2.11.2007
We Are America, Damn It!
(C) 2007 Stan Spire
According to a new National Intelligence Estimate, Iran is supplying to Shiite militias in Iraq a special type of roadside explosive that can blast through armored Humvees. This means more American soldiers will be killed or maimed from explosively formed penetrators as Vietnam II grinds on and the violence keeps escalating.
But to admit that the invasion of Iraq was a mistake is unacceptable to Prez Shrub and his neo-con-men. In fact, Shrub seems to want to expand the conflict, indicating that Iran is the next target of his crusade to win the Oily Land from the non-Christian infidels.
Some are skeptical about the recent NIE findings after it has been shown that data about the connection between Al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein’s government was really “alternative intelligence” (AKA, a lie) passed along to fool the American people as they were jingoed into a dead-end war.
At the same time, is it so surprising that Iran would be helping to drive the U.S. occupation forces out of Iraq? It’s tragic that American soldiers are being placed in greater danger from the specialized explosives. In no way can the violence be condoned. But what would you expect Iran to do – ignore what’s going on right next door to it?
Should Iran forget history, ignore the fact that at one time Saddam was the U.S.’s good buddy, used by the American government to fight Iran during a protracted, indecisive war? After all, the U.S. supplied Saddam with all sorts of weapons and material. Why is it so shocking that Iran would be involved in covertly backing the insurgents? What makes America so special that it can play dirty tricks, but other countries are not allowed the same option?
It’s superpower psychosis. “We are America, damn it, and we’re anointed by God to spread righteousness around the world. We don’t worship any phony supreme being like ‘Allah.’ We have The Truth on our side and whatever we do is justified because our might makes us right!”
And so the US acts as Maniac World Cop, trying to enforce its system of laws on others. But the World Cop has been lead into a trap. The so-called "Islamofascists” are delighted that the US is mired in Iraq, pissing away money and lives while caught in the jaws of a bear trap.
And if Prez Shrub presses ahead and expands his insanity into Iran, the trap will shut tight.
SOURCES:
“DEADLIEST BOMB IN IRAQ IS MADE BY IRAN, U.S. SAYS” By Michael R. Gordon. New York Times, Page A1, Saturday, February 10, 2007.
“Inquiry on Intelligence Gaps May Reach to White House” by David S. Cloud. New York Times, Page A6, Saturday, February 10, 2007.
2.08.2007
Return Of The APE Mail List
Besides checking out this blog, you can also subscribe to my latest observations via email. You will find more info at groups.yahoo.com/group/A-P_E/ .
You don't have to join Yahoo! to get an email sub. Using your own email, you can sign up or drop out at any time, using these easy addresses:
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Also, I will be archiving my posts at my Yahoo group. So if something happens here at Blogger and I turn up missing, you can always find me at Yahoo. My Iraq Is Screwed post is already up. I plan to be simultaneously posting to both my blog and group.
I know that my group's name, A-P_E, isn't as easy as APE or A-P-E to remember, but those other names were already taken. So try to remember both the hyphen and the underscore in A-P_E.
As old time readers know, my writings used to be disseminated as an ezine via email subscription (Anti-Press Ezine). The person who used to run the mail list decided to concentrate on other endeavors and I thought I would go the blog route. But I find I can't write on regular basis; my posting is random. For you that means checking back here and seeing that I haven't added anything fresh lately. So by returning to an email subscription, I'm making it easier to get the word out, i.e., my newest thoughts will pop right into your mailbox when they're ready to fly. It won't be an ezine format, just individual essays.
On the downside with email subs, be aware that you might sign up and miss an email because your spam filter junks my message. I've been checking my spam folders lately, finding email from a previously approved address had been dumped. So you might want to check your spam folder if you don't hear from me in a really long time.
If you have any comments you want to share about my mail list, please contact me at antipress1@yahoo.com . You can comment here at Blogger but sometimes comments don't get through - another reason why I decided to set up a Yahoo group.
UPDATE: OK, I just did a test sub with my Yahoo group and found the confirmation email in my spam folder. So if you do sub via email only, then check your spam and see if your confirmation reply was also filtered out.
When you click on the link in the confirmation email, it will take you to a page that will ask you if you want to join Yahoo and be a group member that way. Below that box is an option for being on the mail list only, using your own email to receive messages. But it seems if you don't join Yahoo, you can't access the archived group messages. This Yahoo group business might be a bigger pain in the neck than Blogger.
Isn't it wonderful how computers save time?
