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I don't know if any of you caught the Diane Sawyer interview with Jessica
Lynch. Her honesty prevailed despite the overt manipulation on the part of
Sawyer and Uncle Sam.
Her story is one which in many ways mirrors the misled ego-mind
of the typical American soldier; astonishingly sad and very telling of the
purpose the U.S. military currently serves. The purpose today is vastly
different from wars of even a decade ago. The function of defending or
overtaking the ever-escalating wealth of a few is evidenced by the dramatic
increment in Defense spending. Internationally, its presence is supposed
to symbolize democratic liberty
Jessica is portrayed as a very naive young woman who had never even
set foot in a mall till her late teens, raised in an isolated rural community
ironically named Palestine. Her chances of finding a job were negligible as a
highschool dropout, and the $1100/mth offered by Uncle Sam was her best chance
of seeing the world while performing an honour and duty for her country. She was
proud of her job, as was her brother who had also been recruited. She
had but brief training when orders came for her to ship out to Iraq.
Upon her arrival, the supply convoy for which she was driving truck
experienced chronic halts due to stormy desert conditions, and a relatively easy
ambush of the troops transpired, their defense weapons rendered useless by
the pervasive sand. Jessica later became sole survivor of what she still
considers an uncalled for attack, during which she was originally reported to
have fought bravely, firing at every Iraqi in sight, while in fact she had
dropped to her knees to pray to God for her life. (After the truth was revealed
by Jessica herself, the propaganda department felt it best not to diminish her
contributions by relating the real account.) She passed out
from sustained fractures to limbs and spine, to which she awakened
most painfully in an Iraqi hospital. She pleaded with the staff not to hurt her,
and refused to ingest food that was not pre-packaged and opened in her presence,
dropping to an alleged 70 lbs.during her stay. It should have been apparent that
the staff was trying to help her, yet this sick frightened child had heard such
awful tales of these foreigners, so she persisted with a vigilance that would
have been sure death had she not been rescued by Uncle Sam.
Today, Jessica is learning how to walk again, and may be permanently in
pain and handicapped. She still considers herself a proud soldier. Despite
the agony of knowing that their daughter had been injured and captured, her
parents still support the "war" on terrorism, or Saddam, or whatever they
think the real reason for the invasion was.
Odd that Uncle Sam seeks to recruit such naive youngsters to allegedly win
a war. Peculiar that given the conditions of "Desert Storm" no one in the
military remembered that sand and vehicles don't get along, and that weapons
used in ground efforts would get all clogged up from dust. No one thought to
issue them appropriate plastic bags for their personal guns. The urgency to
strike revenge upon Iraq was so pressing that they couldn't wait for better
weather either. Are the military incredibly incompetent, or did things unfold in
this way to burn up more military dollars to ensure future purchases in military
supply companies that Bush & Co own or in which they have investments?
Another $401 billion has just been approved by a spineless Congress (who dare
not ask where the missing 3.3 trillion have gone) for Defense
spending, most to go towards new aircraft. Oh, I think I recall that at the
very least, the Bush family has a sizable investment in aircraft companies too.
Bush has guts enough to ensure a handsome retirement gift in the face of an
imminent demise, yet is too spineless to attend a single soldier's funeral, like
previous Presidents have done.
Jessica had no clue as to what war was about, and still doesn't. The
military pumped her full of military pride, and led her to believe that the U.S.
was just and invincible. The Press, her parents, peers or teachers taught her
that Iraqis were barbaric, and that she must judge them all by the same book
that lent support to the President's insane decisions.
Soon America will be drafting new soldiers, no doubt with the same
savvy that resulted in Lynch's hiring. Recruiting officers working on the
bonus system have been known to sign up serious criminals and drug addicts, in
one incident I watched some years back by tipping them off on an
effective natural blood cleanser called Golden Seal so they could pass
the blood test. Commanding officers know full well the calibre of their fresh
cannon fodder. Modern day wars are not fought on the ground, but once the aerial
attacks are sufficiently effective, the ground troops move in to establish
order. Most of these recruits have serious issues to start with which are
compounded by military training, battle shock and stress. They are the last ones
that should be in charge of keeping the peace. Unless, I guess, that peace is
not the real objective anyway. In addition to a show of force and numbers, it
seems to be to maintain high military spending, and as an aside,
to perpetuate sympathy for the U.S. by way of casualties.
Jessica Lynch is a product of poorer U.S. education, insular community
upbringing, and the U.S. army. The U.S. military is a puppet for big money, who
preys upon fears of children, then ensures that nightmares become reality. It
was strategically important for this young woman and her country to be
informed that, despite the lack of support for the claim by her Iraqi doctor,
she may have been the victim of rape when she was unconscious during the ambush.
Though Jessica said she had no such recollection, the military made sure that
she would have an imaginary and faceless lifelong enemy. But she is not
ever likely to ask the right questions, nor to search out the truth about
her role in the pursuit of wealth for a handful of criminals.
The way I perceived it,
Natalia
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