/wspjart.htm http://www.protest-records.com http://liveradio.indymedia.org http://www.sustaincampaign.org http://www.bretzelforbush.com http://www.unitedforpeace.org http://jeff.paterson.net/ad http://www.saddamsays.com http://protestwarrior.com http://jeff.paterson.net http://www.papadish.com http://www.vaiw.org/vet http://livejournal.org http://coreproject.net http://www.lexrex.com http://www.thetip.org BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES Uh oh, We all know what happened after Madeline Albright found out SHE was part jewish. Let's all FEAR one of the Senators Kerry now! "Despite his Irish surname, the Massachusetts Democrat recently discovered he is descended from Austrian Jews after a newspaper charted his family history." http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA5VPMDEDD.html OPEN LETTER To: Dept. of Homeland Security Dear Sirs: I am writing to you for further instructions to what the next step is for me to take in protecting my family from possible attacks by terrorists. I have my duck taped....now what? MARCO Dear Marco Capelli, Would you be able to use this piece in Activist Times, Intentional? You have the author's permission to reprint, as long as you include the credit line at the bottom of the article with a working link to his web site. Sincerely, Sam Hine shine@bruderhof.com 724-329-1100 THE WORLD IS AT WAR What Are You Doing about It? Johann Christoph Arnold As Baghdad becomes the focus of a fierce war that is gathering momentum every day, many around the world are fearing the worst. Just in the last few days, American and British troops have experienced serious setbacks, and unexpected casualties and deaths. Even President Bush looked unusually grave as he warned the nation (on March 23) that "this is just the beginning of a tough fight." But fear is the worst emotion we can give into at this time, for it is the greatest divider. Fear divides people from one another, and from God. It paralyzes people and drives them over the edge. But fear doesn't have to do all these things. It can also drive us to each other in the certainty that we can do something about this war. And I am not talking about peace marches... I have great respect for every person who has recently attended a vigil, protest march, or peace rally. I myself have participated in dozens over the last four decades. But I am also concerned about the tensions, the divisiveness, and even open violence that is sometimes a part of these gatherings. Yes, war is wrong; yes, killing is wrong. I will never waver from that. At the crucifixion of Jesus, after one of his disciples struck off the ear of a soldier, Jesus told him to put away his weapon, saying, "He that takes the sword shall perish by the sword." Jesus was clearly no advocate of armed force. But neither did he condemn those who used it-even against him. On the contrary, he prayed for them, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." How timely Christ's words are for us who claim to follow him! He spoke them as a sinless man. What about us, who contribute to war in so many ways, every day of our lives-with our greed and materialism, our backbiting and gossip, our unfaithfulness and family feuds, our arrogance, our general selfishness and our disregard for others? How do we stand before God, we who stand on the sidelines and condemn those who have planned this war, and those who are now fighting it? The war in Iraq calls each of us who oppose it to make a choice. We can criticize the White House and the Pentagon. We can antagonize those we disagree with. We can rub salt into the wounds of families who have lost loved ones (or who fear losing them). We can look on soldiers and sailors and airmen as evil-doers. Or we can show them love, as we have never shown love before. We can listen to those who are angry with us. We can encourage those who are hurt or bitter. We can take time for the children around us. Many of them will go to bed tonight with the images of a war that is thousands of miles away, but still scares and confuses them. And we can support the troops on both sides of the battle by praying for their safe return, and for a speedy end to hostilities. By "supporting the troops" I am not talking about waving flags, or calling them home and hoping they'll get over their nightmares. (As someone who has counseled veterans of every major war in the last century, including both World Wars, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and Gulf War I, I have learned that no soldier ever "gets over" a war.) I am talking about recognizing them for what they really are: the beloved parents, spouses, children, brothers, and sisters of families no different from yours and mine. Regardless of the choices they once made, which have since landed them in the Iraqi desert, they are now cogs in a huge machine. They are leaves in a massive whirlpool of violence that began turning with Cain and Abel, and has never stopped since. Who will support these men and women once the last shot has been fired, and they start showing up in AA meetings and emergency rooms, psych wards and funeral homes? At the moment, there's plenty of talk about heroism and sacrifice, God and country. But what's going to happen once the war is over, and everyone has moved on to the next big thing on the screen? Who's going to be there for "our boys in the Gulf" when they start turning their weapons on themselves? The time is past when one can simply be "for" or "against" war. And as this particular one rages on, each of us has surely felt drawn into it somehow. Only a heart of stone could stand aside. In my church community (the Bruderhof), we have been drawn into it through prayer. Senseless as all this violence is, we believe that God must have some reason for allowing it to happen. And so, just as we pray for peace, we pray for his will to be done as well-even as it remains a mystery to us. God is a God of judgment, but he is also a God of endless love. He is a father, and he sent his only son "not to condemn the world, but to save it." He has a plan for each person who dies in this terrible conflict, from the American paratrooper to the Iraqi sniper and the British marine-and all the civilians caught in between. And we believe that every one of them will one day end up in his arms. Who knows how powerfully he is already at work amid all the horror? Surely he is there right now, waiting and watching; leading (or holding back); chastising, but also comforting and giving courage. I have never experienced combat, but as a New Yorker who experienced 9/11 (I lost a friend in the collapse of the Twin Towers) I know what war looks like. Now, as then, I believe that in the final moments of loneliness and anguish, the dying are not alone. Jesus is there with his angels, ready to receive them. He knows what it means to be in the "shadow of the valley of death." (What else is the Euphrates these days, if not that?) And he will see to it that no one walks through it alone. Two thousand years ago, Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God." He also said that though his harvest is great, the workers are few. As the war in Iraq continues, let us remember his words-and let us be worthy peacemakers worthy of his blessing. As we continue to work for end to the violence, let us (to quote Gandhi), be the change that we wish to see in the world. Let us not condemn any man or woman, or say or do anything that spreads division or fear. Let us rather do what we can to sow seeds of peace. And let us never give up hoping in the One who said, "Lo, I am with you to the end of the age." He promises a new heaven and new earth for all people, one where every tear shall be dried. [Johann Christoph Arnold is an author and a senior minister with the Bruderhof Communities (http:// www.bruderhof.com). Read more of his articles and books at http://ChristophArnold.com. Copyright 2003 Bruderhof Communities. Used with permission.] A CHANT FROM TURIN U.S.A. Please explain Why did you install Hussein. A QUICK POEM When your dad is a protestant And you're not You can be a catholic worker When your dad is a republican politician And you're not You can drink and smoke crack And that's about it. GANA'S POEM Puppet puppet What you do Puppet puppet puppet The Moment a poem by marco Maybe SOMEDAY we'll stop the next WAR?? Maybe TODAY we'll stop The next war Maybe YESTERDAY WE stopped The next war A BELIEF another marcopoem Many arab peoples Feel conflicted Because they love jews They love palestinians And they love americans. But they fear The leadership of All of these nations Including their own But especially that of The US. GATT - Guitar Anarchy Tricks of the Trade WHAT DONE Another Broadside songpublishing by marco (ch) Your deeds will follow you down Your deeds will follow you down Everybody knows except for you and your troops Your deeds will follow you down You can live by the sword And you die just the same But when you put it all down you get back your life Not to mention all of that fame (ch) You can lead a troop to water But sometimes you can't make him war Oftentimes you just get bit in the ass Like 30, 40 years before. It is written a youth shall lead you But not into battle this night She'll bring you right out of this living hell As if you never knew what's right. You can bomb yourself to pieces But you can't bomb your way to peace And freedom's not about bombs at all Or an economic increase. Warbler Bros. eliminates image from 'What a Girl Does' ads LOS ANGELES (PAWN) - Print advertisements for the teen comedy "What a Girl Does" originally featured a photograph of star Amanda Brines wearing a Guernica reprint on her T-shirt and flashing the peace sign with her fingers as she stands between two Nazi members of parliament. With the war in planet earth sparking anti-war protests in the Untied States and abroad, however, Warbler Bros. quickly changed the ad. The studio said Monday it feared the peace sign would be viewed as a political message. New versions of the image feature Brines with her right hand at her side, although many of the original posters had already been placed on billboards and buses before the change was made. In the film, Brines plays an American girl who discovers her estranged father is Adolf Hitler. "What a Girl Does" is set for release on Friday. PROVERBIAL PROVERB Pride Goeth Before The Drink "COCA-COLA AND THE CONTOUR BOTTLE DEVICE ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY." Send lettuce to the edifice to: ati@etext.org Go to our never-official website at: http://flag.blackened.net/ati/infomaniack.html or http://flag.blackened.net/ati/zine/infomaniack.html Get back issues at: http://www.angelfire.com/wi/kokopeli/cygnus.html And sign up for the once a week publication at our listserver. We'll let YOU FIND THAT ONE on your own. This issue dedicated to Stephen Funk.