At times I'm embarrassed to be a United States citizen. The people saying that the Bush Administration "hijacked" the country are right; Gore Vidal called it a coup d'etat. GWB & his administration is the worst in our nation's history. The $10 billion (US) spent each month for this war, the use of private, for-profit mercenary soldiers, intelligence officers and other contractors in lieu of the U.S. military with the resultant legal murkiness about accountability especially for war crimes, the suspension of the Geneva Convention (aka torture/water boarding as part of "enhanced" interrogation), the suspension of federal legal protections for "detainees" at Guantamo and elsewhere abroad, "extraordinary rendition" of prisoners/detainees to Egypt and elsewhere for explicit torture, all the lies used to market the war to the U.S. public as well as deceive the Congress.
I don't know why my nation has not brought impeachment proceedings against Bush, Cheney and others. It needs to be done. I've written, but don't have significant political clout personally. Our media often doesn't bother reporting protests any more, as it did during U.S. involvement in Viet Nam.
Yes, I would very much like to see the Bush, Cheney et al, brought forward to the World Court for war crimes. Even if prosecuted only in absentia would be better than nothing. I hope the next U.S. president is much wiser and more ethical. GWB has been the world's greatest terrorist for 5-6 years now! I'm more than ready for a positive change.
Glad you're enjoying gaming; I haven't played RuneQuest in years. Thanks also for the Indiana Jones report; I'd heard elsewhere that it wasn't very good.
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Date: 2008-06-05 05:33 pm (UTC)I don't know why my nation has not brought impeachment proceedings against Bush, Cheney and others. It needs to be done. I've written, but don't have significant political clout personally. Our media often doesn't bother reporting protests any more, as it did during U.S. involvement in Viet Nam.
Yes, I would very much like to see the Bush, Cheney et al, brought forward to the World Court for war crimes. Even if prosecuted only in absentia would be better than nothing. I hope the next U.S. president is much wiser and more ethical. GWB has been the world's greatest terrorist for 5-6 years now! I'm more than ready for a positive change.
Glad you're enjoying gaming; I haven't played RuneQuest in years. Thanks also for the Indiana Jones report; I'd heard elsewhere that it wasn't very good.