The best thieves are modest. Stealing a little bit at a time is less conspicuous. Usually they get caught when they get too greedy. In Florida in 2000 they did get too greedy. We discussed this in previous parts of our series about the election theft by George W. Bush. In this part (and in the previous parts and in parts still to follow) we supply evidence to indicate that there is systematic fraud in the American elections.The Dutch in the original article has been translated into English by Esther Doria.
Dutch prime minister Balkenende is licking the boots of Bush and will soon be visiting him again, but not everyone is such a good friend of the current American government. The Times of India writes that Tony Blair's wife believes that George W. Bush stole the elections: '"Cherie Blair still believed that Bush had stolen the White House from Gore," author Philip Stephens wrote in his book Tony Blair: The Making of a World Leader. '<...> She believed Al Gore had been "robbed" of the presidency and was hostile to the idea of her husband "cosying" up to the new President.' DeepJournal has written extensively about this theft. (see the rest of our series VoteScam). Also Gore Vidal, who is by now a regular guest of DeepJournal, is quick to respond.
Gore Vidal: Bush will lose (If the elections aren't conducted electronically)The LA Weekly asked the renowned criticaster Gore Vidal in November of last year: '(... Is) George W. Bush going to be re-elected next year?
Gore: No. At least if there is a fair election, an election that is not electronic. That would be dangerous. We don't want an election without a paper trail. The makers of the voting machines say no one can look inside of them, because they would reveal trade secrets. What secrets? Is n’t their job to count votes? Or do they get secret messages from Mars? Is the cure for cancer inside the machines? I mean, come on. And all three owners of the companies who make these machines are donors to the Bush administration. Is this not corruption? So Bush will probably win if the country is covered with these balloting machines. He can’t lose.
LA Weekly: But Gore, aren't you still enough of a believer in the democratic instincts of ordinary people to think that, in the end, those sorts of conspiracies eventually fall apart?
Gore: Oh no! I find they only get stronger, more entrenched. <...> But getting back to Bush. If we use old-fashioned paper ballots and have them counted in the precinct where they are cast, he will be swept from office. He’s made every error you can. He’s wrecked the economy. Unemployment is up. People can’t find jobs. Poverty is up. It’s a total mess. How does he make such a mess? Well, he is plainly very stupid. But the people around him are not. They want to stay in power.' Meanwhile Bush is not doing well.
Progress results in a step backward for the voter As Vidal speaks, America is being cram-packed with electronic voting machines thanks to the $3,9 billion of the Help America Vote Act 'to be given to the states over the next three years to replace outdated voting machines, improve voter education and train poll workers. <...> For the 2004 election, states will be required to have a computerized voter registration system'. Things are already going wrong: 'Maryland e-voting vulnerable to hackers - System poses significant security risks, report finds', headlines The Associated Press at the beginning of this year. 'RABA’s report, which focused on hardware, is the latest study by computer scientists to conclude that electronic systems pose significant security risks. Dozens of states are rushing to replace punch-card and lever systems with modern voting equipment to qualify for federal matching funds through the 2002 Help America Vote Act. Maryland is spending $55.6 million to move toward an entirely electronic system that does not provide traditional paper ballots that could be used in case of a recount.' The system that Maryland is acquiring is from Diebold.
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