America's meltdown—get ready for the
next unnatural disaster
By Lynn Landes
Online Journal Contributing Writer
September 5, 2005 (www.EcoTalk.org)—America
is in a meltdown. And the world is watching. We are a nation of haves
and have-nots governed by lunatics and liars. I don't know if Bush and
his neocon friends are completely incompetent, criminally insane,
or just really, really evil. Whatever the case, I'm afraid that another
un-natural disaster, worse than Katrina or 9/11, is just around the
corner.
According
to published reports, the Bush administration has developed plans to
nuke Iran back to the Stone Age, an act which could take a large part
of the region with it. Many observers believe that Bush wants to invoke
Martial Law here as well. Rumor has it that Bush will use a 'staged'
nuclear attack on the U.S. as pretext for his pillage. It will be an
inside job, but blamed on Iran. State-sponsored terrorism against a
nation's own citizens is a familiar ruse. Most people won't have a
clue, thanks to our criminally-complicit corporate news media.
To succeed
with such as plan, Bush would need to hold the American public under
tighter control than ever before. To that end, much has been done.
America is already a corporate-controlled nation. During elections,
domestic and foreign corporations electronically process over 80
percent of all voters' ballots with no meaningful oversight or
transparency possible. Corporations own most of the news media and
telecommunications. A private Internet (Global Information Grid, or
GIG) is currently under construction for use by the military and
government only. So, the public Internet could be shut down easily.
Meanwhile, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has
reduced bandwidth for ham (shortwave) radio operators, further
restricting low-cost public communications.
Enforcement
of the USA PATRIOT Act will end civil liberties as we know them. There
are reports that South American paramilitary units have been recruited
to operate in the U.S. in order to cull dissidents from the general
public. They may already be here. Peace activists in Miami suspect that
private security personnel from South or Central America have been used
by the Miami police during demonstrations there.
Our
military is seriously understaffed and underfunded, while private
security forces get billions in no-bid contracts.
Military installations in America are closing, as private
companies build secret prisons and bases around the world.
All
these moves are clearly designed to leave Americans completely
defenseless against their own government. The rest of the world is also
at risk. With Congress in a coma, our military officers and enlisted
personnel might consider their options. It looks like we're all are
being set up for a take-down of epic proportions. They've done it
before. The free-market fanatics at the helm of this nation have a
decades-long track record of death and destruction around the world. We
are a nation ruled by thugs. They start wars on helpless countries,
outsource American jobs and resources, and pollute the planet for
profit. They are relentless.
Today,
the "Game Theory of World Domination" is in full play by the Bush
administration. Chaos and confusion is their stock in trade. Shock and
awe are their weapons of choice. Sometimes it works, sometimes it
doesn't.
What
is important at this point is not their actions, but ours. More and
more Americans understand that the common people need to take charge.
People from New York and New Orleans know the score. We cannot trust
this government. We must be as prepared as possible for any eventuality.
America
is imploding. A new world will emerge. Things will change. At the very
least, we should never again allow wealth and power to concentrate in
the hands of the privileged few. Only respect for the common good will
improve our chances for survival on this planet. Until then, may the
victims of our cowardice and stupidity forgive us.
