http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/pages/sg_iraq.htm

quotes from that piece of human waste kofi annan. someone ought to have the urge to ship him back to ghana, because he is a weak leader and represents a weak spirit among internationally defined nations. condemning, urging, and hoping gets nothing done. how about controlling the birthrate in your own country please?^

^sourced from http://www.globalgeografia.com/world/birth_rate.gif look at europe vs. the middle east in terms of rate. note pakistan and afghanistan as well. would moveon.org PAC people know what to make of this information? maybe try http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xx.html
for more information. that's our bad evil american federal government at work providing a free resource to learn about decently recent and somewhat accurate historical and cultural information. i think it is great they offer such a tool, if only more children knew about this kind of information. maybe the anti-war types would think it's a trick, and the data is all lies, because it was compiled when bush was in office. and their kids and anyone else's should never be subjected to such terrible lies about other countries. what might an intelligence agency do? why are they bothering to distribute data mined from other nations? what purpose would that serve? i look at it as a 'value-add', to quote a lame marketing buzzword, to the money allocated to this agency. you may not. think they should take the site down and spend more money on the schools and the children where it matters most? which really equates to the school administrators getting more public bread to horde while the schools don't get fixed. this is not a federal issue, it's a community or lack thereof issue. if you're utilizing the education for yourself or a family member, maybe you would like to know a little more about who's running the show at your school and the 'district'. that's not my job to inform you, inform yourself.


http://www.idu.net/ca/polls.html [while you're there, look at the root of the site http://idu.net/ca/ ]

wtf? iraqis having free elections on the local level already, and hardline fundamentalists not being voted in? where on moveon.org do you hear about this. bush doesn't even mention it, too busy worrying about denying rights to people with an unconstitutional amendment. if in my previous rants you think i am ultra pro-bush, well not so much. but in comparison to john kerry, i would prefer the texan. mainly for the views and actions taken to deal with the same asshole fundamentalist mental giants europe has been blissfully ignoring for 50+ years.

the john kerry plan as i see it:

- plead with the UN for assistance in iraq, because americans who voluntarily [as in weren't forced] joined the military forces and were sent off to fight, and some of them died, and that's bad and it has to stop.

you mean to tell me it's not just a way to get free room and board, free travel, a mostly free ride for college and you get to play with real working helicopters and tanks and planes and guns and stuff on the taxpayer's nickel? you actually might have bullets flying at your head from someone trying to kill you. yes, because it's the military, and when not playing war, militaries fight them. only this is guerilla warfare where the enemy is amongst the populous in anonymity. it seems to me that our societal perception is that we are the most ethical, never-do-wrong nation, has caused any iraqi civilian casualties to be instantly the american coalition military's fault, and they are bad and evil for killing innocent iraqis. nevermind the allah jihad scum rushing in from all sides [except kuwait, as it would be] killing and raping and burning and pillaging iraqi nationals. it's the 'well they never would have got attacked if we weren't there' argument. if you want to see some examples of life before america's presence in iraq, one need look no further than

http://www.iraqinews.com/specials.shtml - disclaimer: this is 'graphic', better not show your perfect little pukes.

- create job growth with protectionist trade.

seemingly a good idea, except it would end in the result of the world's largest retailer filing bankruptcy domestically, and relocating to the 'we don't give a care about human rights, pay us money please' bahamas. also if we ask the UN to take over, we would have to make concessions, which would mean breaking down the protectionist tariffs, the same ones he stands for. it is my belief that this would be the way this played out. see quote below from his website:

"Over 2.7 million manufacturing jobs have been lost since President Bush took office. John Kerry will save jobs by ending the unpatriotic practice of U.S. corporations moving offshore simply to avoid paying their fair share of our nation’s tax burden. To create new manufacturing jobs Kerry will provide new tax breaks to manufacturers who produce goods and create jobs in the United States. He will provide relief for manufacturers that provide quality health care and retirement. John Kerry will strongly enforce trade laws to assure that American industries are on a level playing field with our trading partners. To guarantee that American manufacturing will be strong in the future, John Kerry will invest in research and development, give tax incentives to help industries upgrade, and work to assure a highly qualified workforce"

level playing field? and this guy calls bush out of touch? the middle class suburban 3 kid family is no match for the 9 year old in singapore or the philippines. and don't forget the political dissidents and slave labor in china. enforce the laws all you want, and watch america dry up. or how about this. stop selling our land to non-citizens. america is the world's free enterprise zone, we just happen to live here. it's a great place, but less of it is in the interests who live here now more than any time in history. if you wanted to start a protectionism campaign, buy america back from the world, i would like to see that happen. and especially stop selling land to the damn saudis to build their saudi sponsored 'schools' to teach the american muslim youth; a message similar to the teachings of their hometown 'banished' boy, osama bin laden. yeah bush is friends with the family, ever think as to why? they have something we fiend for, and we want it. let's all complain about gas prices even more. time to trade in the h2, selfish [insert something offensive here], because pretty soon it is going to cost you your vacation. and you will be outraged and want something done about it, now!

the dimwits in this country don't get it. it's skull and bones for president. it's a yale graduate for president. it's a corrupt man with more money than you'll ever have for president. one in the same, bush and kerry. these so called issues and priorities are total and complete nonsense.

how about this...

rework the american government so it's like the USA Today newspaper. mainstream, simple, and at the third grade level so the degenerates called 'voters' can take part in the process of government, rather than leave it up to the elected 'officials'. stop with the fancy word mongering, proving you have a large lexicon. we don't care. these dimwit mostly rich folk we call representatives and senators are shoved down our throats because they litter the land with little flags and signs stapled to power poles from time to time. or the ones who really like to flaunt their wealth spend for teevee commercials and pr stunt events with a press army in tow.

they aren't all to blame however. with the PAC sponsored filibusters and the 40,000 page bills, this system of legislature has gotten out of hand. too much handwringing and fence sitting, not enough action. this is putting both houses on blast, and telling them, you suck at making decisions for your constituents, please get out of politics now. put the ideas down in plain common american english, like the USA Today, so 'we the people' can see what it is that really goes on in this government, voted 'by the people, for the people'. since a disproportional number of these reps come from 1 semi-well-maybe-non-political field, let's look at that another time. that being the legal profession and all the mumbo jumbo [insert word for male bovine excrement here] they do.

-tehrawr

"Meanwhile, Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, warned the U.S. military against entering the holy city of Najaf to capture a radical cleric wanted for murder."

it's the old 'holy' protectionism. a man robs a liquor store and shoots a clerk dead, runs into a church.

can the police go in and get the killer? in 2004 iraq, a 'top' cleric from iraq, says no.

a nice message from the people @ moveon.org and my reply to this is below:

> Dear friend,
> The violence in Iraq is escalating beyond our control. It's time to recognize that we need the world's help to reach the hearts and minds of Iraqis. We've got to transfer management authority over Iraq to the United Nations, to enable a real transition to peaceful Iraqi self-rule. Please join me in calling for this change, at:
>
> http://www.moveon.org/unauthority/
>
> 60 Americans and reportedly hundreds of Iraqis have been killed in just the past week; 677 Americans have died in Iraq since the war began. A religious leader hostile to the United States now controls two cities, and has sparked uprisings in two others. Dozens of foreigners have been taken hostage.
>
> The growing opposition to American rule among the Iraqi population "probably runs in the tens of thousands", consisting of people who "have jobs in vegetable shops, offices, garages, and schools," according to the New York Times. These people, who should comprise the civil society we're hoping to build there, instead are arming themselves and awaiting the call to attack Americans.
>
> Our troops in Iraq are stretched thin -- U.S. commanders are asking for more troops, and there's talk of a draft, perhaps to be announced just after our November elections.
>
> Instead of simply redoubling our commitment, we should support our soldiers by taking the bull's-eye off their backs.
>
> As Thomas Friedman put it, "If it is America alone against the Iraqi street, we lose. If it is the world against the Iraqi street, we have a chance."
>
> Join me in calling for a transfer of authority over Iraq to the U.N., at:
>
> http://www.moveon.org/unauthority/
>
> Thanks.

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this is an inherently bad idea. and this is why:

no one seems to remember that the UN issued multiple resolutions against the armament of the saddam government.

no one seems to care that these resolutions were ignored, unenforced and that the UN inspectors were treated poorly and were stalled and misled by their iraqi hosts. but that's okay. resolutions weren't meant to be enforced or anything.

why do those matter? because it shows a track record of blissful complacency and appeasement. this has historically happened before, and the results weren't too pretty.

as an american, i feel we can't rely on this group of political do-nothings to secure our peace in the future. the united nations has failed its own resolve too many times in the past.

the united nations has relocated their iraqi monitoring operation to cyprus, an island nation where no one can hurt them.

what the american and coalition people are doing in iraq is a good thing. i fail to understand how many americans follow the concept that war is evil and should not ever be used [war is not the answer bumper stickers, how very idealist]. if i hear another report of military serving in iraq being unhappy, i'm going to be cry. how deeply were your patriotic heartstrings pulled on 9/11? if your with the 'let's plead for help from the UN' crowd, apparently not enough. for those that feel this way, the next terrorist attack on american soil will hopefully force them to grow a pair. because sports fans it's not if, but when. and i'm giving a good hard look at something happening late october timeframe. asnar is out in spain, chalk up one for al-queda. running from a worldwide problem will only do one thing, ensure that the problem will be there to face you the second you stop or turn around.

all this talk of why didn't we do this and why didn't we do that [9/11 commission], is total crap. it's done and over, let's look to the future, and really get to know the geopolitical ramifications of the actions america and it's real allies are taking to ensure that there is an america in 20 years, not just some piece of 6th century binladenstan.

to me the moveon.org crowd come off as solely anti-war and anti-bush. what is their solution? put our tail between our legs and try diplomacy with a group of outside thugs fighting under a hijacked ideology who don't want progress or rights for the people of a ficticious nation created after WWI. maybe invite them over for tea so that we can reason with them? the only way to deal with violent people is with violence. hoping that the outcome is going to be different using other methods is futile.

i'm of the belief that we are not only fighting iraqis in iraq, but trained soldiers from the likes of tehran and damascus and beirut. and you can't forget the chechens there either. the myopic enclosed border view taken on this issue of why we shouldn't be there is not based in reality. this is not a conflict about borders, this is taking the fight to a place where it's not impacting us on a daily basis.

today ariel sharon met with president bush. they are discussing a land transfer for those palestinian people. what this really means is that israel is going to hand back some of gaza, move the israelis out of the area forcibly relocating their own citizens, and hand it over to a leader of a people who only know hate and violence. i think this is great because now the israelis can go tell those green rag wearing people blowing up their youth where to stick it the next time they try to blow up civlians in israel. i stopped feeling sorry for the palestinians, and i hope that they have a nice population thinning civil war to rid themselves of the hamas and pflp and islamic jihad scourge that offer no hope of peace. diplomacy will not work, it will take a body count. welcome to planet earth, 2004.

"60 Americans and reportedly hundreds of Iraqis have been killed in just the past week; 677 Americans have died in Iraq since the war began. A religious leader hostile to the United States now controls two cities, and has sparked uprisings in two others. Dozens of foreigners have been taken hostage."

ooh, people died? now we just can't have that now can we? a religious leader controls two cities. a religious zealot controls an entire country to the east, but they don't mention that. and last i checked, they don't give us ugly infidel americans a warm fuzzy hug. more like a cold stare and the finger. dozens of foregners have been taken hostage? oh that's just terrible and we should leave immediately. this touchy-feely rhetoric of america as the evil empire who should take better care of their own people is a farce. if we don't take the fight to them, do these progressive types understand that the fight will be brought to us?

and 677 americans dead in 1 year's time pales in comparison to the 11k killed from guns and the 40k killed from auto accidents [17k of those allcohol related] domestically. when the number is put into perspective, it's not all that bad. this is a war, and it's not over and people are going to die.

i'm not anti-anyone. although i am fervent believer that sects of religious fundamentalists [of all faiths] who use their religion to promote violence and hate need to die. when was the last time you saw an anti-iraqi or anti-syrian message on the teevee or heard one on the radio. as an american, i only hold those that bastardize a faith followed in peace by over a billion humans responsible.

the tactics employed by these 'insurgents' is one of guerilla warfare. no treaty, no geneva convention, no uniform. yet we play by the rules and get flak from the international community for it? the enemy combatants in gtmo? yeah, so they don't get the rights of american citizens, because they aren't! we could just do onto them what their brothers [or so they think] did to those men in fallujah or mogadishu. but we don't. we feed and house and clothe them to the minimum required by international law. and that's just not good enough? f that.

as much as i would like to return to the days of 9/10/2001 where the only thing we were concerned with what happened to Chandra Levy and what Gary Condit had to do with it, the fact is that america is dead and buried. buried beneath the rubble left behind on manhattan island and in the beltway. so soon we forget that this was the culmination of a failed plot in 1993. then there was Waco and OKC, which served as a reminder that the man with the turban is not the only fundamentalist jerk out there. then the african embassies, and the uss cole. if we want to get all black and white party, these events all had one thing in common. the same president was in office during them. and little was done to make reparations for these events. we fired a few missles into afghan, and destroyed a sudanese chemical plant. yet the problem still remained. we were too worried about upsetting anyone to force bin laden out of afghan. the clinton administration asked the taliban 21 times during the 8 year term, and dubya asked another 3 before 9/11. all with the same reply. the backwards regime told us to go pound sand.

i've come to realize that my beliefs do not conforrm to one political party, hence my new non-affiliation. i would feel safer knowing bush was in office as compared to that JFK remake of a wishy washy no moxie candidate. if clinton could run again, the democratic party might have someone worth backing, but kerry is not the guy. i'd rather have edwards as a nominee, at least he has some substance.

that's all for now. i hope you understand my position. the handwringing about american casualties will only mean something to me when the ratio of non-americans killing americans becomes greater than americans killing americans themselves. this is not a useless war and is damn sure not another vietnam. the only way saddam kept iraq together was with violence, fear and intimidation. i'm glad he's gone, you? the ends justified the means in this case. one less radical government funding terrorism. and it's not the taliban. saddam's cronies gave families of palestinean suicide bombers cash payouts from the money he made in the UN sponsored aid for oil program. he just didn't have to say who he was aiding.

-tehrawr-