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Title: Obama's New Spin Doc Is Gen McPeak ~ Butcher Of 1991 Iraq War
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URL Source: http://www.rense.com/general81/ddwr.htm
Published: Mar 22, 2008
Author: Webster Tarpley
Post Date: 2008-03-23 09:22:24 by angle
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At today's Obama rave in Oregon, the Manchurian candidate was loudly defended by retired US Air Force General Merrill McPeak, one of Obama's high-profile handlers. McPeak accused Bill Clinton of McCarthyite tactics (or was it lèse majesté?) for remarks in which Obama's holy name was not even mentioned. Who then is Obama's new defender? McPeak is a Republican Bush family appointee who was named as Air Force Chief of Staff by President George H.W. Bush in October of 1990. McPeak took over during the time of Operation Desert Shield, and assisted in the overall target selection and strategic planning for the First Gulf War ("Operation Desert Storm") of January-February 1991. During that time McPeak's forces flew about 130,000 sorties over Iraq, bombing that country back into the stone age as part of a Bush-Kissinger operation. It was estimated at the time that if each sortie had killed just one Iraqi, then 130,000 Iraqis had already died when the bombing stopped. In particular, McPeak was the mastermind of the cowardly and infamous "bomb now, die later" strategy which targeted civilian drinking water and sewage treatment facilities, plus civilian transport infrastrcuture and irrigation systyems needed for farming. This was a strategy of deliberate genocide which resulted in hundreds of thousands of delayed action deaths caused by polluted water and concentrated among old people, infants, and the sick. McPeak thus provided an important contribution to the harvest of hatred against the United States, which is about to result in the 4,000th death among the occupying forces. McPeak helped to prepare the current Iraq debacle more than a decade in advance. According to recently broadcast accounts, McPeak was also a part of the mass killing in East Timor: "Another Obama adviser, General Merrill McPeak, an Air Force man, who not long after the Dili massacre in East Timor in '91I happened to see on Indonesian TV shortly after that-there was General McPeak overseeing the delivery to Indonesia of US fighter planes." (Allan Nairn, Democracy Now, January 3, 2008) Yet, with this record, McPeak has the gall to lecture Democrats on whom they should vote for. Among air power genocidalists, McPeak is up there with Bomber Harris of RAF Bomber Command and Gen. Curits LeMay of the Tokyop firestorms. Is this change we can believe in? McPeak is a typical reactionary Republican, having served as Oregon state chairman for the Bob Dole campaign in 1996. In 2000, he enthusiastically endorsed George W. Bush, and worked for Bush as co-chair of Oregon Veterans for Bush. Maybe McPeak should keep his election advice to himself. Instead of pontificating at Obama rallies, he should be standing in the dock at Nuremberg to answer for high crimes against humanity, including genocide in Iraq. Maybe McPeak's admiration for Obama is due to Obama's status as a trigger-happy warmonger who was ready to bomb both Iran and Pakistan during his US Senate campaign (David Mendell, "Obama would consider missile strikes on Iran," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 25, 2004). Obama now wants to bomb Pakistan maybe McPeak is drawing up the plans for that one already. (Jake Tapper, "Anti-War Obama Pushes Pakistan Invasion," ABC News, August 1, 2007). Or maybe it is just that McPeak likes Obama's plan to choose a Republican running mate or Secretary of Defense like Hagel or Lugar. (Sarah Baxter, "Barnstorming Obama plans to pick Republicans for cabinet," London Sunday Times, March 2, 2008). With the Obama campaign in desperate straits over the last several weeks, a shocking parade of the candidate's elitist backers have been forced to rush to his public defense. Just over the past few days we have seen the following: Zbigniew Brzezinski (Pol Pot supporter who created the 1979 Afghan-Soviet and 1980 Iran-Iraq wars), Jay Rockefeller (Bush's man on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and son of genocidalist John D. Rockefeller III), Joseph Nye (Trilateral-Bilderberger theoretician of imperialist "soft power"), and now "Bomb Now, Die Later" McPeak. Is this what a future Obama confrontation cabinet would look like? McPeak, for his part, looks like Death Warmed Over.
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#1. To: angle (#0)
Angle... McPeak is a first class jerk and an opportunist but this rant is just far left drivel at its worst. War is war and NO military person carries out genocide without the knowledge and permission of its civilian government. This is not even worth reading.
What's most amazing to me about this is that an Army Field Manual (I've got it at my desk at work, so I'm not sure the number) titled "Water Supply in Theaters of Operation" discusses the purposeful destruction or rendering useless of civilian water and santitation facilities. There is no weasel wording about it, and it acknowledges the Geneva Conventions and other international treaties on the Laws of War, and it calls it a war crime. Yet, we still glory in doing it.
Rivers of blood were spilled out over land that, in normal times, not even the poorest Arab would have worried his head over." Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Far left, far right, where's the middle? And what's the truth about the matter? You nor I can assure anyone of anything in regards to military personnel or this civilian government. I'm just posting for general interest as there has been so much about Obama being discussed.
"Look well therefore to this Day!" ~ Kalidasa
Yet, we still glory in doing it. I remember in Gulf War, Phase I, that rumors were that hundreds of thousands were genocided but never was there a mention in the press.
"Look well therefore to this Day!" ~ Kalidasa
this is of interest, no?
We still do it, yes, glory in it???? I would not agree. Having spent some time as a member of SAC with Lemay in charge during the 1950s, there was never any desire by anyone to kill others in any fashion. At all times we were under direct and total control of duly elected and appointed civilian officials. Truman as president authorized the A-bombing of Japan. Churchill and Roosevelt authorized the bombing of Germany. The military is but an instrument of war, not the "decider".
Cyni, your military integrity lies in a different time and place. Today, you cannot vouch for the character of the military.
"Look well therefore to this Day!" ~ Kalidasa
Plenty of military men are making their own decisions with complicity at the higher levels. Remember Pat Tillman?
"Look well therefore to this Day!" ~ Kalidasa
From the Wikipedia entry on McPeak. Whatever he may have done in Gulf War I, that's long past.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
McPeak is an opportunist. Once out of the military he was one of those that could not accept he was just Mr. Nobody. His past was for sale and his 15 minutes will soon expire.
The article names Lemay, Harris of the past. " Among air power genocidalists, McPeak is up there with Bomber Harris of RAF Bomber Command and Gen. Curits LeMay of the Tokyop firestorms. Is this change we can believe in?" We were genocidalists????? Damned if I ever met any.
WAYNE, PA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1995--ECC International Corp. (NYSE:ECC) announced today that General Merrill A. McPeak, USAF (Ret) was elected a member of the board of directors. General McPeak retired in November of 1994 as chief of staff of the United States Air Force. General McPeak, a 1957 graduate of San Diego State College, spent 37 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in Nov. 1994 as chief of staff. As Air Chief, General McPeak led the Air Force during a period of very active United States overseas military involvement including Desert Storm and operations in Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and the Caribbean. As a career fighter pilot, General McPeak accumulated over 6,500 flying hours principally in F-100, F-104, F-111, F-4, F-15 and F-16 fighter aircraft. In 1967 and 1968, he flew solo and lead solo positions with "The Thunderbirds" -- the U.S. Air Force Demonstration Flying Team. General McPeak is a rated parachutist and has been awarded pilot wings by many foreign air forces including France and Russia. General McPeak has commanded at nearly every level in the Air Force; squadron, group and wing. Immediately prior to becoming the Air Force Chief of Staff, he served as Commander-in-Chief of Pacific Air Forces. George W. Murphy, ECC's president and CEO stated, "General McPeak's keen interest in and strong understanding of the role of simulation and technology-based training, as it affects military training and readiness, will be an asset to the company." ECC International Corp. is a world leader in the design, research and production of simulators and related training programs for crew, operator and maintenance training. Through its headquarters and Instructional Systems Development Group in Wayne, PA; its Systems Design and Production Center in Orlando, FL; and through a wholly owned subsidiary, ECC Simulation Limited in Shoreham, England the company provides a wide range of products and services used by all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense and by armed forces in 25 foreign countries. ECC's frozen food vending machine, manufactured under a license agreement with Deutsche Wurlitzer GmbH, and ECC's new beverage vending machine are part of ECC's defense diversification program in which it has applied its engineering and manufacturing capabilities to build a commercial business segment. CONTACT: ECC International Corp. George Murphy, 610/687-2600 or Kehoe, White, Savage & Co. Inc. John P. Kehoe/Van Negris, 212/888-1616
McPeak is just another military opportunist that swaps his uniform for money. One does not receive 4 stars without playing the game.
As if their talons aren't in all politicians.
Incestuous group of bastardized ruling elite of this country.
Repudiation does a lot to restore one's credibility.
"Look well therefore to this Day!" ~ Kalidasa
Love you, Cyni.
"Look well therefore to this Day!" ~ Kalidasa
As the military and foreign policy of the Bush administration coalesced, however, McPeak expressed strong objections, especially with regard to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. McPeak later openly campaigned for Howard Dean's nomination, and when Dean withdrew, acted as an adviser for the John Kerry campaign. He was also one of twenty-seven signatories to the statement of the "Committee of Diplomats & Commanders for Change" calling the Bush Administration a failure at "preserving national security" and calling for Bush not to be re-elected[citation needed]. He now is working as a co-chair on Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Also from wiki on McPeak.
'Individuals should not take responsibility for their own defense. That’s what the police are for. ... If I oppose individuals defending themselves, I have to support police defending them. I have to support a police state.”' Alan Dershowitz
CHICAGO, Oct. 31 — Senator Barack Obama says he would “engage in aggressive personal diplomacy” with Iran if elected president and would offer economic inducements and a possible promise not to seek “regime change” if Iran stopped meddling in Iraq and cooperated on terrorism and nuclear issues. www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/us/politics/02obama.html Barack Obama on Iran Barack Obama says that George Bush and Dick Cheney must hear from the American people: "You don't have our support, and you don't have our authorization for another war" in Iran.
'Individuals should not take responsibility for their own defense. That’s what the police are for. ... If I oppose individuals defending themselves, I have to support police defending them. I have to support a police state.”' Alan Dershowitz
he also said "and from congress." the problem is Bush/Cheney are only hearing from 3 or 4 in congress who are anti-war.
It isn't news the blood thirsty SOB works both aisles of the National Party. It is news, however, that the Bronze Prince of Peace has him in his employ.
"Look well therefore to this Day!" ~ Kalidasa
And Cheney's response was, "So?"
"Look well therefore to this Day!" ~ Kalidasa
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
Obama wants to bomb Pakistan This is horsepuckey. What Obama wants to do in Pakistan is targeted air strikes against Qaida targets. What's the difference?
"Look well therefore to this Day!" ~ Kalidasa
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
The "government" in Iraq approves our bombings. No difference to my way of thinking. Pakistan can't do their own bombings, er, targeted missile strikes? You're now an Obamaphile?
"Look well therefore to this Day!" ~ Kalidasa
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
I see nothing inspiring in McPeak's bio, but has the gadfly crackpot Tarpley ever found a candidate worthy of his affection aside from Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.? BTW, what is "Manchurian" about Obama's candidacy? Did Tapley just stumble on the phrase and find it catchy?
The road to perdition .... Bush/Clinton/Bush/McClinton
Barbaric killing of civilians during warfare has been with us forever but it has taken on a shamefully American face and focus from WWII on.
The road to perdition .... Bush/Clinton/Bush/McClinton
Should these statesmen run for cover before or as soon after as possible when they announce their opposition?
The road to perdition .... Bush/Clinton/Bush/McClinton
Have to agree with you there, if we're going to use that phrase let's start with the guy accused by many of his former comrades of collaboration with his N Vietnamese captors.
“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life." - Jack Kerouac
Yet, with this record, McPeak has the gall to lecture Democrats on whom they should vote for. Among air power genocidalists, McPeak is up there with Bomber Harris of RAF Bomber Command and Gen. Curits LeMay of the Tokyop firestorms. Is this change we can believe in?
#2. To: angle (#0)
In particular, McPeak was the mastermind of the cowardly and infamous "bomb now, die later" strategy which targeted civilian drinking water and sewage treatment facilities, plus civilian transport infrastrcuture and irrigation systyems needed for farming. This was a strategy of deliberate genocide which resulted in hundreds of thousands of delayed action deaths caused by polluted water and concentrated among old people, infants, and the sick.
#3. To: Cynicom (#1)
#4. To: historian1944 (#2)
Geneva Conventions and other international treaties on the Laws of War, and it calls it a war crime.
#5. To: angle, Cynicom, Arator, robin, Jethro Tull, ghostdogtxn, aristeides, Brian S (#0)
Maybe McPeak's admiration for Obama is due to Obama's status as a trigger-happy warmonger who was ready to bomb both Iran and Pakistan during his US Senate campaign (David Mendell, "Obama would consider missile strikes on Iran," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 25, 2004). Obama now wants to bomb Pakistan maybe McPeak is drawing up the plans for that one already.
#6. To: historian1944 (#2)
Yet, we still glory in doing it.
#7. To: Cynicom (#6)
#8. To: Cynicom (#6)
The military is but an instrument of war, not the "decider".
#9. To: christine (#5)
As the military and foreign policy of the Bush administration coalesced, however, McPeak expressed strong objections, especially with regard to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. McPeak later openly campaigned for Howard Dean's nomination, and when Dean withdrew, acted as an adviser for the John Kerry campaign.
#10. To: christine (#5)
#11. To: angle, christine (#7)
#12. To: McPeak and the Military Industrial Complex (#11)
McPeak is knee deep in the MIC, but our resident Obamaphiles will excuse the socialist of all his transgressions. They choose to ignore fact in favor of delusion. They've become a new strain of FReeper.
General Merrill A. McPeak, USAF (Ret) joins ECC's board of directors.
#13. To: Jethro Tull (#12)
#14. To: Cynicom (#13)
#15. To: Jethro Tull (#14)
#16. To: aristeides (#9)
Whatever he may have done in Gulf War I, that's long past.
#17. To: Cynicom (#15)
Incestuous group of bastardized ruling elite of this country.
#18. To: aristeides, christine (#9)
In 1996, McPeak served as Oregon state chairman for the Bob Dole for President campaign. During the presidential election of 2000 McPeak endorsed George W. Bush and served as co-chairman of Oregon Veterans for Bush.[1]
#19. To: christine (#5)
November 2, 2007
#20. To: robin (#19)
Barack Obama says that George Bush and Dick Cheney must hear from the American people: "You don't have our support, and you don't have our authorization for another war" in Iran.
#21. To: Cynicom, all who care to look at politicians carefully, warts and all (#18)
#22. To: Jethro Tull (#21)
It is news, however, that the Bronze Prince of Peace has him in his employ.
#23. To: robin (#19)
#24. To: christine (#5)
#25. To: ghostdogtxn (#24)
#26. To: angle (#25)
#27. To: ghostdogtxn (#26)
the permission and consent of the Pakistani government
#28. To: angle (#27)
#29. To: angle (#0)
At today's Obama rave in Oregon, the Manchurian candidate was loudly defended by retired US Air Force General Merrill McPeak
#30. To: historian1944 (#2)
What's most amazing to me about this is that an Army Field Manual (I've got it at my desk at work, so I'm not sure the number) titled "Water Supply in Theaters of Operation" discusses the purposeful destruction or rendering useless of civilian water and santitation facilities.
#31. To: angle (#27)
The "government" in Iraq approves our bombings.
#32. To: iconoclast (#29)
BTW, what is "Manchurian" about Obama's candidacy?
#33. To: angle (#0)
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