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Editorial See other Editorial Articles Title: Our Troops do NOT Protect Our Freedom and We Should Stop Thanking Them for Doing So Our Troops do NOT Protect Our Freedom and We Should Stop Thanking Them for Doing So Our Troops do NOT Protect Our Freedom and We Should Stop Thanking Them for Doing So SUNDAY, 07 AUGUST 2011 16:11 JESSE RICHARD Let's make one thing crystal clear, no member of the US military contributes in any way whatsoever to protecting the freedoms of the American people. As a matter of fact, they are more likely to turn their weapons on you than they are to defend your Constitutional rights. The only people on this planet Earth who can affect your freedom are members of Congress, local legislators and the members of enforcement institutions who will blindly follow the rulers who sign their paychecks. And, while your beloved troops are murdering people around the globe, yes, I said murdering, your Congress and local legislators are eliminating your freedoms, en masse, without any intervention by our so-called protectors in the armed forces. UPDATED....To understand the REAL mission of the US military, and the real impact the US has on DESTROYING democracy and freedom around the world...listen to this confession of a US economic hit man...link. There is no honor in volunteering to go anywhere in the world and kill anybody you are told to, without question, without historical background and without verifying the stated reasons for doing so. In this modern age of information we now know that time and time again our military have been deployed into battle, to kill and be killed, for reasons that in no way shape or form resemble the reasons for which they, or we were told at the time. This is no secret, although many Americans refuse to take off the flag that is wrapped around their eyes and see American history as it really happened. They blindly believe what was told to them by the people who have a vested interest in maintaining myths and misconceptions. The US military, not once but twice, committed the single largest mass murders in history by dropping nuclear weapons on civilian populations, including of course, on women and children. Say what you want about how it helped end the war....the bottom line is the US could have exploded these devices over uninhabited territory with the same effect of scaring the heck out of the Japanese. But they followed orders that were lies and murdered almost 300,000 people, without question. As a human being I find it hard to honor such “patriotism.” From the Gulf of Tonkin to the first and second invasions of Iraq, history now teaches us that lies have led our troops to military intervention more often than not. As a matter of fact, it is hard to find an American military intervention in modern history in which the cover story ends up matching the actual events. A little research will show you this. It will also show you how the same people are usually behind funding both sides of military conflict and those doing the funding and instigating have almost always been, how should I say this, the 'good guys.' Yep, westerners on the popular side of conflict are the ones funding the 'bad guys' before they ever are labeled the bad guys. Prescott Bush, the father and grandfather of George H.W. and George W. respectively, made his fortune by funding the Nazis and Hitler's rise to power. This is the same clan who went after Saddam Hussein in Iraq after they put him in power and armed him in the first place. But why pay attention to details if it interferes with our troop worship and flag waving? Time and time again we see that the people who make decisions to send troops to war are the very people who profit financially from such wars. Today's troops can see this. It is part of the public record, yet they still do not question their missions. They join the military with a promise never to question orders. Taking history into account, I see no pride in this kind of service. Recent history provides a very clear lesson for our troops and those who cheer their missions. You have never seen a more clear and egregious example of questionable motivations for military intervention than during the Bush/Cheney administration. A virtual 'who's who' of defense contractors comprised not only the Defense Policy Board, but the office of Vice President. Not to mention that a significant portion of these men signed a document noting that that a 'new Peal Harbor' would be useful in getting public support for their agenda (to increase military spending and activity), and then - just such an attack - the first Pearl Harbor in 60 years took place on 9/11...what a nice coincidence. Gee, what are the odds of the only 'Pearl Harbor' in 60 years taking place while the men responsible for preventing one (and in positions to create/allow one) were the same men who wrote about benefiting from one. But according to most Americans, it is crazy to suspect them of anything...simply because they are Americans. If Dick Cheney had been a Muslim he would have been hanged 9 years ago. Unfortunately, the majority of Americans have neither the intellectual curiosity to actually learn about historical events nor the intelligence to actually think about claims made by their leaders or pop-journalism-gate keeping-icons. For example: Americans have swallowed whole the concept of our troops “protecting our freedom” without ever once asking “how, how does killing foreigners in Iraq or Afghanistan protect our freedom?” Maybe if they asked that question just once and really waited for an answer, a real answer that actually really made sense to them, they would realize there is no answer - because troops killing foreigners have no impact on the freedoms of the American people, and they never will. Here is another question Americans have not asked, “How can an Iraqi, Pakistani, Afghan or Islamic fundamentalist in other nations take away our freedom?” The answer to this question is of course...by becoming a member of the US Congress. It is sad that I will be lambasted for speaking the truth about this sensitive subject, but someone has to. The saddest truth however, is that the members of the US military serve today with no honor. They are dangerous and a threat to all free people, here and abroad. In plain terms - they volunteer to kill at the behest of people who have lied to them for generations about why they are being sent to kill. Generations of lies be dammed, they still follow orders, and kill, without question. I repeat - as a human being I see no honor in this. While it is true that the existence of our military acts to deter nations from invading our shores, credit really should go more to our nuclear arsenal and military technology than to National Guardsman who find themselves shooting at Iraqis in their own homeland. I don't think that it is a deterrent to have private American “security firms” torture, for fun, the “enemies” who are in their own country, in their own neighborhoods, near their own families, and who dare to fight the American military personnel who obliterated their homes, killed their brothers, sisters, children, mothers and fathers, and occupy their soil. The nerve of them! In the meantime, your freedoms and protections are being systematically eliminated while government protected rights for corporations are expanding beyond your wildest dreams. If this nation had a legitimate mainstream news media you would know this and you would probably take to the streets and revolt because you would realize what some of us already know, your rights, health and wealth have been under assault while you are distracted by bogey men in foreign nations who are supposedly going to take your freedom away!!! So how free are you and who exactly are the terrorists. Here is how free you are in your own home in your own country. These are just a few examples - off the top of my head. - there are more...but to start... You are not allowed to drink raw milk, no matter how healthy it is, because under certain rare conditions may cause health issues), but you do have the right to smoke chemically addicting cigarettes that when used as directed WILL KILL YOU! You don't have the right to stop your food supply from being contaminated and genetically manipulated, leaving you with no alternative. You don't have the right to collect rain water or grow your own vegetables to feed your family. You have no right to stop corporations from poisoning your air and water. You have no right to treat your ailments naturally because your government has declared that the only way to become healthy is by medications and treatments that will produce big profits for corporations. Healthy food can not benefit your health and if it does the FDA will classify it as a drug. You have no right to raise your child without injecting toxins and dangerous chemicals directly into their blood streams. During the Bush/Cheney administration you had no right to free speech. Special zones called “free speech” zones were created and kept far from Bush and Cheney where those who wanted to speak as free Americans could gather. You are not free to exchange goods and services on your own terms. You must use Federal Reserve Notes, which is NOT U.S. CURRENCY. It is a system of money created and maintained, unconstitutionally, by a cadre of private banks. You are not free to feed homeless people and if you are homeless you are not free to be fed by your fellow citizens. We are not free to know about or have any say about secret activities in which our rulers partake. For example what terrible weapons they create, what biological or chemical programs that may accidentally or purposely destroy us all, how they set up and instigate wars and conflict as well as events that justify actions for which they want to take but have no legitimate justifications. America is not yet a totalitarian dictatorship, but it is clearly on the way to becoming one. And our beloved troops are doing nothing at all to stop this. What is worse is that some day they may actually be the ones to stop you from doing anything about it. They are already practicing to do so. So if you want to thank people for protecting your freedom...thank journalists...real ones, not establishment hacks, who try to inform you about what is taking place while you are distracted by nonsense. Thank civil liberty lawyers and staff who don't use their education to make it rich charging criminally high fees for their services. Thank whistle blowers. Thank people who risk a backlash of threats and worse to finally speak the truth to people who simply don't want to know there is a truth beyond the myths that have comforted them throughout their lives. And while you do this I'll thank you for at least listening to these uncomfortable words. Reality is not pretty, but if we all open our eyes to reality maybe we can stop those who make it so ugly. I don't know about you, but I want to be proud of my country for real reasons, not mythical ones. Think about it. Jesse Richard – Founder, TvNewsLIES.org Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 53.
#3. To: tom007 (#0)
I love this commentary and, Tom, I know what you mean about the criticism you'd get posting this on almost any other venue.
Shame on both of you.
Hi C. C and I did not write the piece, and yes, we do we do owe a lot to the MIC, I mean the Vietkong never did invade Los Angles, did they?. The SMALLEST division of the military, the US marines, are larger than the next TWO total combined NATO forces of Britain and Germany. Yes, Shame on us - for mentioning the military is devouring what's left of the economy after the Banksters left the carcass in the road.
Tom... Lets put that arrow where it belongs.. Sixty five per cent of the American voters voted for LBJ.. I supported and voted Goldwater...Johnson and McNamara took that as a mandate to have their own war. THE VOTERS PUT THEM IN OFFICE not the military. Condemn the military is fine, condemning them in entirety and most of all the grunts is despicable. The author needs to vent his anger where it belongs. I understand you did not write it, I am capable of determining that. I even thanked you for posting it. I am waiting for the grunt haters to show up. Think about this Tom, Christine, if there WERE NOT SOME GOOD MEN IN THE MILITARY, the renegades would have us all in the gulag.
Not picking a fight C, But... Seems they do, actually. A financial Gulag. Who would have thought this - those who warned us of the terrors of a central bank. Jefferson, Franklin, Lincolin.
And the Military they Command.
Tom... If tomorrow Ron Paul were to call for Americans to rally with arms around Washington, he would be standing alone. Americans are great at finger pointing while safe at home, they even hire kids to do their killing, and then heap scorn upon their backs.
After months, even years, of viewing the opinions of those who have posted here, it has become apparent that in this current day and age, were the republic to be saved, it would be done by no more than ten or fifteen percent. In the first revolution, the masses were not wearing the spin of the left, i.e., that "its their fault, not mine", hence the actions of 25 percent saved our republic. To some degree or another, everyone of us is guilty of finger pointing or making excuses for failing to take part in SAVING our sovereignty. If not, then we would not see the criminals sitting in D.C. and/or each state's capitol that are supposedly there to "serve the best interests of their constituents." If so, we would have long ago rid ourselves of these self-serving bastards and sent the message that we would NOT tolerate such hypocrisy. Too many continue to blame the grunts for the mess we find ourselves in, when the grunts had nothing to do with who all of us vote into office. Stop throwing up smoke screens and start taking action to rid the REAL culprits of our society. Only then will we be rid of those who WE have allowed to put us where we are now.
Bwhahahahahaha! You and your buddy are so full of shit. People on this site post articles day in and day out concerning political and economic corruption from every aspect you can think of yet because someone posts an article critical of the military all of a sudden we are "blaming the grunts for the mess we find ourselves in" and need to stop "throwing up smoke screens and start taking action to rid the REAL culprits of our society"? Bwhahahahahaha. What a ludicrous statement. I believe the term for what you are claiming is called projection. You are projecting your own actions upon the rest of us. It is you and Cynicom who are throwing up the smoke screens not the author or the forum. You and your fellow worshiper of big government need to face the fact that the military is as corrupt as any other part of the government and is as deserving of critique as any other.
You are guilty of the very things of which you accuse others. Perhaps you should aim your insults, name calling and limited understanding at those who can't see from whom they come.
LOL! Your whole existence on this site is following Cynicom around and agreeing with everything he says. You're his own personal groupie. Personally I think you and he are the same person. Your understanding is limited to whatever vomit spills from Cynicom mouth.
You need to re-read Phant2000's post #21 carefully because there was nothing from there that would lead me to presume they were agreeing to Cynicom's post.
#56. To: purplerose (#53)
Salma Hayek sees sinister plots everywhere, even in his closet and under his bed. Phant and I have one thing in common, I am over 80 and she is near 80. Phant, Murf and I were all thrown out of FreakRepublic together, then thrown out of one or two other forums including LP. We all landed here and Christine has tolerated us so far. Phant is an educated, thinking lady, strong willed and strong minded. She often tells me to stop whining and straighten up. When Salma Hayek gets eighty years tacked onto his hide, he will be all right, as he appears to be a very intelligent young man.
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