Since the beginning of the year, the Bush administration has conducted a campaign of lies and misinformation about widespread domestic spying. Bushco has lied about it, denied it, acknowledged it, and, most egregiously, Bush has said that if he orders it, it's legal! Interestingly, none of the various cover stories are consistent with one another. How convenient for Bush should you forget one of his past lies!
But among the numerous and conflicting official cover stories is, not surprisingly, a most pernicious cover story: had there been an NSA domestic spying program in place prior to 911 the attacks might have been prevented.
That is, of course, an outrageous, bald-faced lie. The attacks might have been prevented anyway! But were not!
Moreover, the measures Bush has taken since then have utterly failed to address the issue of terrorism.
That Bush ignored numerous warnings is heavily documented. And there is yet another new story from AlterNet:
In 2001, an anonymous White House source leaked top-secret NSA intelligence to reporter Judith Miller that Al Qaida was planning a major attack on the United States. But the story never made it into the paper. ...
Back in the year 2004, Presidential advisor Richard Clarke was revealed by CBS News to have told Bush that was no link between Iraq and the attacks of 911. Clarke's admonition had legs, even then. [See: Richard Clarke, in an exclusive interview on 60 Minutes] Saddam's was, after all, a secular regime! But Al Qaeda —we were repeatedly told —consisted of raving, militant Islamic fanatics. Even then, Bush's cover story made no sense whatsoever, but even now, you will find among Bush's dwindling faithful a few die hard idiots who still spread the bunkum that Bush's attack on Iraq was but a part of the larger "war on terror".
Nonsense! Bush has never waged a "war on terrorism"! Afghanistan —where bin Laden was allowed to escape was not it! And Iraq —which even Bush concedes had nothing to do with 911 —was not it!
Consider Bush's official conspiracy theory with respect to 911. It goes something like this. bin Laden sits at the head of a vast and super secret world wide conspiracy the likes of which has not been seen since Smersh. There are several things wrong with the official conspiracy theory but let's deal with the most obvious ones.
Despite posturing by Bush and Cheney, the facts are these: Bush ignored hard evidence from top intelligence officials between April and September of 2001 about an impending attacks on U.S. soil. Why? If Bush really wanted Bin Laden, he blew SEVERAL opportunities. One of them in July, prior to 911. The Guardian and the French newspaper Le Figaro reported that bin Laden received dialysis treatment for a period of some 10 days at the American hospital in Dubai, and while there, he was visited by a local CIA agent. It was also about this time that U.S. State Department officials were threatening Afghanistan with carpet bombing if the Taliban didn't come to terms on the proposed Unocal pipeline across Afghanistan.
Keep in mind, when the CIA was reported to have visited bin Laden in Dubai, 911 had not happened. But, already the Bush State Department was spoiling for a war. All it needed was a pretext that the gullible American public would buy! It got it —conveniently —on 911!
Then there is the failed war against Iraq.
Even Bush concedes that Saddam had nothing to do with the events of 911! Then why does Bush continue to cite the war against Iraq has justification for a widespread domestic surveillance program?
Briefly, Bush lied to the nation and the world in order to begin the war on Iraq and "terrorism" had nothing whatsoever to do with it. It was about oil. There were, arguably, no "terrorists" in Iraq before the American attack and invasion and, if they are there now, it's because they are not stupid.
Bush likes to say that we fight them there rather than here. Rather, Bush took the bait. The terrorists are most surely telling their own constituencies they are killing Americans in Iraq!
But how many of what Bush calls "insurgents" are terrorists? How many are simply Iraqi defending their own country against an illegal occupation by an aggressor? To that extent, they are protected by International Law. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham put it this way to Parliament during Britain's occupation of the American colonies:
If I were an American as I am an Englishman, I would never lay down my arms! Never! Never! NEVER!
Now —about the real reasons for war against Iraq. Bush made promises to Dick Cheney's Halliburton, Condo Rice's Exxon-Mobil et al. It was not promised to them that oil prices would go down upon the American seizure of control over Iraqi oil fields and production! Rather, prices would go up and with them, the profits of big oil. Now —isn't that precisely what has happened?
Just keep this in mind: it's hard to go wrong when you realize that nothing that Bush has ever said about anything has ever been in anyway true.
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The war on terror has never been about terror. It is really about energy. Who will control the worlds resources of Oil?
The Americans who constructed the 911 attacks to blame Bin Ladin and Saddam certainly had no reservations in killing Americans to justify the campaign for controlling the World Oil Resources. You can hear them now! "It is worth it!" What was the meeting in Dubai with Bin Ladin and the CIA about?
I'll tell you , it was about getting Bin Ladin to go along with this attack, while they blame him at first. Then as the US launched strikes against him, they knew it would be directed toward Saddam. Bin Ladin never liked Saddam calling him an infidel. So what better partners to come together to get Saddam's Oil. Bin Ladins and Bush's have been friends for years, to include Bin Ladin helping the CIA in Afghanistan against the Russians quest to secure land areas for the Afghan Oil pipline.
It certainly fits nicely with Bush saying he does not care about Bin Ladin and that he isn't a concern anymore, and of course Bin Ladin has never been captured.
Seems to me it would have been easier to track down Bin Ladin than Saddam. There is less firepower against the US in Afghanistan, making it hands down an easier job. But the US is not after Bin Ladin. I think Bin Ladins are the recipients of that stolen cash taken from all the call and put options traded that day on 9/11.
Yes it is a phoney war, it was a business deal using Americans to fight the interests of Big Oil, not the United States.
If Americans were serious about stopping the war they would begin creating more energy, instead of taking, and taking, and taking.
Lets stop the mascarade of this war called Terror, and realize it is a War on Energy. To help fight the energy War go to http://www.sugarcitycane.zoomshare.com
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Dom Jermano (20 articles, 0 quicklinks, 40 diaries, 930 comments) on Friday, May 19, 2006 at 12:17:37 AM
I have to agree. Call it woman's intuition or seeing through 'bull' but I wrote several years ago to friends, on message boards that this terror cover was false; a ploy to get America fearful and believe he was our 'savior.' We all know terror has escalated 2,000% since we invaded because of this 'false' war and our beautiful people are being killed for their agenda.
An American Embassy is being built there costing 1 Billion Dollars and will be larger than the vatican. Four military bases are built. Those poor people will never know a true Democracy with us over there. He has no intention of bringing the troops home, he lies at every moment, but what can you expect from a puppet? He's the front man while the others have planned global take over since the early '90's. Until we recognize that currently, Washington and occupants are now a different country, part and parcel separate from our United States. A 'country' we can no longer trust, connect with, nor is it interested in us. A true leader and visionary MUSt rise up amidst our people. Why are all our services being cut out? To fund this humongous project in Iraq. And yes, I believe they knew the event was to happen (911) to further their agenda. Cheney was also lying to audiences after Bush was elected about WMD in Iraq. (top ranking military man wrote early on Truthout.org that he knew he was lying and that Bush was to be a war president) They have used our Great Office, OUR HOUSE, for their own gain, greed and power. (Secret societies and the banks are controlling all that occurs.) We have no government. We, the People, had really better wake-up soon! It is possible the BIG "R" may have to occur. Be ever alert after June 3 onward. (Listen to some of Arundhati Roi's speeches!) GREAT!
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Starchild (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 10 comments) on Friday, May 19, 2006 at 8:23:09 AM
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