Mrs. Clinton Goes to Burma

An interesting tidbit of news last week was Obummer's announcement that he will be sending Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Myanmar (Burma) supposedly to mend fences and “re-engage” that country’s government.

Of course, the official reason behind this decision is that Burma’s government has shown some progress on human rights and democracy, and has decided to talk with Burma’s #1 freedom fighter/democracy promoter Aung San Suu Kyi. As a result, the US will seek to “reward” Burma by establishing relations.

On the outside, this all seems like a benevolent and progressive act on behalf of the US government. But anyone who is familiar with the dirty underbelly of US foreign policy knows that there is more to this than the standard pro-democracy promotion rhetoric and concern about “human rights.”

This sudden itch to engage the Burmese government does not have anything to do with human rights or democracy. It has to do with the giant elephant in the room: China.

China’s economic and military power has been growing significantly in Asia and it is now eclipsing the US, Japan and other economic powerhouses. This scares Washington, which fears that it will lose it’s control, power and influence in Asia and the Pacific to Beijing. Just try typing in the phrases China power growing in Asia or China economic power growing in Asia in any web search engine and you are sure to find a lot of information about it.

This assertion about China’s growing power and displacement of the US in Asia is a fact, but the question is why is China on the rise in the world? This answer is not hard to find. For one, China does not threaten, sanction, invade and occupy other countries if it wants something from them. They send men in suits to negotiate and make deals, which do not cost a single bullet to be fired or human life lost. They deal with the world prudently and with the long-term in mind, as opposed to the impulsive and deranged way of the war-hungry drunks in Washington.

This is leading the US to lose influence and opportunities in Asia to China and this is causing a great deal of worry in Washington. Bogged down with useless wars which have weakened and overstretched its military and decimated its economy, the US is now trying to play catch-up by desperately snapping up any and all countries to their side in that region as they can. If some of those countries have nasty dictators and tarnished human rights records, no worry; Uncle Sam will gladly gloss it all over in the name of “strategic importance,” “fighting terrorism” or other PR nonsense.

So, clearly one does not have to be a political scientist to see that this so-called US re-engagement with Burma is not about improving human rights or democracy. This is just propaganda and a cover for the US government’s true intention of regaining ground from China in Asia and keeping it in check. Re-establishing relations with Burma is to serve this purpose. After all, just look where Burma is located:

Yup, right smack next to China, with which it shares a pretty decent-size border with. Now, from a strategic point of view, this would provide an excellent opportunity for a lot of eavesdropping and destabilization opportunities for the US government and military against China.

But, before anyone could jump to any hasty conclusions, Hillary made a few things known regarding her December 1 trip to Burma. At a recent press conference, she stated "We're not ending sanctions. We're not making any abrupt changes," and "We have to do some more fact-finding and that's part of my trip."

Read that last line again: "We have to do some more fact-finding and that's part of my trip." And exactly what facts is the US government interested in finding? I got a few hunches. Could it be to gauge how receptive Burmese officials are to bribes in the form of money, military equipment, easing/ending sanctions and offering expert PR that will hide the Burmese government’s abuses, in return for lucrative oil, gas and mining contracts, joining the US side against China and letting the CIA, along with other assorted US spook agencies, setup shop on Burmese territory so they can start destabilizing China? If past US “re-engagement” with dictatorial states, as well as current allies serves as a guide, then I am sure that my hunch is correct.

Hillary also let it be known that this is not about confronting China, and that this trip was discussed with the Chinese beforehand. But as one of the rules of Watergate goes, we cannot believe anything that the government says until it has been officially denied. China does not rule Burma and cannot tell their government who they can or cannot meet, so this supposed courtesy of the US asking China for permission in inconsequential and just a nice front for the cameras.

Plus, the cat’s already out of the bag anyway, as Obummer and other US officials have recently been making it clear that the US must regain influence which has been lost to China in Asia and the Pacific. This is part of the official record, so how can Hillary sit there and BS the world about this not having anything to do with China?! She, along with other US officials are clearly confident that the dumbed-down US public, with their fast-food retarded short attention spans will not remember anything beyond a week's time.

There is no doubt that if, and when, the US manages to establish diplomatic relations with Burma, China will see an increase in the amount of destabilization and espionage directed against it by the US and its military and spy agencies and fronts. This part of the world has to be watched, and I am going to keep a vigilant eye on it and offer insight into this as often as I can. Hopefully China is alarmed by this and will take strong measures to ensure that Burma’s new-found pals don’t turn the country into a staging ground for intrigues against China. But again, maybe China is just following the old adage “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”

Faced with a depressed economy which shows no sign of any true recovery, bankrupt federal and state coffers, record-breaking joblessness, rioters in the streets, inept leadership as well as failing political and economic systems, the powers-that-be in Washington have decided to escalate their imperial belligerence and plunder further, and this time up to China’s borders, way too close for comfort. Hopefully, the Burmese government will not make a deal with the US devil, unless it wants to see its soil serve as a battle ground in a future China/US confrontation.

The results of this re-engagement are a cause for worry.

Manifesto of the Political Insurgent

1.    The present political system in the United States has become corrupt and broken. It no longer represents the best interests of the people. To survive, this system keeps only a bare minimum percentage of the US population minimally content so as to prevent any serious challenge to the system.
 
2.    The ‘free-market’ philosophy preached by the United States has failed as can be seen by the present economic crisis.
 
3.    Direct participative democracy in the United States is anemic. It must be about much more than just going out and voting when told to do so. Demand local, statewide and national referendums on vital issues!
 
4.    The Democrats and Republicans are unable to govern the United States in a prudent, just and competent manner.
 
5.    Those who take either the Republican or Democratic side are misguided. These two parties are not capable of helping the average working American.
 
6.    The US has morphed into a plutocracy governed by two different sides of the same business party.
 
7.    Elections have been turned into popularity contests where the person with the most money wins.
 
8.    True capitalism has been twisted into a fraudulent debt-ridden system where speculation and selling has replaced manufacturing and the value of work.
 
9.    The US should be a Constitutional Republic, not a ‘leader of the world.’  Those who aspire to ‘lead the world’ are called IMPERIALISTS!
 
10.    Interference in other countries internal affairs is wrong and a violation of their sovereignty.
 
11.    Wars should only be fought in legitimate self-defense after all peaceful options have been truly exhausted, and this means defending one’s soil on one’s soil, not thousands of miles away from the nation’s shores.
 
12.    Provoking conflicts for any reason by employing threats and deceit will end in failure and shame for those who initiate them.
 
13.    Colonization and occupation of other countries is illegal.
 
14.    Resisting the forces of colonization and occupation is always just and right. The responsibility for any and all resulting violence, injury and death always lies with the colonizer and occupier, not the resistance.
 
15.    Worldwide, independent technological initiative is being strangled by special-interests who want to keep people dependent on their goods and services and therefore make people easier to control. (i.e. oil companies)
 
16.    The bible is not a science book and does not belong in public school classrooms. Government cannot fund religious institutions of any kind. If parents want their kids to study religious texts and pray in school, they can send them to a parochial one.
 
17.    The United States is a secular republic, not a ‘Christian nation.’ There is no directive in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution or the Bill of Rights mandating that the United States be officially Christian. The words ‘Jesus’ and ‘Christian’ do not appear anywhere in these three important documents.
 
18.    Americans must learn to curb their spending habits, live within their means and stop relying on credit to purchase things they do not really need or cannot afford.
 
19.    The educational system in the United States has been deliberately dumbed down. It teaches people to be obedient workers, not critical thinkers.
 
20.    The United States is not the best at everything. There are some things in other countries that are done better.

21. Being pro-choice is not synonymous with being pro-abortion. I don’t think that there is anyone out there that is truly pro-abortion. Let’s face it: abortion is a sad and traumatic practice. Nevertheless, it is up to the woman to freely choose whether she wants an abortion or not. But whatever choice a woman ends up making, the consequences of her decision, no matter how unpleasant, are hers to bear. No one else can be held responsible.

Criminal, Inc.

Before I write about the recent international developments, I just want to take the time to say that my past Blogger account, along with my posts, has mysteriously disappeared.

To the scumbag that perpetrated this, I have this to say:

YOU ARE A SMALL-MINDED AND PATHETIC IMBECILE. I HAVE ALL MY PAST ARTICLES SAVED AND WILL REPOST THEM ALL, AS WELL AS KEEP ON WRITING THINGS THAT YOU DON'T LIKE. SO KEEP ON DELETING MY BLOG! I WILL KEEP COMING BACK OVER, AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND REPOST IT ALL AND WILL KEEP ON EXPRESSING MY THOUGHTS. YOU CANNOT, AND WILL NOT, STOP ME.

IRAQ-Part 2

So now the criminal war cartel, the US/NATO/EU, have again engaged themselves in further colonial wars of aggression.
The illegal UN resolution passed against Libya which was supposed to keep civilians there safe was nothing but a farce. Thousands of Libyan civilians have been killed in NATO airstrikes. The rebels, who were always the minority, and did not have popular support as stated by the propaganda peddlers, are now in charge, thanks to NATO support. Without this support, they would have been crushed like the rats they are and today Libya would still be free.
Now that Libya is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the global corporate/financial elite, the Libyans can say goodbye to secular rule, goodbye to government subsidies which made Libya the most developed country in the region and whose living standard was one of the highest in that part of the world. Women can also say goodbye to the freedoms and protections that they enjoyed under Gaddafi’s rule, and will now be subject to Sharia Law, that same Sharia law which scares the hell out of US representative Peter King so much that he saw fit to speak out against it so vehemently in congressional hearings some months back.
Libya has been handed over to western financial and corporate elites for plunder and exploitation. This entire Libyan enterprise was illegal from day one. The country posed no threat to the US or anyone else, did not invade any other country, and the conflict was limited to its borders. Therefore, it was none of the world’s or the UN’s business!
Add to that the gruesome and shameful way in which the rebel rats dealt with Gaddafi after he was captured. This was a war crime, for which NATO and the US are 100% responsible. No doubt Gaddafi was setup. He was most likely promised “safe passage” from some undercover CIA, MI6, rebel goon in return for gold or whatever else Gaddafi promised them. Then, as Gaddafi was making his escape, the person with which he made the deal betrayed him and told the NATO goon squads exactly where Gaddafi would be. This was no lucky strike or pure circumstance. Gaddafi was murdered by NATO.
The US/NATO intervened in Libya on the basis of false atrocity stories peddled by the rebel rats and their supporters in the West. The massacring of civilians and the rape squads stories have never been corroborated. There is no evidence to this day that suggests anything like this happened, except for some “eyewitness” evidence. And now that the rebel rats are in power, all those supposed atrocities are no longer being investigated.
The west, reeling from economic chaos and social upheaval, is against the wall. They have painted themselves into a corner. Their governments, their system and their economic theories have failed. Taking into account the fact that many of these countries are run by inept liars and criminals, they cannot come up with any way to recover from these failures. So in their desperation, countries like the US, France and Great Britain, have decided to lash out at any nation out there that still had any wealth that could be stolen.
Libya fit the bill perfectly in a myriad of ways. It had very little external debt, big cash and gold reserves, growing economy, and was not affected by the global economic downturn. It was a nation ripe for the picking. Plus, add to that the fact that in September of 2011, Libya was going to open an African development bank which would take power away from the IMF and the World Bank and allow African nations to take out cheap loans instead of being fleeced by western organizations. Plus, Gaddafi wanted to create a Gold Dinar, which would have been used as the currency of a United Africa, thereby causing serious financial losses for western countries, especially France, whose currency is still used in West Africa. Gaddafi also contributed $400 million towards the development of a telecommunications satellite for Africa. This satellite took the place of a leased European satellite, for which African countries had to pay $500 per year to use. So under these circumstances, Libya was ripe for regime change. In this regard, America’s criminal behavior is no better than that of the plunder economies of medieval Europe.
So the CIA/MI6/Mossad goons, together with their scummy French counterparts, decided to exploit the unrest in nearby Arab countries, to stir up a bunch of rag-tag rebels in the eastern part of Libya and use the ensuing violence to falsely accuse Gaddafi and his government of “Human rights violations.” They say that Gaddafi shot live ammo at his own people and massacred them, and because of this he no longer has the right to rule.
But when the Egyptian and Bahraini governments shoot live ammo at protesters, they are left alone and the US blames the protesters, issues lukewarm warnings to the regime in power and appeals for calm from both sides. This shows that the US is a liar and hypocrite. Human rights, human lives and democracy do not matter to them in the least. A pro-US dictator can do what they want but an anti-US dictator is a threat to world peace.

So now the US and its henchmen have gotten their subservient underlings in power in Libya. British businessmen have been told to pack their bags and go to Libya. This country will now be exploited and robbed wholesale. The Libyan people will now see their living standards plummet, religious fanatics will write the laws and the place will be turned into a US military base. As a matter of fact, Al Qaeda flags are flying high in Libya after the rebels took over. Don’t believe me? Just look:

Moammar Gaddafi was right. This was an Al Qaeda operation. It looks like the US still has not learned its lesson. It bombs Gaddafi, a secular ruler who actually cooperated with the US in rooting out terrorist elements, and replaces him with the same terrorists and fanatics whom the US is fighting in Afghanistan and elsewhere. A lot of the suicide bombers and Al Qaeda in Iraq members came from Benghazi. Now these same people, who 4-5 years ago were killing US troops, including the Al Qaeda-linked military commander of Tripoli, are running Libya thanks to the US.
This shows that the so-called US war on terror is a farce! It is not about fighting terrorism at all. This is just a cover. It is about the US dominating the world, especially countries which have valuable resources or important strategic value. No wonder that there are people who say that Al Qaeda is a CIA front and that it is controlled by the US and used as a tool for intervention and plunder. It serves as a good replacement for the now defunct Soviet boogeyman.
Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, Moammar Gaddafi’s son, has been captured by the rebel forces after being betrayed by a Bedouin. He will, of course, be tried by the new authorities. Surprisingly, they have pledged not to hand him over to The Hague and the ICC. Why? Surely not because of their newfound independence. It is because the ICC does not want Saif to testify in front of the world, because then he would spill the beans about Western government officials past and present, and air their dirty laundry, possibly making them eligible to be handed in to the ICC as well. No, he will be tried behind closed rebel doors in a kangaroo court, where they can do whatever they want with him, safely away from the prying eye of real justice and facts.

Gaddafi’s coup in 1969 made him enemies which tried to get rid of him for decades. And he had plenty: the followers and tribal members of the deposed king Idris, Islamists from the east which did not share Gaddafi’s enlightened view of Islam and of course foreign companies who lost investment opportunities after Libya nationalized oil production. These so-called civilians that he killed and arrested were fanatical religious extremists who wanted to take Libya back in time and roll back the progress that was being made.
The only hope is that the Libyan Liberation Front, which is alive and forming in Southern Libya. They have been busy organizing and will undoubtedly make their debut in the near future. Libya is now an occupied country and is no longer free. Hopefully, this sad situation will not last too long. The Green Revolution Lives!

SYRIA

The same scenario which came to pass in Libya is being prepared for Syria. Once again, a bunch of criminal rag-taggers, aided and abetted from outside, are provoking the Syrian government into a conflict which will then be used to accuse Syria of human rights violations and enact another illegal no-fly zone and UN resolutions.. Fortunately, the Russians and the Chinese have vetoed two of them and hopefully will keep on doing so.
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad is being told to enact reforms by the imperial US government or else. But after he agrees to do so, the US then tells the rebels to not listen to him and not to give in and fight. This prevents President Assad from doing anything on his end, as both sides need to cease their activities if there is to be any kind of negotiations.
The Western media, as always, are exaggerating the impact and the scale of this so-called rebellion in Syria. Most people support Assad, because it is either him, or sectarian mayhem. What people also need to know is that the elements leading this so-called revolution are Syrian ex-government officials who have been busted for corruption. No doubt these lowlifes, after fleeing justice for their crimes, made contact with the CIA and other spooks that would just love to see Assad go, and sold themselves out, and appointed themselves as self-styled “Opposition Council.” These people have an axe to grind and are itching to see Assad removed from power.

IRAN

The sabre-rattling against Iran has been getting louder in recent weeks. Iran has been accused of still being involved in nuclear weapons research. This is the verdict passed by the IAEA chairman Amano, himself a US puppet who is being used to politicize the issue and push through another round of illegal sanctions on Iran.
Never mind that the IAEA report is based on outdated and questionable evidence which has already been known for years. Numerous weapons experts have said that there is nothing new or revealing in this report.
This is a fraudulent and politicized report shoved down the throat of the IAEA in order to punish Iran for not being a US puppet and a corporate slave, like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and others.
Iran has also been accused of being behind a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the US, and of course, to bomb Israeli embassies. This plot is so ridiculous and so outlandish, that it boggles the mind! It is also an insult to Iran, whose government is undoubtedly saner and more prudent than 10 US governments put together. This whole thing is a con-job put together by the CIA, MEK, Mossad and others in order to demonize and provoke Iran.
These are the same type of fabrications which preceded the criminal attack on Iraq. And we all know how that ended and how reliable the evidence turned out to be, or not. How stupid can the US get?

Libya, Syria and Iran do not pose a threat to the US or anyone else. The reason why these countries are being bullied and targeted with sanctions and bombs is that their governments are independent of US and Western control. The leaders of these countries refused to submit to the US/Western neo-liberal economic order. They refused to have their nations taken over by Western corporations and banks, who would then plunder its resources at fire sale prices, and retard their technological development, so that these countries are always inferior in every way to the US/West and do not pose a threat to the criminal syndicate called Israel.
All the rest is puffery and propaganda. The nuclear weapons charges leveled against Iran are false, and are meant to serve as a cover for other aims.
Every November, the US always takes the opportunity to bash Iran over the head with false evidence and accusations. This year, it has turned up the anti-Iranian propaganda higher. The US government did so for multiple reasons:

1. The US is financially broke and its economic/political system is failing
2. The economy is depressed and not getting better
3. The political establishment is inept and cannot do anything to fix the problems
4. OWS protesters are massing on the streets
5. Officially sanctioned police brutality is showing what the US really thinks of free speech and dissent, and this is a great embarrassment to the powers that be

So it is plain to see that Iran and its non-existent weapons of mass destruction and other CIA/FBI manufactured nonsense is being used to distract people in the US and scare them with the Iranian straw man once again, so that they forget how badly they are being screwed by their own government. This is how low Obummer and the miserable coterie of criminals in the US congress have sunk. In a desperate attempt to cover up their dishonesty, ineptitude and monumental failures, they are diverting attention to a fictitious threat and an artificial manufactured enemy, Iran.

Iran should be congratulated on recently exposing and shutting down a CIA spy ring which has been responsible for the death of Iranian nuclear scientists as well as numerous bombings within the country in recent years. Hezbollah has also simultaneously shut down a CIA network in Lebanon. Both Iran and Hezbollah should be commended for their intelligence and professionalism in striking back at the enemies of freedom.

It has to be said: judging by the corrupt, criminal and dishonest behavior of the US government in the last 10 years, and because of the utter contempt for their own people, the US is now a failed state. It no longer abides by its own laws, let alone international laws. It assassinates foreigners as well as its own citizens without charge. It sends its troops across borders of supposedly allied countries to carry out acts of terrorism against their citizens. It bombs civilians indiscriminately using unmanned drones.

The problem with Syria and Iran is that they are free of US influence. That is why these countries are being treated the way they are. Hopefully, these countries will resist and beat back the US/NATO beasts which are howling at their door.