Am I the Only One who is FREAKING OUT over the IAEA report??? [View All]

[ursacorwin]

i'm on a lousy dialup, so i have to ask that helpful DUers can quickly find the latest links; i also admit that i'm often a bit behind- i just finished reading about this and i'm TERRIFIED. and i've been reading scary stuff about shrubco since 01...

basically, what i've read is that not only have we (the us and cpa) done nothing to guard the former iraqi nuclear facilities, but that the locals are getting sick over the rad poisoning from stripping the buildings to make shelters for themselves, and that HUGE quantities of materials are UNACCOUNTED FOR by either us, the former iraqi officials, or the IAEA!! and that there are reports by the IAEA that some of this stuff has already left iraq, and is turning up in the hands of god knows who! and sickest of all, the us won't let the IAEA team, the only ones with accurate before/after lists of what should be there, inspect the site!

add to this the recent sharon/bush lovefest. regardless of how you may feel, the "arab street" feels only one way about this: war.

people, is it finally ok to admit that it's no longer tinfoil time to suggest that the PNACers really do want it all to end? i just saw Douglad Feith in a speech here on campus, and he was utterly clueless (i should know, i'm a phd student in iraqi ancient studies). he just babbled obscene platitudes and ignored any salient debate. he has no idea of the mess he's making, or he's completely disengenuous about it.

you have imaginations, just think of what could happen with just one dirty bomb explosion over here. think about the elections, the patriot act, and reserve/military situation, the economy...

someone over at the atrios boards wrote, "shorter version: enjoy life now." this is how i'm feeling today, but with intense sadness. am i the only one?