Rudy and his terrible crew will get US all killed. These folks never quit with their fear mongering, discriminatory, racist, Islamic fascist crap. Never. Once again, Rudy's worthless, despicable "friends" have raised concerns about his "Presidential" intentions.
Welcome, John Deady, the co-chair of state Veterans for Rudy and his penchant for babbling nonsense.
"He's got I believe the knowledge and the judgement to attack one of the most difficult problems in current history and that is the rise of the Muslims, and make no mistake about it, this hasn't happened for a thousand years. These people are very dedicated and they're also very very smart in their own way. We need to keep the feet to the fire and keep pressing these people until we defeat or chase them back to their caves or in other words get rid of them."
Rudy...Please do US all a favor. Take yourself and your corrupt friends and go hide in a CAVE. You embarrass US all...Consistently. These discriminatory WAR MONGERS DO NOT REPRESENT AMERICA. Only the Neo Conservative AGENDA!
“Do I think that Giuliani would take that action? I personally think he would,” founding father of neoconservatism Norman Podhoretz.
Say it ain't so. Mr. 911 holds the same beliefs as Mr. Neo Con, Norman Podhoretz. In a recent interview, Podhoretz stated, "As far as I can tell there is very little difference in how he sees the war and how I see it." and this was during Rudy's briefing on Podhoretz vision of WWIV.
Norman Podhoretz believes that America needs to go to war soon with Iran. As far as he knows, Rudy Giuliani thinks the same thing.
“I was asked to come in and give him a briefing on the war, World War IV,” said Mr. Podhoretz, a founding father of neoconservatism and leading foreign policy adviser to Mr. Giuliani. “As far as I can tell there is very little difference in how he sees the war and how I see it.”
Mr. Podhoretz, 77, explained the very straightforward proposition he has been proposing to Mr. Giuliani from the start of the campaign: “The choice before us is either bomb those nuclear facilities or let them get the bomb.” ...... In July, Mr. Giuliani named Mr. Podhoretz a senior adviser on a foreign policy team subsequently stockpiled with more neoconservatives, including Middle East historian Daniel Pipes and Paul Wolfowitz acolyte Michael Rubin.
To Mr. Podhoretz’s obvious admiration, the Giuliani campaign seems to have become something of a lifeboat for neoconservatives shipwrecked after the Bush administration’s failures in Iraq.
“Well, I’m not finished,” said Mr. Podhoretz, who has just come out with a new book titled World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism.
How do the neoconservatives and Giuliani view their relationship? not bad..he's their savior...their new prophet of 'doom'
“I think it is interesting that he doesn’t think that this is a liability,” he continued. “He is certainly aware of the fact that some people see it as a liability or use it against him.”
.... “It’s certainly not hurt him in the South,” he said. “It may be that he thinks having a preponderance of hawks among his advisers, forget about neoconservatives, is good for his campaign. And from what I can gather, this has proved to be the case in South Carolina—you have a lot of military families.” .... MR. PODHORETZ SAID he has seen ample evidence that Mr. Giuliani supports the idea of military strikes. He referred to a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition earlier this month in which Mr. Giuliani said, “If I’m president of the United States, I guarantee you we will never find out what they will do if they get nuclear weapons, because they’re not going to get nuclear weapons.”
War, war, war, and more war..that is all they want
Podhoretz, wasn't finished, he wants everybody to know about the rest of the presidential field of candidates,
I don’t know who Romney is. I have no sense of him. I don’t know who Fred Thompson is. He talks the talk. My guess has been all along is that he has been so popular, even if he is less popular now, because people think they are voting for Arthur Branch of Law and Order.” (hehehehe)
Not surprisingly, Mr. Podhoretz was even more scathing in his assessment of the position of leading Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who advocates vigorous diplomacy and has rejected the “false choice” between imminent war and a nuclear Iran. He was particularly derisive about Mrs. Clinton for voting to label Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization and then proposing legislation to block Mr. Bush from attacking Iran without Congressional approval. Read the full article
He's screwing Africa that's where. Today, The American Enterprise Institute is having a closed door meeting named, AFRICOM: Implications for African Securtiy and U.S.- African Relations. Do we really want the man who helped BushCo seduce the nation into war with Iraq leading the way into Africa? I don't believe so.
Speakers at this AEI conference will address some of the major questions raised by AFRICOM�s creation: What are U.S. interests in Africa, and what forms of security partnership will protect them most effectively? How does Africa define its own security priorities, and what forms of U.S. engagement does it find most valuable? Does this signal a fundamental shift away from a primarily humanitarian foreign policy toward Africa to a more �normal� policy based on mutual interests and common threats?
8:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
9:00
Panel I: What�s New about AFRICOM and What�s Not?
Panelists:
Gen. James L. Jamerson, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Lockheed Martin Corporation
Theresa M. Whelan, U.S. Department of Defense
Paul Wolfowitz, AEI
Moderator:
Thomas Donnelly, AEI
Wolfowitz and his other lunatic PNAC cronies should keep their paws off Africa. The formation of AFRICOM is quickly becoming a highly controversial issue in both the US and abroad. The establishment of AFRICOM is of growing geopolitical concern due to the continents large oil and gas reserves and China's increasing presence on the continent.
“Natural resources represent Africa's current and future wealth, but in an open-market environment, many benefit,” she continued. “Ironically, the U.S., China, and other countries share a common interest -- that of a secure environment in Africa, and that's AFRICOM's objective. defenselink
Whelan insisted that Africom was being created mainly to rationalise US international military command structures, as different African countries now fell under three different US military commands.
Abdullah Alzubedi, Libya's ambassador to South Africa, asked Whelan how the US could divide the world up into its own military commands. Wasn't that for the United Nations to do? he asked. And if China, say, decided also to create an Africa Command, would that not cause conflict? Peter Fabricius
Is Africa becoming the 'sand box' of choice for another proxy war?
Under the recommendations of Wolfowitz and his AEI cronies, the program will undoubtedly take a militaristic view. They will deem it necessary to provide assistance to their 'long war' of terror. Their [Wolfowitz,PNAC,AEI,neocons] view on the world, known as 'Bush diplomacy' is accomplished through preemption. By acting first and dealing with questions later. They will militarize the continent. It will fall into two camps. The east vs. the west.
Africa has been neglected by the world for decades..and now everyone takes interest...It's because of their oil..it's always about the oil
Wolfowitz' lack of judgement has a long record. Everything this man touches screws the world and benefits relatively few. Don't let the US fall into another Wolfman Trap.
His 'planning' already proved catastrophic for the Middle East. He Failed at the IMF. Should he really be 'planning' for the entire continent of Africa? He is not an expert. He is a neo con hack. He is a criminal.
Shall we remember the words of 40 of his collegues at the IMF..his last 'employer'
"There is only one way for Wolfowitz to further the mission of the bank: He should resign. He has damaged his own credibility on good governace." BBC
This is a repost of mine that I believe deserves another posting. Especially today.
Now that the Administration and the US mainstream press have calmed down over touting of the new multi billion-dollar military sales package for Arab nations and Israel, its time to take a step back and realize what we've just done. This unique video mash up is of former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld lambasting the previous spending and accounting practices at the Pentagon. He states.."Its 'terrifying'.". .. and that the Department of Defense and the Pentagon will need a complete restructuring with the cooperation of Congress to provide proper oversight and manage the financial aspects of the institution.
It's amazing, just one day before the events of 9/11, Congress and the media were beginning to ramp up their coverage on a report that the Defense Department 'misplaced' 2.3 Trillion dollars of taxpayers money. Six years later.. an estimated 40 cents of every dollar spent on the war on terror goes to secretive sub 'machine gun' contractors and outsourced intelligence agencies with absolutely no oversight. Worse yet, we are now publicly arming the enemies of our enemies...again. Prepare for the impending 'blowback'.
9/10/2001 was the end of an era. It changed everything. It was, as Francis Fukuyama had previously written , The End of History, without the cheery ending with liberal western democracies winning out. 9/12/2001 was the first day of our NeWhOmeland. A place where military spending is abundant, lucrative contracts secretive, wiretapping legal, torture allowed, renditions abound, the constitution trampled, our rights subverted, Free speech denied, censorship applied....What have we done? All in the name of 'national security'..WHY?
We're not protecting our NATION, but defending the Bush Cabal fear mongering, militaristic, state. Don't let our NATION slip into the annals history and emerge as this crazed Homeland based on fear...it's TYRANNY
Watch the video and listen to what our Senators WERE saying. Listen to their disgust of military spending.
Upon reading this article on buzzflash.net my mind wandered into the netherworld. You've been warned.
The most powerful nations in the world have given a raised middle finger to Africa. They've decided that Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Madonna, George Clooney, and Leo DiCaprio are, good enough, 'conciliatory' ambassadors for the the western world to the continent of Africa..and to a lessor extent, the planet.
Hell, Ted Turner is paying down the United States neglected/past UN dues..it's way too much money..I can't remember how much, but I'm sure it's enough to feed, clothe, and shelter every homeless individual in America.
The 'tanks' are running on Empty. Is 'celebrity diplomacy' and sub ' machine gun' contractors all the Bush Cabal have left in their arsenal of foreign policy/diplomacy? This lame duck administration is rapidly becoming even more pathetic. Richard Armitage said it best,
"We're playing foreign policy at the moment like five-year- olds play soccer, everyone is going after the ball at once rather than cover the whole field...Right now, we're just so preoccupied with Iraq that we're ignoring Asia totally." The Australian 9/3/07
The world watches as genocide is being committed in the Sudan and the world's ONLY HEGEMON sits idly by and dismisses it for 'blood oil'. We are all being screwed...deceived. The horrid Iraq/n debacle is cannibalizing all our so called 'experts'. The worse is yet to come. More will be devoured after the Petraeus'ASSESSMENT' is delivered by either former, current, or past deputies of PNAC members.
What's that they say...'Birds of a feather flock together'. Well, prepare for the unified 'wings' to flap. Partynut said it best, Gen. "BetrayUS", will become the current fall guy.
But who exactly do the wings consist of? Is the next, soon to be 'fall guy' , what's his name, Gen. Bergner, or some crap like that. You know...the guy, the 'good ol' boy' who for the longest time was the MILITARY DEPUTY liaison of ELLIOTT ABRAMS, a leading neocon 'pseudo brilliant, corruptive, subversive mind', or as FOX news calls them..experts. Bergner's recent assignment to Iraq seems Bush/Cheney/Machiavellian to me. It's my assumption that Bergner's hand prints will be all over the PetraeusPre-assessment-ASSESSMENT-Sept.'surge' Report before, we the people, actually receive it. I'm sure it will be 'fair and balanced'.
Oh yeah, Abrams is also a signature of that horrible piece of 'preemptive' crap called PNAC. Bergner 's presence in Iraq will undoubtedly have had a prominent voice in 'BetrayUs's assessment.
These guys are pathetic.. To them....the citizenry of the United States are like room temperature M & M's in their hands....they melt in your mouth, not in your hands. Only problem is, They taste like $hit and leave an awful aftertaste in your mouth.
They've given US nothing but a sour taste in our mouths and collective heartburn. IMPEACH. When is enough, ENOUGH?
500 more days of subversion could mean the end of our already 'usurped'democrazy. Don't let 9/11 and the 'national security threat' bring US eternally into their new HOMELAND. DISSENT...it's American..PROTEST...it's patriotic.
What is so harmful with finally giving PEACE a chance?
It looks like neo imperial America is increasing her empire. Touting "the Time Has Finally Come" and "..the long anticipated event",Homeland Security and apparently her little sister the, Latin American Caribbean Security Council (LACHSS ), is holding a summit November 7-10, 2007 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. With a goal of bringing Latin America and the Caribbean countries into the existing homeland security apparatus, the LACHSS summit has a stated mission to
...bring together leaders from government, the military, law enforcement, first responders academia, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to exchange ideas for strengthening security in the region. As the first event of its kind in this hemisphere, this summit represents a truly historic opportunity for collaboration, coordination and cooperation.
The LACHSS summit promises its attendees a unique experience and opportunity to 'collaborate' with like minded peers of 36 countries and territories from the Hall of Nations. Participants will be able to take classes, watch A/V demonstrations, receive homeland security certification and view products showcased by corporations and NGO's within the security sector.
...interaction with high-level policy and decision makers at the only event that provides that provides networking between all eight prevention, protection, preparedness, response and recovery disciples.
These "boots on the ground" operatives..have the hands on knowledge and experience to appreciate the value and effectiveness of the showcased products and services presented by our sponsors and exhibitors, as well as the applicability of these products and services in their local needs.
Corporations specializing in security technologies equipment, services and educational materials will present their products...while some 400 homeland security professionals and experts...will be attending more than two dozen high level certification and re certification courses.
Wow! Sounds exciting. there is even going to be corporate sponsors and exhibitors. I wonder if KBR will run the concession stand and open bar. Great! I need another retinal scanner, fingerprint analysis machine, my new wiretapping satellite access codes, laser weaponry. Can't wait. Oh yeah..another biometrics reader too. I wonder if Carlyle Group will be handing out 10% off coupons at the door?
Who are the keynote speakers, you ask? Well, that's a little complicated. LACHSS says they are
Truly distinguished personalities. Concerned. Committed. With convincing, in depth knowledge and insight. Keen to promote a new era in security management and enforcement in the Americas.
For starters Barry McCaffery. That's right the former Drug Czar who lost the war on drugs. Madeline Albright....and well...that's it. The other three are 'national security'.
Senior former Government Representative—Classified For Security Reasons
Theopening keynote speech will be delivered by a very high-level, official government representative and international spokesperson of the United States—the host country of this Summit.
Senior Government Representative—Classified For Security Reasons Coming from a Latin American country characterized by large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, this very high-level, official government representative will deliver a keynote address on regional security integration.
Senior Government Representative—Classified For Security Reasons
Backed by a strong, private-sector based, free-market economy in the trillion dollar class, this very high-level, official government representative will address the conference in a keynote presentation on economic stability as a component of homeland security.
What the hell is going on here. Our NeW hOmeland is already expanding?..we just got her in 2001. We can't defend our current borders, yet Homeland Security sees another network to tap. Another way to spy on US. All in the name of 'security'. This is absolutely ludicrous...BushCO is going to subvert the entire western hemisphere in less than 8 years.
All the subverters of democracy are convening in November to prepare and train their cohorts in crime. How does America not see this coming. Its in our face, WAKE UP or our NATION is dead. Lost to a forgone era.
Special note: LACHSS print advertisement in Foreign Affairs read
A stitch in time saves nine. So the saying goes. When that stitch saves lives. it's imperative that immediate action is take ...Your presence will signal not only your concern, but also your readiness to fight. To fight for a more secure life. Let's together, put up a fight for the values we stand for. Those very values are threatened. This threat will not got away with words. Let's, therefore, make a stand. Together. Bringing Homeland Security to all Americas.
The attempt to blow up JFK International Airport in New York, its fuel supplies and pipeline systems, along with half of Queens, New York's largest borough, in May 2007, was a warning shot. You heard it. We count on you. Take your stand. Make history.
Check out their website and be completely shocked for yourself. The imagery and logo alone is sure to please, scare, and enrage. Same Players. Different Scandal.
Recent revelations by the White House that the 'September Petraeus Report' will be written by the White House and its senior officials is absolutely ridiculous. Has the pot ever called the kettle black? I believe not. This is a clear sign that Petraeus has succumbed to the power of partisan politics instead of his commitment to duty.
White House officials suggested to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week that Petraeus and Crocker would brief lawmakers in a closed session before the release of the report, congressional aides said.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates would provide the only public testimony before the delivery of the report. It also clearly states that the president "will prepare the report and submit the report to Congress" after consultation with the secretaries of state and defense and with the top U.S. military commander in Iraq and the U.S. ambassador. Washington Post 8/16/2001
Hasn't the same players from different scandals led US down the same path before? Remember Iran / Contra? The selling of arms to Iran to perpetuate an illegal proxy war with the Contras in Nicaragua and Honduras and in turn, have Iran increase pressure on Hezbollah to release of American held hostages. Read former Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North's emails. This scandal was huge. In fact it brings US back around to square one with our current Iraq/Iran debacle.
While Iran and Iraq were fighting their bloody war of attrition, the US was supplying Iraq with weapons and the Soviets, Iran. Then the bi polar hegemonic powers switched sides and started supplying the opposing nation. It was a huge clu$ter f@$k...In short, we were supplying the enemies of our enemies with weapons. Nothing new. What was new was an investigative committee finding North complicit.
Lt. Colonel Ollie North never stood up...never stopped obeying orders from his civilian counterparts in the CIA, Defense department, the Oval Office, etc. He allowed himself to become a political tool for the administration. As he stated under testimony "I was authorized to do everything that I did". Illegal or not, the order was obeyed.
Is this what our military general and officer corps are supposed to do? To obey all orders even if those orders are illegal? I tend to differ with this judgement. Our military leaders are not to blindly obey. They're the military professionals. They've been educated and trained in warfare, unlike their civilian counterparts in the Pentagon and the Defense Department who dabble in academic thought on war. Our military leader do this as their full time job...they know war.
Our civilian leaders know war only through academia. War is merely an academic experiment to them. Much like writing this blog is for me. Part time. The military offers the means for war...Politicians offer the justification. If the rationale doesn't 'fly'...it should be squashed and deemed inappropriate. This is where North failed. He didn't question. He didn't use his better judgement. Instead he defended the rationale.
In Iraq it appears our generals are obeying blindly. They, like US, seem to have no voice with the BushCO administration. I fear Petraeus has taken the same path. He his allowing his professionalism to be subjugated to partisan political endeavours. He is becoming the tool of subversion. The patsy. He and his military corps know what is happening in Iraq. They live the reality, not the administration who enjoy the cozy comforts of the Western White House.
His words need to be heard otherwise he has become the 'new Iraq strategy'..the old Bush strategy. In fact, didn't the last 'man in charge', Gen. Pace, not receive a 2nd term as Joint Chief of Staff in Iraq because he was getting ready to face Congressional testimony on the 'progress' of the war? BushCO pulled him. They feared Pace would cave under pressure and risk their entire fallacy of a war. Let's just hope they didn't find their patsy.
I guess we'll all find out on Sept 15th. Will the persistent lie continue? or will the man that has been sold to US as the Saviour for Iraq turn out to be a 'lemon'. The same players sold US a pack of lies to get into THIS war, are they selling US the carton in General Petraeus? I'll ask again..Has Gen. Petraeus become our new Ollie North?
A little advice from myself: History remembers all those complicit generals in WWII. They will remember you too, Petraeus. Jump ship now..don't become part of the same players cast. Stand up and defend our Nation...not the homeland. All Ollie received was a war propagandist FOX news show. Your credentials, your service, your reputation is worth much more. Especially to our children. Let the TRUTH out!
Iran / Contra: From Poppy fields in Afghanistan to the Streets of LA
1988: Indicted or Prosecuted for involvement in the Iran / Contra Scandal.
June 7, 1981 is a year that must be revisited carefully. The rising rhetoric of the Bush Administration towards Iran requires one to look through another pair of 'glasses'. For years, the Bush administration, Cheney in particular, has been 'barking loudly' and beating its stick towards Iran. The rising display of deterrence toward Iran, known as Bush diplomacy, is absolutely frightening. Moving two more carrier strike groups into the Gulf , the recent arms sale to many Persian Gulf states and Israel, the announcement of 'blacklisting' the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Petraeus' expected 'pull back' not withdrawl of troops in Iraq to 'safer areas' are much more than mere coincidence. They are formulating their strategic plans for a preemptive military strike on Iran. They are provoking Iran into an incident. This would give them the means to justify their ultimate ends. The destruction of Iran's nuclear capability. Have we forgotten 1981?
On June 7th at 3:30 in the late afternoon, eight F16 fighter bombers and six F15 escorts hit their afterburners and soared off the runway from Etzion Air Force Base in southern Israel. Streaking low in the skies to avoid radar detection, the Israeli pilots bypassed Jordanian airspace and flew through Saudi Arabia to enter Iraqi air space unchallenged. Reaching their prescribed destination, at 5:35 PM, the pilots unleashed their devastation . Their target, the Iraqi Osirak nuclear facility on the outskirts of Baghdad.
5:37 PM,....the first preemptive military strike of a nuclear reactor in the world had been successful. The Osirak Nuclear Facility was destroyed. Deemed Operation Opera, it has been widely hailed as a complete success. Israel took the nod from many western governments that Iraq must not possess a nuclear capability and took action. They could not have a nation in the region who, at the time, was professing Israel's impending destruction. Saddam was screaming to the world the same absurd claims of Israels destruction, as Iranian President Abedinejad has been currently. Does one think that the world will let this continue?..will Israel?...the answer is NO.
Are you starting to see the similarities? This time the Bush Cabal has a much more prominent role. They are emboldened by already having almost our entire military in the Persian Gulf region. Iran WILL NOT be allowed to continue with their nuclear facilities and enrichment programs. IAEA regulations and UN resolutions move to slowly within our rapidly changing multi polar international world. The West wants to assert their supreme hegemony. The bureaucracy will tie up action within the UN and Israel and the west will have already acted. Cheney's 'meaningful consequences' will have occurred.They will not wait for approval.
"Given the fact that Iran has a stated policy that their objective is the destruction of Israel, the Israelis might well decide to act first, and let the rest of the world worry about cleaning up the diplomatic mess afterwards," Cheney said in 2005
"The Iranian regime needs to know that if it stays on its present course, the international community is prepared to impose meaningful consequences. (Applause.) For our part, the United States is keeping all options on the table in addressing the irresponsible conduct of the regime. (Applause.) And we join other nations in sending that regime a clear message: We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon."full transcript
That will come after. After we've already entered in the "dark days of civilization" and presumptively placed the world into a generational "clash of civilizations".
Listen to their drumbeat...This is not the "last throes of the insurgency", this is not "mission accomplished", it's the beginning of a religious resistance. A struggle for survival. Iran will not play tit for tat..they will go for broke. War will be asymmetrical. Iran will unleash horrible consequences to the Bush Cabals 'oil driven west'. Iran will undoubtedly internationalize the conflict. We will have given them a true reason to chant their " Death to America". Think wisely..don't allow the subversion. Our planet depends on US. Stop watching Brittney and Kfed!...read the news..read the historical record.
Now that the Administration and the US mainstream press have calmed down over touting of the new multi billion-dollar military sales package for Arab nations and Israel, its time to take a step back and realize what we've just done. This unique video mash up is of former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld lambasting the previous spending and accounting practices at the Pentagon. He states.."Its 'terrifying'.". .. and that the Department of Defense and the Pentagon will need a complete restructuring with the cooperation of Congress to provide proper oversight and manage the financial aspects of the institution.
It's amazing, just one day before the events of 9/11, Congress and the media were beginning to ramp up their coverage on a report that the Defense Department 'misplaced' 2.3 Trillion dollars of taxpayers money. Six years later.. an estimated 40 cents of every dollar spent on the war on terror goes to secretive sub 'machine gun' contractors and outsourced intelligence agencies with absolutely no oversight. Worse yet, we are now publicly arming the enemies of our enemies...again. Prepare for the impending 'blowback'.
9/10/2001 was the end of an era. It changed everything. It was, as Francis Fukuyama had previously written , The End of History, without the cheery ending with liberal western democracies winning out. 9/12/2001 was the first day of our NeWhOmeland. A place where military spending is abundant, lucrative contracts secretive, wiretapping legal, torture allowed, renditions abound, the constitution trampled, our rights subverted, Free speech denied, censorship applied....What have we done? All in the name of 'national security'..WHY?
We're not protecting our NATION, but defending the Bush Cabal fear mongering, militaristic, state. Don't let our NATION slip into the annals history and emerge as this crazed Homeland based on fear...it's TYRANNY
Watch the video and listen to what our Senators WERE saying. Listen to their disgust of military spending.
As the Iraq war pushes deep into another abysmal year, the Bush Cabal are finding it harder to keep 'confidential' information secret than ever before. Slowly all their dirty little secrets will come to bare all their criminal deeds. One of these dastardly secrets is the Green Zone in Iraq. home and sole 'source' of western journalists, it serves as the HQ of the allied armed forces, western diplomats, the Iraqi Parliament, and 'base' to countless sub 'machine gun' contractors in the war on terror. Subject of many controversies, the Green Zone, IS IRAQ to the American populace. What is in this 'Green Zone'?who is there?what does it look like? Who knows...."it's national security"
Hush...stop asking questions.
In a shocking discovery...the Green Zone is an American 'paradise'. Consisting of 320 acres, on prime Baghdad real estate...the Green Zone is exactly that..a Green zone..an area in which Americans...and other 'westerners' alike can cajole and hop about within 'Iraq'. It serves as a resting place, an eatery, a tennis 'mecca', home to the few western journalist in Iraq ...it's paradise in the lands of Mesopotamia...the cradle of civilization. The Green Zone is exactly what the Bush Cabal wants to hide from the public...The real Iraq....gated "luxury Iraq".
Filled with pools, national monuments, world class date orchards, palaces..the Green Zone was once Saddam's and his associates residential zone.
"an uncrowded district of villas, palaces, and monuments set in a park like expanse that spreads for four square miles inside a meander of the Tigris River at the center of the ruined city."William Langewiesche
His personal Disneyland, if you will. Not anymore. Currently the Green Zone offers another reality...the realities of western occupation. As the rest of Iraq suffers through an occupation for 'blood oil', western companies enjoy the comforts of Iraq's' former Dictator. They have commandeered the very essence of Iraq. Take a moment a go on the tour...the tour 'w', 4th Branch, and the "domesticated" Western press don't want you to see....The missing "news" in their coverage.
Camp Victory
Failed Opportunities...Lost Souls
Humvee: Baghdad Road Rage
Green Zone Journalism...Pathetic
KBR Living
For the love of Haliburton
Sean Smith, award winning war photographer for the Guardian, Observational Films
Parents throughout the United States have been in a frenzy over the amount of toy recalls lately. Scared parents have been searching through their children's toy boxes for 'Made in China' lead based toys. Fearing the worst...toys are being discarded almost as fast as the Chinese can make them. Upon further investigation...the Parents Advisory Board for Crappy Outsourced Toys, has declared that the John McCain toy doll has the highest quantity of lead in their product. Stating,
"....the McCain doll...is a major concern of ours....That damn doll...it's a Monster..when you pull the cord to make John speak....it sprays lead based slobber all over the room. To make matters worse...when it stops slobbering..the toy goes on an Iraq warmongering rant for nearly 5 full minutes. Rest assured though..according to our records...there has only been 2 sold worldwide." PABCOT
Hearing this last bit of intrigued me even more...Who bought these dolls for their children? I proceeded to McCain's Iowa stop for answers. Upon arriving at the event I saw two sickly children and a set of cheery parents. These must be the culprits I thought to myself. Approaching them cautiously...I questioned,"why would you buy these dolls for your children? Haven't you heard?" In a short retort they replied in unison,
" we are neo cons, damn it. Soon everyone will be required to play with their McCain dolls before bedtime. Don't you support our troops? Damn liberal "bloggers and those who support them".
To my surprise..when confronted with the 'made in china' lead based paint issue with their dolls, McCain replied gleefully
"are you kidding...I still have supporters. This is the best news I've received all week. Thanks..Perhaps they need a ride somewhere...I need someone to chip in for gas in order to get to my next campaign stop..that damn Straight Talk Express is eating away the little funds I have left. Otherwise I'll be catching a ride with Tancredo...we're both ' nuts .' ...sorry I must go..I have a late night backroom 4th Branch strategy session I must attend." Same Players. Different Scandal. John McCain to sell Straight Talk Express..any takers?
Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ernesto Zedillo(former President of Mexico) Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Hillary Clinton, John Ashcroft, Gary Hart, Howard Dean, Dean Acheson, Les Aspin, Porter Goss, Stephen Hadley, John Negroponte, Strobe Talbott, Paul Bremer, Scooter Libby, Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Kagan, Joe Lieberman, John Kerry, David Gergen.....the list is endless.
* Dick Cheney was kicked out of Yale. Instead he started his own post graduate fraternity....The 4th Branch
As the world focuses in on the United States/Saudi Arabian arms deal, there has been another deal that has gone unnoticed. Last week the U.S. government signed a controversial 'civilian' deal with India in the pursuit of their nuclear program. Named the 123 agreement, India and the United States have agreed upon India creating a civilian based nuclear program with the assistance of the United States.
"The details of the so-called '123 agreement' are still shrouded in secrecy but, on the basis of what has been disclosed, it is clear that the U.S.-India nuclear cooperation deal is an example of crude realpolitik trumping nuclear nonproliferation principles in total disregard of the NPT," exclaimed Jayantha Djanapala, U.N. Under-Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs.
Although India has nuclear weapons...this agreement suggests that India has been accepted as part of the nuclear weapons club. Does this not seem suspicious? For the last 6 years we have given their neighbor...and rival...Pakistan over 10 billion in arms. Are we not fueling an arms race between these two prospective nations? Has the NPT failed? If we wander around the world and give arms and nuclear support to those that have not signed the NPT aren't we just perpetuating the nuclear dilemma?..a nuclear disaster?
"... the people of India and Pakistan will pay the price, since the nuclear deal will fuel the India-Pakistan nuclear arms race... The deal will allow India to increase its capacity to make nuclear weapons materiel, and Pakistan has already said it will do whatever it can to keep up with India...this means nuclear establishments in both countries will become more powerful, drain even greater resources away from social development, and increase the nuclear danger in South Asia," exclaims Zia Mian of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
"The problem wit h the deal is not that it acknowledges that India has nuclear weapons...The problem is that both India and the United States are showing no signs of working towards the elimination of their arsenals together with other states possessing nuclear weapons." stated John Burroughs, executive director of the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy in NY.
This deal represents a clear reversal of the polices set forth by the NPT itself. How is it possible for the U.S. to 'sell' through 'civilian' sources....Nuclear information? The United States is becoming the new Pakistani A Q Kahn. Not with our military....but with our 'contractors' . This is a war of profit maximization...not to stop terrorism. Straight hypocrisy. Are we truly fighting this war on terror or are we perpetuating a cycle of arms dealing dubbed a 'generational war' for the profits of the military industrial complex. As Zia Mian of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton states,
"...the deal is also a clear violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1172, adopted on 6 June 1998, which was passed unanimously, and called upon India and Pakistan "immediately to stop their nuclear weapon development programmes, to refrain from weaponisation or from the deployment of nuclear weapons, to cease development of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons and any further production of fissile material for nuclear weapons." That resolution also encouraged all States to "prevent the export of equipment, materials or technology that could in any way assist programs in India or Pakistan for nuclear weapons"
Stop the insanity. Currently we are arming our enemies and the enemies of our enemies...the same as we have done before...and as history dictates...Blowback will undoubtedly occur. The Bush Administration is committing a farce on the American public. Stand up and make your voice heard. Stop the Tyranny. Stop the insanity...we all bleed the same. The world weeps.
