Category Archives: George Bush

CIA And Afghanistan

President Hamid Karzai admitted that his government received millions of dollars from the CIA during the past decade. The money was delivered in suitcases, in backpacks, and even in shopping bags. Karzai insists the money was only used to bring peace and prosperity to his land. Under no condition did his government used this money for other than programs to aid the poor or build roads and hospitals. Rumors of payments to war lords, to drug dealers, to fellow officials or to himself are absolutely not true. Hamid is a man of God, he is a man with only one concern-the welfare of his own people.

There might be some rumors about money going to drug lords, heck, there might even be some rumors that his brother was into the drug trade. But, since the CIA is only concerned with peace and charity, we can rest assured no money ever went to other than beneficial work for the people of Afghanistan.

Oh, Karzai did say something about money from Iran.

Death Takes No Holiday In Iraq

It is rather ironic as the Bush Library opens in Texas with praise from five former presidents, news from Iraq indicates that 260 people died in bomb attacks over the past ten days and at least 500 were wounded. Americans recall the famous Bush claim in April, 2003 of: Mission Accomplished! We recall his famous “surge”under General Petraeus that allegedly led to peace and quiet in Iraq. Car bombs are a regular event in Baghdad. Murder of  Sunni are common as Prime Minister Maliki seeks revenge of those who once oppressed Shiites when Saddam Hussein was in power. Instead of reaching out to Sunnis and offering peace and cooperation, he has attacked, he has fired Sunni leaders and the result is chaos and death.

Not only has Maliki endeavored to antagonize Sunnis, he is attempting to gain control of Kurdistan with its oil wealth. The oil   rich province of Kirkuk is under attack and the end result might be open war.

No Weapons of Mass Destruction, No Mission Accomplished, No Surge for Peace, just war, violence and death. I am glad our former presidents were happy to be in a Library which depicts a peaceful Iraq!

Drones Drone On Killing

I feel pleased knowing the president of the United States of America was a former teacher of constitutional law. Unlike the cowboy from Texas, Barack Obama spent years delving into issues of constitutional procedure. But, for some strange reason the man of law has turned out to be the man of action, and the hell with law! There are an increasing number of legal and defense analysts expressing concern regarding the use of drone planes.  Former Joint Chief Gen. James Cartwright, expressed support for use of drones, but added “I’m concerned we may have ceded some of our high moral ground.”

Obama may insist the drone program only results in death of bad guys. But, there is overwhelming evidence it also results in death of hundreds of innocent civilians. As Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown University puts it drones “can kill anyone  at any time anywhere through a process that is completely secrecy.”

It is weird when conservatives like Rand Paul declaim about individual rights in discussing the drone program. Did anyone  ever believe conservatives who don’t give a damn about poor people would be leading the fight for human rights??

Send In–ANYONE!

There is no question when it comes to a collection of clowns and incompetents, we Americans are NUMBER ONE. But, lingering not far behind are the clowns who constitute political parties in Italy. One of its most powerful parties is led by a former clown-at least in Italy they are upfront when it comes to levity and nonsense. After weeks of talking and going to restaurants for good meals, Italians finally asked Enrico Letta to become the country’s president. I am still unclear why any president is needed in Italy, but I guess every nation is entitled  to one.

Now, comes the fun and games. Mr. Enrico Letta has been asked to form a government. Other names have surfaced but Mr. Letta is presently number one which means he has at least four weeks to lead the nation. After he departs, there is a man who runs concessions stands at a circus who is rumored to assume power in Italy.

Who Runs US Government?

Once upon a time in the history of the United States of America when we  had an army or navy or air force which supposedly conducted our military efforts. There were generals and admirals and a Chief of Staff to help coordinate all military efforts. That was then, then there is today. Under the administration of the great military leader, George Bush, things sort of changed. After all, Vice President Dick Cheney had received seven draft deferments during the Vietnam war since, as  he put it, “I had better things to do.” George Bush spent the war in a nice place in Georgia or Texas since dad really did not want to get him killed. These were the men who created a new armed force–the CIA!

President Hamid Karzai is not among the great military leaders of our time, but even he understands there can not be several armies wandering around Afghanistan fighting the same enemy. His National Directorate of Security, (NDS) works with the CIA and its special army of 3,000 to fight the
Taliban. No one  knows who is in charge, welcome to the modern American armed forces.

Death And No Punishment In Guatamala

It is an undying credo of Republicans that former President Ronald Reagan belongs in a  special  part of Heaven because he is undoubtedly a saint to all who know this wonderful man. After all, he defended the oppressed minority of wealthy folk from  cruel tax collectors who wanted to take away their money. He also protected every thug ruler in Latin America who claimed that he was engaged in a war against evil communists which granted permission to kill peasants who were unhappy with their kind and generous business leaders. General Efrain Rios  Montt was the killer ruler of Guatamala in the 1980s and finally twenty five years later he actually is in a court being charged with something.

However, Judge Carol Patricia Flores, who was suspended from the trial, is now back in charge and she wants to allow oppressed General Montt to go home. victims of the massacres organized by the buddy of Reagan are somewhat upset. Most probably, as in America, those who rob and hurt the poor invariably wind up on Fox News as victims of oppression.

Gender Inequality OK

Mitt Romney and members of the Tea Party can sleep peacefully tonight because in Germany an attempt was beaten back that would have mandated female membership on Board of Directors. The proposed law would require that any German corporation have a legal gender quota that ensures women are represented on boards of directors. Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) beat back efforts by Social Democrats to bring democracy to the world of corporations. The CDU and Greens wanted at least 30% of Board seats held by women.

Ah, I can hear complaints about things not being fair since how does society know there are sufficient numbers of women qualified for such work? Mitt Romney was not a woman, Mitt Romney got money and contacts and aid by his millionaire dad  that ensured once out of college, he was headed straight for the top. Or, George Bush got a legacy entry into the Ivy League. When wealthy kids get preference it is not affirmative action, just law of life in action.

Did Someone Say “Gun Rights??”

It is doubtful if more than 15% of Americans actually give a damn about wandering the streets of this nation carrying a weapon of limited destruction. OK, so some kids got killed in some school in Connecticut, does this mean I can not carry my weapon into a school? Do you really mean that I do not have the right to shoot someone? It says clearly in the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution that if I fear you threaten me, I have the right to blast away and kill you. Just check the Constitution. OK, so in western days the sheriff could make me check my gun prior to entering town, but that was before al-Qaeda appeared. I am scared to send my kid to kindergarten, some other kid in the room might have a gun-my child has the right to defend herself.

Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin, a Republican and a Democratic senator worked to put together a bill that would allow the government to conduct a check to see if  an individual should have the right to own a weapon of minor destruction. Several Republican senators received some phone calls from something called the NRA and decided they would not allow debate on this proposed law.

Let’s face it, this vote would determine the future of America. Once we allow members of Congress to discuss something and proceed with a vote it ends the democracy that was established by our Founding Fathers!

Forgotten People

The brave men who led the American government in 2003 sent young men and women into battle and within a few days after the collapse of the regime of Saddam Hussein they encouraged the military to hire local Iraqis who would serve the cause of freedom as interpreters of drivers or staff. Never for a moment was any thought of what it means to work for foreigners in your own nation when there are rebel forces bent on killing anyone who was a collaborator with the infidel enemy. American troops have  left Iraq, and shortly American and  NATO forces will soon leave the weary land of Afghanistan. But, what do they leave behind?

Thousands of Afghans, like thousands of Iraqis, worked for the occupiers and soon they will be left alone in their own land. For many, who hate the West, these men and women have no protection against the violence that will emerge. It is important for the United States to immediately offer visas to anyone who worked for the US armed forces. If they do not get a visa, then Death awaits, not only them, but their families!

US DID Torture

UPon becoming president of the United States of America in 2009, Barack Obama decided not to authorize an investigation of abuse of human rights during the administration of George Bush. Obama did not want to “look back” and believed it was “divisive” to have evidence emerge that former President Bush and the Gold Dust twins-Cheney and Rumsfeld–did anything bad. A new report by the Constitution Project, a non-partisan thinktank claims the Bush administraton tortured prisoners. “In the course of the nation’s many previouis conflicts, there is little doubt that some US personnel committed brutal acts against captives..but there is  no evidencethat had ever before been the kind of  considered and detailed discussions that occurred after September 1, directly involving a president and his top advisors on the wisdom, and propriety and legality of inflicting pain and torment on some detainees in our custody.

Sorry, President Obama you are the moral leader of this nation and you allowed torture and brutality to  go unpunished. In refusing to act, you DID support those who violated our Constitution and international agreements.