Treason. This, when real, merits the highest punishment. But most codes extend their definition of treason to acts not really against one’s country. They do not distinguish between acts against the government and acts against the oppressions of the government; the latter are virtues; yet they have furnished more victims to the executioner than the former; because real treasons are rare; oppressions frequent. The unsuccessful strugglers against tyranny, have been the chief martyrs of treason laws in all countries.
Reformation of government with our neighbors, being as much wanted now as religion is, or ever was anywhere, we should not wish then, to give up to the executioner, the patriot who fails, and flees to us. Treasons then, taking the simulated with the real, are sufficiently punished by exile.
—Heads of consideration on the establishment of extradition treaties, 22 March 1792
THE EARLY COLONISTS HAD A VERY REAL SENSE OF LOYALTY TO THEIR NEW CONSITUTION. In that, they practiced piety to the Constitution and held their hearts in loyalty to their new found freedoms.
Where they were religious men or not was not the issue so much as the result. They left England seeking a better life. They carried out a revolution against the British to claim freedom over oppression.
The motivations behind the actions of Mr. Bush (click on), on all fronts is more than questionable. He would like to paint himself as a victim to his administration (click on).
Bush stated while in Mexico, "I guess Al didn't handle it well, I am hearing about it in Mexico."
That slight of tongue is oddly interesting in that from the notations below, Mr. Bush knew full well the focus of this Justice Department in firing the eight US Attorneys. He approved of it. He dreamed of a greater elimination of US Attorneys with the consent of his White House Council. The only aspect that 'troubled' his South/Latin American Tour was the fact the media at home was telling the truth regarding an out of control administration in the White House. Out of control on all fronts.
The question is the brevity of this 'attitude' of this administration. Self-righteous, eliminating any and all citizens as important except for his Evangelical constituents that was pandered to by Karl Rove to hold onto a wedge to any election. A guaranteed Anti-Democrat constituency with enough numbers to destroy a Constitution. The Evangelicals are a very dedicated religion. They believe the overthrow of a nation to insure they have their own is appropriate. It is noted in magnitude throughout the Bush Administration.
Also in equal or even greater magnitude was a covert operation for wealth and power in the Oval Office. WIth the consent of Mr. Bush, there was negligence that lead to the attacks of September 11, 200l. There were lies conducted before the United Nations, the American Public and as a result a scandalous war that has currently killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people. There is and has not been any remorse regarding these atrocities against all peoples, including that of the people of the very nation he is supposed to be loyal to.
The scandalous and self-righteous White House was more than negligent in their outing of a CIA agent in order to oppress the truth regarding the evidence that lead to the illegal invasion into Iraq. There was spying on Americans, Rendition Flights, alienation of allies, the estrangement of the international image of the USA, torture of prisoners. Domestically, the educational system of the USA is no longer internationally competitive, medical assurances are dwindling for most people, lost economic voracity with good paying jobs and lives easy to manage and enjoy, the loss of the housing boom that has floated the Bush Economy hence destroying The American Dream.
The loss of the Treasury Surplus while replaced by uncontrollable debt to fuel Bush/Cheney's war aspirations. Along with that the 'promise' of the USA to improve the lives of every generation of Americans. No real support for Genetic Research. Complete negligence of the Global Troposphere and hence even enhancing Human Induced Global Warming while he argues with Canada over access to the melting Arctic Ocean for the purpose of oil exploration, a Treasury Secretary that spends more time in China than the USA.
The word greed overshadows every aspect of this administration, at the cost of the dignity of the USA.
The issue is, has the Bush White House simply oppressed the will of the people of the USA or committed treason against their government. With a list this long of atrocities against the USA Constitution including the demoralization of Habeas Corpus, can there honestly be any doubt about the legitimate charge of treason of the entirety of this Executive Branch.
No.
There is absolutely no doubt.
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,200
As of Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at least 3,200 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,579 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is six higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 134 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 19; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, one death each.
Three more US troops die in Iraq (click on)
BAGHDAD: Three more US soldiers have died in Iraq, two of them in action and one in a separate incident, a military statement said. One soldier was killed by a roadside bomb attack while fighting in support of an air assault on insurgent targets southwest of Baghdad, and another “died as a result of injuries sustained from an explosion” in northern Iraq, Sunday’s statement said.
In the third incident, a soldier from Task Force Lightning, based in the northern city of Tikrit died “in a non-combated related incident, which is currently under investigation”. The deaths brought to 3,195 the US military’s losses in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, according to an AFP count based on Pentagon figures.
Meanwhile, a roadside bomb struck a car carrying government bodyguards on Monday, killing at least two and injuring three, police said. The bomb, planted along a busy highway in southeastern Baghdad, apparently targeted the car carrying the guards as they headed to work at the Ministry of Agriculture. The minister was not in the car, police said. agencies
Iraq fallback strategy
WASHINGTON: US military planners have begun work on a fallback strategy in case the US troop buildup in Iraq fails, including a gradual pullout of US forces and more emphasis on training and advising Iraqi forces, the Los Angeles Times reported in Monday’s editions.
The strategy, based partly on the US experience in El Salvador in the 1980s, is in the early planning stages, the newspaper said, citing US military officials and Pentagon consultants who spoke on condition of anonymity.
It is a fallback if the Bush administration’s plan to send about 26,000 more US troops fails to stabilise Iraq, or if the Democratic-led Congress limits that move, it said.
The newspaper quoted a Pentagon official as saying “This part of the world has an allergy against foreign presence. You have a window of opportunity that is relatively short. Your ability to influence this with a large US force eventually gets to a point that is self-defeating”.
The United States sent 55 Green Berets to El Salvador to help its military fight rebels from 1981 to 1992, in a drive to make the US military presence less visible, the newspaper said.
It said Pentagon officials said the Iraq plan would have to entail many more advisors, but that the El Salvador model had influenced planning.
There are currently about 140,000 US troops in Iraq.
Shifting from a troop increase to more reliance on an advisory role would bring the administration more in line with the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan panel that recommended a gradual reduction in US combat forces in Iraq. reuters
Iraq - Suicide Bombing Leaves 10 Dead (click on)
Yet another suicide bomb attack has struck Iraq today this time in the town of Tuz Khormato 130km north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, leaving at least 10 dead and 25 wounded.
The recent lull in violence in Baghdad has been put down to Shiite parties ordering their militias to avoid confrontations with American troops however violence has risen elsewhere in the country.
The U.S. military has increased its presence in the Iraqi capital in what many observers see as a last ditch attempt to quell the violence in the city.
