tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post5988296742411193506..comments2024-03-25T16:03:36.810-07:00Comments on The Existentialist Cowboy: "Blackwater in Iraq"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-7740502742910802642007-10-29T08:17:00.000-07:002007-10-29T08:17:00.000-07:00BUCK UP!Rogue nation, my America,How far astray yo...BUCK UP!<BR/><BR/>Rogue nation, my America,<BR/>How far astray you went<BR/>From Constitution, precept, law,<BR/>And our forbears´ intent,<BR/>As partially insane<BR/>Such impulse to your brain<BR/>Your vain ambitions sent.<BR/><BR/>You strove to dominate the world<BR/>But taking that first step<BR/>Fell backward, in a corner curled<BR/>To cry--but where´s your pep?<BR/>Misguided so you strove<BR/>Midst unjust ways to Rove,<BR/>But truth heeds no sales rep.<BR/><BR/>You did a wrong. Now like<BR/>A child grow up a bit;<BR/>Foolish it was to strike,<BR/>Hurtful this way to quit<BR/>And evermore to see<BR/>Traces of villainy--<BR/>But you´ll get over it.<BR/><BR/>You let yourself give in to but<BR/>The worst of foolish impulse,<BR/>Since empathetic heart was shut;<BR/>But these are growing pimples.<BR/>Cocksure you fell for swagger<BR/>So now must feel the dagger<BR/>Of walking with the simples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-33513977115048315892007-09-28T00:16:00.000-07:002007-09-28T00:16:00.000-07:00BTW, jae, thanks for your kind comments.BTW, jae, thanks for your kind comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-53728633401608062332007-09-28T00:14:00.000-07:002007-09-28T00:14:00.000-07:00Diane B said...We are going to Iran, quite simply ...Diane B said...<BR/><BR/><EM>We are going to Iran, quite simply because of Iran's switching to the euro for the purchase of their oil, ...</EM><BR/><BR/>I wish you were wrong. But --alas --US policies, primarily the GOP base of arrogant elitist elites, are to blame for the dollar's fall. Gore Vidal puts a specific date on our empire's fall with the passage of the National Security Act of 1947 [NSC-68]; then implemented in January 1950. It was then, he says, that the US began a regime of strict "governmental control of our economy and the gradual erosion of our liberties". It was all in the interest of "national security". Truman, in Vidal's view, thus sold us out upon the urging of GOP Senator Arthur Vandenburg, GOP, who "...told Truman that if he really wanted all those weapons and all those high taxes to pay for them, he had better 'scare the hell out of the American people."<BR/><BR/>Thus began at least two patterns that have sealed our fate. 1) our eventual bankruptcy as a result of empire, and 2) Democratic sell outs to the GOP. <BR/><BR/>jae said...<BR/><BR/><EM>I think we're all fucked.</EM><BR/><BR/>I know that you are hoping you are wrong and I hope I am wrong too. As St. Thomas More said, our "business" now lies in escaping. He actually felt it his duty. But, alas, More was beheaded for his efforts. I hope we fare better but the road ahead is daunting. Having screwed the world, the "world" seems less inclined to come to America's aid. <BR/><BR/>The rest of the world may come to our aid but only when Bush is securely out of office and a collapsing US economy threatens their own interests. Recently, however, I have seen no indication that Bush plans to leave. He has very nearly secured a complete dictatorship and millions of Americans don't even know it. <BR/><BR/>France bailed out the rebelling colonies --not because they just loved us, but because the separation of American colonies from the British Empire was in their interests. It's our only hope. On the other side, however, is imperial China, hopefully checked by an even stronger EU.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-77924122883606067672007-09-28T00:09:00.000-07:002007-09-28T00:09:00.000-07:00After reading, my comment I discovered that I left...After reading, my comment I discovered that I left out oil, regarding Iraq. In 2000, Iraq went off dollars to Euros for the purchase of their oil. Blackwater, then being used in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>Jae, this Adm. is up to no good, but in the end, it will back fire on them, of course we will have to go through a great deal of misery, because of them.Diane Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709680778603784433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-73877715873189597622007-09-27T22:14:00.000-07:002007-09-27T22:14:00.000-07:00To reference Diane's comment of "I hope I am wrong...To reference Diane's comment of "I hope I am wrong".....I've never wanted to be wrong more in my life in my ideas of what this administration is going to get up to.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it is the cynic in me, but I think we're all fucked.<BR/><BR/>I read what Ellsburg and McGovern have to say and I am afraid to the innermost core of my being. These are people who worked for the federal government that saw what was happening and made the corageous decision to *tell the truth*.<BR/><BR/>My heartfelt gratitude goes out to anyone who has served this country, who has been in the employ of it's government and has chosen to speak the truth about the experience and to all the inspiring bloggers (Yes, Len, that's YOU!) who take the time every day to make an effort to bring about a change.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885410214036985228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-21537720683507040122007-09-27T13:03:00.000-07:002007-09-27T13:03:00.000-07:00We are a rogue nation, and Blackwater will not st...We are a rogue nation, and Blackwater will not stop until, our economy goes south, completely. Len, expect more Blackwater, in the USA. <BR/><BR/>Why, the upcoming War with Iran, and the tightening of the screws to our civil liberties, when our people finally wake up and say enough.<BR/><BR/>We are going to Iran, quite simply because of Iran's switching to the euro for the purchase of their oil, it weakens our dollar, and now they want to take any currency.Iraq went to the euro in 2000. It weakened our dollar. Bush, went to War with Iraq, in 2003 it back on being purchased in dollars. We will be using more Blackwater,in Iran and the USA. I hope I'm wrong.Diane Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709680778603784433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-75858226230190026172007-09-27T09:14:00.000-07:002007-09-27T09:14:00.000-07:00"THAT Old Mystic at Leroy's Corral"www.ilovepoetry..."THAT Old Mystic at Leroy's Corral"<BR/>www.ilovepoetry.com/viewpoem.asp?id=93452<BR/>Wondering what's under a W bandage?TSUMRAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460229054485460588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-34376714351085897752007-09-27T08:05:00.000-07:002007-09-27T08:05:00.000-07:00bluesbasscat said...I don't think they have the st...bluesbasscat said...<BR/><BR/><EM>I don't think they have the stones for it. They're too busy being magpies and lapdogs for this administration.</EM><BR/><BR/>Indeed, I've never seen anything quite like it. Nature abhors a vacuum. The corollary is that whenever Congress deserts its post, a ruthless, lying "President" will quickly pick up the slack. I do not exaggerate when I state that this Pres has waged war on our Constitution and the people. There was a time when high treason of this sort was a hanging offense. Now we know why it was so! <BR/><BR/><EM>was somewhat encouraged by the federal judge who found parts of the Patriot Act unconstitutional yesterday, but I'm afraid that when habeas corpus and posse comitatus are are finally murdered once and for all, it will be these same jackbooted thugs-for-hire that with roam this country with impunity</EM><BR/><BR/>Me too. I am of the opinion that it's better now to keep our powder dry and strike at the very heart of this treasonous gang of thugs at a time of "our" own choosing. The groundwork must be laid now, however, for a full court press in the courts (against the way in which votes are counted primarily), at the poll, in the media!<BR/><BR/>Since 911, almost EVERY institution --government, education, law enforcement, and media --have failed the people miserably. <BR/><BR/>Traitors MUST be held to account.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-80599909823466166252007-09-27T07:03:00.000-07:002007-09-27T07:03:00.000-07:00Len, as much as I wish that Congress would step up...Len, as much as I wish that Congress would step up to the plate and look into the relationship between this private army and the Bush Regime, I don't think they have the stones for it. They're too busy being magpies and lapdogs for this administration.<BR/>This Congress has dropped the ball and is completely ignoring the electorate.<BR/>Not to stray off topic too much, I was somewhat encouraged by the federal judge who found parts of the Patriot Act unconstitutional yesterday, but I'm afraid that when habeas corpus and posse comitatus are are finally murdered once and for all, it will be these same jackbooted thugs-for-hire that with roam this country with impunityAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632464644289288869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-4913950910019919922007-09-27T05:17:00.000-07:002007-09-27T05:17:00.000-07:00Good one, benmerc!!! Somewhat in my defense, I sai...Good one, benmerc!!! Somewhat in my defense, I said that they were "charged" with appropriations and oversight. I apologize to you and this esteemed forum for ever having implied that the bastards have EVER, actually, done their jobs. : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-46545940457753625782007-09-27T04:51:00.000-07:002007-09-27T04:51:00.000-07:00"...and those committees in congress charged with ..."...and those committees in congress charged with appropriations and oversight..." - Len H.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Len,<BR/>This is the only bone of contention I have with this piece...Have you actually seen one of these committees perform their duties concerning oversight? I am not sure they even exist, other then a chairperson with a rubber stamp.<BR/><BR/>benmercAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com