As most of you know, I am not American, but I do care about America, both for it's own sake and for the effects that it's problems have on the rest of the world, especially it's closest neighbour and largest trading partner.

I worry about America and Americans, as they seem to be losing their objectivity, their love of freedom... and sometimes it seems they are losing their innate intelligence. How is it that such a momentous event as this bogus war can go so much unchallenged? It's heartening that there are some who see what's happening, but they seem to be in the minority. And there are many apparently intelligent people who are going along for the Bushian ride into what I think might be tragedy for their nation. I hope that truth and real freedom will win out in the end.

After all, suppose that a politician — or a journalist — admits to himself that Mr. Bush bamboozled the nation into war. Well, launching a war on false pretenses is, to say the least, a breach of trust. So if you admit to yourself that such a thing happened, you have a moral obligation to demand accountability — and to do so in the face not only of a powerful, ruthless political machine but in the face of a country not yet ready to believe that its leaders have exploited 9/11 for political gain. It's a scary prospect.

Yet if we can't find people willing to take the risk — to face the truth and act on it — what will happen to our democracy?