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Blow-back: Comparing Saddam Hussein to Che Guevara

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If you do not believe this biography and wish to gain your knowledge from another source, one only has to view this feed called Secrets of the CIA as produced by Sky Television, which is a British television station owned by Rupert Murdoch.  As we all know, Rupert Murdoch owns Fox News and one must ask this question; why doesn’t he have the guts to show this video to the American people?  In this hour and a half feed you will come to learn it was the CIA that did take out Che Guevara.  I really suggest that all of you sit down and watch this feed.  Within it you will hear that his assassination by the CIA was the “biggest blunder” and in doing so, those that did follow him, “turned him into an icon” In fact according to that feed, it was stated that “Che had to go” Now does that sound familiar as President Bush lied us into this war?   

As you will read on this site, “The next day Bolivian troops executed him, at the direction of the CIA. All over the world, millions of people are commemorating the anniversary of Che's death--and celebrating his exemplary life--in marches, rallies and other events. In Chile, 85,000 people participated in a concert and rally.” In speaking of statues in which those that did support and believe in Che Guevara, there is a statue of him in Santa Clara, Cuba.  I find that to be a striking comparison when we have now learned the Iraqis want their statue of Saddam Hussein restored. 

It is repeating history as we have done in the past and one wonders; why are we not learning?  That is what you call a blow-back affect and we have done so time-and-time again. This is where I feel that those in power of this government do not learn from their past mistakes.  While they thought they had good intentions or did so for nefarious reasons such as greed, in the end it always comes back to rear its ugly head and innocent Americans and innocent people in other countries suffer the consequences.  

I would have to say one of the biggest blow-backs to all of us is when we funded the Mujahadeen during the Soviet/Afghanistan war which gave rise to the Taliban and to such terrorists as Osama bin Laden.  There was no real accounting of the money spent in funding the Mujahadeen.  It was stated in this feed that once done with the Soviets, they would come after us and 9/11 is our evidence.  That is where I feel the real story lies.  I do not buy into the whole huge conspiracy, it is more that through our sheer hubris, greed and stupidity and not seeing the bigger picture that this happened.  In fact, in the Secrets of the CIA feed they boldly state we wanted access to Iraqi oil and to “sex up the war”  

While I do believe that there are agents such as Valerie Plame who only have the best intentions when it comes to our security as a nation, I do believe there are some who do not.  I really hope that you watch that video ‘Secrets of the CIA’ to get a better understanding of what these blow-backs mean to all of us and they do nothing to secure this nation.  Blow-backs are dangerous to the national security of these United States.  Scott Ritter who was a weapons inspector in Iraq and came across no weapons of mass destruction even stated, “We should do away with the CIA and start over”  

In closing, it is up to you to inform yourself how these devastating blow-backs have affected the United States and you as an American citizen.  We have used the CIA in Iran, the Congo which led to the deaths of 3.7 million people and in other countries.  All of this was done in your name.  Now what are you going to do with this information?  I hope that you use it somehow. 

Author’s note:  Should you wish to email me, my address is, xmjmac@optonline.net

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I am a writer who currently writes pieces for my own blog http://www.mary-macelveen.blogspot.com I have been published by Buzzflash.com, TheLiberalPatriot.org and MikeHersh.com. I was a guest on the Jay Diamond Radio Show on WRKO in Boston and have (more...)
 
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