2003-09-08

Atomic Sunshine

The original text that I wanted to put down for this entry is as follows.

The rise of neocon elements in the US has bad portents for the US and the rest of the world. Internally, the US is being turned into a police state. Externally, the increasingly belligrent and bellicose behaviour is winning legions into the anti-American crowd. The fact that the US lets Israel commit genocide against Palestine and the fact that the state of Israel is more or less sponsored by American aid are not lost upon these people, particularly in the Middle East. With the complete domination of the neocons of the American mindspace, it seems quite certain that George W Bush is going to return to the White House for a second term.

American forces in Iraq are being plagued by a melange of fighters both from inside and outside Iraq. American plans to install a democratic state (whether under American tutelage or otherwise) is not going to be tolerated by its neighbours. Nor will its entry into the international oil market be welcomed. If militants wanting to take potshots at American forces or saboteurs wanting to blow up oil installations wish to cross into Iraq from Iran or Syria or even Saudi Arabia, they are not going to meet with any opposition. Neither will any of the guerilla groups with which the US had joined forces to topple Saddam going to let American companies make a profit without being suitably compensated. The “Ayotollah” who returned from exile from Iran may have been eliminated, but his specter will hang around the place for long.

If George W Bush is reelected, anti-American feelings will continue to consolidate and get larger. If the US tries its hand at any more regime changes, then it is in for a serious radioactive baking. Unlike Iraq, its neighbours have weapons of mass destruction and are quite capable of using them on the American mainland. Terrorists might also try to detonate renegade or hand-assembled nuclear weapons in highly populated areas.

In this context, it wouldn’t be wise for the Indian government to be seen as siding with any segment. Our troops can find plenty of action within the country thanks to Pakistan’s ISI. We should stop worrying about world affairs for as long as neocons rule the White House. If not, we will have to share some “atomic [sic] sunshine” that Gen. MacArthur reminded the Japanese about.

Before putting the above into words, I followed up on a link that said that George W Bush was in league with the 9-11 terrorists, hoping to be amused. From there, I ended up at a site called Unanswered Questions. It had many consipiracy theories that were very shocking in their implications despite my deep-routed skeptism. I knew George Bush prevented a top FBI official from pursuing Bin Laden financiers but I thought he was only trying to save US-Saudi relations and American oil interests in Saudi Arabia. Anthrax spores used in the aftermath of the bombing were the same grade used the US military. I thought their stocks might have been stolen. But for questions as to how 911 became reality, I had no real answers. First of all, it seemed implausible that planes could be diverted without triggering alarms. It was also not possible for badly trained pilots to handle sophisticated passenger aircraft and navigate them exactly to their intended targets. Details of the investigation into the incident are still shrouded in secrecy. While I had these doubts, I was quite sure that the job was the handiwork of terrorists. When a British mullah suggested to Tim Sebastian of BBC’s Hard Talk programme that the buildings were sabotaged from within, I had then laughed. Now, I am not so sure if that wasn’t the case. One of the questions asked how it was possible for the pilots who flew the planes to get their training from facilities run by the US government. Apparently, this information is whetted by top publications in the US.

Though the questions on the page were extremely upsetting, some of the questions thankfully provided comic relief. Here are some of the best.

Why you have so many dead links ??? They are cutted by FBI ?????? Why does your “printable version’ cut about 7 letters from the right margin? How can so many morons visit this site and voteon questions regarding nothing more than party-line bias and bs? does g.w.bush blow goats ?? is our american president able to read all documents by himself?? or isn´t he able to? What exactly did candidate GW Bush mean when he said during a rally prior to the election, “I am going to show you who pays the bills.” ? Why do I have such a small penis????? Could it be that way back in 1976 G.W. Bush hired a rabi who was a contract agent for the Mossad to perform the circumcision a little “too expertly”???? Hmmmmm, did G.W. whack my pee pee deliberately? If so, why? Hmmmmm…… You people are fucking dilusional…you know that???

After reading so much conspiracy theories, I decided to come up with one myself. Where is Osama? He is selling pens in Italy. If you don’t believe me, then check out www.OSAMA.com