Hello All, The Human Race is no doubt slowly destroying the planet we inhabit. This continuous methodical destruction will at some point reach critical mass. Debates continue over Global warming with both side attempting to prove it's existence or lake thereof. When the focus should be on addressing the known problems and researching ways to ensure our future.
It never fails to amaze me that so many people are enamored with blasting the United States and its leadership and even going as far as labeling America the Great Evil and comparing President Bush to Adolph Hitler. I've read so many post on this list attacking America and President Bush but I have not seen any critiquing Sadam Hussein, the Warlords of the African continent, Kim Chong-il, or the terrorist who killed hundreds of children in Chechnya. While it appears to be trendy to criticize the US and it's leadership I guess these people get a pass for their most heinous action http://www.channel4.com/news/2004/06/week_2/09_sud an.html (Sudan Crisis). Ethnic cleansing claims the lives of hundreds upon thousands of innocent people every year. It's this fact that people from different religious and ethnic groups around the world can't accept each other that fuels many of the wars of today. Don't get me wrong, I don't believe for one minute that oil is not an important part of why American troops are in Iraq today. It is a simple fact that if a country needs a resource that they are lacking, they will go to war to get it, or protect it. That is one of the primary reasons for Japan's invasion of China in WWII and it's attack on Pearl Harbor. The global shortage of today is primarily energy, mostly in the form of oil. And it's getting worse http://www.janes.com/business/news/fr/fr040421_1_n .shtml (Oil Crisis). But soon there will be another major resource that wars will be waged over http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/w orld/2000/world_water_crisis/default.stm (Water Crisis). Which will in turn produce another resource shortage the will generate even more wars http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0831-01.ht m (Food Crisis). But then there is one more crisis that may very well be the end to resource shortages, wars, and our planet killing lifestyles. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns999 96114 (AIDS Epidemic). If this crisis is left unchecked it could reduce the global population to levels where the available resources can then meet the demand and wars will not be so necessary for ensuring a future existence. I don't believe governments of the world hold the solution to our problems. If consumers stop buying certain products or services all together, then pretty soon those products and services will be gone. Countries can correct their unemployment rates and trade deficits without government intervention when their citizens buy products produced within their own country. If we, the citizens of the world would simply do as I have read many post hear before, produce some(food, fuel, etc) for yourself with a little extra for our neighbor then we can stop the methodical destruction of our world. But thinking the governments of this world will take the lead is a fallacy. It's grass roots or bust! Of course, who would care what I have to say...really. I'm just an American "Redneck" with a low IQ of 160. If you read this far I hope you can accept me for who I am and work with me in spite of our differences so that we can "together" make a difference in saving this planet we share. Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gustl Steiner-Zehender Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 11:15 AM To: Keith Addison Subject: Re[2]: [Biofuel] Re: [Off Topic]US to sell 5000 smart bombs to Israel Hallo All, Tuesday, 28 September, 2004, 09:39:31, you wrote: >>Hi Hakan, >>Thanks for your reply, but Luc in a previous post (Why We Cannot Win), >>mentioned it was the duty of a soldier to refuse to fight in an illegal >>war. KA> Is it a soldier's duty to do whatever he/she's told? This is the unfortunate reality...you are told it is your duty to refuse an illegal order but if you do refuse the order you can be brought up on charges and you WILL be told that you obey the order and lodge a complaint later. You are damned if you do and damned if you don't. The perfect catch22. However it plays out you will find that the responsibility for anything "wrong" which is done will be placed as far down the chain of command as possible and preferably on an enlisted person. If an enlisted person cannot be found to be the goat the responsibility will fall on the lowest ranking officer possible. In My Lai it was Lt. Calley although the Colonel who gave the order to "waste 'em" should have been held responsible. At Abu Ghraib it fell on a female General who was "in charge" but it should have gone much higher up the chain of command. It works the same way in government "service". Tenet fell on his sword but the responsibility really belonged to Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, Cheney and Bush. The entire intelligence community is biting the bullet for the actions of Feith. Colin Powell betrayed his own honor for the team and lied through his teeth. There is no honor in these people when it comes to covering their own backs. Happy Happy, Gustl -- Je mehr wir haben, desto mehr fordert Gott von uns. Mitglied-Team AMIGA ICQ: 22211253-Gustli ******** The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C. S. Lewis, "The Screwtape Letters" ******** Es gibt Wahrheiten, die so sehr auf der Stra§e liegen, da§ sie gerade deshalb von der gewšhnlichen Welt nicht gesehen oder wenigstens nicht erkannt werden. ******** Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music. 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