Let's Talk About Condi and Terrorism

From Knight Ridder's Washington bureau: The annual international terrorism report for 2004 has been cancelled. The question in front of us, dear readers, it "Why? Why would they cancel a report on international terrorism, a report that might draw public interest?" The veteran will tell you why. The Bush administration wrote a check that they couldn't cash. The fabled 'war on terrorism' is a losing battle. Let's talk about terrorism, in general, for a moment. When the planes crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field, President Bush called for a mighty campaign to eradicate terrorism from the face of the earth. Where is the problem in this, you may ask? Well, the administration's dirty little war propoganda makes it seem like terrorism is a new thing; the propoganda makes it seem like Al Qaeda's little charade is the most horrible terrorist threat in history, led by the most dangerous terrorist leader in the world. Friends, this is a misleading and inaccurate idea. Terrorism, much like war, has been around as long as mankind has stalked the earth. Does the veteran back up Bin Laden's little jihad? HELL NO. Osama Bin Laden is a right bastard, and that's a nice way of putting it. Is his organization the worst or only terrorist organization in the history of the world? ANOTHER HELL NO! How about guerilla fighters in Viet Nam? How about Stalin's little killing teams that made communism in a country as large as Russia possible? How about our own Ku Klux Klan and other private militia groups in the United States that propogate violence against people based on race, gender, and religion? The veteran is willing to bet that since the advent of the hand-held weapon, there have been at least a thousand terrorist groups in the world at any given time. George Bush and Condoleeza Rice would like to impress upon us, the American People, that terrorism will die with Al Qaeda and Iraqi insurgents. They don't want us to read about the some 635 SIGNIFICANT terrorist attacks in 2004, not counting those made by Iraqi insurgerents. No nation on Earth, I repeat, NO NATION ON EARTH possesses the financial or military resources to eradicate terrorism completely. Sorry, folks, it's not gonna happen. The National Counterterrorism Center tried to make their annual report, but Condi's State Department shot it down. They don't want you and me to know that this is one fight we can't win. Yes, the federal government should keep some things secret in the interest of the populace. This, however, is just to cover their own overpaid asses. I'll get off my soapbox now.