FASCISM…
It’s an ugly word. Yet, it appropriately fits the present state of the U.S. government. I recently learned that 70% of our intelligence budget goes to private corporations. In Iraq, private corporations received no-bid contracts from the U.S. government for the reconstruction of that country after the American incursion of 2003. Also, there are over ten thousand private security forces receiving US government dollars for military operations without any US government oversight. No Iraqi corporation can act upon its own to participate in the reconstruction of their own country. All corporations and companies must sub-contract to Halliburton. The decision to put Halliburton in charge of the Iraqi reconstrucdtion was made through Vice President Dick Cheney, its former chief executive, and others in secret, closed-door talks before the war began. Michael Moore made reference to the corporate control of Iraq and its pre-planned exploitation of a soon-to-be-bombed and warred-upon Iraqi people in his film Fahrenheit 9/11. Michael Moore may present the facts with humor and sarcasm, but he does present the facts. You may check his documentation and resources for the film at www.michaelmoore.com. When the minutes of this meeting were sought by congressional members, the White House and Cheney’s office refused to supply them. Worse, a newly corporate-favoring and politically conservative US Supreme Court supported Cheney, a key employee of the American people, in holding back vital information about how US taxpayer dollars were spent in these secret meetings.
Fascism is the detestable marriage of corporation and federal government. All three branches of our government are controlled by corporate interests. Corporate lobbyists and lawyers not only push for legislation affecting their industries. They write the legislation. Corporate monies heavily line the campaign coffers of just about every congressional, senatorial and executive member of our government. It is a sad fact that it is always the candidate with the most money in their campaign coffers that win federal elections. Our communications media are controlled by a handful of global corporations whose interest and priorities are far removed from the working class people in the United States, and also far removed from providing any relevant news concerning the health, welfare, education and enlightenment of US citizens. Our highest courts have been stacked with pro-corporate judges and justices to ensure that corporations wield absolute control over private citizens in the United States. This is the most powerful fascist alliance in world governmental history. Yet, the word “fascism” is seldom used, because the popular media are part of the fascist regime and, thus, cannot stand outside of themselves with any objectivity to report the truth.
For more information about the fascist US government, please link to the following:
http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm
