Mike1 <
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> [email protected] (DonQuijote1954) wrote:
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> >Actually a better approach would to bring order into existing roads,
> >so more get there faster.
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> It's your one vote against millions of cretins'.
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> Good luck!
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> (But seriously: American-style square-intersections are a clusterfuck. A
> couple years ago, I was in Mombasa, Kenya, where only one working street
> light remains in town -- a square intersection in front of the
> government center. The traffic jam near it lasts half the day. English
> "round-abouts comprise all other intersections, and traffic flows at a
> brisk 35mph at all hours.
Thanks. But there are a few other voices out there...
The Truth Will Emerge
The Truth Will Emerge
"Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again, - -
The eternal years of God are hers;
But Error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies among his worshippers."
In the land of the fox, there's a Byrd that offers a glimmer of hope.
I was surprised by the clarity and courage of US Senator Robert C.
Byrd in squarely challenging the jungle. Look at this...
"The Truth Will Emerge"
Truth has a way of asserting itself despite all attempts to obscure
it. Distortion only serves to derail it for a time. No matter to what
lengths we humans may go to obfuscate facts or delude our fellows,
truth has a way of squeezing out through the cracks, eventually.
But the danger is that at some point it may no longer matter. The
danger is that damage is done before the truth is widely realized. The
reality is that, sometimes, it is easier to ignore uncomfortable facts
and go along with whatever distortion is currently in vogue. We see a
lot of this today in politics. I see a lot of it -- more than I would
ever have believed -- right on this Senate Floor.
Regarding the situation in Iraq, it appears to this Senator that the
American people may have been lured into accepting the unprovoked
invasion of a sovereign nation, in violation of long-standing
International law, under false premises. There is ample evidence that
the horrific events of September 11 have been carefully manipulated to
switch public focus from Osama Bin Laden and Al Queda who masterminded
the September 11th attacks, to Saddam Hussein who did not. The run up
to our invasion of Iraq featured the President and members of his
cabinet invoking every frightening image they could conjure, from
mushroom clouds, to buried caches of germ warfare, to drones poised to
deliver germ laden death in our major cities. We were treated to a
heavy dose of overstatement concerning Saddam Hussein's direct threat
to our freedoms. The tactic was guaranteed to provoke a sure reaction
from a nation still suffering from a combination of post traumatic
stress and justifiable anger after the attacks of 911. It was the
exploitation of fear. It was a placebo for the anger.
(snip)
Despite our high-blown claims of a better life for the Iraqi people,
water is scarce, and often foul, electricity is a sometime thing, food
is in short supply, hospitals are stacked with the wounded and maimed,
historic treasures of the region and of the Iraqi people have been
looted, and nuclear material may have been disseminated to heaven
knows where, while U.S. troops, on orders, looked on and guarded the
oil supply.
Meanwhile, lucrative contracts to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure and
refurbish its oil industry are awarded to Administration cronies,
without benefit of competitive bidding, and the U.S. steadfastly
resists offers of U.N. assistance to participate. Is there any wonder
that the real motives of the U.S. government are the subject of
worldwide speculation and mistrust?
(snip)
But, I contend that, through it all, the people know. The American
people unfortunately are used to political shading, spin, and the
usual chicanery they hear from public officials. They patiently
tolerate it up to a point. But there is a line. It may seem to be
drawn in invisible ink for a time, but eventually it will appear in
dark colors, tinged with anger. When it comes to shedding American
blood - - when it comes to wreaking havoc on civilians, on innocent
men, women, and children, callous dissembling is not acceptable.
Nothing is worth that kind of lie - - not oil, not revenge, not
reelection, not somebody's grand pipedream of a democratic domino
theory.
And mark my words, the calculated intimidation which we see so often
of late by the "powers that be" will only keep the loyal opposition
quiet for just so long. Because eventually, like it always does, the
truth will emerge. And when it does, this house of cards, built of
deceit, will fall.
http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_speeche...may_list_2.html
