politics and the murderous business of war/making a killing in the business of war

War is the ultimate act of terror!
Wars do not just happen.They are planned and executed by people in high positions of power for their own advantage and benefit;i.e. to further their own interests.
It is easy to see how terrorist events could be provoked, planned and even orchestrated with the precision of an assassination by those in power for the purpose of usurping more powerfor themselves and their corporate controllers.
Terror is an effective means of creating a climate of fearso that citizens will voluntarily give up their constitutional freedoms(civil rights),and allow the government to do anything it wants in the name of preserving "national security".


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%21%3C%2Fstrong%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cstrong%3EThe+justification+for+war%3C%2Fstrong%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ABefore+we+can+wage+a+war+we+have+to+designate%2Flabel+an+enemy.%0D%0ABefore+we+can+wage+a+war+we+have+to+caste+someone+in+the+role+of+%3Cstrong%3E%22the+enemy%22.%3C%2Fstrong%3E%28the+making+of+an+enemy%29%0D%0ABefore+we+can+categorize+someone+as+an+enemy+we+have+to+experience+anger.Anger+arises+as+a+result+of+the+frustration+of+desire.%0D%0AAn+%22enemy%22%28adversary%2Cadversity%29+is+defined+as+anyone+who+comes+between+me+and+the+furtherance+of+my+interests+or+desires%21%0D%0AThe+political+establishment+always+seeks+to+stigmatize%2Cinvalidate+and+demonize%28categorize+as+%22evil%22%29+those+who+espouse+a+view+different+from+their+own.+Those+who+oppose+the+status+quo+are+branded+as+% ists%22+%2Cand+the+governing+power+permits+itself+to+do+anything+in+the+name+of+%22the+war+on+ %22.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+president+as+%22commander+in+chief%22+has+unlimited%28dictatorial%29+powers.In+order+to+invoke+such+powers+%28of+executive+privilege+and+emergency+%2Fmilitary+rule%29+the+president+must+assume+the+role+of+%22commander+in+chief%22+.Declaring+a+%22state+of+emergency%22+allows+the+commander+in+chief+to+%3Cem%3Ein+effect+%3C%2Fem%3Esuspend+the+constitution%28setting+aside+all+constitutional+constraints%29+and+implement+%22martial+law%22--thereby+maximizing+the+power+and+authority+of+the+president.+This+requires+creating+and+sustaining+the+perception+that+the+country+is+under+threat+and+at+war.This+requires+managing+the+message%28the+information+war%29+so+as+to+manipulate+public+opinion+in+order+to+justify+the+waging+of+war.+%28The+prerogative+of+%22comander+in+chief+%22+can+only+be+assumed+in+time+of+war.+%29Having+assumed+the+power+of+%22commander+in+chief%22+the+president+can+impose+his+will+and+vision+with+all+the+force+of+an+autocrat.%0D%0AWhen+power+becomes+concentrated%2C+the+potential+for+it%27s+abuse+increases.Many+of+the+internal+regulators+inhibiting+bad+behavior+diminish+in+those+who+have+power.%0D%0AWhat+corporate+interests+stand+to+benefit+from+the+political+decision+to+go+to+war%3F%0D%0A%3Cstrong%3EIn+order+to+extend+the+power+of+the+military-industrial+complex+there+has+to+be+fear+and+there+has+to+be+war%21%3C%2Fstrong%3E%0D%0A%3Cblockquote%3E%22We+must+guard+against+unwarranted+influence+by+the+military-industrial+complex%22--president+Dwight+Eisenhower%29who+are+the+only+beneficiaries+of+war.%29%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%0D%0AGovernment+policies+allow+this+to+happen.+Priorities+are+set+by+what+benefits+the+armaments+industry+%28and+other+corporations%29rather+than+what+benefits+the+people.%0D%0AThe+military-industrial+complex+has+become+so+pervasive+as+to+be+invisible.+Policy+makers+are+beholden+to+corporations+who+lobby+the+government+for+favors+at+the+taxpayers+expense+%28concessions+wch+benefit+the+wealthy+at+the+expense+of+the+poor%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cstrong%3Ethe+politics+of+fear%3C%2Fstrong%3E+%28versus+the+%22politics+of+hope+and+love%22%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cstrong%3EThe+cultivation+of+fear+as+a+method+of+control%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%28the+political+motivation+for+hyping+threats+and+the+making+of+an+%22enemy%22%29%0D%0AThe+creation+of+an+enemy+is+a+frequent+strategy+of+political+leaders+to+create+an+atmosphere+of+fear+among+their+followers.There+can+be+no+justification+for+fear+without+the+designation%2Fperception+of+an+enemy.The+waging+of+a+war+on+ +amplifies+feelings+of+fear.If+we+truely+seek+to+diminish+fear+and+to+win+the+war+on+ +%28wch+should+be+renamed+%3Cstrong%3E%22the+war+on+hatred%22+for+it+is+hatred+wch+causes+men+to+perpetrate+acts+of+ +and+commit+crimes+against+humanity%3C%2Fstrong%3E%29+we+should+focus+our+energy+on+cultivating+hope%2C+love+and+cooperation--thereby+reducing+the+amount+of+hatred+and+ +in+the+world.%3Cstrong%3ELove+and+hope+are+stronger+forces+than+fear%21%3C%2Fstrong%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AWe+get+back+according+to+what+we+put+out+%28recall+Christ%27s+parable+of+the+servants+and+the+talents%29%0D%0A%0D%0AYou+can+get+more+with+a+smile+and+respect+for+a+person+than+you%0D%0Acan+with+money+or+a+gun.A+person+shown+respect%2Fcare+and+listened+to+with+a+compassionate+heart+is+more+likely+to+act+out+of+their+better+self.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+reason+people+place+little+value+on+life+is+because+they+themselses+have+not+been+valued%2Floved+.The+criminal+mindset+is+the+result+of+an+accumulated+history+of+being+unloved.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf+we+focus+on+hating+we+risk+becoming+that+wch+we+ %21%0D%0AWhat+we+are+doing+to+ourselves+%28in+the+name+of+the+war+on+ %29+is+far+worse+than+what+the+ ists+could+ever+do+to+us.+We+must+not+allow+the+criminally-minded+to+provoke+us+into+betraying+and+abandoning+our+own+principles%2Fvalues.If+we+lose+our+moral+bearings+we+diminish+and+victimize+ourselves.%0D%0AIf+we+want+to+win+the+war+against+ %2Cviolence%2C+crime%2C+and+ +we+have+to+shift+our+focus+from+fighting+ ists+%28those+who+ %29+to+fostering%2Fcreating+more+love+in+the+world+.%0D%0AIf+we+want+to+prevail+over+ +and+ ism+we+must+wage+a+campaign+of+forgiveness%2Ckindness+and+compassion+towards+those+who+ .%0D%0AAll+healing+and+reconciliation+must+begin+with+forgiveness%2Cunderstanding+and+compassion.%0D%0AIf+we+want+to+transform+disease+into+healing+and+health+we+have+to+shift+our+focus+to+the+cure--that+is%2Cpreventing+the+development+of+the+disease+%2Cinstead+of+remaining+in+the+rut+of+treating+the+symptoms+of+the+disease.We+must+redirect+our+thoughts+from+what+we+want+to+eliminate%28disease%29+to+what+we+want+to+create+%28health%29.%0D%0AInstead+of+fighting+a+war+against+ +and+ +we+should+redefine+our+effort+to+promoting+peace+and+the+peaceful+resolution+of+conflict.%0D%0AThere+is+always+a+basis+for+agreement+and+mutual+trust--a+common+ground%28a+consensus+of+values+and+interests%29wch+enables+us+to+coexist+and+cooperate+toward+achieving+common+goals+in+a+non-violent+way.%0D%0ADisagreement+and+conflict+are+inevitable+in+all+relationships+%28whether+between+persons+or+nations%29%2Cbut+there+are+ways+to+resolve+conflict+in+a+healthy+manner+without+resorting+to+attacking%2Fabusing+the+other+and+annihilating+them.%0D%0A%0D%0ANo+weapon+of+war+nor+instrument+of+ +can+reach+the+innermost+recesses+of+the+human+heart+and+mind.The+human+heart+cannot+be+won+by+force%21%0D%0AWhat+kind+of+life+experience+creates+a+criminal+mindset+%28that+regards+the+inflicting+of+pain%2Fsuffering%2Finjury+as+acceptable+and+justifiable+behavior%29+and+a+loss+of+respect+for+life%3F+What+has+happened+in+their+lives+that+has+led+them+to+justify+violent+actions+as+a+legitimate+means+of+pursueing+their+goals%3F%0D%0AWhat+are+the+root+causes+of+ +and+ ism%3F%0D%0AWhat+is+the+basis+of+radical+Muslim+anger+against+the+United+States+wch+makes+them+willing+to+give+up+their+life%28+++++++++++++++%29in+order+to+kill+others%3FIf+we+do+not+address+the+issues+of+oppression+wch+create+ ism+and+criminality%2C+we+cannot+hope+to+remedy+the+problem+.%3Cstrong%3E%3C%2Fstrong%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AAs+long+as+you+seek+revenge+against+your+enemy+you+are+a+prisoner+of+your+own+anger%0D%0A%0D%0AFor+evil+can+only+be+overcome+with+good%2Cand+hatred+can+only+be+overcome+with+love%21%0D%0A%0D%0AA+relationship+that+is+not+based+on+trust+will+degenerate+into+conflict.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen+Mother+Theresa+received+her+Nobel+Prize+for+Peace+she+was+asked%3A+%22What+can+we+do+to+promote+world+peace%3F%22+She+replied%3A+%22Go+home+and+love+your+family.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cstrong%3EWe+can+create+a+healthy+society+and+a+healthy+world%21%3C%2Fstrong%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3C%2Fstrong%3E