The
adjudication of this case -- a case against a subsidiary of
Boeing -- was dismissed by the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals on grounds that to let the case go forward would
jeopardize the country by forcing the release of state
secrets. The secret, apparently, was that this airline
was assisting the United
States in shipping innocent men off to other countries to be brutally
tortured, some for more than five years, and then made to sign
false confessions before they were released. The court
found that although the charges were probably true, they had to
dismiss the case as requested by the Executive. The
evidence that I found most compelling was the court's opinion
itself, which demonstrated to me that our Chief Executive is a traitor to
his country, much like his immediate predecessor was, and
others before them were. It is their infidelity and the
infidelity of their advisors and so many others that makes a mockery of our judiciary,
our flag, you, me, the teachers we had in school, our Constitution, and the good intentions of our
Founders.
I
read
this case and weep for my country and for my children and
for children everywhere, for their future does not look as bright
as mine or yours once did. Their freedoms are hanging by thread.
Their birthright has been stolen from them... and from me... and
from you.
Click
here
to read the judges' opinions in this case... read both the majority
and the dissent. Give thanks that there still is a
minority dissenting view that you can read. One wonders how long it will
take before such a view will itself be considered a state
secret... a secret you might one day suspect exists, if you are
somewhat conscious, but never get to read about in a public forum.
If
you think it is a bit over the top to suggest that our present
and past Commanders-in-Chief ought to pay for their crimes,
you need to remember that these victims join millions of
others who faced, and continue to face, a similar fate...
similar in that some were tortured, some murdered, others
inadvertently killed, orphaned, crippled, blinded, de-limbed,
burned, displaced,
starved, nuclear poisoned, threatened, lied to, bankrupted, driven to
insanity, or otherwise demeaned... all in the name of
carrying out a fraudulent, barbarous, unconscionable,
mishandled, criminally negligent, totally corrupt and illegal
war against people our Commanders-in-Chief were honor bound, and duty bound, to nurture
and protect. They chose instead to betray them, and also
us.
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