3 Legal, the 4th (Shrub's) Illegal Reason for Going to War

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Don't know whether Art BELL is considered a rightwing source, but last night (re-run) was a heavy Shrub-bashing. The guest listed 3 "legal" reasons for going to war----1) Self-defense after attack, 2)(missed this one), and 3) Humanitarian against something like genocide. BELL said he does not know to that date why the Iraq attack. The guest said it was for the 4th, illegal, reason, for Shrub's own political advantage, specifically in the 2002 campaign (yeah, the website below sez '04). If BELL is considered a questionable source, he and his guest were making perfect sense and he reaches an audience not widely available to us.

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http://www.coasttocoastam.com/ Weekend Recap
On Saturday night an encore presentation of Art's interview with author Craig Winn teawithterrorists.com from 9/4/03 was aired.

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2003/09/04.html
Roots of Terror
Special Guest Host Art Bell welcomed returning guest Craig Winn (teawithterrorists), an author and entrepreneur who has made an in-depth study of terrorism by conducting in-person interviews with such groups as al-Qaeda. The basic message of these Muslim fundamentalists according to Winn, is to "slay the infidels wherever you find them," which includes Christians and Jews, as well as Muslims who don't believe in the Jihad.

"I came to the conclusion that religion is poison," said Winn, who believes it is essential to fully comprehend doctrines such as the Koran in order to understand the roots of terrorism. (His soon-to-be-released manuscript, Prophet of Doom, includes all five Islamic holy books along with his commentary.) In the next ten years an American city will suffer up to a million casualties, he predicted. The cause could be a dirty bomb containing "daughter products" from nuclear reactors such as Cobalt 60 and Strontium 90. A coffee can-sized amount when exploded 200 ft. into the air, could make a city uninhabitable for a hundred years, he said.

Winn asserted that the true motivation behind the recent Iraqi conflict was to "serve political interests," i.e. enhancing Bush's popularity in order to assure his and other Republicans re-election in 2004. Instead of the Iraqi invasion, he suggested that the US should just have taken control of the oil wells. This action, along with cutting off oil money to Arab nations, Winn thinks would stop the funneling of funds into terrorism.

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1. Uh-oh, This WINN Dude Is a 700-Club-er

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http://www.cbn.com/700club/profiles/craig_winn.asp

.... Craig says fundamentalist Christians who believe Christ become like the One they worship. At the same time Muslim fundamentalists become like the one they follow. Since Christ is gentle and peaceful, His true followers are peaceful. The converse is also true: Since Muhammad is violent and cruel, his followers become like him. Craig says, "Sadly, Islam is a lie of gargantuan proportion." As a nation we have deceived ourselves by thinking and saying otherwise. In the long run this deception can only hurt us.

**** Craig came to know the Lord at home after reading a copy of Hal Lindsey's book, The Late Great Planet Earth. He was convinced that no one could know the future so precisely. In high school at the time, Craig accepted the Lord and eventually became one of the youngest elders in the Presbyterian Church. From an early age he showed a giftedness in business, taking over his father's company. In 1986 he started Dynasty Classics, a lighting company, which had sales of $30 million in its first year, prior to starting Value America.

http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_18/b3679001.htm
The Fall of a Dot-Com
Blinded by Net fever, big-name investors poured millions into Craig Winn's chaotic Value America

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