James Clark Blog

To justify the unwarranted invasion of a sovereign nation and the killing of millions of people (including over 50,000 young U.S. servicemen) Robert McNamara and the generals in the Pentagon convinced LBJ of the “domino theory.” This absurd notion was premised on a belief that if America didn’t invade and fight Communism in Vietnam, other Asian countries, such as Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, etc., would fall to communism “like dominos.”  The Defense Department brass believed that the American people were so gullible that we’d fall for, and support, an ill-fated invasion and occupation of another country so long as we were spoon-fed with a slick marketing campaign.  We did, until we awakened and took to the streets.  In doing so we stopped an unjust war and toppled LBJ.  One can argue that if Americans had not turned to violent demonstrations to stop the needless slaughter in Vietnam, we’d still be there “preventing the dominos from falling.”

Now, we’re doing it again in Iraq and Afghanistan. Once again we need a slogan to believe in:  The one I’m hearing that is being advanced by Robert Gates and his generals is “if we don’t fight them over there, we’ll have to fight them here.”  Yeah right. Once again, the ads are on the way. Get ready, America, we’re being suckered again. The defense contractors and their lobbyists are laughing at the stupid taxpayers who are paying the way.

The answer:  United States of America & Somalia. That’s correct.  A global children’s rights treaty ratified by every U.N. member except the U.S. & Somalia provides that children have basic rights to education, health care and protection from abuse.  What an outrage that the U.S. Government will not recognize basic rights for children!

Finally, America is apparently reconsidering. President Obama is reviving efforts to have the U.S. sign onto the children’s rights treaty.  It’s about time. We should be ashamed to be aligned with a country (Somalia) that has not had a functioning government in two decades in not recognizing basic rights for children. Could this be the result of lobbying efforts by industries who employ 8-9 year olds to work 12 hour shifts in dirty factories?

As if we didn’t need more reasons to withdraw from this God-forsaken country, here’s another one:  Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal has issued a new order saying U.S. & NATO forces can attack “insurgents” hiding in Afghan houses only if the Allied forces are in imminent danger.  His spokesman, Rear Adm. Greg Smith, adds: “If there is a compound they’re (U.S. & NATO soldiers) taking fire from and they can remove themselves from the area …. that’s the option they should take.”  I keep asking the basic question: WHY IN GOD’S NAME ARE WE THERE? President Obama will deploy 70,000 U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan by September. WHY? Five hundred years from now that country will still be in Biblical days development. I ask again: WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN AFGHANISTAN OTHER THAN SHORING UP THE DEFENSE CONTRACTORS WHO ARE ALIGNED WITH THE PENTAGON?

We are seeing the first stages of my prediction of a massive war in the Middle East. Iran’s re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sets the stage. Although he lacks the power to direct high-level policies, which are dictated solely by the ruling clerics (primarily Ayatollah Ali Khamenei), he can influence Iran’s sinking economy and the continued development of its nuclear program. I predict that Ahmadinejad (who I will always believe was center-stage in the infamous photo of the Iran hostage taking in 1979) will see his opportunity for martyrdom by planning a devastating nuclear strike of Tel Aviv, thereby planning to kill  millions of Jews. However, the war won’t result from Mahmoud’s launching of a nuclear weapon; it will occur when Israel, led by the right wing Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyayhu takes mililtary action to destroy the launch sites, some of which are mobile, thus spreading war throughout the Persian countryside.  The USA will naturally side with Israel and the Middle East will burst into flames.  Get ready for $5.00 per gallon petrol in America. This is going to be a horrific conflict that will involve many nations. (for a fascinating series of photos of the protests to the rigged election of Iran’s crackpot president, click on http://www.flickr.com/photos/fhashemi/sets/72157619758530748/show/

When you view these photos, bear in mind that Iran’s president has dismissed the melee as “what one might expect after a soccer game.” Yeah right.

Here’s how the money laundering and tax fraud works: The Middle Eastern countries, primarily Saudi Arabia, have a unique internal protection policy. To prevent the bombing of mosques and important centers, and attacks on the crown princes and their families, the Saudis (and others to a lesser extent) simply funnel vast sums of money to the radicals. (To make direct payments would leave a clear money trail establishing the proof that the Kingdom is actually promoting terrorism). So, the “benevolent” Islamist societies/associations are formed in other countries, primarily in America (because our laws safeguard the wire transfers), with a corporate (non-profit, non-taxable, of course) mission of promoting peace and helping poor Middle Eastern Nationals. In reality, the money is laundered and funneled directly back to terrorist organizations, like Hamas and Hezbollah (the “Party of God”) whose members attack Israeli Nationals and Americans wherever they are.