The Iraq Election 2-8-2005

8, February 2005                        The Iraq Election

The White House script writers have been busy rewriting the block buster movie. 'The overthrow of Saddam Hussein'. The WMD plot proved to be bogus, after a fruitless search squandering tens of millions of tax dollars.

Never mind that 1400 young American soldiers have died and over 100.000 Iraq civilians have perished. Over 8.000 Iraqis are languishing in prisons, many brutally tortured, a despicable practice approved by a nod and wink from the White House and the Pentagon. Never mind that over that nearly one quarter of a trillion dollars has been squandered on this misadventure. This is a war of occupation to liberate the Iraqis of their most precious commodity - oil.

Paul Bremer. the former 'czar of Iraq', issued a number of proclamations prior to his departure, ceding control and ownership of much of Iraq's future wealth to US corporations. Also included, were tight legal provisions granting immunity from prosecution for military and corporate wrongdoing - for the next 40 years (order #'s 17 & 100)! Thus, the ongoing raping and pillaging of Iraqi resources is all but assured. Sadly, our troops will not be returning any time soon.

I would respectfully urge readers who were so vociferous in their admiration and support for President Bush to look beyond the rhetoric and examine the shameless, undemocratic polices of this administration.