Hussein
And Ford = Dead Criminals
By Mickey Z.
04 January, 2007
Countercurrents.org
If
there is anyone left who questions the depth of the hypocrisy and the
blood lust of the American Empire, the events of the last week left
little doubt. The hanging of Saddam Hussein was greeted with unmitigated
glee by god's country. No detail was spared in describing the holiday
season execution to a hungry and receptive U.S. audience. Consider this
excerpt from the liberal (sic) media's role model, the New York Times:
"At 6:10 a.m., the trapdoor swung open. He seemed to fall a good
distance, but he died swiftly. After just a minute, his body was still.
His eyes still were open but he was dead. Despite the scarf, the rope
cut a gash into his neck. His body stayed hanging for another nine minutes
as those in attendance broke out in prayer, praising the Prophet, at
the death of a dictator." (Apparently unfit to print was any mention
of Hussein's former ties to the U.S.) Indeed, what better way is there
to show the world that America is
morally superior than to murder a man on global television?
Reminder: They hate us because we're free.
Competing for airtime with the erstwhile Butcher of Baghdad was one
Gerald Ford...who died peacefully at age 93. The nation dutifully mourned
the unelected president as the corporate media dusted off paeans about
post-Watergate healing. If citizens of East Timor had a say, Ford's
corpse might not be laying in state. In fact, he just may be hanging
side-by-side with Saddam.
East Timor is island nation-a former Portuguese colony just above Australia-that
became the target of a relentless and murderous assault by Indonesia
on December 7, 1975. That assault was made possible through the sale
of US arms to its loyal client-state, the silent complicity of the
American press, and permission from President Ford.
"Gerald Ford actually met twice with (Indonesian leader) Suharto,
first in July of 1975 when Suharto came to the United States and later
in December of 1975, of course, on the eve of his invasion of East Timor,"
journalist Brad Simpson told Amy Goodman on Democracy Now. "And
we now know that for more than a year Indonesia had been planning its
armed takeover of East Timor, and the United States had of course been
aware of Indonesian military plans. In July of 1975, the National Security
Council first informed Henry Kissinger and Gerald Ford of Indonesia's
plans to take over East Timor by force. And Suharto of course raised
this with Gerald Ford in July when he met with Gerald Ford at Camp David
on a trip to the United States. And then in December of 1975 on a trip
through Southeast Asia, Gerald Ford met again with Suharto on the eve
of the invasion, more than two weeks after the National Security Council,
CIA, other intelligence agencies had concluded that an Indonesian invasion
was eminent. And that the only thing delaying the invasion was the fear
that US disapproval might lead to a cut-off of weapons and military
supplies to the regime."
One more time: They hate us because we're free.
Over one-third of the East Timorese population (more than 200,000 humans)
lost their lives due to war-related starvation, disease, massacres,
or atrocities. Proportionally, the depth of this slaughter is on par
with the Nazi Holocaust.
All you need to know about America is summed up here: Saddam Hussein
was "the next Hitler" while Gerald Ford was a "healer."
Welcome to 2007...
Mickey Z. can be found on the Web at http://www.mickeyz.net.
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