Rove's Tricky Decoy Dump

Rove's Tricky Decoy Dump
Goals:
1. To have effective American control of the oil/natural-gas reserves worldwide, concentrating first in the Middle East, the "stan" countries along the Caucuses arc, and in South America.

2. To lay the groundwork for generations of Republican political dominance in American politics even after Bush departs the White House -- and, as a corollary, to avoid criminal prosecution for their felonies and misdemeanors while in office.

THE KEY IS PERMANENT WAR

To smooth the way for a successful campaign on both the foreign and domestic fronts, the Administration must continue its policy of permanent war (the never-ending "war on terrorism") in order to keep the populace in a state of constant anxiety and willing to grant the "Commander-in-Chief" pretty much whatever he wants in foreign/military policy, and in the domestic curtailment of constitutionally-guaranteed civil liberties under the Bill of Rights. (There definitely are bad guys out there, but our government doesn't have to shred the Constitution while going after them.)


FALLING FOR THE FEINT

So here are the Democrats ranting and raving about the Bush Administration's Social Security "reform" lies and deceptions, about the environmental rape of the Alaskan refuge for a small amount of oil, about these ten extremist judge nominees, about the crass intrusion of GOP politics into a deeply personal medical tragedy in the Schiavo family, and so on. Meanwhile: the war in Iraq rages on, fueled by U.S. military's neo-colonialist brutalities visited upon the local population, plus the humiliations and tortures of its men, women and children when detained in prison. Syria appears to be next on the U.S. hit list or maybe Iran or even the popular, democratically-elected government of oil-rich Venezuela. Bush isn't pressuring Israel to do what's necessary to make way for a viable Palestinian state. The national debt is ballooning into trillions and trillions, thus further reducing the diminishing social services available to the middle class and poor, etc.

KEEPING OUR EYES ON THE PRIZE

Those of us who oppose Bush&Co. policies -- liberals, moderate Republicans, progressives, radicals, the mix of which was evident at the many anti-war demonstrations over the weekend -- need to remember to focus our energies on the major criminal/immoral policies of the Administration, while noting the decoy "chaff" that is being thrown out there to lure us away into side-skirmishes. Those lesser Bush initiatives are important to resist, to be sure, as long as we keep in mind what is really going on, what Bush&Co. really are after.

http://www.crisispapers.org/essays-w/decoy-dump.htm

http://images.globalfreepress.com

peace

Recently saw a break down of media coverage from a geographical perspective and this included "progressive" News outlets. Africa doesn't register but a blip and the world's worst humanitarian crisis' The Congo, gets barely a whisper. It's just simply racist in my view.

unfortunately, racism and rape of another's resources.

and with the neoCONs at the helm and M$MW cheering them on things look very bleak.

:hi:

peace