London Again

So there were attempts to set off devices in London in the same configuration as before: three underground stations and one bus, all happening again on a Thursday morning.

People were so angry when Livingtone, the mayor of London, said the other day that one must look at Western policies to see where this hatred comes from. But I have to say that I must agree with him. Our policies - US policies that Blair has gone along with - are indeed fueling this.

As the Christian Science Monitor pointed out so intelligently in the wake of 9/11, there is a very fine line between the terms terrorist and freedom fighters.

Compare the deaths two weeks ago and what damage we know already from today and you simply do not see the kind of mass casualties and destruction you see in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq every single day. Yet Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney keep smiling and smirking and saying "all is well" and that the insurgency is on its last legs. We have plenty of evidence what they say is a lie, so where is the proof that they are instead telling the truth?

In this country, except to incite more fear here, Mr. Bush and company largely ignored the first bombings in London. There was outrage in Britain and the rest of Europe because of it. While Blair raced here after 9/11 to stand in solidarity with the US, Bush didn't even so much as mention the moment of silence held last week for the Brit bombings. Haven't heard from Bush today either.

When will we learn? Clearly, not while Mr. Bush or Mr. Cheney is in office.