Good and evil doesn’t have a grey zone. Killing and stealing
is bad. Violence is never “good” or necessary unless it is used to
defend against killers and thieves. Indeed, that is the morality behind
the “just war” principle as defined by international laws and treaties.Yet,
this simple concept of right and wrong gets muddled by differing ideas
about religion, patriotism, economics and many other divisions. The
“just war” rule has crumbled under the ambitions of empires throughout
history. The American-led Anglo Saxon empire is no different.This empire has been brutally conquering and colonizing territory since the fall of Rome.
However, it has only gained an American face in the last century. The
United States
quickly emerged as the world’s “superpower” primarily through its
economic might. For some time, many believed the U.S. to be a shining
example of
economic freedom
for other nations to emulate. Indeed, America was eager to promote
“economic freedom” globally to open new markets for U.S.-based
corporations.When
foreign leaders refused to allow these corporate interests into their
country, those leaders were replaced through a variety of covert
actions. The form of government that would be installed did not matter
to the empire makers so long as the corporate interests were served. In
most cases these nations simply surrendered to the seemingly unlimited
power of the almighty dollar, thus camouflaging the traditional method
of forceful empire building.
However, some nations, especially in the last two decades, remained
stubborn and have refused to alter their banking systems while also
shunning Western companies. Despite the empire’s best efforts to
diplomatically bribe or sanction them into submission, they ultimately
required an iron military fist to force their compliance. Until
recently, military action remained the last resort. But now, preemptive
military action seems to have become the preferred, and perhaps
necessary, method to conquer the last resource-rich nations out of their
grasp.
The empire’s populations cheered this strategy out of fear of being
attacked by these rogue nations who never attacked or even threatened to
attack them. In the fog of fear, killing and stealing became
acceptable. In fact, detention without charges and even torture became
acceptable in the former capital of freedom. America has determined that
the means justifies the end — which is more power.
As with all empires, these “means” have become increasingly violent
and destructive in the face of resistance. Yet, only a few more dominoes
are left to knock over for America to complete a plan set in motion
well before they were one of the colonies. That is unless, of course,
other world powers break ranks and attempt to stop the conquerors, which
could lead to a large scale conflict.
Regardless, when the dust settles and moral history is written,
America and her Western cohorts will likely be viewed as the most brutal
empire in history. Here are ten reasons why this is already the case:
1. Support of Dictators: For all the happy talk of
spreading Democracy and protecting human rights, the empire has
repeatedly not only supported dictators, but in many cases overthrew
popularly elected leaders and replaced them with puppet tyrants.
Examples range from secretly funding the Nazis, to installing the Shah
in Iran, Pinochet in Chile, supporting Musharraf in Pakistan, and their
everlasting love affair with the brutal
Saudi royal family,
to name a few. Actions speak louder than words to those who can
navigate the storm of propaganda with a moral compass set to recognize
good from evil. Dictators and freedom cannot coexist.
2. Preemptive Wars of Aggression:
It could be said that all wars are preemptive in nature because so many
entities benefit from war. Yet, even before America’s latest crusades,
they covertly and surgically attacked countries that never threatened
them. This allowed them to maintain the moral high road in the public’s
eye while constructing the foundation of their empire. That was until
the
Bush Doctrine;
the use of preemptive military action to confront possible threats was
unofficially adopted to be the new foreign policy for combating terror.
Since then, America has become the violent aggressors, having officially
invaded two countries — Afghanistan and Iraq — without legitimate
provocation. Violent aggressors have always been judged by history as
evil. But it gets worse….
3. Torture: Torture has never been acceptable by
those promoting a high moral standing in the global community. Nazis and
Japanese soldiers were convicted and executed for engaging in the exact
same torture techniques that America has redefined as ‘enhanced
interrogation’. “
I was just following orders,”
was not a justifiable excuse for such inhumane behavior, much like it
wasn’t a good enough defense for the low-ranking patsies who took the
heat for the sinister
Abu Ghraib
torture scandal even though their actions were approved at the highest
levels. Can state-sanctioned torture of prisoners held without charges
ever be viewed as anything less than brutal?
4. Suppression of Dissent: All tyrannical regimes
throughout history have suppressed homeland dissent. As government
oppression grows bolder at home and abroad, more citizens will naturally
express outrage, resulting in even more oppressive controls. This is
happening in the United States through the all-seeing eye of the
Department of Homeland Security with warrantless spying, arbitrary watch
lists, citizen spy campaigns, and TSA molestation to travel anywhere.
Additionally, in an attempt to squash free speech, they arbitrarily
seize websites and violently confront peaceful protesters.
Unfortunately, as awareness of the topics in this very article expands,
the U.S. will likely become even bolder in their pursuit of stifling
dissent. In other words, the worst is yet to come, and history will
judge the U.S. as not quite the beacon of freedom they have pretended to
be.
5. Elimination of Habeas Corpus: Say goodbye to the
notion of being innocent until proven guilty, the right to face charges
and your accuser, and the right to a free and fair trial. Habeas corpus,
considered the only humane path to “which a prisoner can be released
from unlawful detention,” has been eliminated for those vaguely labeled
‘enemy combatants’ of the empire. As Guantanamo prisoners rot under such
pretenses, prominent lawmakers in the empire propose the exact same
lack of rights for American citizens if they’re labeled an ‘enemy
belligerent’. Similar to the Spanish Inquisition, now you’re guilty
until you’re tortured to admit your guilt. Can it get more evil? Why
yes, it can. Read on.
6. Assassinating Citizens: That’s right. No judge,
no jury, no conviction; just straight to execution. America has set
another precedent in their tyrannical march toward empire when they
openly assassinated an American citizen and government patsy, Anwar
al-Awlaki, and his teenage son on the suspicion of terrorism. Paul Craig
Roberts laments “Now the US government not only can seize a US citizen
and confine him in prison for the rest of his life without ever
presenting evidence and obtaining a conviction, but also can have him
shot down in the street or blown up by a drone.” Isn’t this the reason
America claims to be knocking off dictators around the world — the
deliberate killing of their own citizens?
But Awlaki was a bad apple because the intelligence community said
so. What’s most telling that America will continue this wickedness is
that almost every US lawmaker turned a blind eye to the grotesque
violation of Constitutional rights. Only Ron Paul said that
assassinating an American citizen without charges is nothing less than
an “impeachable offense”. Too bad most of the country cheered the Awlaki
killing as a “victory” in the war on terror, indicating that it is now
an acceptable tactic. Americans beware: you may be moved from a secret
watch list to a secret kill list in this brutal empire.
7. Unauthorized Drone Wars: Unprovoked wars without
authorization, accountability, or independent oversight only seem to be
escalating; and with little resistance. The US Congress no longer votes
to “declare war”. They simply give the Commander in Chief broad
“authorization” to use force against specific nations. However, even
that is not broad enough in the rapid pursuit of empire. Now, joystick
warriors directed by the CIA and Pentagon have targeted at least three
countries with “unauthorized” military strikes; Pakistan, Yemen, and
Somalia. Even worse, they waged a full-scale war for regime change and
resource plundering in Libya without any authority inside the United
States. Under the NATO flag, which is 75% funded by the U.S., they flew
over 9200 strike sorties in Libya to illegally topple Gaddafi. Drunk
with success, the bloodthirsty empire marches on to their next
preemptive targets, Syria and Iran. Quick morality check: unprovoked
killing and stealing as a first resort is still wrong, right?
8. Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction: How ironic
that the world’s policeman for weapons of mass destruction is the only
one to use them on a mass scale. The United States is on record using
chemical, biological and even nuclear weapons. From the atomic bombs
dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII, to Monsanto’s Agent Orange in
Vietnam, to the depleted uranium used in Afghanistan and Iraq, America
only condemns itself when speaking about the evils of WMDs. However,
killers don’t appear to care how the killing is accomplished, so long as
it achieves their goals. The real firecrackers will likely be brought
out in a confrontation with Iran, or if China and Russia are lured into
the conflict. It won’t really matter much what history says if the use
of WMD escalates by either side, but the aggressors should rightly be
blamed for the ensuing scorched earth, while the defenders against
killers and thieves should be viewed as righteous.
9. World’s Largest Drug Dealer: The American empire is
the largest drug dealer in the world? Say it isn’t so. Well, in addition
to forcing legal drugs and genetically modified organisms on nations,
usually under the cover of foreign aid, America also leads in the
illegal drug trade. In fact, many researchers reveal that the war on
drugs is only utilized to control and monopolize the illicit drug trade.
The US government has been caught multiple times shipping in cocaine,
colluding with certain cartels to control the industry, and now openly
protects and transports opium from Afghanistan. In fact, Global Research
points out that in 2001, “according to UN figures, opium production had
fallen to 185 tons. Immediately following the October 2001 US led
invasion, production increased dramatically, regaining its historical
levels.” This month, the U.N. announcedthat Afghanistan now provides 93%
of the world’s opium production; up 61% compared to 2010 to a whopping
5800 tonnes. Although the empire tries to keep it secret, they can’t
hide the hypocrisy forever.
More big news reported here. Keeps on comin’, baby!!
In 2010, the prince had been banned for trying to organize a coup, but was returned for war against Syria;
