The Orwellian War on Terrorism

Siming Zhang is a freshman in Paul Kandell's Period 2 Critical Thinking 1 English Class
Posted Tue Nov. 23, 19:49:39 PST 2004
By Siming Zhang of the Paly Voice

The pre-emptive War on Terrorism has supposedly been waged to prevent destruction, but most of us know that it will only perpetuate the deadly cycle of hate and retaliation. The real intent behind the war has been explained in the classic novel 1984. In it, author George Orwell says that "war is waged by each ruling group against its own subjects, and the object of the war is…to keep the structure of society intact."

1 The U.S. government has declared a permanent global war to impose on us the constant need for its leadership and military protection. To the administration of this country, war is a perfect means of achieving political omnipotence. Creating a state of war is the first step a government must take to gain more power. Like George Orwell says, "the consequences of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival."

2 During times of conflict, the government provides emotional stability to the general population with its façade of military defence. People are willing to give the government more control if that is the price to insuring their survival. The second step to obtaining more power is to earn the support of the people. Americans will not support the U.S. government in going to war unless there is a respectable motive. Of course, there are no moral reasons which can justify the immorality of mass slaughter. Hence, the only way to rationalize war is by demonizing the enemy. People caught up in a frenzy of war hysteria may suddenly believe that our country is purely good and the enemy is purely evil. As Orwell suggests within 1984, wartime atrocities are despicable when committed by the enemy, but "when they are committed by one's own side and not by the enemy, meritorious."

3 Therefore, when the enemy kills people, they're evil murderers, but when we kill people, we're defending our moral values. The war is then justified by our superiority. Osama bin Laden is probably the most commonly vilified enemy. Bin Laden, the embodiment of terror, has been blamed for 9/11 and is to some the most evil man in the world. Because of this, many Americans support the government in bringing him to justice. But like Emanuel Goldstein, the "enemy of the people" from 1984,

4 Bin Laden may never be found. He remains important only so long as he is an object of fear and loathing. The U.S. government uses him to inspire patriotic hatred, the same patriotic hatred that fuels our passion for the War on Terrorism. The next step to attaining more power is to keep the support of the people, which means that the government must keep the people ignorant. The U.S. government has succeeded in this regard. All we know about the enemy terrorists is that they lurk in more than 60 countries, including the US.

5 If the average American were actually taught the core motives of terrorists, he would realize that his enemies are human and just like him. "The sealed world in which he lives would be broken, and the fear, hatred, and self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate."

6 Then the government's power, which is built upon the ignorance of the people, would crumble. An Orwellian government's ultimate goal is to take away the people's freedom so that it can exercise its unlimited power. With the War on Terrorism in place, the U.S. government has exploited the public's fear of potential dangers. It have offered us security, but at the price of sacrificing our most fundamental liberties. Our government leaders have even encouraged Americans to spy on their neighbours, all in the name of national security.

7 The Patriot Act, a direct assault on civil rights, has given the government the power to secretly arrest people and read their credit card records, e-mails, computer records, ATM records, medical records, and bank records.

8 Forfeiting our freedom does not bring us real security, and especially not when our freedoms are being taken away to strengthen the power of the government. The War on Terrorism engenders the very thing it purports to condemn. It stirs enmity and brutality while claiming to give us security. The real reason our leaders wage war is to acquire more power. Each day, the War on Terrorism continues to erode the principles of liberty and justice upon which this nation was built. Unless we end the war, 1984's vision of a totalitarian government may soon become chillingly real.

Main Story - Amazing footage showing a BBC reporter live on the day of the 911 attacks speaking about the collapse of the Saomon Brothers Building BEFORE it had actually come down! You can STILL IT THE BUILDING behind her in the camera shot. Does this not prove that the someone KNEW the building was about to be part of a controlled demolition and did not collapse (as the official story states). Was this building in fact the 'control centre' for the detonation of the twin towers? Click here to see this amazing video before it is taken off the net (we expect this to happen soon)

2008

Update 17th June - Gordon Brown to defend civil liberties record (no, don't laugh....)

Update 9th June - An 'inconvenient truth' about Building 7 (911) that won't go away

Update 5th June - Why don't I belive this official story? Because it's a lie like the rest of it

Update 9th January - Yet another 'amazing coincidence' relating to 911 that will be ignored

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2007

Update 13th December - Why doesn't this surprise me?

Update 7th December - Another day, another 'anti terror law'....drip, drip, drip

Update 6th December - As in the UK, so in the USA and vice-versa

Update 6th December 2007 - The facist police state comes another step closer

Update 20th November 2007 - High school physics proves 911 was and inside job

Update 13th September 2007 - Where exactly was Bin Laden on September 11th 2001. Ask George Bush - he knows.

Update 3oth July 2007 - The denials continue - when will we wake up?

Update 12th July 2007 - Why did Mayor Giuliani push for a quick clear up of 911 debris - could it have been to hide the evidence of explosives?

Update 19th June 2007 - Resist and you will be branded a 'terrorist'. Very clever.

Update 29th May 2007 - The myth of Al Queda is now almost totally exposed

Update 23rd May 2007 - Human rights eroded worldwide - no surprise there then!

Update March 14th 2007 - Aljazeera's view on the BBC/911 cover up

Update March 13th 2007 - More footage unearthed showing that 911 news reporters were reading from pre-prepared scripts! How much longer will the official story hold out?

Update March 8th 2007 - US Court to allow CIA to kidnap and torture

Update March 6th 2007 - How the UK government is encouraging the creation of a climate of fear and a Stasi type state

Update March 1st 2007 - The more pre-eminent news broadcasting company in the world continue to squirm over 'lost tapes of 911'

Lets look at some of the items that the BBC conveniently left out of their 911 Documentary!

Update February 28th 2007 - BBC response to claims that theyhad prior knowledge of building collapse - They are lying through their teeth!