WHY IS OSAMA BIN LADIN ALIVE?

All weekend, on ID channel they have been advertising an upcoming documentary about Bin Ladin and why it is so hard to find and kill him.  My question is "really?"  Let's do a bit of critical thinking here:

If the government, amid all the bombing, smoke, fire, people, cars, buildings, etc, can find Saddam hiding 25 feet below the ground in some hole it makes you wonder why the CIA or whoever cant find Omar Gadafi and Osama Bin Laden  We might not have found any caches of bombs of mass destruction but we did find a hole in the ground harboring Sadaam Hussein(if they really did) all the way in Iraq, surely they can find the man responsible for the bombing of the Twin Towers.....right?  I mean this man is walking around, posting video broadcasts on-line and just plain doing his thing.  Ever heard the term hiding in plain sight?

From news and cinema we all know that we have satellites high in the sky, on the moon etc that can count the legs on a fly...so where are the two most notorious men who have really and truly done crimes against  America as a collective?...You remember Gadafi right, that was during the Nixon era on into the Reagan era continuing on with Senior Bush?  That was when we got thrown back into that middle eastern mess.

 There has been fighting among the Middle Easterners since biblical days.  No one interfered since the Suez Crisis situation and that was a throw off from the late 1800's when the Suez Canal was built, originally from Egypts point of view to ease trade but of course the barbaric Europeans( I consider any entity that is focused on taking by brute force something that never belonged to them instead of a peaceful co-existence Barbarians!), in this case Britian and France,(Europeans always have an unseen agenda which includes greed and strategic military advantages when stepping in as aid), made sure the Egyptians would be ruined and in debt and the heroic Britain stepped in to bail the Egyptian company out by buying 44% of the company's shares at a bargain.  Then Britain found an excuse for turning on Egypt...etcetc you know the story...help a poor country and then when you gain a foothold in it turn against them to finish them off and put your agenda in motion.   Anyway its an interesting bit of history, involving the Israelis, the United Nations etc etc.) leading up to the 50's when nations got together and said enough.  And it was that is, until Nixon.

Anyway back to Bin Ladin...a cousin of the royal family in Saudia Arabia, one of our biggest if not the biggest creditors.  Hussein and Iraq were just another Suez Crisis, (There were no weapons of mass destruction.  We couldnt find those great big bombs but we did find a little old man hiding in a hole in the ground.)and our friends until they served our purpose. Then we turned on them.  It will never ever happen with Saudia Arabia.  Never, for if we even looked like we wanted to screw them over they would call in their markers. Ask any economist what would happen if our creditors demanded payment in full.  Our country would collapse, and no one would be able to bail us out. And on the other end of the spectrum, is there a real person named Osama Bin Ladin.  Who is he and wtf did he come from?  Most importantly, how in the hell do we know what he really looks like cause if you ask me, every picture I see of him looks like stage costume or a caricature of what a Bin Ladin terrorist would look like.

The bottom line is they arent really looking for Bin Laden.  They know exactly where he is and what he is up to.  As long as he remains a "fugitive", it gives our government, as well as their pet company Haliburton, excuse and reason to go anywhere in the middle east and confiscate, and in Haliburton's case, make money by the millions, under the guise of the all famous manhunt. We have troops in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait and anywhere else there might be a hint of untapped mineral,water, gold and oil resources.  It doesnt take a rocket scientist, just plain critical thinking and research if you are really wanting to know the truth.

For all of those who have lost loved ones in Desert Storm all the way up until now, I sympathize with you and your idealistic loved ones who gave their lives for what they thought was what? democacy?  For I would take arms against an enemy that threatened my country, that violated human rights and was hell bent on world domination, forcing their values down our throats, in a heartbeat.  Those young men and women I truly truly admire and my heart goes out to them.  But you know what...they have what they call "mercenaries" for the same job. Those are the ones they dont have to dupe into fighting their dubious battles.  No mercenaries fight for money.  No one threatened our democratic way of living and democracy has not proven to be best for all nations.  Some nations without it thrived just fine.  They have thrived for thousands of years without our interference, our greed, and most important our meglamania.  Im sorry, if this upsets your comfort zone, but if your mom or dad were a serial killer, with bodies buried in your backyard...just because they are your family, it doesnt make what they are doing right...right?

Eventually one of two things happens: you either get brave enough to realize what they are doing is wrong and turn them in to the authorities, or by your ignorance and failing to accept what you know is true, thereby justifying what they are doing, you yourself turn out to be another serial killer.  Bottom line. Let's be real.  Let's be honest.  They are NOT looking for Bin Laden.

COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS

While watching, I think, the Tyra Show about these people with severe birth deformities, I got down on my knees (one woman who's legs keep growing and growing could never ever do that) and thanked God or fate or whatever you want to call it, for my blessings. My blessings are simple.  BUT  they are blessings.  I can pick up a telephone, dial the number, turn the door knob, go to the bathroom in privacy, eat anytime of the day i choose, wear whatever i choose, feed myself, walk down a street in anonymity, smile and recieve smiles from strangers, not have to hide when i see a police car, breath on my own, drink a glass of water without boiling it first (i hope), get in my car if i need to go a long distance, arrive and return safely, I have hands that can pet my animals, arms to hug those i love, hear the sound of my own voice, see my reflection in a mirror, see the colors of the sunset and the beauty of the stars at night, smell frangrances without swelling up, go to sleep at night without hearing gunshots, wake up when i want to. turn the air condition on when i'm hot, speak to my mother on a daily basis, cry at something touching and emotional, and most importantly, i dont have hatred in my heart for any group of people, am mostly at peace with my surroundings, and feel humbled instead of cheated with my life circumstances.  I woke up today in anticipation of the good that I know is coming my way instead of dreading getting out of bed.  I can go on but the point is these are things I could take for granted but I thank God that I realize how blessed I am.  I have enough to survive, I take trips or vacations by looking at magazines or reading, I buy second hand clothes, I might have to take a trip to the pantry from time to time...and when I start to complain or feel depressed because of things that I lack, like the funds to go to the Art Institute, or just college for that matter, I think of my blessings I do have...and the fact that I woke up on this side of the ground, so I can hope for yet another day and find solutions to the obstacles that I do have...and keep being thankful...Count your blessings, they are more than you realize.

OKAY NOW WHAT?

Okay, so now that I've vented on my perception of what "recession" is, you might ask what do i perceive as the solution. The solution is "us". We have to engage our critical thinking processes. We need to slow down, take our blinders off, not be influenced totally by subjective media, but really pay attention to what we are being told, what we actually see, we need to read more, listen more, and above all else we need to "actually think" more. If a true "recession" exists, why doesnt everyone feel it? Bill Gates went to bed with 80 Billion dollars and woke up one morning with only 40 Billion...wow! He shrugged his shoulders and went on with his day. Our government has been claiming billion dollar debts for as long as i can remember, yet it is constantly spending billions of dollars overseas and in outer space...So I must ask myself, "why?" and who exactly is "recession" meant for? Me? You? Certainly not the Bill Gates and the Oprah Winfreys of the world. Hmmm...this gives me pause...I have to try and wrap my brain around this new concept. Until then...keep up the faith and keep your eyes open.

RECESSION IS AS BIG BUSINESS DOES

Do you really and truly understand that a "recession" is man made, intentional, and disturbingly masterminded by big corporations? Do you, as a working-class, or in some cases unemployed american, understand that your job is in jeopardy simply because your company may want to hire cheap labor and evade our tax laws by going to third world countries to run their business from? Do you realize which corporations have done exactly that? The corporations that once were american based and now are operating in India, Mexico, or China? Why do we stand for it? Do you not understand the power that the working class has in this country? Do you know that the easiest way to control what's happening to us and our country is thru our pocketbooks? Do you realize the impact we could have on big businesses if we were to stop spending our money for one week? Not spend one dime anywhere for one week. Do not shop, do not buy gasoline, do not eat at McDonald's, do not go to the grocery store for one week. But its impossible to do that. But for some awful unbeknownst reason, americans act like they would just die if they didnt spend money each day.

We are so brain-washed in this country and ignore all the signs and the truths as if we are living in a bubble. I, if not you, want to survive. I want to start taking control of my life and livelihood. We are a nation full of cowering, easily programed cattle. Scared of our own shadows. We see the signs of a doomed society heading our way and choose to bury our heads in the sand. I just dont understand you. You see your freedoms and civil rights being taken away every day and yet you do nothing. You realize that you are being lied to, manipulated, enslaved, each day and yet you do nothing. We no longer seek out truth. We has a nation of working class people, have hung our heads in despair...and given up.

to be continued...