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Thread ID: 12868 | Posts: 7 | Started: 2004-03-25
2004-03-25 06:47 | User Profile
Nuke Countdown Starts
[International Politics] by SARTRE March 24, 2004
Are you prepared for a mushroom cloud over a major American city? It is hard to imagine how it is possible to protect our own people, as the world spins out of control. The talk that a home made dirty nuke is a real possibility, deflects the prospects that a smart briefcase bomb is in the loop. Fear is a natural response to the unthinkable. However, as long as a culture of refusal persists, the risks continue to escalate.
Refusal to admit linkage between an inept anti-terrorism policy and the epidemic increase in intensity of militancy. Refusal to recognize that countries are incapable of eliminating opponents by mere force. Refusal to acknowledge the reasons behind the motives of adversary and culpability (real or imaginary) that opponents assign to their foes. And most of all, the refusal to admit that there are errors in thinking and methods of exerting power. No wonder that real security is illusive and waning.
The assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, marks a watershed departure from an unspoken arrangement. Hands off overt elimination of leaders, has allowed for a shaky truce. The stakes have been raised. Open season on Arafat and Sharon has just been declared. Do you really believe Condoleezza Rice when she denies suggestions by Hamas that Washington had given Israel a green light for the assassination, or at least had advance warning?...
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2004-03-25 08:01 | User Profile
My only objection is to Sartre's use of the Fox News-ish term "homicide bombers". Other than that, this is a very good essay.
It won't change a thing, unfortunately. Most of our fellow Americans are too stupid and brainwashed to see the truth no matter how thoroughly it's rubbed in their faces, and they're going to pay a heavy price for it.
If the coming madness predicted by Sartre and others can be stopped, the only way to do it is to extricate the US government from the tentacles of the Zionist lobby. This cannot be done gradually; there's no time for that. It must be done as quickly as possible, since the clock is ticking.
One possible way to accomplish this goal is to use a challenge in court. Since "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion," all federal legislation authorizing taxpayer aid to the religious state of Israel is obviously unconstitutional. Neither Judaism nor "Christian Zionism" is the official religion of the United States. (It can also be argued that all taxpayer-funded foreign aid is unconstitutional -- a position I totally agree with -- but that's perhaps a more difficult legal case to mount.)
Failing an attempt to end the reign of the Israeli lobby though the legal system, there are other methods that could be used as well (which need not be mentioned here). But regardless of how it's done, it must be done soon if the US is to survive.
2004-03-25 13:18 | User Profile
Angler,
Submit that "homicide bombers" is accurate, since the objective is still to inflict the death of opponents. By using this term, one should not assume that their plight is unjust. However, it is a conscious choice; therefore, killing is the intent of the act.
I don't give a pass to anyone "following orders" in any military.
Revolutions usually involve killing opponents. None of us make up those rules, it's strictly up to each person if they are willing to act accordingly.
Wish I could have confidence that the legal system could grant relief. However, the crooks that drink from the bar oppose the radical because they have stolen the what little remains of legitimacy.
Separation is the best alternative to seek. That luggage needs to routed away from our zip codes. Those who want to intercede, let them move . . .
Faust, thanks for posting.
SARTRE
2004-03-25 14:38 | User Profile
[QUOTE=SARTRE]Angler,
Submit that "homicide bombers" is accurate, since the objective is still to inflict the death of opponents. By using this term, one should not assume that their plight is unjust. However, it is a conscious choice; therefore, killing is the intent of the act. True enough. The reason I had to pick that nit is because the pro-Israel crowd has often advocated the use of the term "homicide bomber" in place of "suicide bomber" as a way of delegitimizing that particular method of resistance. But even my minor objection was really a bit tongue-in-cheek, since anyone who's familiar with your work knows that you're no neocon. :)
I don't give a pass to anyone "following orders" in any military. I feel the same way.
Revolutions usually involve killing opponents. None of us make up those rules, it's strictly up to each person if they are willing to act accordingly. Absolutely.
Wish I could have confidence that the legal system could grant relief. However, the crooks that drink from the bar oppose the radical because they have stolen the what little remains of legitimacy.
Separation is the best alternative to seek. That luggage needs to routed away from our zip codes. Those who want to intercede, let them move . . . I, too, have little faith that the problem can be solved through the courts. The Tribe has too much control over the legal system. For anyone who insists on seeking a "clean" solution to the problem of government subversion by the Tribe, the courts are probably their only hope. For the rest of us, though, I think a little "undercover work" is what the doctor ordered. :twisted:
2004-03-25 21:46 | User Profile
Angler,
OD members understand the big picture. Now that open season is declared, leaders in all camps are far less secure. That's healthy, since immunity is not their due.
All the best,
SARTRE
2004-03-25 22:16 | User Profile
[QUOTE=SARTRE]Angler,
OD members understand the big picture. [COLOR=Red]Now that open season is declared, leaders in all camps are far less secure. That's healthy, since immunity is not their due.[/COLOR] All the best,
SARTRE[/QUOTE]Perhaps I am too cynical, but I have long felt America was overdue to a terror strike that would make 9/11 seem minor. The question is where or when. If this does happen, what will we do and what will we learn? I am [I]not[/I] optimistic.
2004-03-26 03:03 | User Profile
Edward,
Submit we both would agree what would be reasonably expected as the response form the government establishment - martial law. Know Iââ¬â¢m a broken record, but the only shot for a promising alternative is still a James Mattoon Scott.
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Just look what the lawyers have given us! A friend sent me this quote today: Roman General Sulla - Stop quoting the law, we have swords.
As always, my disclaimer adheres to non violence.
SARTRE