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> " Militarily Insignificant "

>

> By Robert S. Finnegan

> Managing Editor

> Southeast Asia News

>

> 09/14/03: As the body bags continue to make their sad way home to America

> from the quagmire that is now " liberated " Iraq, I am compelled to ponder a

> recent statement made by a highly placed Bushite and quoted in Time

> Magazine: that the casualties following the war that America " won " in Iraq

> are " militarily insignificant. " Hmm. Tell that to the families and loved

> ones that have paid the ultimate price for unflinchingly honoring their

> military commitment in the so-called war on terror. Tell that to the

> victims and families of the recent bombing of the UN headquarters in

Baghdad.

>

> " Bring 'em on " crows our Idiot-in-Chief. It would now appear that " the

> terrorists " are doing exactly that. Is this terrorism, or simply

patriotism

> on the part of the Iraqis? Only they can answer this question. One would

> think however, that Americans would react much in the same way if their

> country were invaded.

>

> Consummate cowards, Bush and his band of schoolyard bullies and junkyard

> dogs now hold our nation hostage with the Patriot Act and threats. " If you

> aren't with us, you are against us . . . " spouts Bush. How presidential,

> right out of the Hitler dialogues. What about North Korea Mr. President?

> Perhaps Kim Il Sung, unlike Saddam, has more bite than bark? My uncle

> Robert J. Finnegan gave his life in that long-ago " war " at Chosin

> Reservoir, a Purple Heart warrior with the United States Marine Corps. How

> long have American servicemen and women been in Korea now? Here we go

again.

>

> Better to stick with the soft targets like Iraq, Mr. President, right? Not

> nearly as messy and besides, North Korea has no oil reserves and as far as

> weapons of mass destruction go Uncle Kim has Saddam beaten hands-down, by

> his own admission. North Korea is far to dangerous a proposition for your

> administration.

>

> I have news for you, Mr. President. It is not you and your staff, or their

> families for that matter that are doing the dying in this " war " in Iraq.

> The heroes that are being blown away on an almost daily basis I am sure do

> not appreciate your braggadocio and judging from recent interviews I have

> conducted with both retired and active duty military personnel neither do

> their fellow servicemen and women in the line of fire, who are now

> increasingly questioning the purpose behind this farce. As a former

Marine,

> I know only too well that even the military has its limits, and your

> appearance in a military uniform on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier

> recently was an insult to all those who serve honorably in our armed

> forces. Bill Clinton Act II. Despite the current spin on the record of

your

> military service, we know and keep the score. Apparently your Dad could

not

> erase that one. You would do well to remember that these are the

> individuals that keep you in power regardless of your obvious contempt for

> the lives of American military personnel. Be advised that we are not

fooled

> easily. You need to think about that - long and hard. It's a tough job,

> that thinking business, but this is one issue that needs every little

brain

> cell of your attention, however few they may be.

>

> It has not been forgotten in military circles that had your Dad let

General

> Schwartzkopf do his job in the last Iraq war our military would in all

> probability not be there now. The arrogance of the present administration

> is breathtaking. Re: Rumsfeld in a recent interview - " that is not for you

> to know " in response to a question posed by a journalist. Condescension at

> its best and utter contempt for the 4th Estate, a known pillar of

> democracy. So much for your so-called commitment to our constitution, the

> First Amendment and our democracy Mr. President.

>

> Perhaps you should at this time also personally conduct all casualty calls

> from here on out Mr. President, explaining in person and in detail to the

> families of the dead why their loved ones have sacrificed their lives for

> this so-called " war " . Do yourself a favor and drop the freedom and

> democracy crap, most of us by now in the military know the score. In any

> event, with casualties being labeled " militarily insignificant " by your

> people you should have the time. Explain to the survivors, the wives,

> husbands, parents, siblings and children why their dead servicemen and

> women are " insignificant. "

>

> Your administration, Mr. President is now looking more and more like the

> Nazi party as they attempt to gut the Constitution of the United States

and

> pillage our country and the world. The sheep that inhabit the majority of

> the American electorates will ultimately pay the same price that the

> Germans did following WWII for burying their heads in the sand as their

> leaders lead them down the path to destruction and world condemnation. So

> much for Nixon's " silent majority. " And in addition, to think that you,

our

> " Commander-in-Chief, " an Alfred E. Newman clone that has his hand on the

> button of the largest nuclear arsenal in the world is frightening indeed.

> You may even wind up like Hitler in the end. Hopefully Laura is prepared

> for that.

>

> Rather than " liberating Iraq, " you, Mr. President and your contingent of

> rouges have created a new terrorist state. Regardless of the professed

> statements by traitors such as Powell, Rice and Rumsfeld to the contrary,

> this is also a covert war on Islam. Lies on top of lies. How's that for

> justifying the invasion of a sovereign nation - especially in light of the

> casualties our armed forces continue to sustain and in the absence of

> evidence of weapons of mass destruction, the supposed reason for the

> pre-emptive attack in the first place?

>

> Is Saddam Hussein a dirt bag? You bet. A toothless dirt bag, with massive

> oil reserves. Easy pickings for America and Haliburton.

>

> The propaganda machine of the White House, Mr. President is presently

> churning out lies at record levels. Bad lies at that. Where is the

outrage?

> How long can you expect to maintain this farce? Why have Americans not

> demanded a renewal of our representative government? Are there actually

> that many mindless rednecks holding sway over our country? Or have

> Americans become so soft that they are willing to die on their knees

rather

> than their feet? Beer and pornography? What a way out. You, Mr. President

> put the Roman Emperor Caligula to shame. Horses for Senators? More like

> horses-asses. More like sheep and at least Caligula had an IQ that was

> supposedly above bath water temperature.

>

> How many of our servicemen and women need die on the patch of sand that is

> now modern-day Iraq to become " militarily significant " in your estimation?

> Can you spell Vietnam? This is a classic case of history repeating

itself -

> in spades, with one notable exception: you, Mr. President make former

> President Richard Nixon look like a choirboy.

>

> Just recently, Mr. President, your top NSA advisor Condoleeza Rice

defended

> your request for an unprecedented 87 Billion dollars to support the

> continuing war in Iraq, citing the age old refrain that " freedom is

> priceless. Tell that to the American military veterans, the elderly and

the

> homeless who the United States Government continues to screw in the name

of

> " freedom " . The freedom to starve, freeze and die on the streets of the

> richest nation in the world and in the decrepit VA hospitals that are

> charnel houses straight out of some middle-age nightmare. You seem to

> forget, Mr. President, that this is OUR MONEY.

>

> In the meantime the American version of Heinrich Himmler, U.S. Attorney

> General John Ashcroft would have Americans who dare speak out against this

> atrocity labeled as terrorists. This is a man who has sworn to uphold the

> constitution, our employee. Those that scoff at the prospect of

> concentration camps for patriots who dare to challenge the present

> administration had better envision razor wire and the possibility of

having

> their citizenship revoked at the whim of the Justice Department - for any

> reason. Take a good hard squint at Patriot Act II, America. Should it pass

> journalists such as myself will probably top the list of those to be

> labeled and carted off immediately, and with us goes your last hope for

> salvation. We realize that most of you do not have the guts to speak

out...

> All we ask is that you get out of our way. Feeling like cowards? You are.

>

> What fun, being interrogated by my brother Marines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

> while living in a wire cage. I do however, to the orange

> jumpsuits, they appear to be in fashion these days in " democratic

America " .

> The patriotic " color of the day " . It cannot be any worse than boot camp in

> 1975, at least I am prepared for it. Name, rank and serial number Mr.

> President. Geneva Convention.. Or have we by now abrogated this too? The

> code of conduct, something you would know nothing about.

>

> So come and get me John, and pack a lunch. I'm waiting.

>

> Southeast Asia News Managing Editor Robert S. Finnegan is a former Senior

> Editor of The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and the lead investigator of

> the Bali bombing for the paper. His published reports may be accessed

> through an online search: keyword's Finnegan+Robert+Bali. E-mail

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