Sanctions are a brutal act of war. The U.S. could not wage such crimes against Iraq without a campaign of demonization of the Iraqi people and their leaders. Let no one be fooled about who is the real enemy. Welfare is being turned into slave-labor workfare. Medicare and Medicaid are on the chopping block.
Unions are under siege.
Wages go down as the cost of living soars. Hard-won social services are being slashed. Corporate America could never get away with such Draconian measures without using scapegoating as a weapon. But we won't be diverted. We won't allow ourselves to be pitted against our Arab and Muslim sisters and brothers.