Fwd: Bush's terrifying endgame strategy

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May 15, 2006 10:19 AM

Bush's terrifying endgame strategy

 

 

 

" 'This is the riskiest, and potentially most consequential, element of the

plan, keyed to the vow by Iran to continue its nuclear program despite the

opposition of several major world powers. Presidential advisers believe

that by putting pressure on Iran, Bush may be able to rehabilitate himself

on national security, a core strength that has been compromised by a

discouraging outlook in Iraq. 'In the face of the Iranian menace, the

Democrats will lose,' said a Republican frequently consulted by the White

House.' (Time Magazine, 1 May 2006).

 

" The Time analysis basically parallels the reports of a nefarious

'confidential document' said to be in circulation amongst senior

Republicans suggesting that a new attack on the US by terrorists could

return the party to popularity and 'restore (Bush's) image as leader of

the American people.' The sequence of events hoped for by the Republican

hierarchy could involve a US bombardment of Iran swiftly followed by a

pre-election terrorist atrocity. According to one report on the Republican

memo, such a catastrophe could 'keep the party from losing control of

Congress in the 2006 midterm elections.'

 

" This insidious memo may have been the source of remarks made by Bob

Woodward during a lecture to an academic audience in Texas earlier this

year. Reflecting on information gleaned from recent interviews with

intelligence officials, Woodward warned his audience with a sobering

thought: a forthcoming terrorist attack could relegate 9/11 to the status

of a footnote in American history. Apparently, members of the Republican

Party have been talking with intelligence officials about the consequences

of terrorism on US soil, and they are already planning to make political

gains out of future tragedies.

 

" The political stakes are high. If the Republicans lose control of the

House, John Conyers would become the Chairman of the powerful Judiciary

Committee where he would wield the power to launch investigations into any

of several potentially impeachable offenses. If the Republicans lose

control of the Senate, Senator Ted Kennedy would become Chairman of the

Judiciary Committee, and he could launch public hearings into the scandals

now swirling around of the Bush White House. Imagine: Ted Kennedy

presiding over an official investigation into Bushs clandestine

eavesdropping, wiretapping and mail-openings aimed at US citizens or the

torture cases of Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib. There are plenty of

potentially explosive scandals, and the Republicans realize that they

could face the political Apocalypse if they lose the midterm elections

this November. Their fears are driving them to draft plans for a political

Gotterdammerung of their own, replete with nuclear weapons and a president

who has recently refused to remove the 'nuclear option' from the

negotiating table. "

 

Full article at:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle & code=CAR20060511 & arti\

cleId=2421

 

 

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