Project for the New American Century - Make sure you know about this

[slay]

This is how we got to where we are today. This is what we are up against. Our government has been taken over by a select few who claim to know what's best not only for the United States, but for the entire planet. The problem here is that these people represent only big business, not you or me. Their goal, by design, is to crush any resistance to their plan. These people desire, and will settle for nothing less than, world domination.

First, their statement of principles - June, 1997:
"American foreign and defense policy is adrift. Conservatives have criticized the incoherent policies of the Clinton Administration. They have also resisted isolationist impulses from within their own ranks. But conservatives have not confidently advanced a strategic vision of America's role in the world. They have not set forth guiding principles for American foreign policy. They have allowed differences over tactics to obscure potential agreement on strategic objectives. And they have not fought for a defense budget that would maintain American security and advance American interests in the new century."

Second, a letter dated January 26th, 1998 urging then President Clinton to attack Iraq:
Look at the names - Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle. Read the letter. This should be all the proof needed that we were lied about the reason for war in Iraq.

The Honorable William J. Clinton
President of the United States
Washington, DC

Dear Mr. President:

We are writing you because we are convinced that current American policy toward Iraq is not succeeding, and that we may soon face a threat in the Middle East more serious than any we have known since the end of the Cold War. In your upcoming State of the Union Address, you have an opportunity to chart a clear and determined course for meeting this threat. We urge you to seize that opportunity, and to enunciate a new strategy that would secure the interests of the U.S. and our friends and allies around the world. That strategy should aim, above all, at the removal of Saddam Hussein’s regime from power. We stand ready to offer our full support in this difficult but necessary endeavor.

more:
http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm

[The Doctor.]

1. Thank You for this post...

Perhaps you should be made aware that most people in this forum are quite aware of the PNAC.

More to come...

[slay]

3. I wonder how we can educate others about this? I was shocked

I had heard about PNAC before, but I had no idea it was this extreme. This should be all over the news, every night. I mean, these guys are changing the world whether we like it or not. If that's not news, I don't know what is.

[The Doctor.]

7. Which is why they've gone to great lengths to acquire

allies who own the news...

[The Doctor.]

2. Slay - perhaps you know of 'Reserve curency'?

If not - allow me to post an exorbitant diatribe for you...

Here it is... read this CAREFULLY;

This is OUR Fault

That’s right, this is America’s fault, plain and simple. The rise of the Bush Administration and the Neo-Conservative agenda is, for the most part, our fault.

Americans, simply put, are arrogant, ignorant, and selfish. We have therefore given rise to those who emulate the true nature and character of America. I have heard this said before in many ways and many times.

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." – H.L. Mencken

Now it has truly happened… but not for such simple reasons.

Here’s the one point many who have studied this administration and its incompetence have failed to grasp; (brace yourself)

The Bush Administration is trying to SAVE us.

No, not from terrorists. They’ve proven far to incompetent and unwilling to protect us from terrorists. In fact, they NEED the threat of terrorism looming over us, somewhere, out there, just waiting for us to display a moment of weakness to pounce on us in our living rooms. They need us to feel insecure in order to garner our unquestioning loyalty and support. Without that, they will not be able to save us from our REAL enemy… ourselves.
How could I say that? Maybe you already know the answer – we love to be comfortable, and will do nearly anything to stay that way… including kill.

If you’ve ever used a credit card to buy what you cannot afford, you are guilty.
If you’ve ever bought a car that gets less than 15 miles per gallon of gas – you’re guilty.
SUV driver? – Guilty
Have you ever been in a union? Guilty.
Have you held a public office and received a raise? Guilty.
Big screen TV from Rent-a-Center?
Guilty.
2nd Mortgage?
Guilty.
Bankruptcy?
Guilty.
Shop at Wal-Mart?
Guilty.
Tax credits for your kids?
Guilty.
Attended public school?
Guilty.

Did I just make you mad? Not yet?

Used a tax shelter? Guilty. Sued anyone for ‘pain and suffering’? Guilty. Collected unemployment insurance? Guilty. Welfare? Guilty. Medicaid? Guilty. Laid off employees? Guilty.

Think I’m just being silly? Guilty.

If didn’t piss you off… Guilty…

And therein lies the problem.

Obviously I’m not telling anyone they’re a criminal for any of these things, I don’t feel like getting lynched right in front of my computer.

For the record I am pro-union, shopped at Wal-mart, and taken advantage of rentals. I do think SUVs are a menace because people buy them for status instead of their driving ability. I’ve used Medicaid, Food stamps, maxed out credit cards… you get the idea.



So here’s the problem - if I were in public office, especially high office – trying to tell the American people what they could drive, how they could shop, where they could shop, whether they could join a union, how many children they could have, or where they had to go to school… my political life expectancy would be that of a bound, muzzled, and catnip-basted hog in a pit of Bengal tigers that have been fed nothing but cucumbers for a week.
Not long indeed.

The Bush Administration knows this.
Every politician knows this.

But you can’t tell the American people they can’t have everything they want, if Americans don’t get what they want, if they become ‘uncomfortable’ – they get rid of their leaders.

Ahhh, the beauty of democracy….

So here’s why they’re trying to save us;

In the interest of pursuing comfort; this country has gone into nearly 14 Trillion dollars in debt.
No, that little $7 Trillion number you’ve heard about? Wrong. You think state and municipal governments borrow from the federal coffers? No.
Our combined Federal, State, and Local debt is nearly 14 TRILLION dollars.
We’re in trouble – we’re going into debt JUST paying down the INTEREST on these debts… and we’re still borrowing… to stay comfortable.
Soon we will have to borrow JUST to pay the interest.

Anyone notice how the US dollar is falling?
That would be because of our debt. The value of the dollar has everything to do with America’s ability to generate income. That ability is in decline both because of the terrible debt we have to pay off AND the increasing trade deficit. As we send more money and jobs out of this country – our net national value declines. As our ability to pay off our debt appears to diminish, our currency becomes much less attractive. Fewer countries will be willing to buy our debt as the returns seem neither secure or of value even if paid off.
We will have massive debt and no one will be willing to help us out. Our ability to pay for that debt will continue to decline. Our domestic programs will go bankrupt, Government cuts will add new unemployment in record numbers, unemployment will go bankrupt, factories will close, more unemployment, the dollar will continue to fall… in short – total economic collapse.

And that’s not the worst of it.

The reasons for the decline of the dollar are compounded by one-another. One of those reasons is also the decline of the US Dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
To make this brief; Reserve Currency is what different countries use for purposes of international trade.
Until recently, the entire world, with very few impoverished exceptions, has only used ONE nation’s currency for reserve purposes.
Bet you can guess which nation that is…
Yep – Us, the United States Dollar has been the world’s reserve currency for most of the last century… but that has been changing.
As the world’s Reserve Currency, the dollar has enjoyed a value fixed to the world market, the honor of being invited into every treasury of the world, and the privilege of being the only currency that could purchase the world’s number one commodity.
Oil.
With the dollar as the world’s reserve, the United States has never had to worry about little things like trade deficits, paying back loans, or the cost of energy outstripping our economy. The dollar was gold – and we could make it out of lead.

The US dollar has recently had to endure a bright new competitor – the Euro.
Now the two currencies are at war for the adoration of the world, but the Dollar has a remarkable disadvantage – it represents a huge, gigantic, gargantuan debt.

Now, I’ve always been crummy at analogies, but I’ll give it a try…

Let’s pretend the US dollar is a champion prizefighter… we’ll call him ‘D’. ‘D’ was a boxer who was trained from the ground up with the best trainers, coaches, and equipment a young, innovative country could come up with.
There were a few tough fights, but ‘D’ proved himself again and again in the ring of the world market. Backed up by national resources, manufacturing, innovation, technological advancement… ‘D’ became the greatest fighter the world had ever seen.
Soon there were no more opponents to stand against ‘D’ – so, being in a situation without any competition in sight, ‘D’ began to cash in on his unassailability.
First, ‘D’ realized he could fight with one arm tied behind his back, so he sold it off so that his coach could pay for some very expensive products… mostly guns and missiles in case the other coaches decided to play dirty, but also for the coaches family and their expensive tastes, as well as all the coach’s not-so well off tenants.
No problem – he could buy it back later.
Then ‘D’ needed to sell off one of his legs {he never had to move much to defeat an opponent anyway) so the coach’s wealthy friends could throw a big party… then give the leftovers to the unfortunate tenants.
Finally, ‘D’ sent the trainers home and let himself have a vacation. The workforce behind D’s strength went to other countries, took more vacation days, spent sometime in offshore places and became generally more complacent. But ‘D’ still had all of his backers to support he and his coach indefinitely. The backers had no one else to back, so the energy to keep the lights on in coach’s house was always there.
Now this wasn’t a problem until a young, fast, and powerful contender stepped into the ring – we’ll call him ‘Euro’. (Told you I was bad at analogies.)
Now this handsome, multi-cultural, well-trained fighter shows a new promise that very few other currencies… ah-hem… ‘prizefighters’ possessed… including ‘D’.
So ‘D’s backers start to invest in ‘Euro’ instead.
One-armed ‘D’ limps into the ring hobbled and bent over a crutch while ‘Euro’ springs over the ropes in a feat of athletic precision to the cheers of more than half the audience. The coach is worried… this could mean the end of his career as a country… err, I mean… coach.
So the coach pulls out the gun he bought, claims loudly that ‘Euro’s backers are criminals, shoots them one by one, and redirects their resources back to ‘D’.

Ok – it’s a lousy analogy.

The point is pretty simple though – Our administration knew the Dollar could not compete in the world market against the Euro. They knew that the nations we imported oil from might begin to trade in Euros. Iraq had very lucrative contracts with France, Germany, and Russia just waiting for sanctions to lapse. Wanna guess what currency those trades would depend on? Yep – the Euro. Saddam was never a military threat to us. Even Israel had him out-gunned… but as an economic threat – he was about to crush us. The administration knew that this could crush America’s economy. So they invaded… and they ain’t done yet.
We also MUST control the world oil market. If we do not, as the country responsible for consuming 25% of the world’s energy – we will be price gouged into economic submission no matter how strong the dollar is.

Now to wind this all up in a flash;

This Administration did not have the brass to tell the American people that we had to take drastic domestic measures to pay down our debt, make American manufacturing more competitive, and strengthen our economy.
That would have made us ‘uncomfortable’… ensuring political extinction for the offending bureaucrats.
So, knowing this, and being generally contemptuous of the American people, they committed to a course of action; war.
War was something Americans could wrap their petty heads around… there were good guys and bad guys… just like on the television.
Once they committed to the invasion of the Middle East; they could not waver… no matter how bad a stench they created.
They must continue to press into the oil-rich land or face telling the American people the ‘uncomfortable’ truth. In order to do so they HAD to win the election at any cost.
They think they are saving America, despite their bald ineptitude.
Can you blame them?

I can.
But I blame Americans too. If Americans had the attention span and willingness to understand concepts more complex than Monday night football, we might have supported an Administration that would have taken the critical and immediate measures necessary to heal our economy.
But instead we must illegally invade sovereign nations, kill the inhabitants, and plant governments there that are bent to execute our will. Vegas odds say Iran is next… there’s even a pool for the excuses or, more terrifying, the ‘event’ that will spur our forces further East.

It would be too easy just to say that ‘Red Staters’ would not have understood, but I live in a ‘Blue State’ and have found that less than 50% of people I speak with have the patience to care about the real reason for our invasion. Hell – 4 years ago I might not have cared either.

This is your fault America… and I’m right here with you.

Not enough patience to read this whole article?

GUILTY!

[Donna Zen]

4. Other names, same game plan:

This group has been traveling together for a long time. In 1992 Powell worked on "foreign policy" papers with them. During the Clinton years, while the gang was out of power, some of them hung out at the Rand Corp., some whiled away their time proposing their plans to BeBe Netanyahu.

But they have traveled together since the days of the Cold War and Wohlstetter...even Chalabi.

I'm beginning to think that one of the most dangerous of these neocons is Wurmser.

[Walt Starr]

5. Some signatories

Madeline Allbright
Joseph Biden
Joe Lieberman

From and the DLC is pro-PNAC, which is why they want Moore purged.

[The Doctor.]

6. Well that's no surprise considering

The support for Israel.