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Rumsfeld quits

by Open-Publishing - Wednesday 8 November 2006
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12:53 ET, Wed 8 Nov 2006

WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the face of U.S. war policy and a lightning rod for critics worldwide, will step down, President Bush said on Wednesday.

The announcement followed dramatic victories by Democrats in Tuesday elections fueled by public anger over the Iraq war in which Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives and were close to taking the Senate.

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  • Although he had a long political career, it was high time he stepped down. HIs handling of the Iraq war has been catastrophic. After the initial Shock and Awe, which killed thousands of innocent Muslims, the actions of the Bush administration has made the Iraqis determined to get the Yankees out of Iraq, but at the expense of civil war. All the bushites have daily proclaimed how well the war was going, and they had even printed up large signs proclaiming VICTORY. The arrogance of Bush, and the lies of the entire Bush cabinet involved us in a war which was completely unnecessary. There were NO Wmds, no pilotless planes, no nukes,no intention to invade the U.S. That was all misinformation, misdirection, lies. The goal of the Neocons was to dominate the world through aggression, permanent war, to seize oil and land for military bases. There was no Noble Purpose. It was all a scam, and Bush lied like the trooper he never got to be. Condi with her mushroom clouds, should be living on a cloud, along with Bush. Now that the elections have given at least the House to the Democrats, perhaps they can stop Bush from nuking Iran, invading Syria, and threatening the rest of the world. Too bad Bush won’t resign.

    • He waisted millions of dollars, thousands of lives ruined, all based on lies and he just quits and walks away. Wow! May the lord have mercy on his soul! Am I ever glad I am not him!

  • by Henry Makow Ph.D. It appears that China has outflanked George Jr. and the Neo Cons and stymied NWO plans for world hegemony based on control of Middle Eastern and Central Asian oil. By getting its proxy North Korea to menace South Korea and Japan, China has saved Iran and written the epitaph for the US in Iraq. America cannot pursue its Middle East strategy while contending with another war in North East Asia. While a US carrier group steamed toward Iran (because of its nuclear research,) North Korea was exploding nuclear weapons and threatening to attack Japan and the US! Nothing could better demonstrate the bankruptcy of Bush’s foreign policy. In the terms of Brzezinski’s "Grand Chessboard" this is "checkmate" to the US and Israel, pawns of London-based central bankers. The US has already withdrawn from Al Anbar province. Withdrawal from the rest of Iraq is now just a matter of time. I watch the network news for the spin, not for the "information," and Friday the spin was new. CBS had a panel of elite talking heads addressing the subject:" How can we get out of Iraq?" One said and I quote, "theocracy may be the most we can hope for; liberal democracy is impossible." Hello!? The US can take credit for putting Iranian Ayatollahs in power! On Tuesday morning, the Iraqi Resistance blew up the main US arsenal in Baghdad killing dozens of Americans and destroying millions in arms. That was real news, so it wasn’t reported. As you know, the British army Chief of Staff said Britain needs to get out of Iraq. US generals are also in revolt. US politicians said we need to negotiate with Iran. You get the picture. The Neo-Con controlled US foreign policy is in disarray. All that remains is face saving. The easy money has been made. It’s time to fold. It’s very possible China is also controlled by the Illuminati, and that the US-Chinese rivalry will eventually end in world war. But in the meantime I hope those responsible for the Iraq fiasco will be repudiated.The Democrats will be net beneficiaries although they are equally responsible. We may get a breather for a couple of years while the NWO bankers discover other ways to bury Western civilization and take away our freedom. ---- Note: I acknowledge the influence of Joseph Ehrlich’s valuable commentary. He refers to Kim Jong-Ill as China’s ’suicide bomber’ willing to make any sacrifice. In his latest newsletter, he remarks that there have been three earthquakes affecting Japan since the NK test, and that scientists confirm the test could have caused the quakes. By Henry Makow Ph.D. Last week TIME Magazine and The Washington Post ran almost balanced and sympathetic stories about "the 9-11 Truth Movement." These publications define reality for millions of unsuspecting Americans. Why would they legitimize a conspiracy view that implicates their owners, the Illuminati central bankers? Why would they publicize discrepancies that they have been covering up for five years? Imagine you’re in a meeting with the central bankers who control the American mass media and government. You’re the successor of PR whiz Edward Bernays. "Edward," they say, "the matrix is starting to unravel. A third of Americans believe their government was responsible for 9-11. Damn the Internet! What are we going to do?" If I were Bernays, I would reply: "Depends if you’re planning another false flag terrorist event, martial law and an attack on Iran. If so, I would continue to ignore and marginalize this movement. You don’t want to give them a huge boost in credibility at this time." "Eddie," they reply, "it’s too late for all that nasty stuff. Nobody that matters believes in the terror threat any more. Israel got a bloody nose in Lebanon and can’t attack Iran. The military has its hands full in Iraq. The generals are in revolt. Plus the Internet is full of stories blaming the Mossad and Israel. Anti Semitism is on the rise. " "Don’t panic boys," I tell them. "I have the answer. What we need is a "Time-Out" to restore everybody’s faith in the system. We need a return to the Democratic Party, a return to the sanity of the Carter or Clinton eras, a break from those mean ugly corrupt Republicans." "How do we do that?" the bankers ask. "Think Daniel Ellsberg and The Pentagon Papers. Think Michael Moore and "Farhenheit 911" We need to shift responsibility for 9-11 onto Dubya’s shoulders and away from Silverstein and the Mossad, the neo-cons and us. We need to reposition the 9-11 Truth-ers in the mold of the 1960’s anti-war movement and focus everyone on hating the ’government.’ Then we’ll elect Democrats in November and [New Mexico Governor]Bill Richardson, or someone like him, in 2008. It will be a time of renewal, a kinder gentler fascism. We’ll have time to plan the next step." "Where do we begin?" "Why not do a TIME cover story on those kids that made the Internet movie "Loose Change"? They don’t mention the dancing laughing Mossad agents with explosives in their van who were arrested ’documenting the event’ , do they? Portray the kids as participating in the "great American tradition of self reliance and non conformist anti authoritarian dissent. They’re fighting the power." [exact words TIME uses] Maybe we could bring Bob Dylan in on this." "Eddie, this is dangerous. That film shows that Larry [Silverstein] ordered the demolition of WTC 7 the same day. Are Americans so stupid as to believe that this 47-storey building was wired for demolition, and WTC–1 and WTC-2 weren’t? Surely they’ll figure out that all three were demolished and a plane was supposed to hit WTC-7. We’ll all be hung for mass murder." "Guys. Don’t worry. The people believe what they’re told not their own eyes or common sense. We won’t mention WTC-7 in the article. We’ll just focus on a couple of points and have our paid flunkies, I mean ’experts’ refute them. It’ll be our experts and against theirs and the people will be confused. They’ll blame Dubya and think the media is objective and doing its job." "Is one story enough?" "Put another one in The Washington Post focused on David Ray Griffin. We’ll call it something like "The Disbelievers." Mention the Mossad a couple of times in passing but not the German Intelligence (BND) Report that says the Mossad organized the whole event (with Bush’s foreknowledge.) The important thing is to emphasize that the ’government’ did this. It was an "inside job." Dubya will take the fall in the public’s mind." CONCLUSION At the risk of sounding optimistic, the mainstream coverage of the 9-11 Truth movement may indicate that we will not have an Iran attack and another false-flag terrorist event soon. I think the bankers are scared they are losing control of the American mind. Dubya has been very useful to them but it’s time for him to go. The only danger is that he and Cheney will do something desperate to hold on to power beyond their second term. But, without the cooperation of the media, they can’t succeed. I think they know it and will take their money and exit gracefully. For once, I am making a prediction that I hope will be correct! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Americans Blame Bush for 9-11 Attacks WASHINGTON (CNN) — The percentage of Americans who blame the Bush administration for the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington has risen from almost a third to almost half over the past four years, a CNN poll released Monday found. Asked whether they blame the Bush administration for the attacks, 45 percent said either a "great deal" or a "moderate amount," up from 32 percent in a June 2002 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. But the Clinton administration did not get off lightly either. The latest poll, conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for CNN, found that 41 percent of respondents blamed his administration a "great deal" or a "moderate amount" for the attacks. That’s only slightly less than the 45 percent who blamed his administration in a poll carried out less than a week after the attacks. Still, most Americans appear to be fatalistic, with more than half — 57 percent — saying they think that terrorists will "always find a way to launch attacks no matter what the U.S. government does." The poll was carried out August 30 through September 2 by Opinion Research Corp. with 1,004 American adults questioned by telephone. The sampling error for the questions was 3 percentage points.

  • Rumsfeld was one of the Bush Neocons that tacitly approved the torture in Abu Ghraib. He sent a fundamentalist General over to Iraq that let it be known that harsh interrogation was needed to get information. If that led to death, then so be it. And the subordinate troops responded, but only in answer to Rumsfeld’s authority. The Bushites should be put on trial for war crimes, not the least of which was invading Iraq by lies, deceit, misinformation, and manipulation of intelligence for the Neocon dream of world dominion, power, wealth and glory. These cowardly warhawks should be given the same treatment that they recommended.