A new U.S. gift for the world

by death

Posted to Poetry and Politics on 2003-11-18 21:27:00

M.O.A.B. is a ” 9800kg satellite-guided GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, or MOAB”.

Sounds a bit unpleasant, doesn’t it?

So, what does it actually do?

Well, it “spreads a flammable mist over the target, then ignites it, producing a highly destructive blast.”

Sound familiar?

…. erm yes.

MOAB is potentially as destructive as a “low yield” nuclear weapon, therefore nuclear weapon like destruction is now available without the stigma of actually using your real “nukes”.

Also, the name, MOAB, apart from being a smug anacronym, is a name that echoes from here to wherever you like to choose.

Bush, the christian, is surely aware of the significance of Moab in the bible. (Isaiah 15:1) – “The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence”.

Look into Moab, and especially the significance of it in the context of Isaiah. Why would the Bush administration invoke (provoke) such a reference.

Whose holy war is this? What is the christian equivalent of Jihad? … a new crusade?








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