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George W. Bush has himself trashed the whole idea that the FBI, CIA, or any intelligence agency gave him bad information about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. There is no longer the slightest doubt that the President of the United States, his Secretary of State, his Secretary of Defense, the Vice President and other unelected bureaucrats deliberately put forth erroneous information they knew to be false and did it to excite and frighten the American people into condoning an illegal invasion.
How do we know this? We know it because Bush continues to say the same things he told us daily for six months before the invasion, and he blatantly does it in the face of evidence that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and probably haven’t been since before the UN inspectors left in 1998.
“The most obvious proof that Bush officials hyped and distorted evidence about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction in the past is that they continue to hype and distort that evidence today, with a shamelessness that is stunning.” From the editorial page of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Saturday, October 11, 2003.
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Anyone who believes there “is no plan” for what to do after we invade Middle Eastern nations one by one hasn’t read theManifesto of the New World Order. Did the pirates of yesteryear rescue survivors of the ships they plundered? Did Hitler have a plan to rebuild France or Poland?
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President Bush has put Condoleezza Rice in charge of rebuilding Iraq, but all that seems to mean is that she will tour the United States with public relations speeches trying to convince the American people that the invasion was justified. Why is Rumsfeld upset? He’s not nearly as pretty as Condoleezza or as convincing.
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On Sunday, October 12, 2003, both the Washington Post and the Denver Post published a story titled: “New Plan: Kill endangered species to save them.” The logic behind this plan is that third world nations that cannot afford to police poachers will, if the U.S. allows wealthy trophy hunters, zoos, circuses, and the pet industry to pay a healthy fee to take some of these endangered creatures, be able to afford protection for the remainder. The end justifies the means. Other endangered species, such as American workers, should take heed.
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The Giant Sucking Sound has been re-titled “outsourcing” and continues unabated. The Bush administration proposes giving these companies a $400 billion tax break in hopes they will return home and hire Americans.
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Meanwhile, American workers still employed continue to pay an overcharge on their payroll taxes. In fiscal 2000, this overcharge amounted to $94.5 billion for the government to enjoy. In fiscal 2001, it was $98.7 billion. And in fiscal 2002, it amounted to $89 billion. This year, fiscal 2003, it will be close to $76 billion, but we don’t have the exact figure yet. To the chagrin of the pirates, unemployment keeps dragging down the booty. Watch for an increase in payroll taxes or another cut in Social Security benefits.
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With individual Americans, States, and local governments buying prescription drugs in Canada because they are up to 50 percent cheaper, Congress is debating the legality of these purchases and considering restrictions. The spin that it is “dangerous” to buy American made drugs from other countries is not working. The pharmaceutical industry employs more than 550 lobbyists in Washington, more than one for every member of Congress.
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States and local governments are having difficulties meeting their promised pension obligations and many are considering bond issues to make up the difference. It’s about time citizens started questioning some of the perks paid with taxpayer money. For instance, police and fire often receive as much as 8-to-1 in matching pension funds while, although their occupations are dangerous, both rank far below truck drivers and farmers who do not get such perks, rank number one and two in on-the-job fatalities, and pay through the nose for things like insurance and health care. You might also notice that the Department of Labor says more lawyers die on-the-job than do policemen.
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The best thing Bush has done since taking office is to reduce the income tax overcharge. In fiscal 2000, the year of the government’s greatest surplus of $237 billion, $87 billion came from income tax overcharges. No democrat would have given this money back to taxpayers. And isn’t it interesting that this is the exact amount Bush now wants to carry on the war against terrorism and build his empire? Do you believe things like this happen by coincidence?
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