Commentary on the ivasion of Iraq by a weapons inspector and his views on our current trend towards an Imperial government.

On February 24, 2001, this is what Colin Powell had to say about Saddam Hussein and WMDs.

Contractor Misconduct and the Safety of U.S. Troops in Iraq http://dpc.senate.gov/   more... Langford is one of nine Americans who accuse KBR, the lead contractor on the Qarmat Ali project and one of the largest defense contractors in Iraq, of knowingly exposing them to sodium dichromate, an orange, sandlike chemical that is a potentially lethal carcinogen. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/06/21/witnesses_link_chemical_to_ill_us_soldiers/  less

Hillary Clinton shares her reasons for voting yes to war.

Tsarion discusses the ruling elite, that is your rulers; how they got there, who they are and what is happening to you.

Published on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by The Helena Independent Record (Montana)
Forget the spin about WMD’s or “Iraqi Freedom” or the “War On Terror.” The White House is lying, Congress is lying, and the   more...media stopped asking questions. What we are not told is that Iraq is about oil, war profiteering and a larger plan to control energy resources of the Middle East and Central Asia. This scheme goes beyond our domestic energy needs and seeks to give multinational corporations dominance over global markets while feeding a hungry American war machine.

The recent surprise called “terrorism” is essentially blowback from past covert and official foreign policy targeting the black gold of the Middle East. Our failure to understand the enemy we have created will result in endless cycles of violence without resolving the root cause of “terrorism.” Rather than making the world a safer place, the present “war on terror” has become a smokescreen for 21st Century imperialism. This will generate perpetual conflict and an economic addiction to war that may bankrupt our nation in more ways than one. In order to find a solution we must first recognize the problem.

History teaches that imperialism can be terribly expensive. Empires require huge military forces to impose agendas designed by the economic elite. Yet, over time the military cost of maintaining an overextended empire can exceed the value of resources acquired. The brutality used to enforce injustice also creates determined enemies and alienates allies. The “old Europe” refused to join “Operation Iraqi Freedom” having lived through the rise and fall of many destructive empires. The British dumped Blair rather than return to their old imperial ways that eventually became a burden. Slavery is another economic system that eventually became dysfunctional and unacceptable.

The high-tech “shock and awe” invasion of Iraq has been a trillion dollar mistake producing little more than flag-draped coffins, 500,000 dead Iraqis, soaring national debt and global resentment. A largely unreported “benchmark” for the green zone “government” would grant various oil giants like ExxonMobil 80 percent of Iraq’s reserves with 20 percent for Iraqis. This robber-baron exploitation will require a permanent occupation as Iraq continues to resist as they did under historic British rule.

The $3 billion per week occupation over 50 years of oil production could become a $7 trillion taxpayer subsidy for Big Oil and the military complex. This is much more than the value of the oil. The public is being deceived and used to further the interests of some of the wealthiest corporations on earth. The human toll in Iraq could be 50,000 dead and 500,000 wounded Americans and millions of dead Iraqis as “collateral damage.” But someone has to suffer so that an oil CEO can be paid $400 million while subverting global warming reform. We would be better off purchasing the oil like other industrialized nations rather than taking it by force.

Yet, our imperial presence is well established with over 700 military bases around the world and fourteen new bases in Iraq. Others are in and around Afghanistan to secure gas and oil pipelines through hostile territory that was the downfall of Russia. This empire of bases is growing despite the end of the Cold War and provides military muscle for multinational corporations. And then we have 230 military golf courses around the world for computer screen generals who dream of retiring to a defense industry boardroom or private think tank.

Halliburton and Cheney and others are doing well for themselves thanks to the “War On Terror” and cost-plus insider contracts. With lies and fear mongering the chicken hawks ignited the most expensive conflict since WWII with no end in sight. Private interests have become public policy through Washington’s revolving door of corporate cronyism. Weapons and military operations in the Middle East are have become bigger business than producing  less

Diebold voting machines are too easily hackable to be trusted to honestly tabulate the outcome of an important election, as this video clearly demonstrates.

A CIA whistle blower here reveals the truth about the so-called "erroneous" intelligence that led up the unprovoked invasion of Iraq. He says that the intelligence wasn't just inaccurate, it   more...was deliberately manufactured to build the Bush Administration's bogus case for invasion.  less