Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Lies, Treason, and Hubris
With all the hoopla going on regarding the outting of CIA operative, Valerie Plaume, it begs to ask what "The Rove" was thinking. How did he think he could get away with this dispicable behavior? Well, he did get away with labeling liberals as complicit with Al Quaeda, just last week. So, he obviously has industrial sized-ones when you parse through the fact that Mr. Rove could provide the enemy with info on CIA operations and then also imply that liberals are traitors.
Let's put all that aside and ask the more pertinent questions. For example:
With all the hoopla going on regarding the outting of CIA operative, Valerie Plaume, it begs to ask what "The Rove" was thinking. How did he think he could get away with this dispicable behavior? Well, he did get away with labeling liberals as complicit with Al Quaeda, just last week. So, he obviously has industrial sized-ones when you parse through the fact that Mr. Rove could provide the enemy with info on CIA operations and then also imply that liberals are traitors.
Let's put all that aside and ask the more pertinent questions. For example:
- How and who gave this man this info?
- Was there a need for the President's Chief of Staff to know who were CIA operatives?
- Is "The Rove" Commander-In_Chief?
One really entertaining thing about all of this is we get a chance to see Scott McClellan dance a jig for the media. Though neutered, the press has finally found their backbones and is attempting to ask the correct questions. Unfortunately, they will soon run off for the next hurricane or child kidnapping that will divert attention away from the important issues.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
London Bridges Falling Down
Today's terroist attack in London, just one day after the city was awarded the 2012 Olympics and during the G8 summit in Scotland, is just the beginning of what appears to be a protracted war against the US and their allies. If it were not so tragic, you would find the comments by the US President laughable. Bush indicated the attacks were in stark contrast to work of G8 summit, to improve human rights and liberty.
In this blogger's opinion, Mr. Bush's comments could very well cause riots in the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan. To the innocent people in those countries, our attempts to improve their rights and liberties with guns pointed at their heads may be the ultimate insult. This is not to justify the murder of innocent Londoners but to point out the irony in the situation. Most Londoners did not approve of the Iraqi war and are certain their government lied to justify the war, so the attacks there were obviously misguided. On the other hand, most Iraqi citizens would prefer US and English forces would leave their country so the insurgents can stop the bombing and they can get on with their lives. There are innocents on all sides of this war. Unfortunately, the innocent by-standers are the pawns that both sides are forfeiting.
I salute the English citizens that stood up to Tony Blair and held his feet to the fire. I hope it pushes him and their government to put an end to the occupation in Iraq and enables a new move to go against the real enemy, the supporters of Al Queda in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.
Today's terroist attack in London, just one day after the city was awarded the 2012 Olympics and during the G8 summit in Scotland, is just the beginning of what appears to be a protracted war against the US and their allies. If it were not so tragic, you would find the comments by the US President laughable. Bush indicated the attacks were in stark contrast to work of G8 summit, to improve human rights and liberty.
In this blogger's opinion, Mr. Bush's comments could very well cause riots in the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan. To the innocent people in those countries, our attempts to improve their rights and liberties with guns pointed at their heads may be the ultimate insult. This is not to justify the murder of innocent Londoners but to point out the irony in the situation. Most Londoners did not approve of the Iraqi war and are certain their government lied to justify the war, so the attacks there were obviously misguided. On the other hand, most Iraqi citizens would prefer US and English forces would leave their country so the insurgents can stop the bombing and they can get on with their lives. There are innocents on all sides of this war. Unfortunately, the innocent by-standers are the pawns that both sides are forfeiting.
I salute the English citizens that stood up to Tony Blair and held his feet to the fire. I hope it pushes him and their government to put an end to the occupation in Iraq and enables a new move to go against the real enemy, the supporters of Al Queda in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.
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