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Ban war, Mahathir tells the world
Expressing conviction that the world must be freed from the shackles of the age-old belief that killing people can solve problems of relations between nations, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad wants a revitalised Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to struggle to ban war. "War must be outlawed. That will have to be our struggle for now. We must struggle for justice and freedom from oppression, from economic hegemony", said the great leader of Malaysia in his historical sppech at very critical phase of history, "in the first NAM meeting in the new century and in fact the millennium. But we must remove the threat of war first. With this Sword of Democles hanging over our heads, we can never succeed in advancing the interests of our countries." I think that's an absolutely ducky idea. As soon as we see swarms of jihadis singing "Ain't a-gonna study war no more," we'll get right on it. Okay? Dr Mahathir, who takes over the chair of NAM from South African President Thabo Mbeki, said the movement must endeavour to outlaw nuclear weapons, stop the research and development of more and more lethal so-called conventional weapons and control arms trade. "We know we are weak. But we also know we have allies in the North. They too want the abolition of wars, the slaughter of people for whatever reason. They may not agree with us in everything, but in the opposition to war, very many will be with us. They are ready to oppose their warlike leaders. We must work with them." "At least until the jihadis blow up large numbers of their people and destroy a few national monuments. Then we'll have to work with somebody else." Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-02-25 |
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