The election simply proves that one should not expect to
take the country away from the people who really own it.
It's theirs, and the political parties are merely the
temporary security guards who are paid to watch over their
prized possession.
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Original source URL:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15582.htm
Cheney's Revenge
By Mike Whitney
11/12/06 "Information Clearing House" -- -- When Dick Cheney woke up
on Wednesday morning, his entire world had changed. The House and
Senate was in control of the Democrats, Bush Senior's buddy Robert
Gates had taken over at the Pentagon, and his most-trusted ally, Don
Rumsfeld, had been thrown overboard.
Cheney knows that the story about a "Democratic sweep" is utter
nonsense. He knows who operates the voting machines and how get the
results he wants. The normal procedures for rigging the election were
simply put on hold.
He also knows that the Justice Dept had sent out over 80 attorneys to
various parts of the country where the Republicans anticipated legal
challenges after the elections, but there were no legal challenges.
Someone decided that there would be no fight at all, even in the
close senatorial races where recounts might have made a difference.
Why?
Is anyone gullible enough to believe that Republican big-wigs have
given up cheating as a vital part of their strategy for winning
elections?
I doubt it.
Cheney knows why there were no challenges; just like he knows why
Rumsfeld was thrown to the wolves AFTER the elections rather than
before when it might've hurt the Democrat's chances for victory.
Cheney was betrayed and his plans for one-party rule have been
intentionally subverted. Even his seat next to the throne has been
jettisoned to make room for Papa Bush's friend and CIA-alum, Robert
Gates.
So, what does it all mean?
Well, as many of the political wags are finally admitting, the adults
are stepping in and taking back their government. The establishment
"old school" Republicans and country club plutocrats put-together a
plan to sabotage the Cheney administration and put an end to the Iraq
debacle. The scheme first became apparent when Bob Woodward, the
establishment's number one scribe, released his book "State of
Denial". That was followed by the National Intelligence Estimate
(NIE), Lancet's Iraqi casualty report, the Mark Foley page fiasco,
and a steady barrage of ethics and corruption scandals.
The Democrats had nothing to do with the ferocious media-blitzkrieg
which pummeled the Bush team day-in and day-out. It was all the
handiwork of big-money Republicans who lost their place at the
policy-table when Cheney and Rummy decided they would run the whole
shebang by themselves.
The only way they could be certain of undermining the Sec-Def and the
Veep's powers was by attacking their political base and destroying
the "rubber stamp" congress. And, that is precisely what they did.
It's a classic case of the parent killing its own offspring or, as
Dostoyevsky said, "One reptile devouring the other."
The election simply proves that one should not expect to take the
country away from the people who really own it.
It's theirs, and the political parties are merely the temporary
security guards who are paid to watch over their prized possession.
Betrayal
What's interesting in this case, is that Cheney was betrayed by Bush.
It was Bush who fed Rummy to the crocodiles and replaced him with
Gates, and it was Bush who broke his oath of loyalty to people who
put him in office.
Cheney doesn't like to be betrayed, in fact, Cheney hates to be
betrayed. Loyalty is the only virtue among thieves, and Bush has
violated that basic bond. That probably means big trouble for George
W. Bush in the future.
Understandably, the country is breathing a sigh of relief after the
midterm elections, but it may be a bit premature. Cheney may be down,
but he's not out. And, unfortunately, nothing has really changed.
Cheney hasn't abandoned his plan for global domination and he still
has plenty of agents lurking in the shadows who will carry out his
agenda. His problem now is how to get back "in the game" and settle
scores with the people who screwed him over.
Ironically, his biggest obstacle is George Bush, the man who knifed
him in the back and put the brakes on the global crusade. Bush is now
under the influence his father's chief-advisors who are determined to
get the troops out of Iraq, forestall any attack on Iran, and
(probably) undermine the powers of the unitary executive.
So, how far will Cheney go to remove the obstacles for realizing his
dark vision? Would he be willing to incite a war with Iran to restore
himself to power?
William S. Lind, Director for the Center for Cultural Conservatism
for the Free Congress Foundation, assures us in his latest article
"Iraq Disaster Warning" that "something big'" will happen "between
Nov 7 congressional election and Christmas. That could be the
long-planned attack on Iran".
Dr. Elias Akleh supports this theory in his article "War on Iran"
providing the worrisome details of the military build-up currently
taking place in the Gulf beyond the knowledge of the American people.
Akleh states:
"The US and NATO countries had amassed the largest military armada in
the Middle East. The US armada consists of carrier Strike Group 12
led by nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, Eisenhower
Strike Group-another nuclear powered aircraft carrier with
accompanied military vessels and submarines, Expeditionary Strike
Group 5 with multiple attack vessels led by aircraft carrier USS
Boxer, the Iowa Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, and the US Coast
Guard. Canada has sent its anti-submarine HMCS Ottawa frigate to join
the American Armada in the Persian Gulf. On October 1the USS
Enterprise Striking Group has crossed the Suez Canal to join NATO
armada at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
The NATO force is composed of troops and naval vessels from several
countries and is lead by Germany. It includes German command naval
forces, Italian navy, 2 Spanish warships, 3 Danish warships, 10 Greek
warships, 2 Netherlands warships, and French, Belgium, Turkish, and
Bulgarian troops in South Lebanon."
Akleh adds ominously, "This is the largest massing of military power
in the region, and it is gathering for a reason."
Indeed.
So, Iran is still very much on the table just as America is still in
danger of deteriorating into a militarized police state. Cheney's
dream of global hegemony and absolute rule continues to move forward
regardless of the elections' results. He remains committed to his
original plan whatever the cost to the country in terms of blood and
treasure.
Do not underestimate Dick Cheney. He is a dogged "bare-knuckled"
street-fighter with a will of tempered steel. He will stop at nothing.
All he needs is a means of getting back into the seat of power.
Do we need to remind ourselves that he is only a "heartbeat" away
from the most powerful position in the world?
That's something that should concern us all.
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