Oil was the main reason for military action against Iraq, a leading White House hawk has claimed, confirming the worst fears of those opposed to the US-led war.
The US deputy defence secretary, Paul Wolfowitz - who has already undermined Tony Blair's position over weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by describing them as a "bureaucratic" excuse for war - has now gone further by claiming the real motive was that Iraq is "swimming" in oil.
By Sam Marcy (Oct. 8, 1992)
[This article was written shortly after the previous Gulf War and before the 1992 election, when a contraction of the capitalist economy led to the defeat of George Bush.]
Perhaps in their haste to champion individual freedoms (regardless of consequence), libertarians have forgotten that the Constitution begins; "We the people..."
He gave us a real challenge to change the government, and to override the propaganda press by speaking truth to the people. Noam Chomsky as usual gave us a lot of ammunition, as well as the charm to use it with.