P.E.A.C.E.
Death, Malnutrition, A Lack of Adequate Medical Care, Fear & Hysteria. Imagine what it feels like to be in or near Syria. But Americans daily can only muster up enough brain power to discuss Beyonce's latest video, Housewives of Atlanta, Lil Boosie maybe getting out of jail, & other totally irrelevant aspects of life. As of now, there's no official death count; but at 100,000 citizens have died; and millions are stuck in refugee camps-fearing snipers & chemical warfare-as I type this post. Another two million have fled Syria since this conflict began. At the root here is is violent struggle, led by multiple opposition groups, to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Hafez Al-Assad. Asad represents the Ba'ath Party-yep the same Ba'ath Party that Psycho Sadaam Hussein belonged to. And like his deceased Iraqi counterpart, Asad has been accused of all sorts of atrocities against his people. Different from his counterpart however, is that NO ONE WANTS ANOTHER WAR. Thus Asad is able to operate with at least some degree of confidence against the possibility of foreign intervention. Complicating matters even further, no one really can say with confidence that the opposition forces would treat the regular everyday populace any better. Ask Egypt & Libya if they are feeling any better since their so-called revolutions??? So the world watches, in anticipation of another war that will affect the already pitiful economies of Europe & America. Please take some time to learn about the violent conflicts going down in Africa & The Middle East. Know what is going on around you in the world. P.E.A.C.E.
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Is The President Preparing to Change Course???This past week President Obama took time out to discuss the U.S. Military/CIA program that uses Drones to attack & execute alleged terrorists around the world. While this facet of the so-called counter-terrorism program has had its successful moments, in successfully eliminating hundreds of targets, without putting U.S. Soldiers in harm's way. Critics of the program cite the the thousands of innocent bystanders, including women & children, who have died simply for being in the vicinity of the target. Critics also correctly point out that the number of times that these Drones have been deployed, in the so-called War on Terror, has consistently increased EACH YEAR, since President Obama took Office. From a humanist standpoint, it appears that the CIA/U.S. Military act as Judge, Jury & Executioner in these cases. Let us respectfully note that, to The Roman government, Jesus would have absolutely been considered a terrorist. George Washington, Ben Franklin, etc. would have surely been deemed in the same way to the British Government. It is just too easy to classify an individual, or group that has a different political ideology, as terrorist. According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, an estimated 240-347 people have been killed by US drone strikes in Yemen since 2002, and approximately 2,541-3,533 have been killed by CIA drones in Pakistan. Amid mounting concern that the policy has harmed US interests overseas, President Obama Thursday announced new restrictions that promise to reduce the frequency in which drones are used. The President also repealed the policy that bans sending foreign detainees back to their home countries, from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This falls in line with the 2008 Presidential Campaign promise to try alleged enemy combatants in U.S. Courts; and close Guantanamo Bay. "Our systematic effort to dismantle terrorist organizations must continue," Obama said. "But this war, like all wars, must end. As one that just does not trust the government to EVER do the right thing, one has to have the common sense to know that these type of political assassinations only create more enemies in the world. I sit and wait, in hopes that this is truly the beginning of a more humane policy-and not just another smokescreen/for a more covert method of treachery against the Middle East, Asia & Africa. Please do the right thing Mr. President. Please... THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN issues a WARNING TO OTHER NATIONS...They say Hell Hath No fury Like A Woman Scorned; but for my dollar, I'm betting on the Wrath that America's Military Industrial Complex sets forth on it's foes. Doesn't matter if the foe was once an ally, or if the beef stems from a perceived slights that occurred more than 20 years ago. As a child, I remember watching the Evening News and hearing stories of the war between Iran & Iraq. Rarely is this period of war, in the 1980's, ever spoken about-and even less is said about the support provided by U.S. President Ronald Reagan & British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Of course, since then it has been revealed that secretly the U.S. was arming BOTH sides. There's also that little piece to the story of how drugs were allowed to be sold in American cities to help finance this and other covert operations (read up on Iran-Contra, Freeway Ricky Ross, and the beginnings of the Crack Epidemic). The most important piece to the story here though is that the American government knew that Saddam was bat-shit crazy. Same with The Taliban. Crazy, Oppressive, Brutal-but USEFUL at the time. Later, we all know, Saddam Hussein would be compared to Hitler & eventually executed. The leadership of the same Taliban, that Reagan & Thatcher publicly referred to as "Patriots & Freedom Fighters," has been executed or imprisoned. Tough price to pay for being an ALLY, right??? The most recent victim of America's past grudges now settled would unfortunately be former Libyan Leader Muammar Al-Gaddafi. To my knowledge, Gaddafi was never an ally to the U.S.; but was largely hated for financing & influencing nations that wanted to shake off the grip of western Imperialism. A revolutionary who, unlike most others in the Middle East, proudly declared himself to be an African. In April 1986, President Ronald Reagan ordered airstrikes that included Gaddafi's home. Casualties, estimated at between 30-60, included what has been believed to have been Gaddafi's adopted infant daughter. Libya was again bombed under President Bill Clinton's command; but in 2008, it appeared that peace would finally prevail. In 2008, Libya agreed to pay more than $1.5 billion as restitution for Libyan involvement in the multiple terrorist attacks that had occurred in the 1980's. For this, President George W. Bush signed an Executive Order granting immunity from further actions against Libya. Over course we all know that once the ransom has been paid, the hostage is no longer of value. Still a proponent of Anti-Imperialism & Socialist-Style Unity among nations, Colonel Muammar Qaddafi's regime would be overthrown. As with Saddam, Qaddafi would be publicly humiliated before execution. Things are no better in EITHER country. And in the case of Qaddafi, it appears that at least one ally in The U.S. repeatedly warned him of trusting the Western Powers promises of reconciliation. Attached is a link to a Final Call newstory fresh off the presses... http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/article_9805.shtml?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=twitterfeed
Allow me to set the scene... There's a public push for Gun Control, The U.S Military is winding down its wars in Iraq & Afghanistan, Congress is gearing up for a Budget Debate, and rumors swirl that The White House may be inclined to push for a reduction in military spending. Suddenly, and on cue, The Boogeyman & his cousins are acting a fool again... Dang. Oh, and let me not forget the impact this will have on pending Immigration Legislation. So first there's the Tsarnaev Brother's in Boston, who somehow quickly graduated from random and incompetent criminals to being part of a worldwide Terror Plot. Everything reported in the timeline of the two brothers lives contradicts with the so-called Intel being reported now. Initial reports from the weekend of April 19-20 2013, advised that the Tsarnaev Brothers whereabouts had been unknown until they robbed a local convenience store. Later, it was later confirmed that they did not rob the store; but no explanation was provided as to how the brothers were found. One brother dies, the other is captured, and SUDDENLY a million new stories of ties to a nameless/faceless terror network arise. Ignore again the reports of girlfriends, parties, gym workouts, etc, Right? Could this big of a threat have really eluded Big Brother??? Does this not ring of Lee Harvey Oswald? Another case of a normal citizen somehow being capable of something way beyond that of the average citizen. BUT ALAS, IT APPEARS THAT AMERICANS WEREN'T SCARED ENOUGH, SO... In comes our old friend Mr. WMD. Let's Pause for Dramatics," as I muster the strength to mention Bashir Al-Asad of Syria. Let me spare you the comparisons to Sadaam Hussein and the bogus Intel used to justify invading Iraq; but instead focus more on the strange irony of how suddenly Syria has moved to the forefront of places that the Military Industrial Complex wants to bomb. It’s been too quiet in Iran. The people just couldn't take North Korea's Kim Jong-Un. Muammar al-Gaddafi, Sadaam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, and everyone close to them are all dead. So in walks Bashir Al Asad... Only time will tell if this is yet another bullshit excuse to go to war, or not; but it sure reminds me of the "Stability in The Region" quotes often heard from the Bush Administration. Just look at the map. Is there any nation left that has an inkling to test the American War Machine? None ever had the capability; but surely just speaking against America could make that nation's leader the next contestant on "Regime Change Row."
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