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Won't Get Fooled Again? Hyping Syria's WMD 'Threat'
Edwards, David
http://www.medialens.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=712:wont-get-fooled-again-hyping-syrias-wmd-threat&catid=25:alerts-2012&Itemid=69Date Written: 2012-12-12 Publisher: Media Lens Year First Published: {39957 Won't Get Fooled Again? Hyping Syria's WMD 'Threat' WONT GET FOOLED AGAIN HYPING SYRIAS WMD THREAT Edwards, David http://www.medialens.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=712:wont-get-fooled-again-hyping-syrias-wmd-threat&catid=25:alerts-2012&Itemid=69 Media Lens Reading about crimes of state over many years, it is tempting to try to fathom the mind-set of political leaders. What actually is going on in their heads when they order sanctions that kill hundreds of thousands of children? What is in their hearts when they wage needless wars that shatter literally millions of lives? Similar questions come to mind as the US and UK governments once again raise the spectre of ‘weapons of mass destruction’ to demonise a target for ‘regime change’, this time in Syria. 2012-12-12 2012 2013 ART Article CX15357 0 false true false CX15357.htm [0xc002492ab0 0xc0007d6b40 0xc001457ce0 0xc0028899b0] Cx} Year Published: 2013 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX15357 Reading about crimes of state over many years, it is tempting to try to fathom the mind-set of political leaders. What actually is going on in their heads when they order sanctions that kill hundreds of thousands of children? What is in their hearts when they wage needless wars that shatter literally millions of lives? Similar questions come to mind as the US and UK governments once again raise the spectre of ‘weapons of mass destruction’ to demonise a target for ‘regime change’, this time in Syria. Subject Headings |