Alice in Wonderland: The World As It Is Today

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Alice in Wonderland: The World As It Is Today

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Alice in Wonderland: The World As It Is Today

Sam Hamod

 

October 19, 2005

 

I remember reading ALICE IN WONDERLAND and thinking, how in the world

did that world become so upside down. But guess what, we're in an

Alice in Wonderland world right now.

 

G W Bush says things are better in Iraq; yet, more of our troops and

more Iraqi civilians are being killed everyday and there is no safe

place for any American or foreigner except in the Green Zone.

 

Bush says the economy is strong and good; yet, there is more

unemployment, more homeless, more Americans without health insurance,

the cost of living is startling ( at this point, real inflation for a

householder and a person living in America, is about 25%, not the

small amount the government mentions - if you look at the alarming

cost of fuel for autos, for heating and cooling and the real cost of

foods at the supermarket!) and the dollar is continuing to slide in

the world's money markets (remember Henry Kissinger when you think of

the floating currencies - he pushed for that when the dollar was the

only strong currency in the world - but now the worm has turned).

 

Bush says he is pushing for " democracy " in the world; yet, he keeps

supporting dictators in Asia, Africa, in Latin and Central America.

and is still trying to overthrow Chavez of Venezuela, and anyone else

who speaks up against his power grabs. His talk of " democracy " in Iraq

is a joke to most of the world because he has put in a puppet

government, sent in agents and voting machines to guarantee that he

will keep a hold on the " government " of Iraq.

 

I Bush pushed for a " clean air act " ; yet, the truth is, his " clean air

act " was nothing but a fraud that allowed more pollution than ever in

recent American history, with few penalties for the polluters. The

same can be said for his " clean water " bills, etc. The titles are

great, but the substance contradicts the titles of his policies.

 

Bush talks about compromise and unity in our government; yet, he runs

over the opposition and proposes candidates for judgeships who are

unqualified for those positions, see Ms. Miers if you doubt this ( a

crony, not a legal scholar nor a judge - but he has her up for the

Supreme Court; she is not qualified to even be on an appellate court).

 

Yes, Alice, we understand your dismay now that we are living in this

upside down world where black is white and white is black and if you

question the leaders, then you are being ignorant, unpatriotic and

above all - you could be arrested, or in some cases, just simply

assassinated so that you don't cause any more trouble. You could also

be like Jose Padilla, locked up without charges, not allowed legal

representation and kept in solitary confinement as a threat to the

nation - without ever being told what you did wrong or any real

probative evidence being put forth against you.

 

As to Democracy - maybe a little is left, but not much- and I fear

less will be around much longer with Bush's Supreme Court and his

appellate judges.

 

Alice, what shall we do?

 

 

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Dr. Sam Hamod writes on world affairs for a variety of sites, is the

former editor of 3rd World News in Wash, DC, and edits,

www.todaysalternativenews.com Dr. Hamod says he is a 'conservative'

because he wants to conserve our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, or

Civil Rights, our Freedom of Speech, our Legal System and our air and

water.

 

Courtesy & Copyright Sam Hamod