Disagreeing with the National Post's support of the NMD

Disagreeing with the National Post's support of the NMD

Nipawin - Monday, December 17, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis

concern for spread of weapons

"I am concerned that plans to deploy national missile defenses threaten not only current bilateral and multilateral arms control agreements but also ongoing and future disarmament and non-proliferation efforts"
--Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General

National Post Go-Bush-Go
Our corporatist National Post editorial board is strongly supporting President Bush's denunciation of the 1972 ABM treaty and looks forward to Canada's cooperation with the U.S. to build the National Missile Defense (NMD) as every other nation is condemning this unilateral move. The National Post editorial board mentions that there are moral and practical reasons for Canada to support the NMD.

no benefits
I disagree with these reasons since there is no moral significance to weaponize the skies and there are no practical benefits in increasing military spending other than increasing the propensity to wage new wars.

defend the U.S.A.
This editorial board states that President Bush, our champion of liberty and democracy, has every right to use the technology to defend its citizens.

dictatorial
Again, I disagree that President Bush is a champion of liberty and democracy as New York Times columnist William Safire has stated that this president has assumed dictatorial power while other journalists have accused President Bush's business interests in the energy and weaponry industry to interfere with his national and foreign policies.

doesn't work
Again, the technology to be used in the NMD doesn't make sense as American scientists have stated that the tests for hitting a bullet with a bullet are rigged and performed under pre-established laboratory conditions.

rogue nations
The President states that the NMD system will protect North America from ballistic attack by rogue nations with weapons of mass destruction.

box cutters
Again, the so called rogue nations don't have the sophisticated capability to launch missile attacks with weapons of mass destruction and it would be better for all of us to increase our security on earth by being able to stop terrorists armed with box cutters.

medicare
As a final advice to President Bush and our National Post editorial board I suggest that the establishment of a National Healthcare Defense would be a much better choice than the overspending in a National Missile Defense as some 40 million Americans have no health care coverage.

---------------References

Pertinent articles published in Ensign

Let's get behind the missile shield, National Post, December 15, 2001 http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20011215/876823.html

Pushing Bush's Agenda using the War against Terrorism: Weakening people and Strengthening Oligarchy, by Mario deSantis, November 18, 2001

ABM Treaty Withdrawal an Attack on American Security; Statement by the Federation of American Scientists, U.S. Newswire, Contact: Michael A. Levi of the Federation of American Scientists, December 13, 2001 http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/1213-147.html

Foolishness on the ABM, Editor Matthew Rothschild comments on the news of the day, December 14, 2001 http://www.progressive.org/webex/wx1214a01.html

Quotations on Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty/National Missile Defense (NMD) http://www.basicint.org/nuk_00global_quotes.htm



Disagreeing with the National Post's support of the NMD

Nipawin - Monday, December 17, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis
`concern for spread of weapons`	`"I am concerned that plans to deploy national missile defenses threaten not only current bilateral and multilateral arms control agreements but also ongoing and future disarmament and non-proliferation efforts"` --Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General

`National Post Go-Bush-Go`	Our corporatist National Post editorial board is strongly supporting President Bush's denunciation of the 1972 ABM treaty and looks forward to Canada's cooperation with the U.S. to build the National Missile Defense (NMD) as every other nation is condemning this unilateral move. The National Post editorial board mentions that there are moral and practical reasons for Canada to support the NMD.

`no benefits`	I disagree with these reasons since there is no moral significance to weaponize the skies and there are no practical benefits in increasing military spending other than increasing the propensity to wage new wars.

`defend the U.S.A.`	This editorial board states that President Bush, our champion of liberty and democracy, has every right to use the technology to defend its citizens.

`dictatorial`	Again, I disagree that President Bush is a champion of liberty and democracy as New York Times columnist William Safire has stated that this president has assumed dictatorial power while other journalists have accused President Bush's business interests in the energy and weaponry industry to interfere with his national and foreign policies.

`doesn't work`	Again, the technology to be used in the NMD doesn't make sense as American scientists have stated that the tests for hitting a bullet with a bullet are rigged and performed under pre-established laboratory conditions.

`rogue nations`	The President states that the NMD system will protect North America from ballistic attack by rogue nations with weapons of mass destruction.

`box cutters`	Again, the so called rogue nations don't have the sophisticated capability to launch missile attacks with weapons of mass destruction and it would be better for all of us to increase our security on earth by being able to stop terrorists armed with box cutters.

`medicare`	As a final advice to President Bush and our National Post editorial board I suggest that the establishment of a National Healthcare Defense would be a much better choice than the overspending in a National Missile Defense as some 40 million Americans have no health care coverage.

---------------References
	Pertinent articles published in *Ensign*

	Let's get behind the missile shield, National Post, December 15, 2001 http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20011215/876823.html

	Pushing Bush's Agenda using the War against Terrorism: Weakening people and Strengthening Oligarchy, by Mario deSantis, November 18, 2001

	ABM Treaty Withdrawal an Attack on American Security; Statement by the Federation of American Scientists, U.S. Newswire, Contact: Michael A. Levi of the Federation of American Scientists, December 13, 2001 http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/1213-147.html

	Foolishness on the ABM, Editor Matthew Rothschild comments on the news of the day, December 14, 2001 http://www.progressive.org/webex/wx1214a01.html

	Quotations on Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty/National Missile Defense (NMD) http://www.basicint.org/nuk_00global_quotes.htm