Guest guest Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Warped priority and the Hypocrisy"In bold contrast, the extreme right-wing US government has conveniently excluded extreme right-wing political groups from the “domestic terrorism” priority list - Unlike the ALF or ELF, militia men and groups like the Army of God are a serious threat to people, for they have a proven track record of hatred and violence - It is a more serious crime in this nation to threaten the profits of a corporation than to blow up the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and wounded more than 500; to set off a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics, killing one person and injuring 100; to kill doctors who perform abortions; to kill blacks, Jews, and immigrants; to possess weapons of mass destruction such as anthrax, sodium cyanide bombs, machine guns, several hundred thousand rounds of ammunition, and remote-control explosive devices - These are all crimes of the extreme right, whose myriad organizations the state considers less a threat to citizens and homeland security than the ALF - But the ALF threatens corporate profits, not people; since in this demented society, profit is more valuable than life, the ALF, along with the ELF, is Public Enemy Number One. Even FOOD NOT BOMBS was charged with terrorism!By linguistic fiat and domination of mass media and public opinion, the Right and Corporate America control the definitions and discourse of “terrorism” -Accordingly, by these golden standards, state violence, corporate violence, and the human species violence against animals are ruled out of the definition of terrorism, as property destruction, documentation of violence and destruction, and other tactics of animal rights and environmental organizations – as well as dissent in general – are ruled in - Once the first act of power and violence is exerted -- that of linguistic terrorism -- the corporate-state complex can then attack those who challenge its legitimacy with appropriate ferocity and repression" Dr Steven BestThe main threat facing the citizens of the US and, indeed, of the entire globe, is the US government, the leading terrorist menace on the planet - From Nicaragua to Chile, from Vietnam to Iraq, from Iran to Indonesia, the US terrorist state has overthrown dozens of independent or democratically elected governments, systematically violated human rights, massacred tens of thousands of people at a time, aided and abetted fascist governments and juntas, and sought by every means possible – be it markets or bullets -- to dominate the entire planetFor more on the article click HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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