Dana, I think you may find this story interesting, it's a primer on the Project for the New American Century - I presume everyone is aware of the organisation now, but this gives a good background as to what they are up to: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3544.htm
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 June 2003 16:39 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: it's not abou the oil > > > I think the idea that it was not to Saddam's benefit to see > sanctions lifted explains a lot. This guy was not after all > known for his concern for his people except as a means to > power, so it makes a lot of sense to me. Here is another link > along the same line: > http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,170782,00.html > > I am starting to think that there is no bottom to some of > this. Do you know that Ken Lay was chairman of Bush's > election committee? And that Janet Rehnquist, appointed by > George Bush, delayed an investigation of a Florida pension > plan until after Jeb Bush was re-elected? > > Dana > > Wayne Putterill writes: > > > Democracy is dead. > > > > A strong statement but when money buys anything (including the > > presidency of the USA - $200 million for an election > campaign???), the > > populations wishes are ignored or ridiculed, corporates can buy > > anything they want (including laws) and no real choice is offered > > between parties or candidates, it's an inescapable conclusion. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 22 June 2003 12:26 > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: it's not abou the oil > > > > > > > > > Excellent essay, even if somewhat exaggerated in places, > > > references enough fact to pretty well establish that the US > > > is currently governed by a gang of crooks. Knowing the > > > details as they apply to each country on the globe, it is no > > > wonder why so much of the world resents the US. Of course > > > Dubya spins it as being > > > "anti-freedom" I guess in his dictionary, freedom is > > > defined as the authority > > > to rape and pillage any country for the personal self > > > interest of the participants in its government. > > > > > > Add to that, the huge tax cuts granted to those who had > > > previously been left out by the policies granting exemption > > > to corporations, whose contributions to the revenue of the US > > > government has been dropping steadily. Most amazing of all > > > is how many of the rank and file middle class conservative > > > types continue to support this gang. Even as you watch your > > > retirement savings dwindle away, your income continues to > > > drop, jobs simply evaporating and your government's debt > > > jumping to record levels from surpluses only a few short > > > years ago. This has long been the Republican Mantra, and > > > that is to borrow against the future to benefit a few in the > > > present. You can try to spin it any way you want to, the end > > > result is the same. > > > > > > Were it not for the unbridled greed of the graduate MBAs of > > > the past thirty or so years, none of this would have ever > > > been made public. The most disturbing of all, is that now > > > that it is public, the worst case scenario for the crooked > > > corporate management is that they get to keep their ill > > > gotten gains and will > > > pay little or no penalties for their mis-conduct. That is, > > > as long as they > > > continue to be major contributors of money to the politicians > > > that regulate them. > > > > > > Agreed that this is not strictly a Republican issue, (41% to > > > Democrats, 59% to > > > Republicans) they are in the position to create a "return to > > > moral responsibility." What a pipe dream that would be, > > > because they are just not going to do that. It is not a need > > > to create more criminal laws either, because they are already > > > on the books and have been for years. The political party in > > > power controls who gets prosecuted, and their track records > > > shows they do not indict their friends. Contributors are > > > friends, you know? > > > > > > On a lighter side, The article mentioned that the average > > > wage in Nigeria is $1 per day, and according to the spew of > > > email that I receive, there are literally hundreds of > > > millions stashed here and there, that only with my help can > > > the Nigerians individuals rise above the poverty level. Gee, > > > if only the offered commissions could be directed to > > > reduction of the National Debt, there would be no deficit and > > > no one would begrudge the obscene theft in progress by some > > > corporate executives. > > > > > > Ahh, so much for my Sunday Morning analysis, got to get ready > > > to go to church! > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 1:10 AM > > > Subject: it's not abou the oil > > > > > > > > > | http://210.50.193.224/Untitled-1.html > > > | > > > | -- > > > | Mr Jones and me > > > | We're stumbling through the barrio.... > > > | > > > | > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
