Tag: terrorism

Whereas Saddam Hussein initiated two aggressive wars against neighbouring Iran and Kuwait;

Whereas Saddam Hussein is responsible for the execution of tens of thousands of Iraqi political opponents, Shiite Muslims and Kurds, the expulsion of ethnic minorities in Northern Iraq and the use of chemical weapons in 1987 and 1988 when approximately 100,000 civilians were killed;

Whereas Saddam Hussein during the First Persian Gulf War for the liberation of Kuwait maliciously and without provocation launched multiple Scud missile attacks against the State of Israel; and

WHEREAS President Bush and the United States of America have undertaken the furthering of freedom and democracy around the world; and

WHEREAS we support the troops and coalition forces who are in harm’s way to achieve this end; and

WHEREAS Jewish history and tradition teach that justice must triumph over violence; and

WHEREAS serious questions have been raised about the ethics of torture by any nation as a means of gaining information, even under emergency circumstances;