Destroying to Save - Not so Hidden Agenda

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Destroying to Save

The Not so Hidden Agenda in Administration Policies

By Daniel Jordan and Neil Wollman

05/01/06 "ICH" -- -- One infamous line from the Vietnam War was, “It became necessary to destroy the village to save it.” The Bush Administration has carried this thinking to stratospheric heights. Here are some pointed examples.

Destroying Freedom To Save It:

The Orwellian absurdity of the Patriot Act, destroying freedom to save it from evildoers, goes unchallenged in American media and politics. Our government claims the right to infringe on any and all civil liberties; engage in warrantless wiretaps; peek at our email messages, book purchases and library withdrawals; and enter our homes all without even the minimal oversight from FISA. Spying on citizens is deemed “Homeland Security.”

This Administration claims the right to imprison people without access to the outside world, family or counsel. Lest Americans think this applies only to foreign “bad guys” Halliburton’s KBR subsidiary is building detention centers across the nation to hold tens of thousands of people. Bill Bennett has just blustered that the U.S. ought roll out the Espionage Act again and prosecute for treason reporters who criticize or expose facts about the Bush Administration. Our nation is being pushed beyond normal politics. Conservatives and liberals alike should be concerned. Critics (including these authors) are likely already on watch lists.

Destroying Iraq To Save It:

To save Iraqis from a tyrant whom we created we have destroyed their infrastructure and killed thousands of Iraqis whose lives we, and they, were told would improve. Post-invasion deaths attributable to the war have exceeded those from the ravages of Saddam.

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-Daniel Jordan, Ph.D.; Research consultant and Dean, College of Social and Political Justice, International University for Graduate Studies, St. Kitts & Nevis, BWI; [e-mail]

Neil Wollman; Ph.D.; Senior Fellow, Peace Studies Institute, Professor of Psychology; Manchester College, North Manchester, IN 46962; [e-mail];

[Tikki]

1. I remember when I worked in a.......

SED (Severely Emotionally Disturbed) classroom; one of the students told me that the reason he destroyed every bird nest he saw was
that he didn't want to have to watch anyone (else?) destroy the nests....he said that would make him sad to watch.




Tikki

[katty]

2. wow-what an explanation!