"With Hitler is was the Reichstag and with Bush it was 9/11.
Both events created an atmosphere of fear and that was the basis of Hitler's rule over the German people and it is Bush's most powerful tool over the American people. Someone had to be blamed.
After 9/11, Bush stated to the American people that he would capture Osama bin Laden "Dead or alive" So far, he has not kept that promise. Again, excuses are made for him in failing to do so. He then said we would target al Qaeda, and we stood behind him as he went into Afghanistan. But, that was short lived and non productive.
So, let us blame the Iraqi people.
As we all know, Hitler blamed the Jews.
The person who emailed me stated that I was wrong in saying: "you do not spy on Americans under the guise of terrorism and pressure the press to keep quiet about it." He shot back at me: "Tell that to the 3,000 spouses of the people that were murdered in the World Trade Center." If we are to treat this as a murder case where 3,000 people are murdered, you follow the law. When Timothy McVeigh bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, President Clinton followed the law and our Constitution. In 1993 when the Twin Towers were bombed one month after President Clinton took the oath of office, he followed the law. In both events, no Patriot Act was enacted.
As horrific as that day was, are we right in targeting innocent Iraqi people who had nothing to do with the events on that day?
The images that many like me have seen coming out of Iraq are just as horrific as those in the concentration camps in Nazi Germany. In fact in previous pieces published here, I took the time to embed them within those pieces.
Just as Hitler used gas on innocent people in those camps ... and they were not only Jews, they were people who openly spoke out against him like Fritz Gerlich ... Bush did the same. Just last year when we bombarded Fallujah, we used white phosphorous. If the person who emailed me wishes to view this feed, it can be seen at: Why are they not in front of their cameras calling Bush a butcher?
The emailer asked: "Perhaps you can enlighten us on who YOUR perfect leader of the free world should be."
I will go on record as stating former Vice President Al Gore ... for so many reasons. First of all, I think he would have worked hand in hand with President Hugo Chavez on not only the environment, but also on poverty. I do not believe that there would be this tension between Venezuela and the United States today had Al Gore become our President. I do not think he would have allowed Pat Robertson to threaten the life of a foreign President. He would have followed the law. I believe that both men would have been great partners in leading the world where people do matter. I seem to remember Al Gore saying at the DNC convention in 2000: "I will fight for you! Are you with me?" and I do believe that he would.
When Al Gore was vice president, he traveled the world and was always welcomed unlike Bush who is always met with protesters. Case in point the riots in Argentina. Al Gore carried himself with dignity and never looked to divide anyone.
I do believe that in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina had Al Gore been president, he would have accepted the aid coming from Venezuela. He would have put the American people first. During Hurricane Katrina, Al Gore paid for a private jet to fly patients out of harms way to Tennessee with a doctor on board to monitor them. On landing in Tennessee, they were placed in hospitals. He wanted no press coverage of the event. What that shows me is humility and where he was respecting the privacy of those who he was trying to help.
I do not think for one moment that Al Gore as President would have denied President Chavez his security detail during the World Summit back in September. If you remember President Chavez spoke in detail concerning the environment and I know for a fact that that is one of Gore's leading causes. I could almost envision both men comparing notes before hand and after."
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