Say it ain't so

There seems to be more and more talk of war with Iran. Lieberman, for example, is pushing for it and we know he represents Israel which is no doubt behind this horrific idea. Some think that General Pace is being replaced because he advised against attacking Iran. It is also know that Cheney is pushing for an attack on Iran. There was a rumor a while back that many senior military officers have threatened to resign if Bush attacks Iran but I haven't heard anymore about it for a while. But I certainly hope it is true. Attacking Iran would be as morally despicable as the "war" in Iraq. It would also be stupid almost beyond belief. It would have to be done by air and we already know that air power can't possibly win in such a situation. This is such a horrible idea I just cannot believe that even an administration as evil as this one would even contemplate such a thing. Furthermore, I don't believe it is because of the fear that Iran would develop a nuclear bomb. Iran having a few bombs would do nothing to shift the balance of power except that it would give Iran some protection from the U.S. (which under the circumstances would be a good thing).

If you really want to know what all this is about go to Mike Whitney's piece about Putin's censored press conference on The Smirking Chimp today. Bush/Cheney and the neocons have to go before they get us all killed. But for some reason which I absolutely cannot understand Bush seems to be untouchable. The Senate couldn't even get a non-binding vote of no confidence on Gonzales. Over the past six and half years Bush has shown nothing but contempt for the House and Senate. He has violated the constitution repeatedly, engaged in obvious war crimes, lied incessantly, and done whatever he felt like, and neither the House nor the Senate has done one damn thing to curb his dictatorial passion. And all the while we know that Cheney, arguably the most evil man on the planet, just eggs him on to bigger and better disastrous mistakes. Cheney's machinations, along with Rove's, are well known, but Kucinich can't even get much support for impeaching him. I don't understand what's wrong with our Congresspersons and Senators. Do Bush/Cheney have so much dirt on them they simply are afraid to do anything? Or are they all in on this corporate plot to take over the entire world? Something is terribly wrong with our country and it emanates in government from Cheney and Rove although it ultimately no doubt comes down from above.

DePaul University has caved in to political pressure and is refusing tenure for Finkelstein. He has met all the criteria for tenure, his department voted for it, as, I believe, did their Academic Senate, but the President of the University has killed it. The basic rationale for the tenure system, contrary to what many believe, is not simply to award permanent positions but, rather, to guarantee freedom of speech for Professors. It is obvious that Harvard's Dershowitz (who has no business meddling in DePaul's business in the first place) and others believe free speech ends when it comes to any criticism of Israel. This whole business with Israel and Iran has become so idiotic it is frightening. Why should we go to war against Iran to serve Israeli paranoia? We simply cannot do this. It is total madness.

LKBIQ:

"...We must come down from our heights, and leave our straight paths, for the byways and low places of life, if we would learn truths by strong contrasts; and in hovels, in forecastles, and among our own outcasts in foreign lands, see what has been wrought upon our fellow creatures by accident, hardship, or vice."
Richard Henry Dana, Jr.