The United States supports tyrants abroad as long as
they maintain the American world view. This is evidenced by our support of
Bahrain, the home of the US Fifth Fleet. The Khalifa Monarchy is a Sunni
dictatorship in a predominantly Shia nation. There, torture during the uprising
has been described in many human rights reports as being widespread and
systematic. The Gulf Cooperation Council made of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other
Sunni States has maintained a military presence there to subjugate the people
of Bahrain. This repressive police State seems to be fine with the US as long
as they support US policy and do not interfere with our assets stationed there.
In essence, the United States turns a blind eye to
human rights abuses as long as the government that commits them is aligned with
the United States. We only act on "humanitarian grounds" when we are supporting
regime change in order to achieve a government that will be amiable to US aims
in the region. Hypocrisy and deceit are the mainstays of American foreign
policy.
What the American public needs to understand is that
the actions of our government in relation to other nations borders on and
sometimes crosses the line of criminality. Drone strikes on American citizens
and innocent civilians in contested regions is widespread, CIA interference in
internal affairs of other nations is also commonplace. American foreign policy
drives the Muslim fundamental movement. One must understand that our government
relishes threats and attacks so as to justify the subjugation of the American
people.
We are at war. This is a war for hearts and minds,
this time it is American hearts and minds. We can either accept the actions of
our government overseas and at home, or resist this American surveillance/security
state. We can continue to accept the misinformation that comes from the
mainstream media through our own government, or look at the reality of our
situation. Exchanging our liberty for security under the guise of this scripted
and government supported phony "War on Terror" is tantamount to turning over
our liberty to a regime that has no clear view of right or wrong. Our
government cares very little about freedom and democracy as long as tyrannical
governments support US aims. Once a nation falls out of favor with American
interests, politically or economically, freedom and democracy are catchwords
for invasion, no-fly zones or proxy wars.
The choice is ours to make. No government can
survive without the support of its people. One can only look to the situations
in Brazil and Turkey, not to mention Egypt during the Arab Spring. Once the
people are sufficiently informed about the real nature of their government,
accepting the status quo is actually surrendering your freedom.
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