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Preamble: The first version of this essay was issued SEP. 14, 2001 about 9-11, and evolved to include the ‘True Reasons’ Bush invaded Iraq and Afghanistan. Events and information
exposed since 9-11 confirm all the conclusions herein, and thus their validity. KEY issues are that: a. 9-11 had nothing to
do with Saddam, but was ‘used’ by Bush as an excuse to invade Iraq (see True Reasons below), b. Invading
Afghanistan was to build an oil/gas pipeline (the same reason the Russians invaded) and c. The government story about planning
and execution of 9-11 is full of voids and lies. There is much work needed to get the true story. As an engineer, I know there
is no way the twin towers (built with an exterior shell of I-beams), and Bldg 7 fell into their footprint at freefall
speed without controlled demolition installed in advance! The same doubts surround the so-called crash of an airliner into
the Pentagon.
A)
Why Muslims Hate Our Government: I’m all for finding and stopping the bombers and other maniacs that use violence
to vent their rage, but feel equally as strong that we must examine why these thugs target us. The press, TV, and their 'experts'
are overlooking (or avoiding) the core causes of why most Muslims in the Mid East (and elsewhere) hate us. The two key causes
are; a) our worldwide meddling foreign policy (especially in the Mid East), and b) our extreme support of Israel (financial,
military, and political). Osama made it clear in his letter of Nov-04 (suppressed by Bush) that his reasons to attack the
US were; a) US troops and bases on Saudi soil, b) US biased support of Israel (see B-2 below), and c) the sanctions and bombings
of Iraq since 1991 (see www.fff.org, key word ‘cruel’, 2-part essay). Bush twisted that into ‘they hate
our way of life, etc.’. No one mentions our propping of oppressive regimes such as; 1. The US lacky Shah of Iran (installed after the CIA overthrew the democratically elected Pres. Mossadegh in 1953,
who nationalized, i.e., stole from UK and US, the Iranian oil industry), 2. Saudi Kings -a deal struck by FDR with Ibn Saud
in Feb.,1945, after Yalta on the USS Quincy in the Suez canal’s Bitter Lake, to trade oil, sold to all only in US$,
for protection of the monarchy-, 3. Marcos in Philippines, and 4. Somoza and various others in Latin America, etc.). It may be a coincidence, but on Sep. 11, 2001 the pals of Osama bin Laden were to
be sentenced in New York for the 1998 bombings of 2 US embassies in Africa.
There are other reasons people dislike us. Many people, of many countries and religions,
view the US exuberant lifestyle and free-enterprise ‘capitalist’ system as improper and immoral. For Muslims,
this is partly a jealousy/scapegoat issue due to the lack of freedom and prosperity in most of the Islamic world (due to corrupt
leaders, rejection of ‘outside’ ideas and technology, and repression of women - half of the workforce). They
also view Islam as more ‘virtuous’ than Christianity or Judaism, but ignore the need for liberty as a foundation
for virtue (lack of coercion), and rejection of violence (the ultimate ‘non-virtue) in achieving their dreams of world
domination. Furthermore, the Arabs have not forgotten their losses from 13 infamous Crusades as a reason to hate Europe and
it’s pals in ‘the West’. One could call the 2003 US invasion of Iraq the fourteenth Crusade
Of course, the creation of Israel in 1948 (an illegal maneuver by the UN, UK and US;
they had no authority to create a new country) was a huge jab to Arab pride and sovereignty. Due to all of the above ‘indignities’,
Muslims don’t want their gov’ts to deal with us, have our tourists and business people mingling with them, and
most certainly not have our military bases on their sacred Arab soil. The book ‘Dying to Win’ by Prof. R. Pape
shows that occupying forces are the main reason suicide bombers exist. It is the only WMD that poor citizens have. However,
I say our relationship with Israel is the current core issue that gets the bombers into action against the US. And please
forget any comments about anti-Semitism. This is a legal, financial and political issue, not religious. I’d feel the
same if Israel was created for, and populated by, Baptists or Hippies.
There is always a demented fringe that justifies use of violence (bin Laden there,
we had McVeigh and others) but executing them will not stop the source of hate. Our policies will create lots of new ones,
both at home and abroad. First, we must change our foreign policy and stop our arrogant role as the world's policeman (our
new ‘go it alone’ style makes it worse), and specifically back off on special treatment of Israel and our double
standard as to their use of violence and assassinations, versus their neighbors conduct. Domestic ‘big government’,
which invokes police powers as ‘boss’ and ‘manager’ of our lives, rather than just sticking with their
proper role to ‘protect’ our rights from violation by others, is also a big problem. The Waco, and Ruby Ridge
crimes by police against U.S. citizens (with support from Janet Reno) are good examples of big violations, but there are hundreds
of smaller ones daily. The current surge of increased domestic police powers to fight terrorism (Patriot Act, MCA, etc.) threatens to make things worse as they are used, and abused, for other situations
(RICO is a good example). Once the government gets new power, it seldom goes away.
Once we stop meddling and supporting
'our' dictators and terrorists to satisfy short-term goals for ‘stability’ and oil, the hate will subside. If
we are too vain or stupid to change, the terror will continue (copycats included) and our liberty and economic productivity
(due to fear of travel, border and transport delays, reduced confidence for investing, etc.) will suffer forever. The 'Why
Us' article on Sep. 14, ’02, page A6, the WS Journal did a good job of addressing many of the above issues. Take heed
B) The True
Reasons Bush Invaded Afghanistan and Iraq:
1.
Control and Price of oil in the Greater MidEast: This includes the Caspian area, and
preventing access and control by Russia, China, and India. By taking over Afghanistan we finally got approval to build a pipeline
through it (Google 'Unocal, Afghanistan'; a deal was announced 27Dec02 after a 10 year delay), but work is still delayed (2007)
due to danger to construction crews from warlords. The AMBO pipeline from the Black Sea to the Adriatic Sea was in planning
before 9-11, but again, 9-11 gave more reason for the US to meddle in the Baltics and get the pipeline approved (construction
started in 2005, well guarded by huge US Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo; this is the main reason the U.S. recognized the sovereignty
of Kosovo in Feb-08, to assure access to Camp Bondsteel; similar to recognizing Panama to assure access to the canal; etc.,
etc.). The phony US lead NATO (no NATO member had been threatened) war on the Yugoslav Serbs in 1999 was really about; a)
control of the region by the US for future oil pipelines from the Caspian area, and b) pushing back Chinese influence in the
area (hence the ‘accidental’ bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade). China announced in May, 04 a deal with
Kazakhstan to replace the rail line that ships 7 mill. barrels a year with an 807 mi. oil pipeline (step one in an 1,800 mi.
pipe) to ship 77 mill. by 2005, then upgrade to 144 mill. China’s biggest foreign investments are pipelines, refineries,
and ports for the Khartoum govt in the Sudan (also their biggest arms supplier). Hence, the UN and US attention to the ‘genocide’
there (another fake reason to push back the Chinese). Our bombing of all the bridges on the Danube was to prevent Russian
oil from being shipped to Germany and France (to keep Russia economically weak). Getting Iraq out of OPEC is part of the
plan. The despotic, decadent Saudi royal family (over 1,000 ‘Princes’)
is in big trouble and ripe for a revolution. Bush-43 doesn’t want to deal with an unfriendly Saudi govt (we have
paid off the current group so well). On Feb. 10, 2004, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which supplies
40 percent of the world's oil, agreed to rein in an estimated 1.5 million barrels of daily overproduction. Members also voted
to cut their official output target by 1 million barrels to 23.5 million barrels a day, excluding production from Iraq, starting
April-04. An oil industry analyst stated “Over and over again, OPEC has raised crude oil prices ... saying the weaker
dollar brings member nations lower revenues because oil is traded in US dollars, as noted above, a deal FDR made with Ibn
Saud in 1945, namely “If you sell oil to all only in US$, we will keep you in your job.” This led to US bases
in Saudi Arabia, one of the key reasons Osama hated us. It isn't rocket science to figure out they will likely do this again
with the dollar reaching new lows." (see item 3 below).
The oil industry leaders, Rockefellers in particular, have long been good
buddies with the Bushes. Their money and influence have had a major impact on US foreign policy as a means for these private
corporations to control oil sources and the price thereof. A fine trio of deceit and exploitation led by the oil industry,
the Bushes, and pals, and the Saudis. A huge scandal sustained by US lives and money. For more detail, read ’Black Gold,
Hot Gold’ by Marshall Smith.
In his second week in office Bush created the task force, officially known as the National Energy Policy Development Group
(NEPDG) with Dick Cheney as chairman. This group was supposed to develop an energy policy for the Bush administration. Cheney
met secretly with oil industry leaders, and has refused to disclose the proceedings, claiming the need for secrecy of Presidential
discussions. Various groups have complained that this group had undue influence on national policy. Now we know it involved
invasions of oil-producing nations to capture oil before China, India and Russia had control.
Rather than seeking military
and political control of oil-producing nations (a costly and immoral method), the US should negotiate long-term contracts
for supply. Big customers have clout! This approach will also end creating enemies caused
by meddling in the affairs of other countries.
The Iraq war is not going
well and Bush is now collaborating with the former enemy Sunnis (Cheney's Jan-06 trip around the region) on a deal to
reduce the anti-US attacks inside Iraq so the US can declare victory and get out 'with honor'. Of course the original plan
was to stay forever in order to; a) Control Iraq oil, b) Use permanent bases in Iraq to control the Mid East,
c) Defend Israel, and d) Keep Iraq oil sales in US Dollars.
In early 2007, the weakened
U.S. is ready to settle for an oil deal with the puppet government of Iraq. This would be a ‘victory’ for Bush,
and allow pullback of U.S. troops to just control Iraq’s border, while the U.S. and U.K. oil firms suck Iraq oil dry!.
To buy time, it appears the Bush Gang may attack Iran from the sea (they will create ‘Reasons’ as needed), and
maybe occupy some of the oil regions near Iraq. This will minimize need for scarce ‘boots on the ground’. Bushie’s
plan is to get all this ‘stable’ by the end of his reign in Dec-08. All deaths in these last two years are to
enhance his legacy. Tragic, immoral, illegal!
Failure to capture Osama bin
Laden (and not trying very hard) helps keep Bush as a 'War President' so the above issues can be pursued as part of the forever
War on Terror. The increasingly illegal and desperate measures (spying, etc.) being taken by Bush show his concern about avoiding
new attacks on US soil, which are made even more likely by his ongoing intervention for the above issues in the Mid East.
In their effort to solve the above
problems and gain power worldwide, the Bush Team is operating as an Imperial Presidency (or ‘Emperor’ ?),
with excess use of force and secrecy, which conflicts with core U.S. and Republican principles. They are using:
a) foreign aid, intervention, and war in a plan to control the world’s politics and oil, and b) high spending, funded
by debt, to pacify the folks at home. The first version of the warfare plan was secretly issued in Sep-00 by the ‘Project
for a New American Century’ team (PNAC, a DC think tank, Founders included Cheney and Rumsfeld; www.newamericancentury.org) which started in 1997. The plan called for increased military force worldwide to promote control of oil and their special-interest
politics. When Bush was elected in Nov-00, many of the authors (including Cheney, Rumsfeld, Perle, Kagan, Feith, Abrams, and
Wolfowitz) joined the Bush team. For details, refer to the 25Feb03 essay, The Project for the New American Century, by William Pitt. Pitt also joined Scott Ritter (former UN
Inspector for Iraq weapons) to write 'War in Iraq in Sep-02, and Ritter wrote five other books on Mid East strife. As shown
by the demise of all previous empires in history, this approach never works. It is a path to military, economic, and ethical
failure.
2. Defense of Israel: Israel is by any definition a U.S. protectorate, but it is a well-guarded secret
that we give them over 1/3 of our foreign aid (plus uncounted , unpaid, 'loan guaramtees'), defend them with over 90% of our
vetoes in the UN, and spend our blood and treasure to weaken their enemies (Iraq, Syria, Hamas, etc.; Iran next?). Again,
no cries of anti-Semitism please, this is a political, legal and financial issue). Water, land, and oil for Israel are also
issues. Watch Paul Whibey at GWEST and AISPS. GWEST is Global Water and Energy Strategy Team, and AISPS is Advanced
Inst for Strategic Political Studies (offices in Israel and DC). Of course the ardent Christian religious types (Bush, Delay, Ashcroft, etc.) also believe that
Israel must exist to allow the second coming of Christ (the rapture). Religious types have a long and sordid history of being
willing to kill and maim to enforce or protect their preferences and ‘faith’ (certainty in the absence of logic
and facts, or in contradiction of same). Many Bush-Team neocons are Zionists (all are Empire builders), which means they put the success
of Israel before the USA, and expect the USA to pay for its defense with our blood and treasure. The Israeli lobby AIPAC
(American-Israel Public Affairs Committee; www.aipac.org) is their enforcer in the USA. If a Congressperson doesn't support Israel, they don't get re-elected!! AIPAC attacks them
or supports their opponent. Take note that most Congresspersons (plus Cheney, Rice, Powell, etc.) attend their annual
banquet in DC and kiss-up by promising vast military and financial support for Israel!! Only a retiring Congressperson
will criticize AIPAC. A massive scandal!!
3. Defense of the US dollar
from the Euro: US leaders want to keep oil deals denominated in US$ (see
essay by W. Clark 'The Currency War' 26jan03; Saddam switched to Euro on Nov. 6, 2000; N. Korea did on Dec. 5, 2002, and Iran
and Venezuela in Dec-06). One of the first executive orders that Bush signed (in May, 2003) switched trading on
Iraq’s oil back to the US dollar. Also watch for emergence of the Islamic gold ‘dinar’ coin, or it’s virtual e-form
for national bank transactions and trade imbalance settlements. Both the euro and dinar were created by Europe and Islam to
a) avoid political and banking dependence on the US dollar, and b) avoid losses in value of dollar holdings as it weakens
in purchasing power (30% against the euro in 2003).
Nixon abrogated the Bretton Woods agreement in 1971,
which removed convertibility to gold with other nations and allowed us to create dollars out of thin-air. Other nations continued
to accept it and treat it as their reserve currency (as good as gold), because it was backed by the world’s strongest
economy (the USD is a share in ‘USA, Inc.’). Now, many nations are ‘pregnant’ with large US dollar
holdings and cooperate to avoid a collapse in it’s value because they all would lose. However, in early 2008,
we are hearing about merchants worldwide refusing to convert dollars to local currency for tourists, to avoid losses. This
is how a crash starts from bottom-up!
The combination of non-convertible paper money used
as reserve currency has never happened before, and allows the USA to live high on debt (selling Treasury bonds to dollar holders
overseas). This ‘economic high’ is like a heroin drug high, but is usually followed by painful withdrawal call
a depression.
One of the risks foreign governments fear is that
the US will payoff its debts by creating huge amounts of cash out of thin air. This would greatly reduce the value of the
dollar, is a form of default, and could lead to hyperinflation (almost worthless money).
Foreign dependency
on the US dollar, and ‘fear of/support from’ our military strength, are the foundation of ‘Empire USA’,
the US domination of the world.
4. Access to Iraq Land for Permanent bases: We need to use their ports, and
build new US airbases, and a fortress embassy (21 buildings, 104 acres, with a 15 foot thick wall), so we 'remake' Iran, Syria,
and the Greater Mid East, and prevent a rebel takeover of Saudi Arabia (by Osama’s pals). Our bases in Saudi Arabia
(source of the 9-11 killers) were vacated in the ‘90s under pressure, and Turkish bases have been undependable. Also
notice our new ‘outer Europe’ bases in Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kosovo (huge Camp Bondsteel), etc.
Why do you think we are still in S. Korea,
to help them, a very strong country? No, it’s to have bases and troops handy in Asia! Mark my words. The US will be
in Iraq for a long time. Bush has no exit strategy because he never plans to leave!! We have over 700 military bases worldwide (according to the Pentagon's own 2005
official inventory). Not including the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, we now station over half a million U.S. troops, spies,
contractors, dependents, and others on military bases located in more than 130 countries.
The 9-11 tragedy (caused by the US interventionist
foreign policy, aka ‘world’s policeman’, and Empire, and support of cruel dictators such as the Saudis)
gave W a great reason to launch his takeover plan. ‘Lucky Iraq’ is just the first step to invoke W's 'New World
Order.' W detests Saddam for his interference in ME oil, his threat to Israel, and his use of the Euro for oil. I say Saddam’s
threat to Bush-41 is a distant part of his hate of Saddam.
As to our military projects subsequent to 9-11: a) Osama’s connection with the
Taliban (a former US ally who did nothing to the US) in Afghanistan gave Bush a perfect opportunity to invade Afghanistan
and create a puppet gov’t so the long delayed pipeline from Turkmenistan, via Afghanistan, to Karachi could be built
(surprise, a deal was signed 27Dec02!), and b) while Saddam Hussein is a bad guy, our arrogant talk about ‘changing
regimes’ in Iraq is more related to defending Israel and controlling oil (throughout the mideast!) than protecting the
U.S.
A corollary is why China, Russia, France and Germany
oppose the US plans for Iraq;
1. They already have a good business deal with Iraq, which also owes them money
2.
They don't give a darn about Israel
Why is Blair so friendly? The UK isn’t on the above list of Iraq partners
and he wants in on the deal when the US takes over Iraq! Besides, the UK isn’t on the Euro.
Then there’s the Ahmed Chalabi fiasco.
I say W, Cheney, Rummy, and the neocons knew from the start (pre 9-11) that he was a liar and a crook, but he 1) was an Iraqi,
and 2) fed them the WMD and other lies they needed to justify the invasion, so he was a useful tool. When the phony reasons
to invade lost all credibility, they dumped him in May, 04 as a scapegoat (CYA time!). Of course, as they always knew, there
was plenty of illegal activity to pin on him as the purported reason for the dumping. R. Parry wrote, “Bush should have suspected that Chalabi, an Iraqi Shiite
who has lived most of his life in exile, might have been in league with Iranian leaders with whom he met often. They share
a background in the Shiite sect of Islam – and a burning hatred toward Saddam Hussein’s Sunni-dominated government.
Saddam suppressed Iraqi Shiites and battled Iran in a bloody eight-year war starting in 1980. It has long been Iran’s
goal to see a friendly Shiite-controlled government in Iraq. Chalabi, in turn, needed a political base of support that promised
more durability than Washington.”
And let’s not ignore the fact that we use
depleted uranium (DU) in lots of our shells. It is heavy stuff, which helps penetrate metal and concrete, but it has a nasty
side-effect of causing cancer in those folks (our military and ‘enemies’) who have the bad luck to inhale or otherwise
get some of the dust or particles in their body. Of course we deny the use of DU, and the existence of sick people with the
side effects. These victims are the ones deemed by our then Sec. of State Madelyn Allbright to be ‘worth it’!
What's new in gov't deceit?? I further accuse Bush
of ‘staying the course’ in the hopeless quagmire of both wars so his replacement (‘successor’ sounds
too nice) will be framed as the loser in 2009. Sadly, many thousands more of our troops and Iraqi civilians will be killed
and maimed in the process!
In
summary, I believe in a strong homeland defense, but that does not include, or require, being a worldwide meddling
policeman and empire builder. The Iraq and Afghan. wars are not about the Taliban or WMDs, etc., but about CONTROL of the Middle East, and then the politics, currency,
and oil of the world. This is the core mission of ‘EMPIRE USA’.
Flash: On June 22, 2008, Eric Margolis issued the article
below, which confirms the oil part of 'True Reasons' above:
"These
wars are about oil, not democracy
PARIS -- The ugly
truth behind the Iraq and Afghanistan wars finally has emerged.
Four major western
oil companies, Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP and Total are about to sign U.S.-brokered no-bid contracts to begin exploiting Iraq's
oil fields. Saddam Hussein had kicked these firms out three decades ago when he nationalized Iraq's oil industry. The U.S.-installed
Baghdad regime is welcoming them back.
Iraq is getting back
the same oil companies that used to exploit it when it was a British colony.
As former fed chairman Alan Greenspan recently admitted,
the Iraq war was all about oil. The invasion was about SUV's, not democracy.
Afghanistan just signed
a major deal to launch a long-planned, 1,680-km pipeline project expected to cost $8 billion. If completed, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
pipeline (TAPI) will export gas and later oil from the Caspian basin to Pakistan's coast where tankers will transport it to
the West.
The Caspian basin
located under the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakkstan, holds an estimated 300 trillion cubic feet
of gas and 100-200 billion barrels of oil. Securing the world's last remaining known energy El Dorado is a strategic priority
for the western powers.
But there are only
two practical ways to get gas and oil out of land-locked Central Asia to the sea: Through Iran, or through Afghanistan to
Pakistan. Iran is taboo for Washington. That leaves Pakistan, but to get there, the planned pipeline must cross western Afghanistan,
including the cities of Herat and Kandahar.
PIPELINE DEAL
In 1998, the Afghan
anti-Communist movement Taliban and a western oil consortium led by the U.S. firm Unocal signed a major pipeline deal. Unocal
lavished money and attention on the Taliban, flew a senior delegation to Texas, and hired a minor Afghan official, Hamid Karzai.
Enter Osama bin Laden.
He advised the unworldly Taliban leaders to reject the U.S. deal and got them to accept a better offer from an Argentine consortium.
Washington was furious and, according to some accounts, threatened the Taliban with war.
In early 2001, six
or seven months before 9/11, Washington made the decision to invade Afghanistan, overthrow the Taliban, and install a client
regime that would build the energy pipelines. But Washington still kept sending money to the Taliban until four months before
9/11 in an effort to keep it "on side" for possible use in a war against China.
The 9/11 attacks, about which the Taliban knew nothing, supplied the pretext
to invade Afghanistan. The initial U.S. operation had the legitimate? objective
of wiping out Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida. But after its 300 members fled to Pakistan, the U.S. stayed on, built bases -- which
just happened to be adjacent to the planned pipeline route -- and installed former Unocal "consultant" Hamid Karzai as leader.
Washington disguised
its energy geopolitics by claiming the Afghan occupation was to fight "Islamic terrorism," liberate women, build schools and
promote democracy. Ironically, the Soviets made exactly the same claims when they occupied Afghanistan from 1979-1989. The
Iraq cover story was weapons of mass destruction and democracy.
Work will begin on
the TAPI once Taliban forces are cleared from the pipeline route by U.S., Canadian and NATO forces. As American analyst Kevin
Phillips writes, the U.S. military and its allies have become an "energy protection force."
ADDED BENEFIT
From Washington's
viewpoint, the TAPI deal has the added benefit of scuttling another proposed pipeline project that would have delivered Iranian
gas and oil to Pakistan and India.
India's energy needs
are expected to triple over the next decade. Delhi, which has its own designs on Afghanistan, is cock-a-hoop over the new
pipeline plan.
Russia, by contrast,
is grumpy, having hoped to monopolize Central Asian energy exports.
Energy is more important
than blood in our modern world. The U.S. is a great power with massive energy needs. Domination of oil is a pillar of America's
world power. Let's be realistic. Afghanistan and Iraq are about oil, nothing else. "
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Margolis_Eric/2008/06/22/pf-5953041.html
B. Wars and
the lies that start them
Published Mon. SEP
10, 2007 Wisconsin State Journal www.madison.com (regional daily newspaper)
Our
presidents, and their complicit henchmen, have lied us into every war since the revolution in 1776.
Their true
reasons have not been legal, constitutional, or politically acceptable, so they invent one or more false reasons that they
can "sell " to the people.
Sadly, most people
believe the lies, and proudly support the "wars for defense. " They can 't imagine that our leaders would be so evil as to
spend the lives of our troops to gain their hidden political and economic goals for Empire-USA.
The secret plan
of Bush and his gang is to: 1) Take over all oil in the Middle East so we don 't have to share it with China and India, and
2) Defend Israel at any cost. Control of oil was the hidden reason for the Balkans, Afghan, and Iraq wars.
Iran is their next
target.
The war drums are
beating in Washington to justify bombing Iran, so this is a good time to consider whether our leaders are lying again. Here
are the facts on how we got into a few major wars. Each one could be a book, so please forgive the brevity.
War of 1812
Lies: In 1812, Congress
declared war on England based primarily on their kidnapping
( "impressment ")
of our sailors at sea. Truth: To drive England out of North America and get southern land.
Mexican-American
War
Lies: Fight to defend
our Texas border with Mexico. Truth: We invaded to expand, and took the northern half of Mexico, now our entire Southwest
region.
Civil War
Lies: Fight to end
slavery and preserve the union. Truth: The South seceded due to economic abuse by the North. Slavery was ended later (but
only in Southern states).
Spanish-American
War
Lies: Spain blew-up
the U.S. battleship Maine in Cuba 's Havana harbor. Truth: The accidental explosion was used to invade Cuba, and the Philippines.
World War I
Lies: Join Europe
to "Make the World Safe for Democracy. " Truth: Wilson was convinced to join by U.S. and European industrialists.
World War II
Lies: Defend the
United States from unprovoked attacks by Japan. Truth: FDR wanted to help his pal Winston Churchill, so he poked Japan until
he got his "incident. "
Korean War
Lies: Defend America.
Truth: Truman and the generals wanted a reason to have troops in the Far East area of our Empire.
Vietnam War
Lies: Johnson said
Vietnam attacked our ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. Truth: The United States didn 't want to lose the southeast Asia region,
and its oil, to China.
Gulf War
Lies: To defend
Kuwait from Iraq. Truth: Saddam was a threat to Israel, and we wanted his oil.
Balkans
Lies: Prevent Serb
killing in Kosovo. Truth: 1. Get the Chinese out of Eastern Europe and Caspian Sea areas so they couldn 't get control of
the oil, and 2. Grab land for bases and an oil/gas pipeline.
Afghanistan
Lies: The Taliban
were hiding Osama. Truth: To build a oil/gas pipeline from the northern "...stan " countries to a warm water port near Karachi.
Iraq
Lies: Stop use of
WMDs, or bring democracy. Truth: Oil, defense of Israel, land for permanent bases and restore oil sales in the United States
Dollar.
Possible Iran War
Lies: They almost
have an atom bomb. Truth: Oil and defense of Israel.
Fight
the Bush gang to stop their plans for war against Iran.
****************
Redick, of Madison,
is president of www.Forward-USA.org.
C. Failure of Congress
(Published in Wisc. State Journal, regional daily newspaper (www.madison.com) and www.wispolitics.com , 28MAR07)
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For
immediate release (April 1, 2007)
Contact: David Redick, www.Forward-USA.org,
608-469-8922
Congress
Has No Clothes
(Madison,
WI) An old Danish fable tells how an Emperor fell for a trick where he thought he had a suit on and only stupid people could
not see his clothes. The news spread and as he walked in public no one would say he was naked for fear of being scorned as
stupid. Finally a child (or maybe an honest person) saw him and declared the Emperor was naked! The key point is ignoring
what is obvious in order to protect ones self. Words like ‘self-serving, dishonest, and cowardly’ apply.
April Fools
day is a good time to declare that most people in our Congress are playing the same game, hoping
no one will declare the obvious. Republican’s were dumped in the 2006 election due to voter’s opposition
to Bush’s wars and other unconstitutional, dishonest, immoral, and illegal acts. Now the Democrats - who loudly campaigned
on opposition to the war in Iraq and the coming one in Iran - timidly avoid using their new power to establish peace. They
talked peace to get elected, but now they are voting funds ($122 billion) to continue the war in Iraq, with no restrictions
on expansion into Iran. The game now, for both parties, is to get re-elected to Congress in 2008 by avoiding charges of being
soft on defense. Congress somehow believes people cannot see that this peace
charade has ‘no clothes.’ In the meantime, more lives of our brave
troops, and countless civilians, are being wasted.
Fortunately, a small group of Congress persons (of both houses and parties) have the courage
and honesty to speak out against this deception, and will soon write binding resolutions to end the killing and spending.
It is time for ‘nation-first’, rather than ‘party-first’ politics. Republican Chuck Hagel set a good example when on March 27 he backed a Democrat-led effort
to defeat a Republican attempt to strip a non-binding timeline for phased withdrawal from the $122 billion emergency spending
bill. His vote created a 50 to 48 win (2 non-voting) for the bill, which also included his new bi-partisan amendment with
Sen. Webb to provide better care of our troops.
Most people now question the fake ‘WMD’ and ‘Install Democracy’
reasons put forth by Bush, but oddly, both sides of the debate show little interest in the hidden agenda of REAL REASONS why Bush invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, and now threatens Iran. All the honest evidence
and logic indicates they are: 1. Control of oil in the greater mid east (including a pipeline through Afghanistan),
2. Defense of Israel, and 3. Land for permanent bases. The 9-11 tragedy was ‘used’ as a trigger to launch this
previously prepared agenda.
This aggression, and the related spending and losses of liberty, are causing dangerous
harm to our nation’s military, economic, and ethical strength.
Now is the time for accountability
in DC! It is up to our precious few Congress-persons
with courage and integrity to lead the fight to restore the USA to its role as an honest and moral nation. Those who have
spoken strongly thus far include, Sen. Feingold, Hagel, Smith, and Webb, plus US Rep’s Jones,
Murtha, and Paul (please forgive omissions). All concerned citizens should stand up and be counted with this courageous band
of patriots. Indeed, it is our duty as citizens of a Republic to do so.
Dave Redick is a Madison businessman, and President of www.Forward-USA.org, which
seeks ways to improve government.
D. In Iraq, losses are ‘Worth It' to Bush
Published Sat. OCT. 27, 2007 Wisconsin State Journal www.madison.com (regional daily newspaper in Madison, WI)
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/other/index.php?ntid=253441&ntpid=4
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By Dave Redick, October 27, 2007
There have been many attempts to explain the causes of and solutions for the Iraq war. They
all miss the main point.
While the "weapons of mass destruction" and "bring democracy" covers have been well discredited,
and the real reasons -- oil, defense of Israel and land for permanent bases -- have been revealed, there has until now been
no good explanation of why the Bush-Cheney cabal has been so adamant in continuing the fight, despite our losses, and little
sign of progress. The quandary is, progress toward what?
Here is the answer: They compare our human and financial losses to the cost of buying oil at
very high prices if we lose control of the greater Middle East to our (DR: newly-created) enemies Iraq, Iran, Syria and Russia
and to large oil consumers like China and India.
They want it all. As long as we are over there and China and India aren't, Bush views that
as "mission accomplished."
The Middle East holds the last large reserves of "peak oil," which is cheap to pump and refine.
Oil from shale and tar sands is plentiful, but it's very expensive to get and is an environmental nightmare. Other alternate
sources of energy -- solar, bio-fuel, wind and nuclear power -- also have economic, environmental and technical problems.
The Bush administration figures a trillion or so dollars, and a few thousand U.S. lives --
plus hundreds of thousands of Iraqi dead, and a ravaged country -- are worth
it compared to the many trillions they figure we would otherwise have to pay for buying the oil in the future.
If their thinking sounds mean and evil, get used to it. Leaders throughout history have sent
their troops and treasure to war for less -- sometimes just for personal grudges.
Lying to the American people and our friends is just a normal method for them. Stoking the
"War on Terror," restricting our freedoms, and keeping Osama free to threaten us, is part of the plan. All leaders know that
fear sells war, and they are making the most of it.
However, many well-informed people think that we can get our share of oil at a reasonable price
without bombing and occupying the countries that produce it. This also has the advantage of being legal and moral.
But Bush and Cheney don't want to take that chance. They like to use force and control at home
and abroad.
So how do we stop these zealots from starting World War III?
Here are two ideas: Badger your congressman and senators to withhold funds from the Iraq war
except to withdraw troops, and support the presidential candidates who oppose this and any war waged for political and economic
reasons.
(DR:Yes YOU!) It is the duty of every citizen in a republic to defend our Constitution and
ethics.
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Redick is a Madison businessman and president of
www.Forward-USA.org, which seeks ways to improve government.
E.
Fake Money: Cause of wars, Depressions
Published as the ‘Guest Column’
on Jan. 29, 2008 by the Wisconsin State Journal, a regional daily newspaper based in Madison, WI. See it on www.madison.com .
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MON., JAN 28, 2008 - 5:46 PM
On
Jan. 22, 2008, the Federal Reserve System issued an interest rate cut to "rescue the economy. " This shows how counterproductive
government "management " of the economy is.
It creates
problems with too much easy money (mortgages), then tries to solve them with more of the same (a "stimulus " package). The
analogy is that easy money is like a heroin high, and recessions are like withdrawal. In each case, it is better to avoid
the fake highs and let the free market work.
Our monetary
system is very important because it affects government policy so much.
Our leaders
in Congress want an unlimited supply of that money so they can continue to give handouts to voters and fund wars for empire,
such as Iraq.
Since only
the federal government can create money, we see an increase in the number of state projects funded by Washington and more
pork from the Capitol.
You won 't
read the following analysis in the newspapers or in a college economics course. Most politicians, business leaders and professors
like the current system of fake money, because their jobs, grants, and social lives depend on it.
Thus they
ridicule the idea of real money (convertible to gold, by any person, on demand) as old-fashioned. However, history and logic
show us that the use of real money, not subject to manipulation by government, is fundamental to the long-term success and
survival of a nation.
Conversely,
all failing nations in history have resorted to debasement of their currency, using worthless paper and less-precious metal
in coins, to fund their excess spending. Fake paper money, managed by the Federal Reserve, is what allows the massive spending
and debt for wars and domestic pork and welfare that have brought the United States to the brink of economic collapse.
The Fed is
a private bank created in 1913, which was granted authority to produce our currency and manage our monetary system. Its mission
to bring stability and maintain the dollar 's value has been a failure. The U.S. dollar has lost 90 percent of its purchasing
power since 1913, and 40 percent against the Euro since 2001.
The key reason
to covert paper money to a commodity is to limit excess expansion of the money supply. The commodity could be wheat, iron,
diamonds, or pearls, but gold works best for many practical reasons. Politicians hate real money because it limits their spending.
The United
States is bankrupt due to excess debt, spending and future obligations, with no cure in sight. Those countries that own a
lot of U.S. dollars can 't afford to dump them as their value declines due to fear of starting worldwide panic selling.
But history
shows us that something always triggers panic selling and a crash. This crash could reduce the value of the U.S. dollar by
50 percent or more, and start a worldwide depression. Sadly, very few people understand or care about currency issues. Instead,
they prefer our version of Roman bread and circuses as we crash.
Redick
of Madison is president of www.Forward-USA.org.
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F. Bomb Iran: The
Bush-Cheney Rush to Bomb Iran’
Contact; David Redick dave@Forward-usa.org 608-469-8922
May 2, 2008, Madison, WI: Our dear leaders have been rattling the sabers about Iran since 2006. They claim its about Iran building
an atom bomb and helping ‘insurgents’ go to Iraq, but the Real Reasons are controlling their oil and pipelines,
and defense of Israel. With that in mind, recent events set an ominous pattern, which increases the chance that Bush will
bomb Iran. Here are some key events that ‘set the stage’ for bombing or invasion soon;
1. During his Jan-08 visit to Israel, Bush
said, ".. Iran will be a threat if the international community does not come together and prevent that nation
from the development of the know-how to build a nuclear weapon."
2. Centcom Commander (all of Mid East) Admiral
‘No war with Iran on my watch’ W. Fallon suddenly retired on March 11 (in fact, he was fired; one less impediment
for Bush), He had refused to send the third aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf.
3. Cheney visited Iraq on March 17 to chat
with various military and civilian leaders (was it partly to assure the commanders would attack when ordered?),
4. On April 8, Israel conducted its biggest
nation-wide civil defense drill ever to practice evacuation after simulated rocket attacks from Syria or Iran.
5. Also on April 8, Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador
to Iraq Ryan Crocker met with Congress. As expected, Petraeus pointed blame at Iran,
6. On April 24, Gates announced the appointed of Bush lapdog Gen. Petraeus to replace
Adm. Fallon (see #2 above) as Centcom Commander (all of the Mid East) and surprise, the compliant General immediately ordered
another carrier into the Persian Gulf. Get ready for the bombs!
It has been clear for years that the Bush
Gang wants to control Iran. Now, time is running out, including; a. The end of his Presidency, b. The bad target-visibility
season of rains starting in July, c. Lack of funding, and d. The increasing resistance to a new war that could result in mass
demonstrations and ruin McCain’s chance to win. Indeed, now that McCain is the presumptive nominee, Bush wants to help
him win as a ‘war candidate’. Any complainers will be painted as ‘non-patriotic’, etc. Attacking Iran is thus a 'Hail Mary' political risk that could back-fire, but it will be satisfying to the Bush-Cheney
war-first gang either way. Maybe Israel will start the war with a phony claim of defense, perhaps after a false-flag bombing.
Insiders agree that it is unlikely Bush will
try to occupy much of the vast acreage of Iran. Instead, they will try to destroy nuclear labs, long-range missile sites,
and occupy only the oil fields concentrated along the Persian Gulf (and the short-range missile sites there).
In their ongoing display of weakness and self-interest,
most members of Congress have raised no serious objection, and keep voting for war funding. Fortunately, wiser voices are
speaking against the Bush-McCain doctrine of using force and threats to build ‘Empire-USA’ to control land, sea
and resources worldwide. A few members of Congress with guts and honesty, led by Sen. Chuck Hagel and Congressman Ron Paul,
have spoken strongly against the current wars, and more with Iran. To his credit, our Sen. Feingold is part of this group.
The presidential candidates vary on Iraq from
‘100 Years McCain’ to ‘Someday Leave’ Clinton and Obama. At least Obama has supported serious diplomacy
with Iran, as have Hagel and Paul.
Now is the time for every responsible citizen to take personal action
to prevent war with Iran. Write your Congressperson and Bush, or organize a street demonstration. Do something!
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Dave Redick lives in Madison, and is President
of www.Forward-USA.org
G. How Government Abuses Our Patriotism, July 1, 2008
We hear talk during Federal election campaigns,
including the current presidential race, about which candidates are the most Patriotic, as demonstrated by words, lapel pins,
etc. This word is also used to urge young people to join the military and risk death or harm, or for all citizens to sacrifice
in other ways. Patriotism is defined as ‘love of country and devotion to its welfare’. Thus it is normal to think
of being Patriotic as a good thing, but let’s look at how it can be abused, and the difference between ‘country’
(same as ‘nation’), and ‘government’. Unfortunately, many people have been duped into thinking they
are the same.
Our colonial citizens and founding leaders
created state and federal governments as a means to protect their personal and property rights, as individuals, from violation
by others (persons, countries, or firms). Due to the abuse they endured under English rule (like millions before them in other
countries), they were worried about government going astray and causing harm, so they wrote a Constitution that gives it limited
powers, to keep the DC folks on a short leash (OK, they added a few ‘rights’, just to be sure). They were independent–thinkers
(not Parasites or Lemmings), cherished their Liberty, and viewed government as a Servant to protect the citizens, and not
as a Parent, Owner, Funder, or Boss. They wisely viewed the ‘government’ as distinct from the ‘nation’
or ‘country’, which is ‘the land and its people’. They were loyal to their family, friends, fellow
countrymen, and property, and felt patriotic to these things, but not to the folks who temporarily had jobs running the ‘government’.
Fighting to protect your family and property was considered defense for your own good, not a sacrifice for others. Government
workers were considered ‘public servants’ with a duty to help protect the people.
More and more since 1776, the government folks
have pleaded for our Patriotism to support their wars, spending, and other projects, most of which are self-serving violations
of the Constitution, and not to protect the people’s rights! The government has evolved from a Servant to a Parent,
Owner, Funder, and Boss. The recipients of the government handouts and favors chide others to be Patriotic and Loyal, or worse,
others are dupes who believe government lies, and urge their children and friends to accept whatever the government people
say, including joining the military to risk giving their life as the ‘ultimate sacrifice’. Sadly, all U.S. wars
since 1812 have been based on lies, and were for political and economic reasons (oil, land, Empire, etc.), not defense.
So let’s think twice when we are asked
to be Patriotic, and make sure we are supporting our family, friends and property, not self-serving government projects created
by Politicians to enhance their power and wealth!
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Footnote:
1. Loyalty = faithful to lawful govt, true to any person to whom one owes fidelity,
2. Sacrifice = giving some desirable thing in behalf of a higher claim.
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Dave Redick lives in Madison, and is President
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