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Something “Big” Will Prevent Saddam from Coming to Trial

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Ragnar [OP]

2004-01-02 23:14 | User Profile

[B]Something “Big” Will Prevent Saddam from Coming to Trial[/B]

by

Michael C. Ruppert

[B]If backed into a corner, the neocons and the global economic system which committed its support to them in 2000 will likely resort to extreme and draconian measures which may mark the end of the façade of American democracy.[/B]

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December 31, 2003 2000 PDT ( FTW ) – FTW has stressed that events in the five years following September 11th 2001 would determine the course of human history for the next five hundred years. In looking at the tectonic pressures building during a presidential election year -- as driven by the emerging reality of Peak Oil and Gas -- it now appears that, of those five years, 2004 may well be marked by some of the greatest political, economic and military changes in history. Much of this upheaval will have been caused by the success of independent journalists, researchers, activists, courts, and congress in challenging the actions of the US Empire at home and abroad since 9/11 and holding it accountable for its own statements, actions and documents.

This brings to mind the proverb, “Be careful of what you pray for. You just might get it.” This beast is dangerous now and signs are abundant, from the unrealized terror scares over the holidays, to the re-emergence of Mad Cow disease, to a suddenly renewed government interest in anthrax, that nothing is beyond the pale if the beast is threatened. Even the Washington Post's David Rothkopf planted seeds on November 24th when he suggested that a terrorist attack might “disrupt” the 2004 presidential elections. We should not be surprised.

With attacks on US and coalition troops in Iraq having intensified since the December 14 “capture” of Saddam Hussein and with the US losing the peace in Afghanistan, as attested in a recent report from the Council on Foreign Relations, it appears that some major distractions are going to be needed to keep the American economic and political machine operating. A December 28th story in the Post revealed that the rate of US casualties in Iraq had doubled in the four month period from September through the end of the year. There was to be no post-Saddam dividend on that account.

It's an open question whether the customary economic moves to grow the economy in advance of an election are not going to reveal some of the darker aspects of Peak Oil and Gas before the election even gets here. As the US, Chinese and European economies expand (China's is exploding), so does energy consumption. It is a deadly game to increase oil and gas use now and risk more blackouts and price spikes before next November.

A strong breeze is hitting the house of cards.

The success of challenges to the US version of 9/11 and to the fraudulent intelligence justifying last March's invasion of Iraq has put some major obstacles in front of Wall Street's and Washington's post-9/11 agenda. In the context of a presidential election year those obstacles will be of primary concern to the Bush administration as it seeks to hold on to its position as CEO of an emerging New World Order, and it must do everything possible to remove or neutralize all of them before then.

It is for that reason that Thomas Kean, the Republican chair of the so-called Independent Commission investigating 9/11, chose on December 17th to advance a modified limited hangout saying that the attacks could have been prevented had it not been for incompetence and intelligence failures on the part of middle managers. The timing of that announcement, just four days after the “capture” of Saddam Hussein, was a weak attempt to bury unresolved questions about 9/11 in boosted Bush approval ratings. The fact that Kean decided to make his announcement after having subpoenaed FAA records of Air Force and government actions on 9/11, but before receiving them; and after agreeing to the tepid compromise of reviewing partial extracts of George Bush's pre-9/11 intelligence briefs, but before seeing them, is ample evidence of his political motive. Investigative bodies rarely pass public judgment before reviewing the evidence.

If backed into a corner, the neocons and the global economic system which committed its support to them in 2000 will likely resort to extreme and draconian measures which may mark the end of the façade of American democracy. 2004 is going to be a very dangerous year. The major challenges faced by the Bush administration are both legal and self-created. They reflect inevitable challenges to positions adopted and statements made by the neocons since the US embarked on a course of infinite war for oil. They call to mind another old adage once expressed by a recovering alcoholic who said, “If you don't tell a lie, you don't have to remember what you said”. The Bush administration is walking an unraveling tightrope.

Enkidu

2004-01-03 00:25 | User Profile

Just after the “capture of Saddam, I told on of my high-fiveing Republican friends that Bushy would never let him go to trial, and that I doubted Saddam would live to see Feb. 1, 2004. I was goaded into a money bet, and took it.

Please know, I am not by nature morbid, and I understand, it is very bad karma to make a money wager on a human life. In retrospect, for decency’s sake, I shouldn’t have taken the bet, but I can foolishly hope that something will eventually drill through the Republican skull --- let a little light in --- yeah! That’s going to happen.

Enkidu