Big Think

Jen Something on January 13, 2008, 9:30 AM

Spreading democracy when it does not exist at home? Faulty and manipulated voting? War profit is illegal and could be looked at as treason. Stick with the smuggling.

www.blackboxvoting.org

Fernando Vieira on January 16, 2008, 10:24 PM

I believe that the war in Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein was irresponsible and executed under false pretense. I believed this in 2002 just as I do now.

However, if I were to imagine myself as an incoming president, I would hope to be completely objective in my assessments of our national security threats. While Iraq was definitely not our primary security threat in 2002, we have certainly made it so after 5 years of turmoil brought on by our presence. We have generated a breeding ground for terrorists in Iraq.

For this reason, I think we need to stabilize the situation. If that will require more troops as determined by well trained military leadership, then I would advocate that strategy.

In addition to more troops, I hope our next president implements broad diplomatic and humanitarian efforts to improve our standing in the world.

I may be naive in thinking this, but I believe a new president might be granted the benefit of the doubt by the majority of moderate Iraqis who simply want a better country to live in. If we improve conditions under a new watch, Iraqi and world opinion may improve. If we leave the nation in civil war, the population of bitter extremists will only grow further with all sides…Sunni, Shi’ite, and Kurd… blaming the United States for their plights (in large part rightfully so).

Buddy Goodness on January 17, 2008, 8:38 AM

If the government was hell bent on getting into Iraq then they should have at least done it right. The US should have gone in with 500k troop and we should never have disbanded the government that was already in place, just weeded out the bad members of the Ba’thist party (I know there were many). The biggest mistake was us leaving too many people without jobs which drew them into the insurgency with the promise of money/work.

cvbb lljhl on January 17, 2008, 5:47 PM

Subdivided it and auction it off to real estate developers and then use the money to payoff the the Iraqis and United States national debt.

Tristan Heindl on January 22, 2008, 4:13 AM

This idea that we have a functioning political system is wrong… We fence in a couple square mile called the green zone. Take some pictures of self appointed political figureheads in action and we thing we got instilled democray into the heart and soul of every Iraqi citizen… The truth is that there are just a bunch of regional dictators that filled the power vaccum. All we are there for is to ignite a holy war between christians and muslims. Something that could only be stoped by your NWO globalist 1 world government (knight in shining armor) The core of reality is far more sinister than you will ever care to believe.

Tristan Heindl on January 22, 2008, 4:18 AM

No wonder this guy wants more money pumped into iraq; since hes part of the whitecollar buisness criminal fan club and hes got his investments deep in the military industrial complex

Omar Sapayeen on February 2, 2008, 6:32 PM

This war is lost. America deserves to lose this war. It was founded on lies, justified by the notion that being unable to capture one Arab criminal meant another uninvolved Arab nation could be destroyed instead.

Sooner the troops leave Iraq, the better. For as long as they stay, the terrorists will only grow to respond to the foreign occupation.

Jen Something on February 27, 2008, 9:54 PM

AN S.O.S. TO AMERICA, GET TO A LIFEBOAT

By Greg Evensen

February 27, 2008

SOURCE: http://www.newswithviews.com/Evensen/greg25.htm

I have waited an extra week to see if the following letter would generate any response from those in authority over us. I have been grievously disappointed, but not at all surprised. To the hundreds of you who so graciously and forcefully responded, all I can offer you is deep gratitude for your efforts. We collectively made our last best try.

No one can say we did not do our best. The result was predictable but necessary, at least in my view, because what follows in the next few weeks and months will be so difficult for this nation as to be nearly indescribable. I pray to God Almighty that I am wrong about this, but I fear not. The United States of America is collapsing from within at an accelerating rate, at every level, and from every corner of a decayed foundation in Washington, D.C. The rest of the house—no matter how sturdily built—will fall as well. NO ONE will escape.

This letter is the result of your messages and is the communication that was forwarded to every member of Congress, the President, and as many state county board associations as we could locate. I sent one to the UN Secretary-General, the Federal Reserve Chairman and the Justice Department. It has taken almost three weeks and it may well have been for absolutely nothing, but I believe it was a necessary component to justify whatever comes. Here is what I sent out.

February 2008

To: The President of the United States
The Congress of the United States
The Justice Department of the United States
The United Nations Secretary-General
The Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve System
The 50 State%u2019s County Board Chairmen

Greetings:

On behalf of American citizens invited to submit their concerns and suggestions to all of you, and the several hundred that responded, I ask only that you contemplate once again, the serious nature of our present national dilemma and regard these ideas with all of the serious responsibility that they require. This is America, advising you our representatives, or to the other named parties exerting heavy influence over the affairs of this nation. Please consider carefully your response to these matters and the ultimate effect your action or inaction will have on the future of the American people.

These statements are given in no particular order or preference. They represent the deepest, most heartfelt positions held by our fellow citizens.

* Hold all sworn representatives or officials to their oath of office.
* Secure all of the borders from all illegal entries.
* Return to a Constitutional Republic form of government.
* Eliminate all forms of emergency government now in place.
* Eliminate maritime or other non-constitutional law and its current use.
* Control the runaway u201Chealth industry%u201D and the corrupt deception of pharmaceuticals. Eliminate the FDA, allow testing by the CDC.
* Withdraw permanently from the United Nations. Require the UN to leave US soil immediately. Reject any form of world governance.
* Reaffirm the original constitution as the supreme law of the land.
* Reaffirm the Bill of Rights as unassailable, untouchable natural law. The second amendment allows for unrestricted possession and carry of weapons at any time in any place by anyone (citizens restricted to 18%u2014voting and military induction age) not adjudicated as mentally/emotionally unbalanced or felons convicted of a crime of violence.
* Absolutely close our borders with any force necessary to do so.
* Repeal NAFTA, WTO, or other trade related agreements harmful to US industry and reject any North American Union efforts.
* Eliminate the Federal Reserve System immediately, revoke its charter.
* Eliminate the Internal Revenue System. Tax according to the Constitution%u2019s allowable requirements. Stop the illegal forced collection of taxes from the American worker.
* Eliminate US participation or support of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
* Bring home US troops from around the world, place them on borders.
* Drill for and use our own oil in America, off-shore and in Alaska.
* Declare all lobbying at any governmental level by private industry as illegal, a felony.
* Require recognition of the unconstitutionality and illegality of the 14th 16th and 17th amendments. Full repeal of all legislation since 1913.
* Enact a 3x amount import tax on all products formerly created within the US.
* Create an %u201Centry test%u201D for newly elected politicians to prove they can pass a constitutional exam with a 95 or better score.
* u2022 Plan A%u2014Eliminate and prohibit all executive orders. Plan B——Require Congressional consent or rejection for all executive orders issued within 10 days of a President%u2019s signature.
* Complete disqualification for an office holder if he/she is a past or present member of any lobbying group, international banking or commerce entity or groups calling for the surrender of US sovereignty such as the Council on Foreign Relations, the US State Dept., etc.
* Create a tariff system that works and that would require all products originating out of country to pass safety measures and pricing standards protective of this nation%u2019s manufacturers and this nation%u2019s workers.
* Convene grand juries in all 50 states to oversee the legality and constitutionality of any/all legislation passed since 1913.
* Declare that corporations are no longer %u201Cpersons,%u201D have only granted privileges and do only what their charters permit. If they fail their charter obligations they may be permanently revoked within 30 days.
* All public contracts paid for with %u201Ctax%u201D money are competitive bid only. No exceptions
* Create Neighborhood Watch Militias in communities wanting them.
* Articles of Impeachment filed for every politician or judge found in violation of his sacred oath of office or violation of jury protections.
* Find, prosecute, deport and criminalize every illegal in America. Don%u2019t say it can%u2019t be done. The government can find anyone, anytime. They ignore illegals. Armed forces border security.
* No monopolies of any kind, break up monster corporations.
* Allow a set time for immunity and require all judges, politicians, military leaders and attorneys to confess treason and be barred from office. If they refuse, indict and imprison for life if found guilty.
* All gun control laws are null and void. Gun-makers immune from frivolous suits.
* Immediate cessation of all work on the North American Union corridor. All secret N. A. Union agreements void.
* Eliminate the Homeland Security Act.
* Eliminate the Patriot Act.
* Eliminate all federal agencies not specifically authorized in the Constitution.
* Eliminate all law enforcement agencies not authorized in the Constitution. Let the states cover security and legal matters.
* Forbid local law enforcement duties to any federal agencies or the US military under ALL circumstances. Let the states handle the issues.
* Require all judges at all levels to inform juries of their constitutional rights and duties. One time failure is grounds for removal from office.
* Reduce the size and budget of the federal government by 80 without exception. States should adhere to the same standard.
* Return the federal government to its constitutionally allowed mandates, authority and limited scope.
* Eliminate the %u201Ccorporate%u201D status of the United States.
* Return complete autonomy and sovereignty to each of the 50 states.
* Eliminate %u201CUS citizenship%u201D as created by the 14th amendment.
* Return all citizens to sovereign state flesh and blood human beings.
* Reject any and all attempts to inflict GPS and informational bio-chips on all citizens. Criminalize anyone who attempts to require their use.
* Require and allow the free exercise of public acknowledgements of God anywhere, anytime and in all things public and private.
* Eliminate all influences, requirements or taxing authority of any international bodies upon American citizens. Criminalize all agencies or individuals who %u201Cauthorize%u201D foreign troops or international laws from being forced upon citizens of this nation at any level by any agency.
* Eliminate all secret intelligence gathering agencies and the Pentagon. Turn all such duties over to a select panel of generals and civilians answerable directly to the American people for accountability and actions taken.
* Term limits at all levels of government. One six year term for President, two four year terms for Congressmen, two five year terms for senators, the same for state representatives and governors, and five year reviewable terms for Supreme Court judges. Eliminate federal courts at all levels except for Appeals. Same for the states.
* Eliminate the national debt by decree. Return to constitutional coinage and value. All banks to be local. No fractional banking, that practice is a felony—lifetime in prison. No credit cards of any kind.

This represents the top 50 recommendations, frankly demands, by the segment of the population taking the time to submit them. Although they are distilled from hundreds of statements, many of them repeated in one form or another by scores of people with the same concerns, they are very serious and should be taken as such.

Unfortunately for the American people, this election cycle is frightening in its potential. Those anointed to run by their respective parties represent a minority of Americans who have a subversive and destructive agenda waiting to be forced upon us by every manner of unconstitutional authority. That is why this has been sent to you. The American people, that is, those who know the deep, sacrificial history of this nation and its Godly roots, will not long endure any more suffering at the hands of authorities who have given over to the lusts of absolute corrupted power. They have spoken. I encourage you with all due respect to listen to what they have to say. To do otherwise, is to invoke and justify the American nation to challenge your authority and act upon the provisions found in the original Declaration of Independence dealing with such institutional tyranny.

True freedom, the desire for absolute liberty and unwavering support of this nation%u2014as it was instituted—requires that this letter be sent. I beg you to re-examine your positions in regard to this petition, seek change and remedy for it, and join with us in a brilliant renewal of our nation. On behalf of true American Patriots, I serve as their messenger and remain,

Most sincerely,

Gregory L. Evensen

There it is. We have done our best. Thank you so much for allowing me to send your deepest concerns to our governmental representatives. Pray that they will accept this with an open mind and heart. We could have done no less. We will give them time to respond. We will continue to prepare as the situation demands. You should use all of your resources and abilities to look ahead, clearly and with a strong heart. We will continue knowing that God is in control. Live your life true to your beliefs and fearing nothing that will come your way. S.O.S. stands for %u201CSave Our Souls.%u201D It is the message of a doomed vessel. It is followed by orders to retreat to lifeboats. The final call is to abandon ship. The S.O.S. has been given, fellow patriots, this letter is our lifeboat call. I will not abandon our ship just yet. There is one final call. We will muster to its bugle as the door of reason closes by the heavy hand of tyranny. May this be our rallying cry of resistance to that evil day. Freedom, America, now and forevermore…….

Jamie Tyroler on March 12, 2008, 9:47 PM

I hope so. Although we have various laws that try to reduce overt racism, we are still dealing with the effects of pre civil-rights America.

Kristopher Watts on May 5, 2008, 7:47 PM

It is very hard to comment without seeming like an anti-war protester, or an anti-American preacher, but I will try.

I agree that more resources should be put in, but not necessarily to fight with Al’Quaeda, but to try to rebuild the country, and come to a peaceful resolution with both the Islamic extremists, and between the warring groups within Iraq itself.

Sending more troops in will do no good. It did not do any good in Vietnam, and it will only add to the slaughter of both non-combatants and combatants. I believe that the American and Iraqi, possibly with support from surrounding countries, should work on keeping the peace, and stop fighting like there is something to prove. Eventually, if the fighting goes down, I believe that there should be a slow withdrawal of ‘Coalition’ troops, replaced by well trained and equipped Iraqi soldiers, towards an eventual small detachment that will act as a discouragement to any government officials who are looking to re-form an oppressive regime.

On your comment about Iran, I believe that you are wrong. The ‘Coalition’ troops are at war with Extremists Islamic terrorist groups who are sworn to kill the invading enemy in the streets and in their own homes until they submit to the will of Islam.

Yes, Iran is an extremist Islamic state, but no, they are not funding terrorist groups, as, due to my latest information, the country has sanctions set upon it by the UN and US.