U.S. Takes More Steps Toward War With Iran

The White House is feverishly trying to condition the public to accept an invasion of Iran as part of “the war on terrorism.” Have You Had Your Fill of Criminal War-Mongering?

By Willis A. Carto — AFP

There’s no doubt but that the American public has had a bellyful of senseless , no-win, aggressive war. At last count, American troops are in 135 countries around the world—over 100,000 of them. There are thousands of mercenaries but the actual figure is classified.

Why? We are told that our people are there to bring “democracy” to the unenlightened. Although our country is in serious need of some of this wonderful political elixir, seeing that the administration’s policies have never been submitted to the people or even to Congress, the charade goes on. It’s a shame, but nevertheless a fact that “democracy” is distinguished by its absence in our present environment of pressure groups, lobbies and charlatans.

It is common knowledge that only about 30% of the public thinks the Bush-Cheney administration and Congress are doing their jobs.

Of course, we all know that they are doing a great job—for themselves, that is. Not for the people, the taxpayers, the cannon-fodder but for the military-industrial-banker complex.

Wars and rumors of wars are extremely profitable for the real rulers of this country and the media that support them. (more…)

Ron Paul Raises $4.3 Million in One Day

By James Buchanan – EURO

Ron Paul just raised 4.3 million dollars in one day. Ron Paul has just outperformed every single Republican competitor with this one day fund drive. What’s even more extraodinary is the fact that these are ordinary Americans giving a little more than $100 each on average. Whenever Giuliani or Romney has a big fund-raiser, it invariably involves the country club elite giving $2,300 checks. The great thing for Ron Paul is that his army of supporters can give another $100 in another fund drive while Giuliani and Romney have “maxed out” the donations from their rich, country club friends.

This fund-raiser comes on the heels of a very important poll. The London Daily Telegraph reports “(A Pew Research) Poll gives Hillary Clinton (a) big lead over Giuliani. …a new poll… places her ahead of Rudy Giuliani in the event of a presidential contest between the two. The survey, conducted by the respected Pew Research Centre, is one of the largest taken during the campaign, involving 2,000 prospective voters. It placed the former first lady eight percentage points ahead of the Republican former New York mayor - by a margin of 51 per cent to 43 per cent.”

What this means is that Republicans desperately need to re-think who is the best man to beat Hillary in 2008. They can’t afford to back an Open Borders candidate like Giuliani or Romney or Huckabee. They can’t afford the Iraq War “albatross” around their necks as they head for the election. Only one Republican candidate is taking a populist stand on bringing our troops home and opposing Amnesty, and that man is Ron Paul.

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