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Covens,
religions, politicians, decisions
Lookout,
Salem, the witch hunt business is about to get back
in full swing! Attorney General John Ashcroft is now
offering foreigners living in the USA special help to
obtain American citizenship in return for providing
information about terrorist suspects. What a stroke
of luck for subversive weird wimps to make life miserable
for anyone they despise .Who knows, we may even opt
to bypass President George Bush's mandatory military
tribunals, aka kangaroo court, and regress to burning
at the stake. Would-be terrorists are already emigrating
in search of an Al-Qaeda safe haven somewhere in the
world since Tora Bora has been virtually annihilated
by several million USA dollars of airdropped explosives.
Sure!
While chaos, panic, and suffering abound in the
Middle East and other parts of the world, it is incumbent
upon all creatures of God to be aware that the overwhelming
majority of war-inflicted death, despair, hunger, fear,
and tragedy is being caused by eastern and western hemisphere
religious sects fighting over turf.
Every one of these omnipotent sects - Catholic,
Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, etc. -- is convinced that
God is on its side.
God is on the right side, God is on the just
side. God is on the good side, God is on the best side.
Which faction is right, just, good and best depends
on what side you are on. Defeating the Taliban zealots
was mandatory retribution. Militarily it's no big deal
for us to stomp on a country the likes of Afghanistan.
I cannot help but believe that any normal person with
common sense knows that the bombs and bullets are chicken
feed compared to the burden we are facing to impose
a democratic form of government in a country encrusted
by feudalism. Warlord after warlord, each wanting concessions
from us that will finance their dynasty.
Our politicians have decreed that we the taxpayers,
rich and poor alike, will pay for the cost of supplying
food to the Afghani people.
My crystal ball tells me that a significant percentage
of the food we send will fall into the hands of heavily
armed warlords who will take what they need and sell
the rest to the starving hordes in Pakistan. As I look
deeper into the ball, I see a continuing series of battles
between various armed groups wanting to sit at the negotiating
table with the USA envoys to vie for the biggest piece
of the cake. I see billions of dollars going to people
who will come to hate us for trying to impose our way
of life on them, because our way "is the best."
It is a mistake the USA has been making as long as I
have been aware of our intervention in foreign affairs.
Retribution has taken place, look for Osama discreetly,
pull out of Afghanistan, pronto, and leave them to struggle
for themselves as we have done since time immemorial.
The Israeli-Palestinian tragedy should be the focus
of our attention, because the consequences of back and
forth bombing and killing between these people is causing
far more harm than spending time and money to rebuild
pockmarked Afghanistan.
If the current administration insists on continuing
to pour billions of dollars into Afghanistan, prepare
for the most horrendous tax increases ever!
(Please
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