MEDIA REPORT STRIKE AGAINST TERROR OPINION PIECES;

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 HARARE 003158 SIPDIS AF/PD FOR COX, ROBERTSON, AF/S FOR KRAFT, AF/P, INR/R/MR, NSC FOR JENDAYI FRAZER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ZI PREL PHUM SUBJECT: MEDIA REPORT STRIKE AGAINST TERROR OPINION PIECES; HARARE ¶1. THE OCTOBER 21 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED WEEKLY "THE SUNDAY MAIL" CARRIED TWO OPINION PIECES FOCUSING ON THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U.S. AND THE U.S.-LED STRIKE AGAINST TERROR IN AFGHANISTAN. ¶2. UNDER HEADLINE "WHAT GOES ROUND COMES AROUND," THE NEWSPAPER RAN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE BY SURE MATARAMVURA, A LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NUST): "THE BOMBING OF THE WTC (WORLD TRADE CENTER) AND THE PENTAGON IN THE U.S. RECENTLY AND REACTION OF BOTH THE U.S. AS A NATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAVE LED ME TO CONCLUDE ONE THING; THAT HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. BEFORE I JUSTIFY MY REASONS TO SAY THIS, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THIS TRAGEDY. I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN COMFORTABLE WITH THE PRESENT SITUATION WHERE ONE COUNTRY, THE U.S., BECOMES THE HEADMASTER, DEPUTY HEADMASTER AND SENIOR MASTER OF THE WORLD BY PRESENTING ITSELF AS THE CHIEF ARCHITECT OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND PRONOUNCING ON ANY NATION THAT WOULD HAVE FAILED TO CALL IT MASTER. . .THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN OBSERVING THE BEHAVIORS OF SUCCESSIVE U.S. ADMINISTRATIONS FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE U.S. WAS TO BUILD A U.S. EMPIRE. . .THOSE COUNTRIES WHO DARED BLOCK THIS OBJECTIVE WERE SUBJECTED TO THE U.S. MAIN WEAPON OF TORTURE: ECONOMIC SANCTIONS WHICH ARE SOMETIMES OPENLY ANNOUNCED THROUGH THE U.S. PARLIAMENT, UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 HARARE 03158 01 OF 02 230821Z THE U.N. OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH THEIR COMPANIES SCATTERED ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE OTHER WEAPON WAS/IS TO FUND TERRORISTS TO TOPPLE THOSE UNDESIRED GOVERNMENTS WHO CHALLENGE THE U.S. . .THE KEY ISSUE IS THAT AS A RESULT OF THE BOMBINGS IN WASHINGTON, INNOCENT PEOPLE DIED AND THAT THERE IS A SPONSOR TO THESE TERRORIST ATTACKS. WHETHER IT WAS BIN LADEN OR NOT IS NOT THE ISSUE, THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE IS A MAD MAN SOMEWHERE, JUST LIKE THE SUCCESSIVE U.S. ADMINISTRATIONS, WHO DOES NOT VALUE LIFE AND INSTEAD SPONSORS A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE HIS OBJECTIVE, OF CREATING AN EMPIRE, BE IT BIN LADEN EMPIRE OR A U.S. EMPIRE. . .TERRORISM DID NOT START WIN BIN LADEN. ACTUALLY BIN LADEN WAS ONCE A TERRORIST ON THE CIA PAYROLL. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE NOW IS THAT BIN LADEN HAS TARGETED THE U.S. EMPIRE. . .THE IDEA OF EMPIRE CREATION SHOULD BE ABANDONED ONCE AND FOREVER. IT HAS NEVER SUCCEEDED AND IF IT CONTINUES, WILL BE THE BASIS OF A THIRD WORLD WAR, WHICH WILL OBVIOUSLY TARGET THE EMPERORS. . .ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND DEALT WITH BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. THESE RANGE FROM BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM AND ECONOMIC TERRORISM TO MILITARY-STYLE TERRORISM. . . ." ¶3. UNDER HEADLINE "INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN WON'T STOP TERRORISM," THE SAME NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED THE FOLLOWING PIECE BY BRIGADIER FELIX MUCHEMWA, A RETIRED ZIMBABWE NATIONAL ARMY OFFICER, A FORMER CABINET MINISTER IN THE ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT AND A PRACTICING MEDICAL DOCTOR: ". . . WHEN AMERICA ADOPTED, IN RESPONSE TO THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS, A TOTAL OR GRAND STRATEGY AGAINST UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 04 HARARE 03158 01 OF 02 230821Z AL QUEDA, IT WAS RIGHT. THAT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO SUCH A CONFLICT, BUT THIS MIGHT STILL FAIL IF THE CAUSE OF WAR BY MOSLEM FUNDAMENTALISTS IS NOT CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD. . .THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TOTAL GRAND MILITARY STRATEGY AND THE GRAND ALLIANCE IS THE TOTAL ELIMINATION OF THE TALIBAN REGIME AND ITS BEDFELLOWS, THE AL QUEDA, THE CAPTURE OF AFGHANISTAN AND THE RECREATION OF A NEW REGIME FAVORABLE TO WESTERN POWERS. BIN LADEN, DEAD OR ALIVE, MUST BE CAPTURED. . .BUT AMERICA HAS SPELT OUT ITS GOAL IN THIS WAR - 'STOP TERRORISM.' WILL THE OBJECTIVE OF CAPTURING AFGHANISTAN ACHIEVE THIS GOAL? THE ANSWER IS NO. AL QUEDA IS NOW AN INTERNATIONAL WORLD FORCE READY TO HIT ANYWHERE. IT HAS TOO MUCH MONEY, TOO MANY PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNOCRATS ON ITS PAYROLL TO PRODUCE EVEN A TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPON FOR ITS PURPOSE. ABOVE ALL, THE MOSLEM WORLD'S DEEP FEELINGS ARE ON THEIR SIDE. THEIR MESSAGE IS SIMPLE - AMERICA IS SUPPORTING CORRUPT SHEIKS, PRINCES AND MILITARY DICTATORS IN THE MOSLEM WORLD, CAUSING MASSIVE SUFFERING OF MOSLEM PEOPLE. ALL THE OIL DOLLARS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST ARE IN WESTERN-CONTROLLED BANKS ON MONEY LAUNDERING WITH THE GRACE OF AMERICA. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PTQ6269 PAGE 01 HARARE 03158 02 OF 02 230821Z ACTION INR-00 INFO LOG-00 NP-00 AF-00 AID-00 A-00 ACQ-00 CIAE-00 INL-00 DODE-00 SRPP-00 DS-00 EUR-00 UTED-00 VC-00 TEDE-00 LAB-01 VCE-00 DCP-01 NSAE-00 IRM-00 TEST-00 USIE-00 IIP-00 DSCC-00 DRL-02 NFAT-00 SAS-00 /004W -------------- 33C5CF 230821Z /38 P 230750Z OCT 01 FM AMEMBASSY HARARE TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0086 INFO NSC WASHDC AMEMBASSY PRETORIA AMEMBASSY LUSAKA AMEMBASSY WINDHOEK AMEMBASSY GABORONE AMEMBASSY LILONGWE AMEMBASSY LONDON UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 02 HARARE 003158 SIPDIS AF/PD FOR COX, ROBERTSON, AF/S FOR KRAFT, AF/P, INR/R/MR, NSC FOR JENDAYI FRAZER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ZI PREL PHUM SUBJECT: MEDIA REPORT STRIKE AGAINST TERROR OPINION PIECES; HARARE LASTLY, THEIR MESSAGE IS ON PALESTINE, GIVE PALESTINE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 03158 02 OF 02 230821Z LAND, NOT DIPLOMATIC PROMISES. SO THE CAPTURE OF AFGHANISTAN IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF A MORE SERIOUS WAR AT A DIFFERENT SITE, AND DIFFERENT LEVEL. THE GOAL FOR PEACE FROM 'TERRORISM' STILL REMAINS ELUSIVE AND MORE SUFFERING LIES AHEAD." SULLIVAN UNCLASSIFIED >