I usually refrain from addressing political issues, preferring rather to stick to subjects for which I have first-hand knowledge. But after seeing some of the 9-11 testimonies on TV, and the fallout from the book, I have some observations I'd like to share. These represent nothing more than musings & speculation of someone who avoids getting caught up in political gymnastics. I think I have an unbiased, unemotional perspective, at least compared to people I know. First, it's 2004. Why did we wait so long to rehash something that happened back in 2001? Wouldn't folks have a better recollection 2 years ago? Better late than never, I guess. When a new regime takes power, the first thing it does (or should do) is *reward* those that helped put it there, especially if that regime holds *loyalty* in high esteem. What groups did Bush+Cheney come out of? Ansr: Oil+Military+Defense. Ques: What would be the best way to reward (benefit) the people (old cronies) in those industries? Ansr: You'd want something that sells a lot of bombs & makes oil prices go up at the same time. Can you think of anything that would do that? It might be a fun exercise to check the prices of stocks in those industries and compare them to prices prior to the election, vis-a-vis the market in general. ••• continued ••• Next: If you're working in an industry (say, Intelligence, for example) that is being down-sized, what is the best way to keep your friends & yourself from getting pink-slipped? Ansr: Pray for some event that will revitalize your industry. If you're a street sweeper, that event might be a ticker-tape parade. If I knew something bad was going to happen that might keep my friends & myself from getting down-sized, or get more money for me & mine, would I look the other way and let it happen? Would you? You reckon there might be people who would? Pre-911, the government knew about Arabs in the country wanting to learn how to fly a commercial airliner - not how to take off or land, just how to steer the thing. Come on now, you don't have to be Fellini to figure out that one. You've heard of guilt-by-association? Well, how about guilt-by-proximity? Is it just a coincidence that 9-11 happened on GWB's watch? Why didn't it happen on Clinton's watch? Coincidence? The economy promptly fell apart on GWB's watch. Another coincidence? Millions of jobs: poof! Again on GWB's watch. Another coincidence? In school, did you have a kid who always seemed to have trouble doing his homework? Or completing his term paper on time? Someone who always had an excuse? As legitimate as they might sound. At work, it always seems like the same people who screw up, doesn't it? I went to the school where they teach: Where there's smoke, there's fire. And GWB is one smoky dude. So you gotta wonder if he ain't playing with matches. On the issue of the missing WMDs, if I were king, I'd build a movie set out in the Nevada desert, and fly in some tractor-trailer trucks, put some glowing-blue lights behind them, and slap some radiation tri-blade stickers on the side, and say, "We found 'em!" .. right here next to this sign that says "Baghdad: 50 Kilometers". It doesn't surprise anyone that we left Osama in Afghanistan to invade Iraq because Iraq has the oil. Lastly, on the subject of 9-11, perhaps you've heard of the Latin phrase Cui Bono. The Romans used it when investigating a crime. It basically means "Who benefits?" If the wife dies, and the husband gets a million-dollar insurance policy, you can bet he'll be a suspect. Who benefited from 9-11? This ends my conspiracy theory. I might have to run for office now .. or better yet, start my own bomb-making company. |
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Osama is probably being held until right before the election. GWB will say "I know my gas is $3.00 a gallon, but I caught Osama"...
Posted by: rle at March 24, 2004 11:33 AM