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The never-ending ‘War on Terror’ : Comments

By Ken Macnab, published 14/3/2013

The ‘War on Terror’ has become self-perpetuating, expanding, increasingly complex and systematically institutionalised.

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Well I guess that Bin Ladin may yet win. This afterall is the aim of terrorists - to destabalise governments by destabalising the governments powerbase , the people.
Posted by Arthur N, Thursday, 14 March 2013 10:01:27 AM
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Than you Ken. This is one of the best articles that OLO has published in a long while. The question to be addressed now is: what are we as a people going to do to reverse this seemingly endless process?

We have seen in the USA via the NDAA the effective elimination of Habeas corpus and with it the cornerstone of liberty since 1215. The UK is going down a similar path with the introduction of secret trials with secret evidence. I do not think that Australian politicians are immune from the temptations to ever-expanding power.

A supine main stream media is not going to fight for our liberties. They are largely owned and/or controlled by the same corporations that benefit from this endless "war". Never has Eisenhower's warning been so relevant. I genuinely fear for our future as a democratic nation.
Posted by James O'Neill, Thursday, 14 March 2013 10:17:44 AM
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Obama’s Kill List/Drone War began under the Bush regime as a rationale for murdering suspect citizens of countries with which the US was not at war. The expanded scope of the list to include the execution, without due process of law, of US citizens, without evidence presented in court has shifted from terrorists to “domestic extremists.”

A domestic extremist will be all who disagree with Washington. They also are headed for the Kill List.

The outcome will eventuate where everyone disliked or distrusted by those who have the power to add to the Kill List will find themselves on the list. Clearly, the American public lacks sufficient comprehension to remain a free people. All indications show the large majority of Americans are oblivious to their government’s acquisition of dictatorial powers over them–powers that allow government to place itself above the law and to be unaccountable to law.

When will the American public wake up? Will Australian’s be in the same place in ten years?

Most western people today are insouciant people. They are unaware. They are more concerned with AFL/Rugby League, retails sales, and the main stream media induced lives of celebrities, unaware that concurrently their liberty is being eroded at every corner.

Politicians are busy creating police states, primarily as I see it, because the average Joe and Jane lack the intelligence, education, and awareness to stop this activity occurring.

The US Congress has accepted the police state and has given up too much of its power to the executive branch and is too beholden to the special interests.

The only legacy from the 9/11 ‘incident’ is the destruction of truth and the law.

The western world have swallowed the US government’s preposterous story that a few Saudi Arabians, unsupported by any government or intelligence agency, outwitted every institution of the National Security State and inflicted the most humiliating blow against a superpower in human history. They buy into this story despite unequivocal evidence that WTC building 7 came down at free fall speed, an event that can only occur as a result of controlled demolition.
Posted by Geoff of Perth, Thursday, 14 March 2013 11:36:51 AM
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Finally OLO is addressing the most serious problem facing the world: the rise and rise of the warmongering U.S. as it seeks world domination.

Of course, Australia, like the U.K., is another mindless 'enabler nation!' It serially suckholes to the U.S., gives it access for drone bases, gives it bases for its troops, airfields for its huge airforce, harbours for its flotillas of warships, gives it land for its spying technology, etc, and warmly applauds everything it does regardless of the fact that it has killed millions since 1945.

For the U.S., the name 'War On Terror' gives it an excuse to invade and occupy its way across the whole world. It's 'either you're for us or against us' slogan has put fear into many nations of the world and forced other nations to expand their armies.

The attempt by the U.S. to dominate the world will cause a nuclear war, one that could end our world. The greed of the U.S. for both total power and major access to the world's resources drives it on and blinds it to the reality that it is bringing about its own demise.

Fortunately, Russia and China provide a counterbalance to U.S. Imperialism and we are lucky that they do. Even nations like North Korea and Pakistan help to make the U.S. think twice.

Of course, the key lies in Iran. The U.S., pushed by Israel, may attack Iran thinking it can drop a few nukes and the war will be over. Such a view is infantile as is the notion that a nation with 6% of the world's population can control the world.

Once the first nukes are dropped it won't be like in Japan. The dominoes will start falling and it'll be 'all over Red Rover!'

Fight against U.S. Imperialism today if you want your children and grandchildren to have a future.
Posted by David G, Thursday, 14 March 2013 2:31:22 PM
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What's worse than finding a terrorist in your sock?

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- Finding two terrorists in both socks!
Posted by Yuyutsu, Thursday, 14 March 2013 3:31:13 PM
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Zibigneiw Brezezinski and the neo cons said before 911 that they needed a new Pearl Harbour.His words," What we need is a truely massive and widely perceived direct external threat." That threat was terrorism to keep we the people,afraid and subjugated.

http://www.ae911truth.org/ Over 1700 Architects and Engineers are asking for a new investigation into 911.3 buildings fell that day and WTC7 which no plane impacted also fell at near freefall speeds which is impossible unless they were all controlled demolition.

How did a few terrorists circumvent the most powerful and sophistocated military machine on the planet? How were they able to plant tonnes of explosives in all 3 towers without US authorities knowing? Why were there so many put options on United Airways before the actual event happened? Why did Larry Silverstein buy the leases on the Towers just weeks before 911 and insure each separately for a terrorist attack? Larry made $ billions from few hundred million.The anomalies go on and on.

The biggest cover up of the truth comes from our incredulity that our Govts would never lie to us.
Posted by Arjay, Thursday, 14 March 2013 5:27:38 PM
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