'State of the Union' message

By OH Kabir, Dhaka-1203
16 February 2004, 18:00 PM
In his 'State of the Union' message, which is inter-linked with the November 2004 presidential election, President George Bush turned his failures in Afghanistan, Iraq, and 'war on terrorism' into grand successes. Moreover, he was totally silent about his fiasco on 'Road map' for ME peace.

We wonder if President Bush has ever thought of the real and core reasons behind 9/11 massacres.

Everyone knows and believes that the US blindly supports the macabre killing, oppression and suppression of the innocent Palestinians by the Israelis. Denial of statehood and independence of Palestine by the US-Israel axis is the main cause behind terrorist activities across the globe.

Had there been a free Palestine, there would surely been no September 11, 2001. In the name of capturing Osama bin Laden, a Saudi millionaire fugitive living in Afghanistan, President Bush has killed thousands of innocent Afghan people.

Today the name, fame, prestige and honour of the USA have come down to the lowest ebb all over the world, thanks to the policy of Mr. Bush.

Commenting on George Bush's 'State of the Union' address, US Senator Edward Kennedy said, "Bush has put a spin on the truth to justify a war that could well become one of the worst blunders in more than two centuries of American foreign policy." "By attacking Iraq and Afghanistan Bush has added to the flame, allowing terrorist activities in different places of the world," Kennedy added.

Another US leader accused President George Bush of leading the United States into isolation and creating a new "Axis of evil".

It may also be mentioned here that only a few days ago in an anti-globalisation movement, over 100, 000 people from 130 countries met in Mumbai, India, and Keun Soo Hong, a prominent South Korean pacifist, addressing the assembly said, "The greatest threat to the world is from the US and its President, George Bush."

In the domestic matters, President Bush has evaded many important issues. He has, however, asked the Congress for a 1.7 trillion tax cuts that would benefit the rich Americans. Furthermore, George Bush is doing nothing while the US has lost more jobs than any time since the Great Depression in 1929.