Was the assasination of Bhutto Bush's fault?
Jersey Shore John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "There are plenty of modern
fascists. But to find them, you have to
go to North America and Europe. These neo-fascists advocate
"preemptive attacks against all potential enemies," grabbing other
nations resources, overthrowing uncooperative governments, military
dominance of the world, hatred of Semites (Muslims in this case),
adherence to biblical prophecies, hatred of all who fail to agree,
intensified police controls, and curtailment of "liberal" political
rights.
They revel in flag-waving, patriotic melodrama, demonstrations of
military power, and use the mantle of patriotism to feather the nests
of the military-industrial complex, colluding legislators and
lobbyists. They urge war to the death, fought, of course, by other
peoples children. They have turned important sectors of the media
into propaganda organs and brought the Pentagon largely under their
control.
Now, the neoconservatives are busy whipping up war against Syria and
Iran to keep themselves in power and maintain the political dynamics
of this 21st century revival of fascism.
The real modern fascists are not in the Muslim World, but Washington.
The neocons screaming fascist the loudest, are the true fascists
themselves. Its a pity that communist and leftist propaganda so
debased the term "neo-fascist" that it has become almost meaningless.
Because that is what we should be calling the so-called neocons, for
that is what they really are."
On Dec 27, 2007, at 2:20 PM, Jersey Shore John wrote:
> never mind. i found it:
>
> "The latest big lie unveiled by Washingtons neoconservatives are the
> poisonous terms, "Islamo-Fascists" and "Islamic Fascists." They are
> the new, hot buzzwords among Americas far right and Christian
> fundamentalists.
> President George W. Bush made a point last week of using
> "Islamofacists" when recently speaking of Hezbullah and Hamas both,
> by the way, democratically elected parties. A Canadian government
> minister from the Conservative Party compared Lebanons Hezbullah to
> Nazi Germany.
>
> The term "Islamofascist" is utterly without meaning, but packed with
> emotional explosives. It is a propaganda creation worthy Dr.
> Goebbels, and the latest expression of the big lie technique being
> used by neocons in Washingtons propaganda war against its enemies in
> the Muslim World.
>
> This ugly term was probably first coined in Israel as was the other
> hugely successful propaganda term, "terrorism" to dehumanize and
> demonize opponents and deny them any rational political motivation,
> hence removing any need to deal with their grievances and demands.
>
> As the brilliant humanist Sir Peter Ustinov so succinctly put it,
> "Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the
> rich."
>
> Both the terms "terrorism" and "fascist" have been so abused and
> overused that they have lost any original meaning. The best modern
> definition Ive read of fascism comes in former Columbia University
> Professor Robert Paxtons superb 2004 book, The Anatomy of Fascism.
>
> Paxton defines fascisms essence, which he aptly terms its "emotional
> lava" as: 1. a sense of overwhelming crisis beyond reach of
> traditional solutions; 2. belief ones group is the victim,
> justifying any action without legal or moral limits; 3. need for
> authority by a natural leader above the law, relying on the
> superiority of his instincts; 4. right of the chosen people to
> dominate others without legal or moral restraint; 5. fear of foreign
> "contamination."
>
> Fascism demands a succession of wars, foreign conquests, and national
> threats to keep the nation in a state of fear, anxiety and patriotic
> hypertension. Those who disagree are branded ideological traitors.
> All successful fascists regimes, Paxton points out, allied themselves
> to traditional conservative parties, and to the military-industrial
> complex.
>
> Highly conservative and militaristic regimes are not necessarily
> fascist, says Paxton. True fascism requires relentless aggression
> abroad and a semi-religious adoration of the regime at home.
>
> None of the many Muslim groups opposing US-British control of the
> Mideast fit Paxtons definitive analysis. The only truly fascist
> group ever to emerge in the Mideast was Lebanons Maronite Christian
> Phalange Party in the 1930s which, ironically, became an ally of
> Israels rightwing in the 1980s."
>
> On Dec 27, 2007, at 2:01 PM, Jersey Shore John wrote:
>
>> "Islamo-fascist". Please define.
>>
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>> On Dec 27, 2007, at 1:50 PM, justifiedright wrote:
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>>> Scary stuff in Pakistan. Musharef seems to be the old enemy of my
>>> enemy is my friend.
>>>
>>> Whose guarding the nukes today?
>>>
>>> We had decided to not chase Bin Laden into the Tribal areas
>>> uncontrolled by Musharef because it was alleged that if we did the
>>> delacate balance of power could be upset.
>>>
>>> Seems pretty upset now. Perhaps its time to go in and destroy that
>>> area. Nothing good can come from those Islamo-fascists housing UBL.
>>>
>>> Will need an army massed along the border to hold back India though.
>>>
>>> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Tommy, you in?
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>>>> His appearance came as U.S. officials here struggled to cope with
>>> the
>>>> immense policy implications of the assassination on relations
>>> with a
>>>> nuclear-armed country that has received billions of dollars in
>>> American
>>>> financial assistance and is an ally in the war on terrorism. White
>>>> House spokesman Scott Stanzel said Bush planned to speak with
>>> Musharraf
>>>> as soon as it could be arranged Thursday.
>>>>
>>>> ....
>>>>
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