I am still thinking of
posting that Word file on “Seven ways to deal with Islamic terrorism”. Now there is a new group called AQAP or Al
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Where do
they get these names? It sure seems like
the more we bomb them and take other repressive measures against our own
citizens, the stronger these Islamics get.
Apparently the US has done “one hundred air strikes” in Yemen. Of course this Al Alaki guy it seems even
from the grave is planning terrorist attacks and both of those terrorist
brothers gave Al Alaki credit for their actions. And there is some tie in also with the famed
underwear bomber. But it may be the
first time a guy was executed for a crime years before he even committed it, as
is with Al Alaki. Of course should we be
one bit less vigilant than we are now- - the Republicans will bring up the wimp
factor saying that President Obama is somehow a closet sympathizer with the
Muslim cause. Normally January is am optimistic time of the
year, for the reasons mentioned in the previous paragraph. But keep in mind I have thirty fewer dollars
this year as a Christmas gift and forty-five fewer dollars than I was hopefully
expecting. You dare not think for a
minute “I have enough money for a while – maybe I don’t have to worry about
spending”. I am glad they showed all
four play-off NFL games this weekend. I’m
just glad they finally got all of the Holiday adds of the TV air waves.
The Mc Laughlin group
was very straightforward this week.
There was no fringe conservative funny stuff at all. The first topic was the terrorist event in
Paris and the take down on Friday. Pat Buchannon
was almost an apologist for the Islamic cause saying that we need to look at
issues more from their point of view.
The second topic was the candidicy of Jeb Bush. And the third topic was this Mexican drug
cartel. I hold out little hope that President
Obama can shake some sense into the new Mexican President. The best we can hope for at this point is
just to do what the republicans are advising and to strengthen the Mexican
border, because that’s where all of the drugs are getting in with these
established “drug routs”. It doesn’t
seem that I’ll be doing any blog postings tonight. Anticipated topics just didn’t materialize.
The
big news of the day is that Green Bay won its game over Dallas in Green
Bay. They said the weather was the
warmest in Green Bay it’s been all week.
The final score was 25 to 21 but for a lot of the game Dallas was ahead,
which I found disconcerting. I didn’t
want Governor Christie getting the upper hand- and another week of
gloating. The Colts and the Broncos (I
guess that makes it the horse bowl) were tied at seven a piece. I turned the TV off just in case Dr Levy
happened to have actually shown up in the front room.
I
listened to Leo Le Port who talked about the consumer electronics show that
didn’t begin till Tuesday. Leo hasn’t
gone to that thing in several years because he says when you have
to go for an assignment, it’s too hectic.
My understanding in the past is that Apple has been boycotting this show
for years, and also this is more of an expo of items that will not
be coming to a store near you anytime soon.
Now they even have “smart beds” that can monitor your child’s sleeping
patterns. So course wearable electronics
is all in right now like these smart watched.
But I think some of these auto pay schemes haven’t been perfected, and
perhaps they better make perfecting what they have their first priority. I hear constant complaints about Wi Fi
even. I’m not even completely sure that
voice recognition into text has been entirely perfected. Dr Levy has not put in an appearance yet this
weekend, and there is no assurance he’ll show tomorrow either.
The 7 Ways to Stop Terrorism
In the wake of the barbaric Paris terror attack, everyone is debating how to stop further terrorism.
Some say we need more war against Islamic countries … or more spying … or more crackdowns on our liberties.
But – despite what the talking heads may say – the methods for stopping future attacks are well known …
We’ve got to drain the swamp in the following 7 ways.
I. Stop Supporting the Dictators Who Fund Terrorists
Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest sponsor of radical Islamic terrorists.
The Saudis have backed ISIS and many other brutal terrorist groups. According to sworn declarations from a 9/11 Commissioner and the Co-Chair of the Congressional Inquiry Into 9/11, the Saudi government backed the 9/11 hijackers. Saudi Arabia is the hotbed of the most radical Muslim terrorists in the world: the Salafis (both ISIS and Al Qaeda are Salafis).
And the Saudis – with U.S. support – back the radical “madrassas” in which Islamic radicalism was spread. The U.S. has been supporting the Saudis militarily, with NSA intelligence and in every other way possible for 70 years. Stopping our support of the hotbeds of terrorism would greatly reduce the risk of future terrorism.
In addition, top American terrorism experts say that U.S. support for brutal and tyrannical countries in the Middle east – like Saudi Arabia – is one of the top motivators for Arab terrorists. So if we stop supporting the House of Saud and other Arab tyrannies, we’ll get a two-fold reduction in terror:
II. Stop Arming Terrorists
We’re arming the most violent terrorists in the Middle East, as part of a geopolitical strategy to overthrow leaders we don’t like (see section III for more details). And see this, this, this, this and this.
Previously-leaked documents showed that the CIA warned Obama that funding extremist rebels doesn’t work … but Obama decided to fund the Syrian rebels anyway for cynical political gain.
Indeed, the French terrorists who just murdered the cartoonists in Paris had just returned from waging war against the Syrian government, where they likely – directly or indirectly – obtained U.S. weapons and training.
And – strangely – we’re overthrowing the more moderate Arabs who stabilized the region and denied jihadis a foothold.
If we want to stop terrorism, we need to stop supporting the terrorists.
III. Stop Imperial Conquests for Arab Oil
The U.S. has undertaken regime change against Arab leaders we don’t like for six decades. We overthrew the leader of Syria in 1949, Iran in 1953, Iraq twice, Afghanistan twice, Turkey, Libya … and other oil-rich countries. Neoconservatives planned regime change throughout the Middle East and North Africa yet again in 1991. And the U.S. military described terror attacks on the U.S. as a “small price to pay for being a superpower“: A senior officer on the Joint Staff told State Department counter-terrorism director Sheehan he had heard terrorist strikes characterized more than once by colleagues as a “small price to pay for being a superpower”. Security experts – including both conservatives and liberals – agree that waging war in the Middle Eastweakens national security and increases terrorism. See this, this, this, this, this, this, this and this. For example, James K. Feldman – former professor of decision analysis and economics at the Air Force Institute of Technology and the School of Advanced Airpower Studies – and other experts say that foreign occupation is the main cause of terrorism. University of Chicago professor Robert A. Pape – who specializes in international security affairs – agrees.
Remember, Al Qaeda wasn’t even in Iraq until the U.S. invaded that country.
And top American politicians admit that the Iraq oil was about oil, not stopping terrorism (documents from Britain show the same thing). Much of the war on terror is really a fight for natural gas. Or to force the last few hold-outs into dollars and private central banking. If we want to stop terrorism, we have to stop overthrowing Arab leaders and invading Arab countries to grab their oil.
IV. Stop Mass Surveillance
Top security experts agree that mass surveillance makes us MORE vulnerable to terrorists.
V. Stop Torture
Top terrorism and interrogation experts agree that torture creates more terrorists.
Indeed, the leaders of ISIS were motivated by U.S. torture. Once again, we have a very current example: Paris terrorist Cherif Kouchi told a court in 2005 that he wasn’t radical until he learned about U.S. torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. If we want to stop creating new terrorists, we have to stop torturing … permanently.
VI. Stop Drone Assassinations of Innocent Civilians
Top CIA officers say that drone strikes increase terrorism (and see this).
The CIA – the agency in charge of drone strikes – even told Obama that drone kills can increase terrorism. If we want to stop creating new terrorists, we have to stop the drone strikes.
VII. Stop Covering Up 9/11
Government officials agree that 9/11 was state-sponsored terrorism … they just disagree on which state was responsible. Because 9/11 was the largest terror attack on the U.S. in history – and all of our national security strategies are based on 9/11 – we can’t stop terror until we get to the bottom of what really happened, and which state was behind it.
Many high-level American officials – including military leaders, intelligence officials and 9/11 commissioners – are dissatisfied with the 9/11 investigations to date. The Co-Chair of the congressional investigation into 9/11 – Bob Graham – and 9/11 Commissioner and former Senator Bob Kerrey are calling for either a “permanent 9/11 commission” or a new 9/11 investigation to get to the bottom of it. The Co-Chair of the Congressional Inquiry into 9/11 and former Head of the Senate Intelligence Committee (Bob Graham) said that the Paris terror attack, ISIS, and other terrorist developments are a result of failing to stand up to Saudi Arabia and declassify the 9/11 investigation’s report about Saudi involvement in 9/11:
- - - AND STOP THROWING BODIES IN THE RIVER
In the wake of the barbaric Paris terror attack, everyone is debating how to stop further terrorism.
Some say we need more war against Islamic countries … or more spying … or more crackdowns on our liberties.
But – despite what the talking heads may say – the methods for stopping future attacks are well known …
We’ve got to drain the swamp in the following 7 ways.
I. Stop Supporting the Dictators Who Fund Terrorists
Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest sponsor of radical Islamic terrorists.
The Saudis have backed ISIS and many other brutal terrorist groups. According to sworn declarations from a 9/11 Commissioner and the Co-Chair of the Congressional Inquiry Into 9/11, the Saudi government backed the 9/11 hijackers. Saudi Arabia is the hotbed of the most radical Muslim terrorists in the world: the Salafis (both ISIS and Al Qaeda are Salafis).
And the Saudis – with U.S. support – back the radical “madrassas” in which Islamic radicalism was spread. The U.S. has been supporting the Saudis militarily, with NSA intelligence and in every other way possible for 70 years. Stopping our support of the hotbeds of terrorism would greatly reduce the risk of future terrorism.
In addition, top American terrorism experts say that U.S. support for brutal and tyrannical countries in the Middle east – like Saudi Arabia – is one of the top motivators for Arab terrorists. So if we stop supporting the House of Saud and other Arab tyrannies, we’ll get a two-fold reduction in terror:
(1) We’ll undermine
the main terrorism supporters
And …
(2) We’ll take away
one of the main motivations driving terrorists: our support of
the Saudis and other Arab tyrannies
We’re arming the most violent terrorists in the Middle East, as part of a geopolitical strategy to overthrow leaders we don’t like (see section III for more details). And see this, this, this, this and this.
Previously-leaked documents showed that the CIA warned Obama that funding extremist rebels doesn’t work … but Obama decided to fund the Syrian rebels anyway for cynical political gain.
Indeed, the French terrorists who just murdered the cartoonists in Paris had just returned from waging war against the Syrian government, where they likely – directly or indirectly – obtained U.S. weapons and training.
And – strangely – we’re overthrowing the more moderate Arabs who stabilized the region and denied jihadis a foothold.
If we want to stop terrorism, we need to stop supporting the terrorists.
III. Stop Imperial Conquests for Arab Oil
The U.S. has undertaken regime change against Arab leaders we don’t like for six decades. We overthrew the leader of Syria in 1949, Iran in 1953, Iraq twice, Afghanistan twice, Turkey, Libya … and other oil-rich countries. Neoconservatives planned regime change throughout the Middle East and North Africa yet again in 1991. And the U.S. military described terror attacks on the U.S. as a “small price to pay for being a superpower“: A senior officer on the Joint Staff told State Department counter-terrorism director Sheehan he had heard terrorist strikes characterized more than once by colleagues as a “small price to pay for being a superpower”. Security experts – including both conservatives and liberals – agree that waging war in the Middle Eastweakens national security and increases terrorism. See this, this, this, this, this, this, this and this. For example, James K. Feldman – former professor of decision analysis and economics at the Air Force Institute of Technology and the School of Advanced Airpower Studies – and other experts say that foreign occupation is the main cause of terrorism. University of Chicago professor Robert A. Pape – who specializes in international security affairs – agrees.
Remember, Al Qaeda wasn’t even in Iraq until the U.S. invaded that country.
And top American politicians admit that the Iraq oil was about oil, not stopping terrorism (documents from Britain show the same thing). Much of the war on terror is really a fight for natural gas. Or to force the last few hold-outs into dollars and private central banking. If we want to stop terrorism, we have to stop overthrowing Arab leaders and invading Arab countries to grab their oil.
IV. Stop Mass Surveillance
Top security experts agree that mass surveillance makes us MORE vulnerable to terrorists.
V. Stop Torture
Top terrorism and interrogation experts agree that torture creates more terrorists.
Indeed, the leaders of ISIS were motivated by U.S. torture. Once again, we have a very current example: Paris terrorist Cherif Kouchi told a court in 2005 that he wasn’t radical until he learned about U.S. torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. If we want to stop creating new terrorists, we have to stop torturing … permanently.
VI. Stop Drone Assassinations of Innocent Civilians
Top CIA officers say that drone strikes increase terrorism (and see this).
The CIA – the agency in charge of drone strikes – even told Obama that drone kills can increase terrorism. If we want to stop creating new terrorists, we have to stop the drone strikes.
VII. Stop Covering Up 9/11
Government officials agree that 9/11 was state-sponsored terrorism … they just disagree on which state was responsible. Because 9/11 was the largest terror attack on the U.S. in history – and all of our national security strategies are based on 9/11 – we can’t stop terror until we get to the bottom of what really happened, and which state was behind it.
Many high-level American officials – including military leaders, intelligence officials and 9/11 commissioners – are dissatisfied with the 9/11 investigations to date. The Co-Chair of the congressional investigation into 9/11 – Bob Graham – and 9/11 Commissioner and former Senator Bob Kerrey are calling for either a “permanent 9/11 commission” or a new 9/11 investigation to get to the bottom of it. The Co-Chair of the Congressional Inquiry into 9/11 and former Head of the Senate Intelligence Committee (Bob Graham) said that the Paris terror attack, ISIS, and other terrorist developments are a result of failing to stand up to Saudi Arabia and declassify the 9/11 investigation’s report about Saudi involvement in 9/11:
- - - AND STOP THROWING BODIES IN THE RIVER
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