bye bye Bush

America has a shameful foreign policy record, but her history could get no worse than these last 8 years. In the past, her horrendous actions were mostly covert. But Bush didn't give a damn. he rewrote and re-interpreted the laws to execute atrocious policies that brought America's dirty behavior out into the open for all to see. "Of course we need to torture these people and deny them any rights to a trial, they're terrorists". "Of course we tapped all your phone calls, domestic and foreign, we're at war here".

So it's fitting for this same guy to leave office in a fireball. Yesterday, in his farewell address, he spoke of "America's moral clarity" and that "murdering innocents to advance and ideology is wrong every time, and everywhere". (choke-cough!) what?? was there a day in your entire presidency that you DID NOT murder innocents to advance your ideology? maybe in the beginning, before 9/11, when all you did was play golf and vacation. we were outraged back then, but boy did we have it good. it amazes me that this man, whose vision is so parochial that he cannot see that he is all that he hates, got voted into power. twice!

Meanwhile, back in Gaza, a starved people are being bombed into oblivion. this is no war, this is an American supported massacre. and while supporters of Israel repeat the mantras of the Israeli media campaign about rocket fire and terrorists hiding among civilians, it's mostly innocent civilians that are dying. As usual, nothing can seem to stop this. it's a sort of black comedy when Israel denies using white phosphorus on the ground (illegal and melting their victims to the bone) but then hits a U.N. building with it, causing 3 injuries and burning their supplies of food, water and medicines. I was in Lebanon in '06, and this current war in Gaza makes that other war look like a disney film.

Power is everything, and America has the power. We have the power. and while our congress voted 390-5 in favor of a resolution supporting this war, i find it hard to believe that 99% of Americans support it. especially any informed American who get their news from the BBC or better. if you're one of these Americans who does not support this war, then you should tell your congressmen. here is a link from Amnesty Int'l to do just that: TakeAction.

If you do support this war and stumbled upon this page, i will need to say to you that i am NOT anti-Israel. I am anti-war. Unfortunately, this sound-bite nation requires that i say this. And if i learned anything from Bush and Israeli leaders, i should probably repeat this over and over again. i am anti-war. i am anti-war. I AM ANTI-WAR!

goldi