Thursday, April 13, 2006

Project for the New American Century

I know I've discussed this document with many people and it is currently available on the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) website (minus the signatures that once appeared at the end of it). The PNAC is a right-wing think tank devoted to bolstering American Defenses (or Offenses) and making sure our number one priority is to remain the one true world superpower at any cost, as well as the importance of invading Iraq to secure a dominant position in the Middle East. The signatures that were there were of many of the major players in the current administration. I'm not sure if any other information has been removed or tampered with, but the following line on page 63 is still there:

"Further, the process of transformation,
even if it brings revolutionary change, is
likely to be a long one, absent some
catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a
new Pearl Harbor."

This document was released in September, 2000, one year before the WTC catastrophe. Here is the link to the full document:
Rebuilding Americas Defenses

Here is the link to the Project for the New American Century website:
Project for the New American Century

Many people discussed this document and the plan of this administration to go to war with Iraq immediately after 9/11, even though Iraq had nothing to do with it.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Immigration

Well this certainly is the issue of the day. I agree that something should be done about the current immigration situation, I just wish more people were discussing an attempt to improve conditions in Mexico. If only they had more oil and were in the Middle East, then our government would surely be more concerned about their people and the state of their government.
Here is a link to an article about the new immigration proposal by a group of Senate Republicans: Senate Republicans Strike Immigration Deal