Al Qaeda’s best friend
An amazing Op-Ed in the NYT by a 23-year-old Yemeni explains that U.S. attacks are strengthening the Terrorists
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/14/al_qaedas_best_friend/
I like Glenn a lot and he is a reliable voice in the wilderness. I hope he never gets exhausted reporting the same thing over and over and over again and as long as he appears to hold out some hope, I will try to also be hopeful and attempt to interest my reader(s) in the subject.
At a minimum, with regard to the US foreign policy at least, the inmates are now in charge of the asylum. Of course, it is always remotely possible that these people really do believe that bombing people makes them more compliant (ask how that worked when Britain, Germany and Japan cities were bombed (except for the atomic bombs and believe me, that was very close to not resulting in capitulation)), but that would make them even more insane, so the thesis still holds. Of course, it is quite remarkable how few of these people have anything at risk with their policies. Neither they nor any of their children wind up on the front lines, though as the US increasingly turns to drones, even that price is no longer required. It is interesting to me, though, how many actually have a substantial financial stake in continued war. Either they make money off of war directly, because they make bombs or drones, or they make money a wee bit indirectly in the so-called intelligence community. Since the US now operates as an oligarchy controlled police state, naturally they suffer no consequences for any of their actions (foreign or domestic). So, they are now making policies that directly enrich themselves and have no consequences for them personally, no matter what happens. These were once the inmates of the asylum that Eisenhower warned against, now they are in control of everything and are implementing policies that continue to put the US and its economy at risk for personal gain.
Of course, that is what an oligarchy is all about, so I guess I shouldn’t complain so much. That is just the way it is here in the US, the latest Third World country.
