Political Humor: U.S. Marine vs. Iraqi Insurgent

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A U.S. Marine squad was marching north of Fallujah when they came upon an Iraqi terrorist who was badly injured and unconscious.

On the opposite side of the road was an American Marine in a similar but less serious state.

The Marine was conscious and alert and as first aid was given to both men, the squad leader asked the injured Marine what had happened.

The Marine reported, “I was heavily armed and moving north along the highway here, and coming south was a heavily armed insurgent. We saw each other and both took cover in the ditches along the road.

I yelled to him that Saddam Hussein was a miserable, lowlife scum bag who got what he deserved. And he yelled back that Barack Obama is a lying, good-for-nothing, left wing Commie who isn’t even an American.

So I said that Osama Bin Laden dresses and acts like a frigid, mean-spirited lesbian! He retaliated by yelling, “Oh yeah? Well, so does Nancy Pelosi!” And, there we were, in the middle of the road, shaking hands, when a truck hit us”.

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Drug War Violence and Corruption On Mexico-US Border

The drug war’s escalating violence is a topic of discussion between top U.S. and Mexican government officials.  Both sides prohibit products which are causing problems in their respective countries.

The U.S. has an influx of drugs, which are illegal.  Mexico has an influx of guns, which are illegal there.  Some argue that this is evidence that prohibition does not work.  It is undeniable that a black market for illegal products exists.

Can we trust the citizens of Mexico and the U.S. to make decisions for themselves, or do we need the government to “control” the products for us?  I would argue for a government prohibition on drugs, but as evidence of government corruption on both sides increases, it is more difficult for me to justify this position.

For years I have heard stories of corruption in the Mexican Army/Police (the same thing there).  Now Mexican President Felipe Calderon is suggesting that corruption of officials within the US are hampering their efforts to get the violence under control in Mexico.

Every time I hear a story of a drug bust, where a percentage of the money and/or drugs goes missing on its way to the evidence locker, I can’t help but think that Calderon may be right about corruption being a problem within both governments.

This video from the BBC discusses the situation:

Mexican Drug Cartels Armed To The Hilt, Ranked #2 Threat To U.S. After Al Qaeda

Fox News has an article entitled: Mexican Drug Cartels Armed To The Hilt, Threatening National Security

The problem is so serious, the U.S. military has warned in a new report that the “sudden collapse” of Mexico is possible.

This is a serious problem within the U.S.; Mexican drug cartels have connections to U.S. gangs.  As the Seattle Times is reporting, the 2009 National Gang Threat Assessment estimates there are 20,000 gangs in the U.S., with over 1 million members.  Up to 80% of crime in the U.S. is gang related, according to this new government report.  Much of the crime is tied to the drug trade.

Among the findings in this new report:  

  • Gang members are the primary retail-level distributors of most illicit drugs. They also are increasingly distributing wholesale-level quantities of marijuana and cocaine in most urban and suburban communities.
  • U.S.-based gang members illegally cross the U.S.–Mexico border for the express purpose of smuggling illicit drugs and illegal aliens from Mexico into the United States.

 The lack of protected borders contributes not only to problems with the so-called “War on Terror”, but also with the so-called “War on Drugs”.  Narco-Terrorists are fighting the government of Mexico (which itself is corrupt and has been caught dealing drugs in the past).  This fight will not be contained solely within the borders of Mexico.  U.S. Border Patrol agents are facing an increasinlgy violent border.  The federal government is not fulfilling its constitutional duty to provide for the common defense.  Instead the current focus of our government is on the boondoggle “stimulus” bill, which will provide more money to wasteful government programs.

Local street gangs are increasing in numbers and crimes committed.  Our local government has followed the free-spending approach of both Washington D.C. and the State of Washington, depleting resources that could be used to meet this threat.  Ordinary citizens suffer from the lack of effective response by all levels of government.

We see drug war victims locally with gang on gang crime escalating.  These ever more frequent shootings put the general public at risk.  The Sunnyside City Council has responded to the situation by cutting two patrol officers from the force, and has considered cutting a detective as well.

An apathetic public allows the elected and appointed officials of our country to continue its foolish spending spree.  Some people I have talked to recently actually think they will get a check from Obama’s stimulus package!  In actuality, seniors and disabled people on social security may get a check, but it will not be like the Bush “stimulus package” of payments to as many potential voters as possible.

We need to stop looking at government as a cash box to meet our needs.  Our economy is already being crushed by the weight of government, which despite its large size, is failing to meet even basic needs of defense and law enforcement.

We don’t need government funded condoms for everyone.  Our taxes should not be used to pay for Viagra for senior citizens on Medicare.  Government employees should earn wages and benefits comparable to the private sector, not exceeding it.  The private sector should remain just that: private.  We need a foreign policy which will decrease our military deployments, saving countless billions of dollars.  We don’t need government funded housing, healthcare, and food.  We do need a government that will respect our rights and freedoms, and preserve them for future generations.

 

 

Russian Intelligence Analyst Predicts Economic Collapse and Breakup of U.S.

Professor Igor Panarin is a Russian intelligence analyst making dire predictions for the U.S.  In 1998, he predicted the financial collapse of the U.S. economy, and its eventual breakup into multiple nation states.  At the time he made these predictions, things seemed fine in the world financial markets, so it was not widely regarded outside of Russia.  However, events in the last year have brought new attention to this man’s claims.  The blogoshere is full of articles about this, with the full political spectrum weighing in from Infowars.com to the huffingtonpost.com.  It will be just a matter of time before the mainstream media will have to report stories like this.

As I school aged child, I remember viewing film of Kruschev famously beating his shoe at the United Nations and proclaiming: “We will bury you!”.  While one might be tempted to dismiss this more recent analysis as the rantings of a foreigner who does not understand us, I would not so quickly dismiss it.  Panarin did correctly predict our current economic troubles.

Panarin believes that the U.S. is a financial “Titanic” that Russia needs to cut its ties to.  He believes that the dollar will cease to be the world’s reserve currency, instead Russia or China will step up to be the world financial regulator.  He believes a breakup of the U.S. could result in independent regions on the Pacific coast, a South dominated by Spanish speaking Mexicans, an independent Texas, and an Atlantic coast split into two separate parts.  A sixth part in the North dominated by Canada is possible as well, under Panarin’s predictions.  If all of this were to happen, Panarin believes Russia would retake control of Alaska as well.

 This reminds me of some World War II history.  The Japanese believed they would be victorious because they had a racially homogeneous society.  They did not believe the Americans would stay united in a long struggle.  They were wrong.  At that point in our U.S. history, we had an effective melting pot, that brewed Americans regardless of their background.  What scares me about Panarin’s predictions is that I am not so sure we have a melting pot anymore.

Panarin points out the relatively high number of non-citizens we have in our military.  They are there, primarily to get on a fast-track for citizenship in the U.S.  I served with many of these guys when I was in the armed forces, and don’t have a problem with this system.  However, it makes one wonder why young, native born, Americans not willing to serve in greater numbers?  Why are so many immigrants not making any effort to learn English?  Why are gangs increasing in both numbers and violence against our society?

We now have spanish language broadcasting on satellite, cable, and broadcast TV.  We have Spanish language radio and newspapers.  The same goes for Chinese, Arabic, and other languages.  It’s just that Spanish is the predominant one in our society today.  Our schools are ceasing to be a melting pot, instead letting immigrant children keep their native language through dual language programs.  We have an increasing problem of gangs, spread among a variety of ethnic groups.  We should be alarmed that these gangs have a strong racial identity among them.  It is this type of racial and ethnic division that the Russian professor is theorizing could lead to the breakup of the U.S.  While willing to concede that this is a possibility, I am not ready to say it will happen. 

We are on the road towards dissolution of our Republic through unconstitutional financial policies, an over-reaching foreign policy, and increasing ethnic divisions at home.  It is not too late, though.  These kinds of worst-case scenarios do not have to occur.  Concerned citizens are starting to vote in larger numbers.  It is ridiculous to expect that one man will “change” things in Washington, D.C.  What we need is more involvement on a local level, which in turn will mean our voices will be heard at higher levels.  That is not happening now.

Panarin sees statists and globalists dominating our government right now.  Let’s show him and the rest of the world that the PEOPLE can dominate our government.  That’s right, individuals like you and me.  Let’s take back control of our country!  Get involved on a local level to help make changes happen. 

Russia Today conducted an interview with Professor Panarin, which can be accessed here.

A video of the interview can be accessed here.

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