By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III, t r u t h o u t
Benjamin Franklin said, “Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
…This administration has violated its own constitution and the Geneva Conventions. It has invaded a sovereign country, overseen the hanging of its president, instilled fear in the hearts and minds of its own people through lies and misinformation, and demonized an entire ethnic group of people and their religion. How do we ever expect to win in the court of international public opinion and win over the hearts and minds of those who disagree with US action? Are we not engaged in the very actions and activities, both nationally and internationally, that will result in our demise? Based upon the illegal and immoral actions of the current Bush administration, I think Pogo the possum was correct in 1971 when he said, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”
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