THE DOOMSDAY DOCTRINE

America's first strike 'strategy' – a weapon of conquest

by Justin Raimondo- Antiwar.com

March 11, 2002

If ever there was any doubt about the moral depravity of our leaders, then the news that the Bush administration has ordered the US military to "prepare contingency plans to use nuclear weapons against at least seven countries" should put the question to rest permanently. I tremble as I write this, whether in anger or fear is hard to tell. What we are dealing with, here, is a psychopathic clique of demented killers who pose the greatest threat to human survival since the Black Plague. As long as they remain in power, we are – all of us – in mortal danger. Think I'm exaggerating for effect? Not this time….

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME

The circumstances under which the US will heretofore consider using the nuclear stick are, we are told, three-fold. The first – as a response to nuclear, biological, or chemical attack – has long been assumed, although in the context of the "war on terrorism" it takes on new significance. In the old days, there was never any question as to the potential source of such a devastating first strike: the Soviet Union was the only candidate. But in the shadowy world of international terrorism, in which the enemy is untethered to any territory, the question of whom to retaliate against becomes a detective story especially prone to expert manipulation. We have seen, already, how the War Party tried to use the anthrax scare to pin the blame on Iraq, although we haven't heard much from them on that score since the FBI announced it was probably one of our own scientists. Perhaps they'll have better luck next time, for when it comes to our perpetual "war on terrorism," there's always going to be a next time....

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