After the arrest, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales stated:
"They were persons who for whatever reason came to view their home country as the enemy."
Once could readily conclude from our chief law enforcer's conclusion that these seven men are guilty until proven innocent. How closely will their experience with America's "justice" system resemble that of Jose Padilla?
If these men are guilty of conspiring to blow up buildings, it is indeed disturbing that American citizens born and raised on domestic soil would be that enraged with one or more facets of our country. It is equally as disturbing that our attorney general blithely commented that they view the United States as "the enemy" for "whatever reason". Wouldn't an analysis of the source of their hatred be prudent so we could determine what profound changes the United States, its leaders, and its institutions need to make so that they are not creating enemies amongst our citizenry?
Yet from the perspective of those wanting to perpetuate war and justify the creation of a police state, Gonzales summarized the situation well. To examine why Americans would want to inflict carnage and mayhem on their fellow citizens would expose the true agenda of our ruling elite.
A substantial number of Americans see our leaders' moral turpitude, are furious, and are working diligently to evoke change. Perhaps the seven men in Miami simply reached a tipping point. After all, an act of terror is an extreme means to bring about political or social change.
Rather than working to create a more equitable and humane society based on the Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ruling elite and their aforementioned allies prefer to perpetuate a sociopolitical system based upon intolerance, bigotry, avarice, exploitation, militarism, and gross injustice. Meanwhile, "rage against the machine" continues to fester and foment. Hopefully most of the enraged will embrace evolution over revolution, but if they did indeed plot to commit terrorism, the seven from Miami may be a sign of ill portent.
On 6/22, Dick Cheney, a man noted for his deep love of humanity and concern for the average American, reminded us that US troops will not be coming home soon:
"I realize some have advocated a sudden withdrawal of our forces. This would be unwise in the extreme - a victory for terrorists, bad for the Iraqi people and bad for the United States. To leave that country before the job is done would be to hand over Iraq to car-bombers and assassins."
Underscoring and empowering Cheney's determined stance, both houses of Congress had voted down proposals to impose a timetable for troop withdrawal.
Someone forgot to ask Mr. Cheney and our esteemed legislators two important questions:
1. Why would they continue to bomb and assassinate once America's occupying army withdrew from Iraq?
2. Excepting the Green Zone, when did the car-bombers and assassins hand Iraq over to the United States?
The fact that these deeply troubling events occurred just in time to bolster an imploding Bush Regime is further evidence that our constitutional republic is on the verge of extinction. Americans are experiencing a profoundly distressing paradigm shift. A theocratic corporatocracy with powerful nationalistic tendencies is weaving itself into the very fabric of our social, economic, and political systems. And its dynamics and underlying principles are frighteningly similar to those of the fascism implemented by the National Socialists.
Remember that from 1933 to 1945 most ordinary Germans complacently and quietly supported their regime. After all, they were not suffering. The Bush Regime is counting on you and your children to do the same.
"They were persons who for whatever reason came to view their home country as the enemy."
Once could readily conclude from our chief law enforcer's conclusion that these seven men are guilty until proven innocent. How closely will their experience with America's "justice" system resemble that of Jose Padilla?
If these men are guilty of conspiring to blow up buildings, it is indeed disturbing that American citizens born and raised on domestic soil would be that enraged with one or more facets of our country. It is equally as disturbing that our attorney general blithely commented that they view the United States as "the enemy" for "whatever reason". Wouldn't an analysis of the source of their hatred be prudent so we could determine what profound changes the United States, its leaders, and its institutions need to make so that they are not creating enemies amongst our citizenry?
A substantial number of Americans see our leaders' moral turpitude, are furious, and are working diligently to evoke change. Perhaps the seven men in Miami simply reached a tipping point. After all, an act of terror is an extreme means to bring about political or social change.
Rather than working to create a more equitable and humane society based on the Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ruling elite and their aforementioned allies prefer to perpetuate a sociopolitical system based upon intolerance, bigotry, avarice, exploitation, militarism, and gross injustice. Meanwhile, "rage against the machine" continues to fester and foment. Hopefully most of the enraged will embrace evolution over revolution, but if they did indeed plot to commit terrorism, the seven from Miami may be a sign of ill portent.
On 6/22, Dick Cheney, a man noted for his deep love of humanity and concern for the average American, reminded us that US troops will not be coming home soon:
"I realize some have advocated a sudden withdrawal of our forces. This would be unwise in the extreme - a victory for terrorists, bad for the Iraqi people and bad for the United States. To leave that country before the job is done would be to hand over Iraq to car-bombers and assassins."
Underscoring and empowering Cheney's determined stance, both houses of Congress had voted down proposals to impose a timetable for troop withdrawal.
Someone forgot to ask Mr. Cheney and our esteemed legislators two important questions:
1. Why would they continue to bomb and assassinate once America's occupying army withdrew from Iraq?
2. Excepting the Green Zone, when did the car-bombers and assassins hand Iraq over to the United States?
The fact that these deeply troubling events occurred just in time to bolster an imploding Bush Regime is further evidence that our constitutional republic is on the verge of extinction. Americans are experiencing a profoundly distressing paradigm shift. A theocratic corporatocracy with powerful nationalistic tendencies is weaving itself into the very fabric of our social, economic, and political systems. And its dynamics and underlying principles are frighteningly similar to those of the fascism implemented by the National Socialists.
Remember that from 1933 to 1945 most ordinary Germans complacently and quietly supported their regime. After all, they were not suffering. The Bush Regime is counting on you and your children to do the same.
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