Iraq was only the latest in a succession of countries. Earlier, there was Cuba, Nicaragua, Libya, Granada, Panama. But this time it wasn't just your ordinary brand of friendly neighborhood frenzy. It was frenzy with a purpose. It ushered in an old doctrine in a new bottle: the doctrine of preemptive strike, also known as the United States can do whatever the hell it wants, and that's official. The war against Iraq has been fought and won, and no weapons of mass destruction have been found, not even a little one.
Things can change in a day. - Arundhati Roy
Things can change in a day.
- Arundhati Roy
Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century. Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments u… - Arundhati Roy
Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century. Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments u…
To annihilate indigenous populations eventually paves the way to our own annihilation. They are the only people who practice sustainable living. We t… - Arundhati Roy
To annihilate indigenous populations eventually paves the way to our own annihilation. They are the only people who practice sustainable living. We t…
It's being made out that the whole point of the war was to topple the Taliban regime and liberate Afghan women from their burqas, we are being asked … - Arundhati Roy
It's being made out that the whole point of the war was to topple the Taliban regime and liberate Afghan women from their burqas, we are being asked …
The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speak… - Arundhati Roy
The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speak…
What's a country? It's just an administrative unit, a glorified municipality. Why do we imbue it with esoteric meaning and protect it with nuclear bo… - Arundhati Roy
What's a country? It's just an administrative unit, a glorified municipality. Why do we imbue it with esoteric meaning and protect it with nuclear bo…
What sort of love is this love that we have for countries? What sort of country is it that will ever live up to our dreams? What sort of dreams were … - Arundhati Roy
What sort of love is this love that we have for countries? What sort of country is it that will ever live up to our dreams? What sort of dreams were …
The world's 'freeest' country has the highest number in prison. - Arundhati Roy
The world's 'freeest' country has the highest number in prison.
That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less. - Arundhati Roy
That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.
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