Times Of Fear

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Times of fear.
The world is living in a state of terror, terror in disguise: some say it comes from Saddam Hussein, now tired of being enemy number one, or from Osama bin Ladin, professional fear merchant.
The real cause of this planetary panic is called the Market. This individual has nothing to do with your friendly local grocers where you're used to picking your fruit and vegetables up. This is a faceless all-powerful all-present terrorist acting as god, and just like god, the Market thinks it's eternal. Its many disciples cry, "the Market is nervous" and warn, "don't upset the Market".
The criminal record of this Market strikes fear into the hearts of many. It has spent its entire life robbing food, destroying jobs, holding countries hostage and starting wars.
To sell war, the Market spreads fear.
And fear spreads fear. The twin towers of New York collapse daily on our television screens. What happened to the anthrax scare? Not only was an official investigation launched finding little or nothing out about these mortal letters, but the military debt of the United States went up spectacularly. The amounts spent by this country on its war machine make chins drop. Barely one and a half months spending would allow the entire world to be fed, if we can trust the figures of the United Nations.
Every time the Market says go, the dangerometer jumps into the red zone and all suspicions become reality. Wars kill in the name of prevention and doubt, proof not needed. This time it's Iraq's turn, condemned once again. It's a simple equation: Iraq contains the second largest reserve of petrol in the world, just what the Market needs for the fuel needs of a spendthrift consumer society.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the scariest of them all?
The world powers monopolise arms of massive destruction as their natural right. Whilst America was being conquered, whilst this global market was just emerging, small pox and influenza wer...