For Ed Herman's opinion. I have posted his stuff before. I wonder why some Americans are so humanly and historically blind to the covert and overt operations the US has done throughout the world that have been embarrasing and horrifying........all in the name of "economics".......(or like Ollie North, putting a face on 'Communism" and using patriotic rhetoric as carte blanche for reasons dubbed "national security".

Worth quoting again:

>All of these victims may well have a distaste for "Western civilization and cultural values," but that is because they recognize that these include the ruthless imposition of a neoliberal regime that serves Western transnational corporate interests, along with a willingness to use unlimited force to achieve Western ends. This is genuine imperialism, sometimes using economic coercion alone, sometimes supplementing it with violence, but with many millions--perhaps even billions--of people "unworthy victims."
The Times editors do not recognize this, or at least do not admit it, because they are spokespersons for an imperialism that is riding high and whose principals are not prepared to change its policies.
This bodes ill for the future. But it is of great importance right now to stress the fact that imperial terrorism inevitably produces retail terrorist responses; that the urgent need is the curbing of the causal force, which is the rampaging empire. >

Bush is trying to force his politics (both military and economic) around the world with impunity.
Instead of quelling "terrorism"; he will actually add fuel to the fire, cause dangerous breaches with our allies, and provoke massive confrontations with other major powers.

But hey, why should he care?
He and Cheney will be laughing in their bunkers, while Ashcroft's having a prayer meeting.