March 2005Terrorism in a nutshell“Bush, the number one terrorist.” – Poster at a march in Athens, Greece, protesting the invasion and occupation of Iraq. 19 March 2005.
Common sense“You can't be pro-life and pro-war.” – Poster at a march in Albuquerque, New Mexico, protesting the invasion and occupation of Iraq. 19 March 2005.
Looking for an excuse to bomb“The US is using the nuclear issue as a pretext for regime change. The issue is a diversion. The US wants to weaken Iran. Even if the nuclear issue was solved, they would want another thing and another thing.” – Iranian official. About the pressure being put on Iran over its nuclear programme. 16 March 2005.
Transparency, please!“There is an urgent need to reform the selection process [for the World Bank president]: governments should abolish the unspoken ‘gentlemen's agreement’ whereby the US picks the bank president. The president should be chosen through an open and transparent selection process, strictly on the basis of their merits and their capacity to do the job.” – Oxfam statement following the US President's appointment of Paul Wolfowitz to the post of World Bank president. 16 March 2005.
Parliamentarians or King Tony's court?“You betray us if you do not see the excesses of a totalitarian state in what you are asked to endorse.” – Gareth Peirce. Addressing parliamentarians in an article on the UK government's new anti-terror legislation in ‘The Guardian’. 8 March 2005.
National security v/s rights of individuals“You betray us if you do not see the excesses of a totalitarian state in what you are asked to endorse.” – Gareth Peirce. Without protection for the individuals who make up society, society itself founders. Nor is there a balance to be struck between the rights of individuals and national security: national security depends upon every individual in this country having inalienable rights. We have not voted for you as our representatives for you to throw these away. 8 March 2005.
What doth a reporter make?“Pajama-clad reporters, unite!” – Anonymous. About an opinion by Judge David Sentelle of Washington DC, in which the judge questioned whether the blogger “sitting in his pajamas” at home was entitled to the same source protection laws as a journalist working at a registered media organization. March 2005.
That's discrimination, isn't it?“She is demonising and alienating our community. It is a legitimisation for a backlash and for racists to have an onslaught on our community.” – Massoud Shadjareh, chair of the Islamic Human Rights Commission. Reacting to UK Counter-Terrorism Minister Hazel Blear's comment that Muslims could expect to be targeted for stop-and-search actions. 1 March 2005.
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