I'm consistently reminded of the futility of 9/11 truth efforts by the constant parading of scientific "facts" of 9/11 truthers. With little more than 2% of the needed evidence to make a conclusive statement on the destruction of the Twin Towers, Building seven and the Pentagon there will never be a smoking gun to brandish to the American sheeple.
Now six years plus after the event there is still no conclusive evidence proving one theory or another in the debate of the MO for the Towers collapses. This issue should be closed and new ones forged. If one is to read the articles on the second scholars for 9/11 truth site, the sect now largely led by Steven Jones you will see the paltry additions for the September '07 so called "Journal of 9/11 studies". Much of what is now written in this useless journal is retread of old theories still unprovable by conventional science. Why the circumstantial evidence clearly exists for foul play, explosives, etc. there has not been any effort made to ascertain other aspects of the case. We all know about the anomalies of Cheney's testimony and the need for him speaking under oath. We all know about the strange collapse of the Twin Towers. What needs to be etched out is a strategy for thwarting a second attack, and if and when one happens stopping the illegal removal of evidence, calling for proper legal procedures, and proper documentation/collection of evidence. This in conjunction with theories on how to best win the hearts and minds of the average American are what now needs to be written about.
While many in the 9/11 truth movement have pontificated on their own version of events, the rest of the world has moved on excepting official theories. The damage of 9/11 has already been wrought. No scientific treatise will ever expose the "truth". As in the Courtroom as it is in the court of public opinion: there will always be experts to refute expert findings. I find that Steven Jones reasoning is flawed, science is not the best way to go about this. Science certainly is not what the government has been dispensing and they have many still drinking the Kool-Aid. I think it would behoove the 9/11 truth movement to put down petty bickering on scientific evidence/details and embrace some intuition and emotion on the issue.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Ramp up to Iran: al-Qaeda is coming!
Today's news stories on the impending attack from al-Qaeda, based upon a "gut feeling" by the head ghoul at Homeland security, M. Chertoff, and statements made by White House Congressional mole Rick Santorum the other day should have to country wondering about the nature of the threat of al-Qaeda and what lie ahead for this country. If you read these three stories: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070711/D8QA8TN01.html, http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/07/al-qaeda-cell-i.html, http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/Transcript_Page.aspx?ContentGuid=bd02aa0e-7953-414b-89ff-64db473685bc, you will understand the strange coincidement with all of them all preparing the populace for another attack. Is this the beginning of an escalation and the furtherance of war powers to the executive?
With Bush's approval rating at 29% and prominent members of the Reagan administration, such as Paul Craig Roberts, various justices of the FISA court, and long time US Attorney John S. Koppel who came out only yesterday with his statements (see http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_6308408) you can understand how Bush and his Neo-con cronies would want a terror attack. With an extra person signed on to the impeachment resolution for Cheney and the possibility of criminal investigations into the Bush administration, the effort in the Middle East and the "War on terror" are imperiled polices. Polices that are supported by the illusion of fear that terror creates. People so blithely accept an administration's word that has proven itself completely inept from 9/11 to Iraq, from Katrina to Harriet Miers. Why any credence or authority still be bestowed upon this heap of corrupt cabal is beyond my comprehension.
People must stop believing that they have no control over the destiny of their country or their lives and stop ceding the remaining rights and responsibilities they have to the corpro-fascist megalith that now has hold over the machinations of this country and the rest of the Western world. There are those out there that say that the ruling elite that run this country, Europe, and the rest of the world are a cult of devil worshipers or themselves are controlled by astral beings from other dimensions. Sometimes I wonder if David Ike and William Deagle are right due to the pure lunacy and evil that now grips the seats of power.
One issue that should be picked at in all of this before this article descends into a tirade about the Illuminati is a bit from the first article I site. It says the following: "U.S. counterterror officials are warning of an increased risk of an attack this summer, given al-Qaeda's apparent interest in summertime strikes and increased al-Qaeda training in the Afghan-Pakistani border region." Then the article goes on to state: "Chertoff said in his discussion with the newspaper about terrorists."We worry that they are rebuilding their activities." Other U.S. counterterrorism officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, shared Chertoff's concern and said that al-Qaeda and like-minded groups have been able to plot and train more freely in the tribal areas along the Afghan-Pakistani border in recent months. Osama bin Laden and his top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, are believed to be hiding in the rugged region." If all of this is true shouldn't the country be asking why this threat wasn't neutralized after 9/11? They even state that they see an increase in training activity, why haven't Special Forces been run in? Why have there been no B-52 strikes? And the most important question of all, why hasn't the American public demanded justice and destruction of these forces that we were supposed to have invaded Afghanistan for?
The answer is simple: This is not the intention of the United States of the ruling elite. I am in agreement with many of the theories and tenants of individuals such as Webster Tarpley and Michel Chossudovsky. Terrorism is a tool, whether these forces are presently nurtured by our government or not matters little, what does matter and what is clearly evident by the shear evidence of constant visible proof is that they continue to enjoy operative freedom and protection from our government for the purposes of destabilization of regions and control of domestic Western populations. What Americans must remember is that the only thing to fear is fear itself. If you live your life only to live another day, you run the risk of having your entire existence being enslaved by fear mongerers and snake oil salesmen.
I urge all Americans to look at the record set by the Bush administration and the facts and wake up. Do not let another 9/11 happen. We need serious change in our governments and social responsibility must take hold in the populace if this is to occur.
With Bush's approval rating at 29% and prominent members of the Reagan administration, such as Paul Craig Roberts, various justices of the FISA court, and long time US Attorney John S. Koppel who came out only yesterday with his statements (see http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_6308408) you can understand how Bush and his Neo-con cronies would want a terror attack. With an extra person signed on to the impeachment resolution for Cheney and the possibility of criminal investigations into the Bush administration, the effort in the Middle East and the "War on terror" are imperiled polices. Polices that are supported by the illusion of fear that terror creates. People so blithely accept an administration's word that has proven itself completely inept from 9/11 to Iraq, from Katrina to Harriet Miers. Why any credence or authority still be bestowed upon this heap of corrupt cabal is beyond my comprehension.
People must stop believing that they have no control over the destiny of their country or their lives and stop ceding the remaining rights and responsibilities they have to the corpro-fascist megalith that now has hold over the machinations of this country and the rest of the Western world. There are those out there that say that the ruling elite that run this country, Europe, and the rest of the world are a cult of devil worshipers or themselves are controlled by astral beings from other dimensions. Sometimes I wonder if David Ike and William Deagle are right due to the pure lunacy and evil that now grips the seats of power.
One issue that should be picked at in all of this before this article descends into a tirade about the Illuminati is a bit from the first article I site. It says the following: "U.S. counterterror officials are warning of an increased risk of an attack this summer, given al-Qaeda's apparent interest in summertime strikes and increased al-Qaeda training in the Afghan-Pakistani border region." Then the article goes on to state: "Chertoff said in his discussion with the newspaper about terrorists."We worry that they are rebuilding their activities." Other U.S. counterterrorism officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, shared Chertoff's concern and said that al-Qaeda and like-minded groups have been able to plot and train more freely in the tribal areas along the Afghan-Pakistani border in recent months. Osama bin Laden and his top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, are believed to be hiding in the rugged region." If all of this is true shouldn't the country be asking why this threat wasn't neutralized after 9/11? They even state that they see an increase in training activity, why haven't Special Forces been run in? Why have there been no B-52 strikes? And the most important question of all, why hasn't the American public demanded justice and destruction of these forces that we were supposed to have invaded Afghanistan for?
The answer is simple: This is not the intention of the United States of the ruling elite. I am in agreement with many of the theories and tenants of individuals such as Webster Tarpley and Michel Chossudovsky. Terrorism is a tool, whether these forces are presently nurtured by our government or not matters little, what does matter and what is clearly evident by the shear evidence of constant visible proof is that they continue to enjoy operative freedom and protection from our government for the purposes of destabilization of regions and control of domestic Western populations. What Americans must remember is that the only thing to fear is fear itself. If you live your life only to live another day, you run the risk of having your entire existence being enslaved by fear mongerers and snake oil salesmen.
I urge all Americans to look at the record set by the Bush administration and the facts and wake up. Do not let another 9/11 happen. We need serious change in our governments and social responsibility must take hold in the populace if this is to occur.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Executive Clemency for Scooter: No big surprise, but let's realize why.
Yesterday GW Bush issued a grant of Executive Clemency for the Scooter Libby. Many commentators, news agencies and pundits seem to have missed the punch on this story in more than a couple of ways. The most glaring omission to the so called "analysis" was why Bush would issue Executive Clemency instead of a pardon. With Scooter poised to do some real time, the whole suit of armor was about to come off at the Bush Whitehouse had Scooter gone up the river. This type of clemency is rare in the presidency; usually the guilty parties spend some time in jail or at least fully sentenced, then get a pardon. This move by Bush deserves further scrutiny.
As this author has said in past posts, Scooter could have very well turned if faced with a two and a half year prison term. Many Washington insiders cave under the direst of knowing they may go to the can. Country club or not this prospect scares many of the chicken hawk ilk such as Scooter. Pounding a blood curtailing scream for war before this mess Scooter wouldn't last a day in a minimum security jail much less Abu Ghraib or any of the other prisons created by the policies that he supported and disseminated.
In essence Bush had no choice, because in the end he's culpable somewhere along the line, as is his administration. If Scooter had to serve that sentence he was vulnerable to capitulation to the demands of those who would like to see justice be done on the ramp up to the Iraq war. This is what Bush had to protect, and hence why the clemency. He could not allow a sentencing, he needed to show Scooter he had his back and clemency was the only alternative. If he allowed Scooter to even think that he would have to walk the plank, Scooter might have turned to make a deal. Many may say this preposterous, but Bush's father even waited longer to get Cap Weinberger out of trouble. Something doesn't sit right here.
The immediate and swift nature of this Executive action should have folks asking questions and looking for answers. This was to be the only member of the failed Iraq war policy and the deceptive PR campaign to wage that war to be brought to bear on these issues. This should be a red flag to everybody that this gesture proves Bush's complicity in the events, and even direct participation. He was protecting what remains of his administration with this action. Like other actions of this administration it will be glossed over and any criticism framed as partisan attacks on one of his buddies, who was just trying to help.
In the end members of the media and pundits that are inquisitive of this move due to Bush's approval rating are noting a superfluous issue. Bush is in the last throes of his second term and all he has to do is hold on and this is what this clemency represents. Why should he care about his approval rating, he's gone in a year and half anyway. He'll take a hit on approval to save his ass and people should realize that this is what the clemency move is really all about.
As this author has said in past posts, Scooter could have very well turned if faced with a two and a half year prison term. Many Washington insiders cave under the direst of knowing they may go to the can. Country club or not this prospect scares many of the chicken hawk ilk such as Scooter. Pounding a blood curtailing scream for war before this mess Scooter wouldn't last a day in a minimum security jail much less Abu Ghraib or any of the other prisons created by the policies that he supported and disseminated.
In essence Bush had no choice, because in the end he's culpable somewhere along the line, as is his administration. If Scooter had to serve that sentence he was vulnerable to capitulation to the demands of those who would like to see justice be done on the ramp up to the Iraq war. This is what Bush had to protect, and hence why the clemency. He could not allow a sentencing, he needed to show Scooter he had his back and clemency was the only alternative. If he allowed Scooter to even think that he would have to walk the plank, Scooter might have turned to make a deal. Many may say this preposterous, but Bush's father even waited longer to get Cap Weinberger out of trouble. Something doesn't sit right here.
The immediate and swift nature of this Executive action should have folks asking questions and looking for answers. This was to be the only member of the failed Iraq war policy and the deceptive PR campaign to wage that war to be brought to bear on these issues. This should be a red flag to everybody that this gesture proves Bush's complicity in the events, and even direct participation. He was protecting what remains of his administration with this action. Like other actions of this administration it will be glossed over and any criticism framed as partisan attacks on one of his buddies, who was just trying to help.
In the end members of the media and pundits that are inquisitive of this move due to Bush's approval rating are noting a superfluous issue. Bush is in the last throes of his second term and all he has to do is hold on and this is what this clemency represents. Why should he care about his approval rating, he's gone in a year and half anyway. He'll take a hit on approval to save his ass and people should realize that this is what the clemency move is really all about.
Monday, July 2, 2007
It's not Lukoil, its Iraqoil: The laundering of Iraqi oil
In a follow up to my market trends post this writer has done some research on the laundering of Iraqi oil. If you put Iraq and Lukoil in a Google search you'll find a wealth of information on Lukoil's drilling of the West Qurna-2 oil field. I'm sure anybody can't help noticing the prolferation of Lukoil stations as well as the drop in the price of oil. Oh, yeah just a reminder the war in Iraq was, in the words of GW Bush "For freedom".
What does this mean, well in essence the systematic laundering of Iraqi oil through a Russian company. Quite honestly a brilliant move. First off, many people think that Russia still has vast amounts of oil in Siberia, but in reality they don't. This misdirection works well in the favor of Western intrests. In the end our most hated economic monkey wrench, OPEC, is now in a position of less power and can't shape trends like they used to. Second this company is largely owned by, guess who? Good ole' Conoco Phillips.
What does this really tells us, well we are benefiting from the oil of Iraq. Accordingly, as the NYT printed on Tuesday Lukoil is being fined for not reaching deadlines on drilling schedules set for the interior of Russia and other locales. This tells me that a US company has set up shop in a Russian company to deflect oil supplies from direct US extraction. It's a great move, but how long will it last, well until investors stop making money and the publicity becomes too great, but bad publicity may never come due to the sleeping and co-opted nature of the US media. Smart business analysts would never say a word and know how to read between the lines, get inside info. and make tricky investment moves without a full disclosure of the oil laundering.
Why are we still in Iraq? Well I can tell you this much, it aint for freedom and democracy. It is about the oil, but oil as a economic and political tool. When used properly it will put OPEC into a corner for once. This can only last so long though, so one has to ask the question, what next? Iran? Maybe, with the Kin Jon Il situation Washington may be setting the public up for a no refusal stance for a nuclear Iran, especially in light of Korea's defiance. This would pretty much wrap up Syria, Hezbollah, and the PLO on supplies, but not necessarily the money, much of which comes from the Saudis. But with oil production in Iraq putting a strain on OPEC and the Saudis dominance on the Oil Market that money may have to be spent inside Saudi Arabia for their own problems, which in the future could be many. With Iran a bit more isolated an OPEC countries tyring to regain revenue this could be a possible outcome, however we don't have the military strength, unless the strategy is to recognize North Korea, pull the troops out and mobilize for war against Iran, hmmm, maybe.
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In the end this is what is really happening in the Middle East. Oil is a tool as well as a resource. Shaping trends in markets based upon geopolitcal events and longstanding trends. It's a dangerous game, and be careful to call the conflict in Iraq purely a civil war, this war is being formented by many different forces than just the sectarian. Keep your eyes peeled and keep a scorecard on other events outside the daily body count. This is happening for a reason and is no mistake and no mission of freedom. The only freedom here is the freedom to be plundered financially by Western states to stabilize markets, retread and get along with large scale geopolitical shifts and strategies.
What does this mean, well in essence the systematic laundering of Iraqi oil through a Russian company. Quite honestly a brilliant move. First off, many people think that Russia still has vast amounts of oil in Siberia, but in reality they don't. This misdirection works well in the favor of Western intrests. In the end our most hated economic monkey wrench, OPEC, is now in a position of less power and can't shape trends like they used to. Second this company is largely owned by, guess who? Good ole' Conoco Phillips.
What does this really tells us, well we are benefiting from the oil of Iraq. Accordingly, as the NYT printed on Tuesday Lukoil is being fined for not reaching deadlines on drilling schedules set for the interior of Russia and other locales. This tells me that a US company has set up shop in a Russian company to deflect oil supplies from direct US extraction. It's a great move, but how long will it last, well until investors stop making money and the publicity becomes too great, but bad publicity may never come due to the sleeping and co-opted nature of the US media. Smart business analysts would never say a word and know how to read between the lines, get inside info. and make tricky investment moves without a full disclosure of the oil laundering.
Why are we still in Iraq? Well I can tell you this much, it aint for freedom and democracy. It is about the oil, but oil as a economic and political tool. When used properly it will put OPEC into a corner for once. This can only last so long though, so one has to ask the question, what next? Iran? Maybe, with the Kin Jon Il situation Washington may be setting the public up for a no refusal stance for a nuclear Iran, especially in light of Korea's defiance. This would pretty much wrap up Syria, Hezbollah, and the PLO on supplies, but not necessarily the money, much of which comes from the Saudis. But with oil production in Iraq putting a strain on OPEC and the Saudis dominance on the Oil Market that money may have to be spent inside Saudi Arabia for their own problems, which in the future could be many. With Iran a bit more isolated an OPEC countries tyring to regain revenue this could be a possible outcome, however we don't have the military strength, unless the strategy is to recognize North Korea, pull the troops out and mobilize for war against Iran, hmmm, maybe.
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In the end this is what is really happening in the Middle East. Oil is a tool as well as a resource. Shaping trends in markets based upon geopolitcal events and longstanding trends. It's a dangerous game, and be careful to call the conflict in Iraq purely a civil war, this war is being formented by many different forces than just the sectarian. Keep your eyes peeled and keep a scorecard on other events outside the daily body count. This is happening for a reason and is no mistake and no mission of freedom. The only freedom here is the freedom to be plundered financially by Western states to stabilize markets, retread and get along with large scale geopolitical shifts and strategies.
The so called CIA family jewels: Nothing new here folks.
With the release of heavily redacted and blacked out documents this week from the CIA many in the main stream press are calling it a torrent of revelations from the clandestine agency. This is such a misrepresentation it isn't funny. Either due to ignorance or purposeful misleading, much of what was released had already been known since the seventies. The bulk of what was released had already been detailed in not one but two major intelligence investigations in the 1970's. You can find a complete annotated guide to these investigations here: http://www.jcarpentermusic.com/files/Govern2.doc.
It first it was hard to understand why these documents were released at this time. Upon further consideration I realized that this so called house cleaning in combination with George Tenet's book and public revelations the CIA is trying to turn the tide of negative public opinion about the agency. Will this work? Possibly, but don't count on it. With serious allegations of rendition flights and secret prisons, who cares that they opened people's mail and tried to get Castro killed. The juiciest of all the programs that consists the least of the released documents is MKULTRA, possibly the most sadistic and evil program run by the CIA or any government agency in the history of this country.
For those that know nothing about the secret history of the CIA and the extent of what they could have disclosed, this current release constitutes a red herring, not the "family jewels." (For further information read Joe Trento's books on the CIA, The Secret history of the CIA, and Prelude to Terror.) The term "Family Jewels" is a loaded one, one which was said to be used by James Jesus Angleton in referring specifically to the counterintelligence operations of the CIA which probably included the assassinations of JFK and RFK. These are the true "jewels" and not a word about either case, hmm…interesting. Even with all the release of Castro related documents not even a peep about the involvement of Kennedy, accept slight reference to Bobby Kennedy's involvement in Operation Mongoose, most likely a purposeful release to further besmirch his name.
In the end the release constitutes nothing new, as well as giving the appearance that the CIA has come clean. It's a load of malarkey plain and simple and if you want to know about what they didn't choose to release check my bibliography on the government investigations of the 1970's. There you will see what they choose to leave out. Check my references and read the reports or due some clever, critical, and honest web sleuthing. Don't be swayed by sanitized red herring releases of documents from inside the CIA itself. The proof is in the pudding.
It first it was hard to understand why these documents were released at this time. Upon further consideration I realized that this so called house cleaning in combination with George Tenet's book and public revelations the CIA is trying to turn the tide of negative public opinion about the agency. Will this work? Possibly, but don't count on it. With serious allegations of rendition flights and secret prisons, who cares that they opened people's mail and tried to get Castro killed. The juiciest of all the programs that consists the least of the released documents is MKULTRA, possibly the most sadistic and evil program run by the CIA or any government agency in the history of this country.
For those that know nothing about the secret history of the CIA and the extent of what they could have disclosed, this current release constitutes a red herring, not the "family jewels." (For further information read Joe Trento's books on the CIA, The Secret history of the CIA, and Prelude to Terror.) The term "Family Jewels" is a loaded one, one which was said to be used by James Jesus Angleton in referring specifically to the counterintelligence operations of the CIA which probably included the assassinations of JFK and RFK. These are the true "jewels" and not a word about either case, hmm…interesting. Even with all the release of Castro related documents not even a peep about the involvement of Kennedy, accept slight reference to Bobby Kennedy's involvement in Operation Mongoose, most likely a purposeful release to further besmirch his name.
In the end the release constitutes nothing new, as well as giving the appearance that the CIA has come clean. It's a load of malarkey plain and simple and if you want to know about what they didn't choose to release check my bibliography on the government investigations of the 1970's. There you will see what they choose to leave out. Check my references and read the reports or due some clever, critical, and honest web sleuthing. Don't be swayed by sanitized red herring releases of documents from inside the CIA itself. The proof is in the pudding.
Iran: Why Scooter may or may not be pardoned.
With almost no approval left accept for his pure base, George W. Bush has to weigh his options on the possibility of pardoning Scooter Libby or commuting his sentence. With the possibility of a military strike against Iran as a looming possibility on a daily basis and still waiting for his troop surge policy to be validated the pardon or sentencing of Scooter Libby will play an important role in support for Bush's polices in the Mid East and his overall domestic approval.
This issue is really two fold in essence. Scooter Libby stands as an architect of the Iraq policy and is representative of the mistakes and deceptions that have colored the conflict in a negative way, and hence should be left to go to jail thus showing a broad range of Americans in a silent and passive way that the ramp up to the Iraq war and the way it was conducted will not be repeated and that someone has to atone for those sins. On the other hand he also is representative of the Neo-conservative and conservative base of the Bush support pillar that has built the mess in Iraq and the Middle East. The question is this: Is it important for a more broad range of Americans to support Bush in his ramp up to war with Iran? Or is it more important for his base to be solidified for war with Iran? Up until now Bush has chosen the latter. Needless to say he is probably one of the most polarizing figures in the history of American politics. He's a lame duck president essentially at this point and why not keep to what has worked in the past, but it is more probable that long term goals like the usurpation of Iranian sovereignty and control of their oil rights has more lasting and decisive effects on the reasoning of those in the Bush administration than any one man or movement in this country is concerned.
In the final analysis the conservatives have served their purpose and haven't been shown to sway right of center moderates or cross-over political supporters to any of Bush's policies, most important war. If Scooter needs to be thrown to the wolves to make up for the mistakes of the PR campaign associated with the Iraq war to wage a better and more credible campaign for war with Iran than that is what will occur. The Bush administration is sending out mixed signals all over the place and gauging what political effect and or currency that they might develop as a result of Scooter Libby's fate. If history is any lesson Nixon was forced to let his closest advisors go to jail for at least a quarter of their term from some crimes that weren't directly related to the deaths of American service people and innocent civilians. In the end Scooter's and Dick Cheney's campaign to wage the Iraq war was duplicitous, deceitful, and full of holes. It was rammed down the throat of America and has caused the needless deaths of thousands of people. Many in America see this as the case and they want somebody to pay for all of the lies, this is Scooter.
If one was to advise Bush, one should caution the embattled president to let Scooter hang and atone for the administration's sins on the Iraq war PR campaign at least for now. Bush will most likely let Scooter serve part of his sentence and pardon him after the dust has settled down, or until the US is safely engaged in Iran. Although conservatives may be up in arms, some calling for blood on the Iraq war deceptions will be temporarily placated by time served by Dick Cheney's former aide. This would clear some of the deck on the perception of dishonesty with the Bush administration's call for war with Iraq. Letting Scooter go to jail may indicate, to some anyway, that Bush wants to distance himself from the PR policies put into action for the Iraq war, causing just enough people to think that maybe he didn't exactly approve of how it made him look. This could be very helpful in initiating military engagement in Iran.
This issue is really two fold in essence. Scooter Libby stands as an architect of the Iraq policy and is representative of the mistakes and deceptions that have colored the conflict in a negative way, and hence should be left to go to jail thus showing a broad range of Americans in a silent and passive way that the ramp up to the Iraq war and the way it was conducted will not be repeated and that someone has to atone for those sins. On the other hand he also is representative of the Neo-conservative and conservative base of the Bush support pillar that has built the mess in Iraq and the Middle East. The question is this: Is it important for a more broad range of Americans to support Bush in his ramp up to war with Iran? Or is it more important for his base to be solidified for war with Iran? Up until now Bush has chosen the latter. Needless to say he is probably one of the most polarizing figures in the history of American politics. He's a lame duck president essentially at this point and why not keep to what has worked in the past, but it is more probable that long term goals like the usurpation of Iranian sovereignty and control of their oil rights has more lasting and decisive effects on the reasoning of those in the Bush administration than any one man or movement in this country is concerned.
In the final analysis the conservatives have served their purpose and haven't been shown to sway right of center moderates or cross-over political supporters to any of Bush's policies, most important war. If Scooter needs to be thrown to the wolves to make up for the mistakes of the PR campaign associated with the Iraq war to wage a better and more credible campaign for war with Iran than that is what will occur. The Bush administration is sending out mixed signals all over the place and gauging what political effect and or currency that they might develop as a result of Scooter Libby's fate. If history is any lesson Nixon was forced to let his closest advisors go to jail for at least a quarter of their term from some crimes that weren't directly related to the deaths of American service people and innocent civilians. In the end Scooter's and Dick Cheney's campaign to wage the Iraq war was duplicitous, deceitful, and full of holes. It was rammed down the throat of America and has caused the needless deaths of thousands of people. Many in America see this as the case and they want somebody to pay for all of the lies, this is Scooter.
If one was to advise Bush, one should caution the embattled president to let Scooter hang and atone for the administration's sins on the Iraq war PR campaign at least for now. Bush will most likely let Scooter serve part of his sentence and pardon him after the dust has settled down, or until the US is safely engaged in Iran. Although conservatives may be up in arms, some calling for blood on the Iraq war deceptions will be temporarily placated by time served by Dick Cheney's former aide. This would clear some of the deck on the perception of dishonesty with the Bush administration's call for war with Iraq. Letting Scooter go to jail may indicate, to some anyway, that Bush wants to distance himself from the PR policies put into action for the Iraq war, causing just enough people to think that maybe he didn't exactly approve of how it made him look. This could be very helpful in initiating military engagement in Iran.
Immigration reform: Part 1 - Bad comparisons and
With many calling the current immigration bill dead at the hands of grass roots organizations all over America, it's high time somebody truly define the issues that make this such a difficult, contentious and controversial issue as well as clear up the ambiguities and the misconceptions.
For many to simply harken back to America is the "melting pot" response is in itself an impediment to getting at the issue. It's a common mantra used by mostly left leaning politicos and lawyers to defend illegal immigration and the breaking of US law. The comparison is spurious at best and this is where one should start when clearing the fog that now permeates and obscures the true issues that drive this debate. Nineteen century immigration was a totally different entity to the now pervasive flood of illegal South and Central Americans invading this land. Nineteen century immigration was an almost completely controlled affair with quotas and various domestic raids to keep immigration law intact. Many were processed through Ellis Island in New York harbor and if they weren't deemed acceptable were turned back or detained. This period mixed with earlier Seventeenth and Eighteenth century immigration periods controlled mostly by royal charters or mercantile banks consisted of a controlled mixing of the population of the New World.
Today is a much different story, with almost 85% of the entirety of immigration as a whole now being illegal and coming from this hemisphere, versus Europe and Asia. One constant does remain and that is the need for cheap labor, this is what drives a large component of the support by powerful interests in this country to endorse and even encourage illegal immigration and the new immigration law is exactly that, an encouragement and endorsement of those who came to this country illegally. Does everybody deserve a better life, you bet, but not at the cost of the welfare of our countrymen or the sovereignty of the USA. Much of the sympathy derived from supporters of amnesty wrest on their efforts to paint these illegals as downtrodden abused fodder. In many cases this is true but the over generalization and the exploitation of this travesty has caused citizens and some lawmakers to look at the issue with a sentimentality that is misplaced and one that is easily distorted by the puppet masters.
What is funny to note is that NAFTA, one of the biggest frauds perpetrated on the American, Mexican, and Canadian public, was supposed to thwart movement across the border. The illusion of "Free Trade", as it has been called, was supposed to reduce immigration and improve Mexico's economy, instead it made Mexico a waste land for Corporations to manufacture cheap secondary parts for larger scale higher priced items manufactured mostly in Asia, but it seems the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Business Week, Forbes, and the Financial Times fail to mention this trend and if they do they see it as a good thing. NAFTA become nothing more than an excuse to plunder North and South American workers until the new Global Economy could move into a new phase, one that is here to screw us all.
In essence Mexicans, Guatemalans, Costa Ricans, and others from the South should make their own countries' worth living in. Instead of every man for themselves, paying the smugglers and the drug dealers to get themselves into the US they should be arming themselves for take over of their country for the good of them and their children. The major stumbling block to this is the oppressive imperial foreign policy of the United States which as deposed any significant people's movement since the beginning of the Twentieth Century, as well as the passive nature of many of Central and South America's peasant populations. As usual we have created our own monster, but one that many of the ruling elite welcomes, due the fact that the importation of cheap labor keeps wages down and cuts costs while all the while keeping third world nations as resource extraction points and places to launder money. In the end the American worker and the Mexican worker looses, while sub-human, simian, elitist scum get another gold faucet for their eighth bathroom in their palace.
In short if any righteous and well meaning people's movements in all the major countries south of the Rio Grande had been able to flourish we probably wouldn't have to deal with this issue to the degree at which we now do, but the creation of people's sovereignty is not in the long term plans of the global ruling elite. Sovereignty reduces profit and control of resources and so therefore must be curtailed, suppressed, and stopped. That is why dummy government after dummy government is created and supported in order to facilitate business interests. Many in this country support such actions and say that the creation of these "friendly" governments is why the USA is so prosperous and why the US stays on "top"; never knowing the trickle down and voodoo economics is a farce. Pure military power and the threat of nuclear war is what make this country not ingenuity, hard work and moral certitude. That went out the window in 1945 when we dropped the atomic bomb.
In the end immigration issue is clouded by disinformation and constant pull at the heart strings. All amnesty will do is engender and even greater contempt for the rule of law, drive down the living standards of everybody except the ruling elite, and undermine the sovereignty of every single country involved, giving more power to the corporations and international monetary syndicates. Everybody deserves to live their lives with the inalienable rights that are self evident and given by God, but should be able to do as such in their own land. I doubt that many immigrants if they could enjoy peace, security, and prosperity in their own country would want to leave and come to the US to work for eight dollars a day and live in tenement on 169th Street in the Bronx if they didn't have to. Just like the Nineteen century there is a better life and tyrannies that need to be fled, but the world isn't as big as it used to be and this country has a people of its own. Although what is left of American culture is being assaulted daily by corporations, mass illegal immigration, decadence, drug abuse, corpro-fascism it still should be fought for. This country should strive to make Mexico the best place it can be. And if this flood of immigrants truly has to do with Hispanic Catholic culture's inability to stop procreating than that's Mexico's problem and those who choose not to abstain or use birth control do what they have to. Our court systems are overrun with illegals committing every type of offense from heinous felonious crimes to simple traffic offenses with no recourse from our government with small municipalities, county government, and state government taking the brunt. The current immigration bill would never come close to having these individuals be held accountable it would simply clear the decks for a short period until a problem occurs again.
Although asking a demure population of passive fatalist Catholics in the Southern Hemisphere to stand up and take their country back is as far fetched as asking lazy Americans to wake up and ask for their country back, that doesn't mean you shouldn't stop asking or calling for what is right, just and logical to be served. One question that should wake a few of us up is what happens to all the billions in foreign aide that goes to Mexico each year. Why hasn't this done anything to stem the influx of immigration, why does it continue to get worse and why do we continue to provide aide? If this doesn't sum up the disastrous and pernicious situation we are in I don't know what does.
For many to simply harken back to America is the "melting pot" response is in itself an impediment to getting at the issue. It's a common mantra used by mostly left leaning politicos and lawyers to defend illegal immigration and the breaking of US law. The comparison is spurious at best and this is where one should start when clearing the fog that now permeates and obscures the true issues that drive this debate. Nineteen century immigration was a totally different entity to the now pervasive flood of illegal South and Central Americans invading this land. Nineteen century immigration was an almost completely controlled affair with quotas and various domestic raids to keep immigration law intact. Many were processed through Ellis Island in New York harbor and if they weren't deemed acceptable were turned back or detained. This period mixed with earlier Seventeenth and Eighteenth century immigration periods controlled mostly by royal charters or mercantile banks consisted of a controlled mixing of the population of the New World.
Today is a much different story, with almost 85% of the entirety of immigration as a whole now being illegal and coming from this hemisphere, versus Europe and Asia. One constant does remain and that is the need for cheap labor, this is what drives a large component of the support by powerful interests in this country to endorse and even encourage illegal immigration and the new immigration law is exactly that, an encouragement and endorsement of those who came to this country illegally. Does everybody deserve a better life, you bet, but not at the cost of the welfare of our countrymen or the sovereignty of the USA. Much of the sympathy derived from supporters of amnesty wrest on their efforts to paint these illegals as downtrodden abused fodder. In many cases this is true but the over generalization and the exploitation of this travesty has caused citizens and some lawmakers to look at the issue with a sentimentality that is misplaced and one that is easily distorted by the puppet masters.
What is funny to note is that NAFTA, one of the biggest frauds perpetrated on the American, Mexican, and Canadian public, was supposed to thwart movement across the border. The illusion of "Free Trade", as it has been called, was supposed to reduce immigration and improve Mexico's economy, instead it made Mexico a waste land for Corporations to manufacture cheap secondary parts for larger scale higher priced items manufactured mostly in Asia, but it seems the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Business Week, Forbes, and the Financial Times fail to mention this trend and if they do they see it as a good thing. NAFTA become nothing more than an excuse to plunder North and South American workers until the new Global Economy could move into a new phase, one that is here to screw us all.
In essence Mexicans, Guatemalans, Costa Ricans, and others from the South should make their own countries' worth living in. Instead of every man for themselves, paying the smugglers and the drug dealers to get themselves into the US they should be arming themselves for take over of their country for the good of them and their children. The major stumbling block to this is the oppressive imperial foreign policy of the United States which as deposed any significant people's movement since the beginning of the Twentieth Century, as well as the passive nature of many of Central and South America's peasant populations. As usual we have created our own monster, but one that many of the ruling elite welcomes, due the fact that the importation of cheap labor keeps wages down and cuts costs while all the while keeping third world nations as resource extraction points and places to launder money. In the end the American worker and the Mexican worker looses, while sub-human, simian, elitist scum get another gold faucet for their eighth bathroom in their palace.
In short if any righteous and well meaning people's movements in all the major countries south of the Rio Grande had been able to flourish we probably wouldn't have to deal with this issue to the degree at which we now do, but the creation of people's sovereignty is not in the long term plans of the global ruling elite. Sovereignty reduces profit and control of resources and so therefore must be curtailed, suppressed, and stopped. That is why dummy government after dummy government is created and supported in order to facilitate business interests. Many in this country support such actions and say that the creation of these "friendly" governments is why the USA is so prosperous and why the US stays on "top"; never knowing the trickle down and voodoo economics is a farce. Pure military power and the threat of nuclear war is what make this country not ingenuity, hard work and moral certitude. That went out the window in 1945 when we dropped the atomic bomb.
In the end immigration issue is clouded by disinformation and constant pull at the heart strings. All amnesty will do is engender and even greater contempt for the rule of law, drive down the living standards of everybody except the ruling elite, and undermine the sovereignty of every single country involved, giving more power to the corporations and international monetary syndicates. Everybody deserves to live their lives with the inalienable rights that are self evident and given by God, but should be able to do as such in their own land. I doubt that many immigrants if they could enjoy peace, security, and prosperity in their own country would want to leave and come to the US to work for eight dollars a day and live in tenement on 169th Street in the Bronx if they didn't have to. Just like the Nineteen century there is a better life and tyrannies that need to be fled, but the world isn't as big as it used to be and this country has a people of its own. Although what is left of American culture is being assaulted daily by corporations, mass illegal immigration, decadence, drug abuse, corpro-fascism it still should be fought for. This country should strive to make Mexico the best place it can be. And if this flood of immigrants truly has to do with Hispanic Catholic culture's inability to stop procreating than that's Mexico's problem and those who choose not to abstain or use birth control do what they have to. Our court systems are overrun with illegals committing every type of offense from heinous felonious crimes to simple traffic offenses with no recourse from our government with small municipalities, county government, and state government taking the brunt. The current immigration bill would never come close to having these individuals be held accountable it would simply clear the decks for a short period until a problem occurs again.
Although asking a demure population of passive fatalist Catholics in the Southern Hemisphere to stand up and take their country back is as far fetched as asking lazy Americans to wake up and ask for their country back, that doesn't mean you shouldn't stop asking or calling for what is right, just and logical to be served. One question that should wake a few of us up is what happens to all the billions in foreign aide that goes to Mexico each year. Why hasn't this done anything to stem the influx of immigration, why does it continue to get worse and why do we continue to provide aide? If this doesn't sum up the disastrous and pernicious situation we are in I don't know what does.
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