Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust
Oct. 31, 2015
We who "know better" about this Military Industrial Empire already discount the mainstream media and two-party system of politics.
We also reject the "perpetual war" propaganda spewed out like torrential rain through a broken mailbox.
Yet, almost hidden amongst the 300+ million of our fellow Americans, our voices never seem to get heard. Sadly, most Americans need to adjust their individual moral compasses.
In just the few years of this 21st century, so many have fallen prey to the misinformation, deceptions and outright lies of this empire. I guess it all began when the empire's movers and shakers decided that they wanted Bush Jr. to be their newest front man. So, they rigged the election using criminal acts of rigged electronic voting machines and denials of the right to vote for tens of thousands in Florida, their "key" state.
Less than one year after that we had 9/11 and once again the truth was kept from the public by the empire's control of the media. However, as with the 2000 election, much of the truth did seep out through alternative investigative media, which in turn embarrassed the mainstream into covering bits and pieces of it.
Disappointingly, there was no real or viable prolonged protest to go along with this reaction to the truth. History reveals that the only way protest accomplishes anything is by it being ongoing. Unfortunately, what we call the "Left" is made up of too many "One-trick Pony" demonstrations.
At the same time that truth was slowly forcing its way to the surface, too many Americans still believed the **** that was dished out to them through their boob tubes and newspapers. The government line was that the terrorists were able to circumvent all the security fences our nation, as the preeminent National Security State, had in place. Soon after, the pre-emptive attack and occupation of Afghanistan went forth to weed out Bin Laden and his ilk... oh yes, and of course to take control of an entire nation so that the oil and natural gas pipeline Big Oil needed could be protected.
In October of that same year, 2002, the empire, through massive media propaganda against gangster Saddam "the Butcher of Baghdad" Hussein, married him to WMDs (chemical and biological) with the added fear card of Iraq developing the BOMB. The late Robin Cook, once upon a time Tony Blair's key minister, told the Parliament when he resigned that it was the United States, United Kingdom and France who had actually built Saddam's chemical and biological weapons factories.
What is really key to all this is that it was our CIA that helped Hussein assume power in the first place! So much for "bringing democracy to Iraq" and all that crap.
In February, 2003, literally millions worldwide marched and demonstrated against any such pre-emptive invasion of Iraq. Once again, because these "One-trick Pony" rallies last but one day, the empire's Fat Cats looked away and prepared for WAR.
To this writer on that fateful and disgusting early AM of March 19th, 2003, crying was all I could do. Yet, for so many of my neighbors, the rallying mantra of "USA USA" exhilarated them. To watch media flunky Katie Couric waltz through the halls of her studio shouting "Marines Rock" turned my stomach!
The rest is history... until we come to the present and watch this new "War on Terror vs. ISIS".. which was a definite outgrowth of our illegal invasions and occupations of two sovereign nations, plus our terror bombing of Libya... and our countless killings (collateral damage) throughout the Middle East via drone aircraft. The Muslim countries could never see so many of their young men becoming Islamic fanatics if not for what our country has done to them.
We are on the verge of another presidential election and all that the lemmings are concerned about is "Who ya gonna vote for?" The deck once again will be stacked and no matter which of the "Twiddle Dum and Twiddle Dee" parties you vote for, the empire will win.
We are the Holy Roman Empire of modern times. Read your history and see what happened to Rome. As our military continues to stretch out all over the world, and more than 50 percent of our spending goes towards this War Economy, your roads, schools, hospitals, basic services and state and city budgets will continue to fail.
The Chinese are laughing at us, these "stupid Americans" who they will very shortly conquer without even firing a bullet. They hold our debt in the palm of their hand as they ship more and more of their goods to Wal-Mart.
So, those of you who believe in the Military Industrial Empire's con job, continue to wave the flag and honor a cause that is nothing more than a lie! It is we who stand up for the truth that are the real patriots!
PA Farruggio
Halloween 2015
(Philip A. Farruggio is a semi retired baby boomer born and bred in blue collar Brooklyn NYC. He is the son and grandson of Brooklyn longshoremen, and educated at "free tuition" Brooklyn College, class of '74. Philip has written more than 300 columns since 2001 and his work is found on many fine progressive sites like World News Trust, Nation of Change, Information Clearinghouse, Intrepid Report, Sleuth Journal, Dandelion Salad, Counterpunch and Dissident Voice. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )