- For complete article including a review of Tommy Franks
interview, by John O. Edwards, click:
- http://globalresearch.ca/articles/EDW311A.html
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- In the wake of the Iraq war, 18 Iraqis and 2 Jordanians
introduced a class action law suit in a Brussels Court against General
Franks, Commander of the US Armed Forces in Iraq.
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- Based on the law of "universal jurisdiction, characteristic
of Belgian law concerning genocide and war crimes, General Franks was identified:
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- "for ordering war crimes and for not preventing
others from committing them or for providing protection to the perpetrators."
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- The law suit does not solely implicate General Franks,
who was obeying orders from higher up: Under the war agenda, high ranking
officials of the Bush administration, members of the military, the US Congress
and the Judiciary have been granted the authority not only to commit criminal
acts, but also to designate those opposed to these criminal acts as "enemies
of the State."
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- In other words, the "Criminalization of the State",
is when war criminals legitimately occupy positions of authority, which
enable them to decide "who are the criminals", when in fact they
are criminals.
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- Franks' statement no doubt reflects a consensus within
the Military as to how events ought to unfold. It is clear in his mind
that the "war on terrorism" provides a justification for repealing
the Rule of Law, ultimately with a view to preserving civil liberties.
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- Franks' interview suggests that an Al Qaeda sponsored
terrorist attack will be used as a "trigger mechanism" for a
military coup d'état in America. Franks is alluding to a so-called
"Pearl Harbor type event" which would be used as a justification
for declaring a State of emergency, leading to the establishment of a military
government.
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- In many regards, the militarisation of civilian State
institutions is already functional under the facade of a bogus democracy.
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- General Franks has nonetheless identified with cynical
accuracy the precise scenario whereby military rule will be established:
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- "a terrorist, massive, casualty-producing event
[will occur] somewhere in the Western world it may be in the United States
of America that causes our population to question our own Constitution
and to begin to militarize our country in order to avoid a repeat of another
mass, casualty-producing event."
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- This statement from an individual who was actively involved
in military and intelligence planning at the highest levels, suggests that
the "militarisation of our country" is an ongoing operational
assumption. It is part of the broader "Washington consensus".
It identifies the Bush administration's "roadmap" of war and
Homeland Defense. Needless to say, it is also an integral part of the neoliberal
agenda.
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- The "terrorist massive casualty-producing event"
is presented by General Franks as a crucial political turning point. The
resulting crisis and social turmoil are intended to facilitate a major
shift in US political, social and institutional structures.
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- In the words of David Rockefeller:
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- "We are on the verge of global transformation. All
we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World
Order."
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- A similar statement was made by Zbigniew Brzezinski in
the Grand Chessboard:
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- "As America becomes an increasingly multicultural
society, it may find it more difficult to fashion a consensus on foreign
policy issues, except in the circumstances of a truly massive and widely
perceived direct external threat."
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- The NeoCons' Project for the New American Century (PNAC),
published in September 2000, barely two months before the presidential
elections, called for:
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- "some catastrophic and catalyzing event, like a
new Pearl Harbor." (See http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/NAC304A.html
)
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- What is terrifying in General Franks' statement is that
it accurately reflects official US foreign policy. It comes from a man
who obeys orders emanating from the military command structure.
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- In other words, his statement accurately reveals the
Pentagon's frame of mind. Moreover, it comes from a military man who speaks
with a profound sense of conviction, who firmly believes in the righteousness
of war as a means to safeguarding democratic values.
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- In other words, the military actors and politicians are
totally blinded by the "war on terrorism" dogma. Truth is falsehood
and falsehood is truth. Realities are turned upside down. Acts of war
are heralded as "humanitarian interventions" geared towards upholding
democracy. Military occupation and the killing of civilians are presented
as "peace-keeping operations." The repeal of democracy is portrayed
by General Franks as a means to providing "domestic security"
and upholding civil liberties.
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- Needless to say: any attempt by antiwar critics to reveal
these "inconsistencies" or "unanswered questions"
would --under General Frank's scenario-- be defined as a "criminal
act". In other words, those who are investigating "the war on
terrorism" and the military, political and economic actors behind
the New World Order, with a view to establishing the truth, are categorized
as "enemies of the State", and consequently as criminals:
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- "The 'war on terrorism' is the cover for the war
on dissent." (Frank Morales)
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