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Pro_Art
03-13-2003, 11:50 AM
Do you know enough to justify going to war with
Iraq?

1. Q: What percentage of the world's population does
the U.S. have?

A: 6%

2. Q: What percentage of the world's wealth does the
U.S. have?

A: 50%

3. Q: Which country has the largest oil reserves?

A: Saudi Arabia

4. Q: Which country has the second largest oil
reserves?

A: Iraq

5. Q: How much is spent on military budgets a year
worldwide?

A: $900+ billion

6. Q: How much of this is spent by the U.S.?

A: 50%

7. Q: What percent of US military spending would
ensure the essentials of life to everyone in the
world, according the UN?

A: 10% (that's about$40 billion, the amount of
funding initially requested to fund our retaliatory
attack on Afghanistan).

8. Q: How many people have died in wars since World
War II?

A: 86 million

9. Q: How long has Iraq had chemical and biological
weapons?

A: Since the early 1980's.

10. Q: Did Iraq develop these chemical & biological
weapons on their own?

A: No, the materials and technology were supplied by
the US government, along with Britain and private
corporations.

11. Q: Did the US government condemn the Iraqi use
of gas warfare against Iran?

A: No

12. Q: How many people did Saddam Hussein kill using
gas in the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988?

A: 5,000

13. Q: How many western countries condemned this
action at the time?

A: 0

14. Q: How many gallons of agent Orange did America
use in Vietnam?

A: 17million.

15. Q: Are there any proven links between Iraq and
September 11th terrorist attack?

A: No

16. Q: What is the estimated number of civilian
casualties in the Gulf War?

A: 35,000

17. Q: How many casualties did the Iraqi military
inflict on the western forces during the Gulf War?

A: 0

18. Q: How many retreating Iraqi soldiers were
buried alive by U.S. tanks with ploughs mounted
on the front?

A: 6,000

19. Q: How many tons of depleted uranium were left
in Iraq and Kuwait after the Gulf War?

A: 40 tons

20. Q: What according to the UN was the increase in
cancer rates in Iraq between 1991 and 1994?

A: 700%

21. Q: How much of Iraq's military capacity did
America claim it had destroyed in 1991?

A: 80%

22. Q: Is there any proof that Iraq plans to use its
weapons for anything other than deterrence and self
defense?

A: No

23. Q: Does Iraq present more of a threat to world
peace now than 10 years ago?

A: No

24. Q: How many civilian deaths has the Pentagon
predicted in the event of an attack on Iraq in
2002/3?

A: 10,000

25. Q: What percentage of these will be children?

A: Over 50%

26. Q: How many years has the U.S. engaged in air
strikes on Iraq?

A: 11 years

27. Q: Were the U.S and the UK at war with Iraq
between December 1998 and September 1999?

A: No

28. Q: How many pounds of explosives were dropped
on Iraq between December 1998 and September 1999?

A: 20 million

29. Q: How many years ago was UN Resolution 661
introduced, imposing strict sanctions on Iraq's
imports and exports?

A: 12 years

30. Q: What was the child death rate in Iraq in 1989
(per 1,000 births)?

A: 38

31. Q: What was the estimated child death rate in
Iraq in 1999 (per 1,000 births)?

A: 131 (that's an increase of 345%)

32. Q: How many Iraqis are estimated to have died
by October 1999 as a result of UN sanctions?

A: 1.5 million

33. Q: How many Iraqi children are estimated to
have died due to sanctions since 1997?

A: 750,000

34. Q: Did Saddam order the inspectors out of Iraq?

A: No

35. Q: How many inspections were there in November
and December 1998?

A: 300

36. Q: How many of these inspections had problems?

A: 5

37. Q: Were the weapons inspectors allowed entry to
the Ba'ath Party HQ?

A: Yes

38. Q: Who said that by December 1998, "Iraq had
in fact, been disarmed to a level unprecedented in
modern history."

A: Scott Ritter, UNSCOM chief.

39. Q: In 1998 how much of Iraq's post 1991 capacity
to develop weapons of mass destruction did the UN
weapons inspectors claim to have discovered and
dismantled?

A: 90%

40. Q: Is Iraq willing to allow the weapons
inspectors back in?

A: Yes


41. Q: How many UN resolutions did Israel violate by
1992?

A: Over 65

42. Q: How many UN resolutions on Israel did America
veto between 1972 and 1990?

A: 30+

44. Q: How many countries are known to have nuclear
weapons?

A: 8

45. Q: How many nuclear warheads has Iraq got?

A: 0

46. Q: How many nuclear warheads has US got?

A: Over 10,000

47. Q: Which is the only country to use nuclear
weapons?

A: The US

48. Q: How many nuclear warheads does Israel have?

A: Over 400

50. Q: Who said, "Our lives begin to end the day we
become silent about things that matter"?

A: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
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The above was an email sent to me by a friend.
I left it "as is". If you're curious as to whether
this info is true, I can't say one way or the other
until I research it myself. It looks pretty accurate
to me.

Peace,
Pro Art (Protocol Artisan)

Nirvana
03-13-2003, 11:55 AM
so.. what do you really wanna say with all of this?


Does Get All Of This:):-:(Nirvana):-:(

GregoryWohlwend
03-13-2003, 12:03 PM
Originally posted by Nirvana
so.. what do you really wanna say with all of this?


Does Get All Of This:):-:(Nirvana):-:(

ahah you must be joking


pro - art

where did you find all these answers, i need a source. some may not and if they don't then good because these numbers sculpt a good argument for why we are the evil doers.

Pro_Art
03-13-2003, 12:28 PM
Originally posted by GregoryWohlwend
some may not and if they don't then good because these numbers sculpt a good argument for why we are the evil doers.

Nice avatar, btw.

Don't make the mistake of associating yourself with your
leader. If 100% of the population represented the morals
of every leader throughout history, it would state that no
one has a clue what they stood for because one leader
may stand for one thing, meanwhile the next stands for
the exact opposite (e.g. Clinton and Bush). If you believe
in Clinton 100% AND Bush 100%, well... you get the idea.

Don't take this personally, I'm not talking at you directly.
When I take a stab at American politics, I'm not taking a
stab at Americans. In fact, lots of Americans fed up with
their politics probably agree with my points. I'm Canadian,
I'm right next door. I see what goes on. I know lots of
Americans, and most I talk to hate Bush.

Peace,
Pro Art (Protocol Artisan)

GregoryWohlwend
03-13-2003, 12:58 PM
thanks
you can find the entire picture, for the avatar is piece of a piece. here it is
http://wu.sw0bes.com/calendar.htm

and don't worry i don't associate me with the leaders. i often say we because many do just go along with the flow of the bull-shit and don't have enough sense to go against the current. living in america i see the ignorance everyday, and i am trying to wake them up. i do get the idea and i understand why you don't want to generalize. anyways...

where did you come up with all this information? was it collected over time, one source? a few sources? in this age of media control i barely trust anyones facts, however i do like them, and i want to believe in their validity. help me to do so.

euthanasia
03-13-2003, 01:35 PM
Millions of similars Q&A can be written about the entire history of the 20th century.

It is sad really. Several US goverments have done their best to secure their country domination, and the hatred of the rest of the world?

Do you know what is it, to hate a country at the age of 12?
Perhaps inside the US things do not seem so drastic. But this anti-US feelings are only starting to grow.

And try to argue with the mob that there is a difference between the Goverment and the people.

Some time ago I was a very political person. But the constant worry about this world and it's own issues has taken me to a different quest. My only desire now is the discovery of the Human Self. In order to bring some light into us all.

Pro_Art
03-13-2003, 01:51 PM
Originally posted by euthanasia
Some time ago I was a very political person. But the constant worry about this world and it's own issues has taken me to a different quest. My only desire now is the discovery of the Human Self. In order to bring some light into us all.

Your work doesn't go unnoticed. I know someone else,
my best internet friend, who does the same. I still argue
about politics with people, but this is what enlightens me.
To make my opinions heard. Eventually, I too will grow
out of this phase. I just know it. But for now, I'll debate
whenever opportunity presents itself.

Peace,
Pro Art (Protocol Artisan)

flipmojo
03-13-2003, 02:19 PM
Thats one perspective... I'm going to steer clear of this stuff.

George Bush Sr.
03-13-2003, 04:27 PM
it looks pretty accurate

here's another q&a

Did Iraq set fire to their own oil fields in the gulf war?

nope, guess who did

jpmanson
03-13-2003, 04:45 PM
http://www.tanbou.com/2001/fall/USForeignPolicyElias.htm

that page has a lot of facts that many of you may find interesting, and im pretty sure they are all documented..

BlankFace
03-14-2003, 04:30 AM
This questionaire was stolen from
http://www.dallaspeacecenter.org/quiz.htm
Please, next time just post the link. Or atleast give credit. On the site they say that someone is currently gathering sources for the information and that links will be supplied when they have all the answers verified.

Pro_Art
03-20-2003, 12:00 PM
Originally posted by BlankFace
This questionaire was stolen from
http://www.dallaspeacecenter.org/quiz.htm
Please, next time just post the link. Or atleast give credit.

This was emailed to me in plain text. I didn't steal it.
If I knew the original source, I would've posted the link.
Don't accuse me of something I didn't do.

Thanks for posting the link though.

Peace,
Pro Art (Protocol Artisan)

RiceKrispies85
03-23-2003, 08:03 PM
I don't want to start any arguments or anything, but....
What sources are these? I mean, to me, these comes to a greater question, what sources are YOU listening to that make you right and me wrong. You know what i mean? This could all be perfectly true, or someone could have simply made shit up. Who knows. Oh well...maybe we'll never know who to listen to.

Pro_Art
03-25-2003, 11:40 AM
Originally posted by RiceKrispies85
I don't want to start any arguments or anything, but....
What sources are these? I mean, to me, these comes to a greater question, what sources are YOU listening to that make you right and me wrong. You know what i mean? This could all be perfectly true, or someone could have simply made shit up. Who knows. Oh well...maybe we'll never know who to listen to.

Dont trust anybody! Everybody lies, it's just a
matter of how and how much.

Pro Art (Protocol Artisan)