Our old friend Mikhail Gorbachev is accusing BushCo of creating chaos to extend an empire. The question is whose empire and to what end? The empire that BushCo and the neo-cons are pushing is an empire of corporate and economic hegemony - only protected and advanced by the military power of the United States.
The headlines today trumpet a $20 billion arms package to Saudi Arabia (and NY Times, 7/28/07). There are even more billions in deals for other Gulf States and Israel. The weapons packages include the so-called "smart bombs" and other high tech weaponry. It should come as no surprise that some see the U.S. as a provocateur to an arms race from which it (or at least the arms industry) benefits hugely. Of course, it also legitimates increasing spending and escalation of the U.S. "defense" budget as well.
Business as usual.
The arms deal runs side by side with the accusation that Saudi Arabia is economically contributing to the Sunni fighters in Iraq, and doing nothing to stop Saudi fighters from joining the Iraq fray. Nor is the corporate media so "rude" as to note that the majority of the 9/11/01 suicide group were from Saudi Arabia. The U.S. has a long term vested interest in supporting the House of Saud, and no interest runs deeper than that with the House of Bush.
While it has faded from the news, there was the incentive money that Britain paid to Prince Bandar Bin Sultan for the BAE arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Yes, Prince Bandar, also sometimes referred to as "Bandar Bush," whose facilitation fee of $2 billion was traced back to the U.S. banks. Of course there are no hard feelings over such dealings - nor limitations on the financial activities of Bandar Bush.
Other Articles on the BAE Deal US to probe BAE over corruption. BBC, 6/26/07.
The Bandar cover-up: who knew what, and when?. David Leigh & Rob Evans. Guardian, 6/09/07.
BAE accused of secretly paying £1bn to Saudi prince. David Leigh & Rob Evans. Guardian, 6/07/07.
Government for Business's Sake is the definition of FASCISM
As defined by Mussolini, the inventer of 'fascism.'
And it goes vice versa: Business for Government's sake = FASCISM.
Which makes it so upsetting when candidates and debates campaign about "creating jobs" or "boosting the economy." Not only is that NOT the job of public employees, elected officials, and not government, it is out-and-out FASCISM talk. Call them on it, the next time you hear of it.
Government does NOT owe us a JOB. It owes us:
a UNITY of consensus
JUSTICE
Domestic Tranquility and public order and decency
General Well-Faring climate
Freedom to redress and Defend Ourselves, and
Liberty for our Posterity, inherent.
Public employments for the PEOPLE's Sake. Government for GOVERNING's Sake. Business must fend for itself. Business is not for the people's sake -- People are for business's sake.
A mentally ill rightwing Republican (President Coolidge) said, "The business of America is business." WRONG-O, potty mouth. The business of Business is business. The business of America is Just democracy.
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meremark (1 articles, 3 quicklinks, 23 diaries, 473 comments)
on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 11:26:34 AM
and this , especially regarding the court reporter who actually 'set the precedent'.
"The court reporter duly entered into the summary record of the Court's findings that
The defendant Corporations are persons within the intent of the clause in section 1 of the Fourteen Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which forbids a State to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Thus it was that a two-sentence assertion by a single judge elevated corporations to the status of persons under the law, prepared the way for the rise of global corporate rule, and thereby changed the course of history."
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Blue Pilgrim (0 articles, 3 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 998 comments)
on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 1:08:41 PM
...in reality, not in the law books. Quite right and no, the relationship is not healthy.
But.....
"Nor is the corporate media so "rude" as to note that the majority of the 9/11/01 suicide group were from Saudi Arabia."
This is a far cry from the thruth. I've heard it used again and again but do we really know this is factual ? Have a look. There may be a few surprises awaiting.
Allow me to rephrase .....Nor is the corporate media so "rude" as to note that the majority of the alleged 9/11/01 suicide group were from Saudi Arabia.
Sorry mate, but I hate it when dis-info is repeated like this without someone adding a correction. A lot like when Mary speaks of the "blow back"......a CIA term which indicates the attacks came from outside the USA while it is clear... it was an inside job.
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Tony Forest (4 articles, 14 quicklinks, 129 diaries, 1211 comments)
on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 3:28:03 PM
