American Democracy Is Slumbering In The Land Of Nod
by William Hanna, 10 June 2017.
“Well,
there was an initial briefing of our findings. And I think there was
conversation there I don’t remember exactly where he asked what I found and what
our sources were and what our confidence level was. The reason this is such a
big deal. We have this big messy wonderful country where we fight with each
other all the time. But nobody tells us what to think, what to fight about,
what to vote for except other Americans. And that’s wonderful and often
painful. But we’re talking about a foreign government that using technical
intrusion, lots of other methods tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we
act. That is a big deal. And people need to recognise it. It’s not about
Republicans or Democrats. They’re coming after America, which I hope we all
love equally. They want to undermine our credibility in the face the world.
They think that this great experiment of ours is a threat to them. So they’re
going to try to run it down and dirty it up as much as possible. That’s what
this is about and they will be back. Because we remain — as difficult as we can
be with each other, we remain that shining city on the hill. And they don’t
like it.”
there was an initial briefing of our findings. And I think there was
conversation there I don’t remember exactly where he asked what I found and what
our sources were and what our confidence level was. The reason this is such a
big deal. We have this big messy wonderful country where we fight with each
other all the time. But nobody tells us what to think, what to fight about,
what to vote for except other Americans. And that’s wonderful and often
painful. But we’re talking about a foreign government that using technical
intrusion, lots of other methods tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we
act. That is a big deal. And people need to recognise it. It’s not about
Republicans or Democrats. They’re coming after America, which I hope we all
love equally. They want to undermine our credibility in the face the world.
They think that this great experiment of ours is a threat to them. So they’re
going to try to run it down and dirty it up as much as possible. That’s what
this is about and they will be back. Because we remain — as difficult as we can
be with each other, we remain that shining city on the hill. And they don’t
like it.”
From
former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence
Committee on June 8.
former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence
Committee on June 8.
Unlike the U.S. President who fired him, James Comey —
in his testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee — was articulate and came
across as being professional and inherently honest. But while the excerpt
quoted above is without question patriotic, it nonetheless exposed the
unconscious naivety that blights America and its people. To suggest that
Americans “remain that shining city on the hill,” is to say the least, totally
divorced from the reality that America’s decline is being accelerated under the
leadership of the bombastic apparently deranged President Donald Trump. (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-us-power-to-collapse-predicted-ussr-fall-johan-galtung-a7460516.html)
in his testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee — was articulate and came
across as being professional and inherently honest. But while the excerpt
quoted above is without question patriotic, it nonetheless exposed the
unconscious naivety that blights America and its people. To suggest that
Americans “remain that shining city on the hill,” is to say the least, totally
divorced from the reality that America’s decline is being accelerated under the
leadership of the bombastic apparently deranged President Donald Trump. (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-us-power-to-collapse-predicted-ussr-fall-johan-galtung-a7460516.html)
A further example of America’s refusal to wake up to
reality of its so-called democracy was confirmed by Mr. Comey’s assertion —
“we’re talking about a foreign government that using technical intrusion, lots
of other methods tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we act” — which
while being intended as a reference to Russia, was actually far more applicable
to Israel and its U.S.-based pro-Israel lobby groups led by the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). (http://mondoweiss.net/2012/02/ten-reasons-why-the-israel-lobby-aipac-is-so-dangerous/)
reality of its so-called democracy was confirmed by Mr. Comey’s assertion —
“we’re talking about a foreign government that using technical intrusion, lots
of other methods tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we act” — which
while being intended as a reference to Russia, was actually far more applicable
to Israel and its U.S.-based pro-Israel lobby groups led by the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). (http://mondoweiss.net/2012/02/ten-reasons-why-the-israel-lobby-aipac-is-so-dangerous/)
Mr. Comey’s testimony also happened to coincide with
the 50th anniversary of Israel’s land grabbing Six Day War and the attack by
unmarked Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo
boats on the USS Liberty — a naval technical research ship in international
waters north of the Sinai Peninsula — which severely damaged the ship, killed
34 crew members. and injured a further 171. Israel’s intention was to blame the
Egyptians for the attack so as to bring the U.S. into the war on Israel’s
side.
the 50th anniversary of Israel’s land grabbing Six Day War and the attack by
unmarked Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo
boats on the USS Liberty — a naval technical research ship in international
waters north of the Sinai Peninsula — which severely damaged the ship, killed
34 crew members. and injured a further 171. Israel’s intention was to blame the
Egyptians for the attack so as to bring the U.S. into the war on Israel’s
side.
Israel’s explanation that the vessel was thought to
have been Egyptian was subsequently repeatedly contradicted by the ship’s
American officers who were certain that Israel’s intention was to sink them; by
an Israeli lead pilot who claimed to have immediately recognised the ship as
American, to have informed his headquarters but was told to ignore the American
flag and continue the attack, to have refused to do so and on returning to base
was arrested; by the then U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon who confirmed that the
Embassy’s radio monitoring had heard that pilot’s protestations; by a
dual-citizen Israeli major who was in the war room and asserted that there had
been no doubt whatsoever that the USS Liberty was American; by a former Navy
attorney involved in the military investigation of the attack who claimed that
the enquiry had been instructed by President Johnson and Secretary of Defence
Robert McNamara to “conclude that the attack was a case of ‘mistaken identity’ despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary”; and by a former Chiefs
of Staff chairman who after spending a year investigating the incident
concluded that it was “one of the classic all-American cover-ups . . . Why
would our government put Israel’s interests
ahead of our own?” (https://israelpalestinenews.org/tag/uss-liberty/)
have been Egyptian was subsequently repeatedly contradicted by the ship’s
American officers who were certain that Israel’s intention was to sink them; by
an Israeli lead pilot who claimed to have immediately recognised the ship as
American, to have informed his headquarters but was told to ignore the American
flag and continue the attack, to have refused to do so and on returning to base
was arrested; by the then U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon who confirmed that the
Embassy’s radio monitoring had heard that pilot’s protestations; by a
dual-citizen Israeli major who was in the war room and asserted that there had
been no doubt whatsoever that the USS Liberty was American; by a former Navy
attorney involved in the military investigation of the attack who claimed that
the enquiry had been instructed by President Johnson and Secretary of Defence
Robert McNamara to “conclude that the attack was a case of ‘mistaken identity’ despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary”; and by a former Chiefs
of Staff chairman who after spending a year investigating the incident
concluded that it was “one of the classic all-American cover-ups . . . Why
would our government put Israel’s interests
ahead of our own?” (https://israelpalestinenews.org/tag/uss-liberty/)
There can be no doubt that Israel’s total AIPAC control of the
White House and the bicameral U.S. Congress has been directly responsible for
the progressive subversion of American democracy and the decline of America’s
global role. To make matters even worse for the American people, the subversion
of their democracy and the decline of their global role is now being
accelerated by the presence of a certifiable lunatic in the White House.
White House and the bicameral U.S. Congress has been directly responsible for
the progressive subversion of American democracy and the decline of America’s
global role. To make matters even worse for the American people, the subversion
of their democracy and the decline of their global role is now being
accelerated by the presence of a certifiable lunatic in the White House.
William Hanna is a freelance writer with published books the Hiramic Brotherhood of
the Third Temple, The Tragedy of Palestine and its Children, and the
forthcoming Hiramic Brotherhood: Ezekiel’s Temple Prophesy. Purchase
information, sample chapters, other articles, and contact details at:
the Third Temple, The Tragedy of Palestine and its Children, and the
forthcoming Hiramic Brotherhood: Ezekiel’s Temple Prophesy. Purchase
information, sample chapters, other articles, and contact details at:
Unlike the U.S. President who fired him, James Comey —
in his testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee — was articulate and came
across as being professional and inherently honest. But while the excerpt
quoted above is without question patriotic, it nonetheless exposed the
unconscious naivety that blights America and its people. To suggest that
Americans “remain that shining city on the hill,” is to say the least, totally
divorced from the reality that America’s decline is being accelerated under the
leadership of the bombastic apparently deranged President Donald Trump. (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-us-power-to-collapse-predicted-ussr-fall-johan-galtung-a7460516.html)
in his testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee — was articulate and came
across as being professional and inherently honest. But while the excerpt
quoted above is without question patriotic, it nonetheless exposed the
unconscious naivety that blights America and its people. To suggest that
Americans “remain that shining city on the hill,” is to say the least, totally
divorced from the reality that America’s decline is being accelerated under the
leadership of the bombastic apparently deranged President Donald Trump. (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-us-power-to-collapse-predicted-ussr-fall-johan-galtung-a7460516.html)
A further example of America’s blinkered refusal to
face up to reality of its so-called democracy was confirmed by Mr. Comey’s
assertion — “we’re talking about a foreign government that using technical
intrusion, lots of other methods tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we
act” — which while being intended as a reference to Russia, was actually far
more applicable to Israel and its U.S.-based pro-Israel lobby groups led by the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). (http://mondoweiss.net/2012/02/ten-reasons-why-the-israel-lobby-aipac-is-so-dangerous/)
face up to reality of its so-called democracy was confirmed by Mr. Comey’s
assertion — “we’re talking about a foreign government that using technical
intrusion, lots of other methods tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we
act” — which while being intended as a reference to Russia, was actually far
more applicable to Israel and its U.S.-based pro-Israel lobby groups led by the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). (http://mondoweiss.net/2012/02/ten-reasons-why-the-israel-lobby-aipac-is-so-dangerous/)
Mr. Comey’s testimony also happened to coincide with
the 50th anniversary of Israel’s land grabbing Six Day War and the attack by
unmarked Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo
boats on the USS Liberty — a naval technical research ship in international
waters north of the Sinai Peninsula — which severely damaged the ship, killed 34
crew members. and injured a further 171. Israel’s intention was to blame the
Egyptians for the attack so as to bring the U.S. into the war on Israel’s
side.
the 50th anniversary of Israel’s land grabbing Six Day War and the attack by
unmarked Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo
boats on the USS Liberty — a naval technical research ship in international
waters north of the Sinai Peninsula — which severely damaged the ship, killed 34
crew members. and injured a further 171. Israel’s intention was to blame the
Egyptians for the attack so as to bring the U.S. into the war on Israel’s
side.
Israel’s explanation that the vessel was thought to
have been Egyptian was subsequently repeatedly contradicted by the ship’s
American officers who were certain that Israel’s intention was to sink them; by
an Israeli lead pilot who claimed to have immediately recognised the ship as
American, to have informed his headquarters but was told to ignore the American
flag and continue the attack, to have refused to do so and on returning to base
was arrested; by the then U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon who confirmed that the
Embassy’s radio monitoring had heard that pilot’s protestations; by a
dual-citizen Israeli major who was in the war room and asserted that there had
been no doubt whatsoever that the USS Liberty was American; by a former Navy
attorney involved in the military investigation of the attack who claimed that
the enquiry had been instructed by President Johnson and Secretary of Defence
Robert McNamara to “conclude that the attack was a case of ‘mistaken identity’ despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary”; and by a former Chiefs
of Staff chairman who after spending a year investigating the incident
concluded that it was “one of the classic all-American cover-ups . . . Why
would our government put Israel’s interests
ahead of our own?” (https://israelpalestinenews.org/tag/uss-liberty/)
have been Egyptian was subsequently repeatedly contradicted by the ship’s
American officers who were certain that Israel’s intention was to sink them; by
an Israeli lead pilot who claimed to have immediately recognised the ship as
American, to have informed his headquarters but was told to ignore the American
flag and continue the attack, to have refused to do so and on returning to base
was arrested; by the then U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon who confirmed that the
Embassy’s radio monitoring had heard that pilot’s protestations; by a
dual-citizen Israeli major who was in the war room and asserted that there had
been no doubt whatsoever that the USS Liberty was American; by a former Navy
attorney involved in the military investigation of the attack who claimed that
the enquiry had been instructed by President Johnson and Secretary of Defence
Robert McNamara to “conclude that the attack was a case of ‘mistaken identity’ despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary”; and by a former Chiefs
of Staff chairman who after spending a year investigating the incident
concluded that it was “one of the classic all-American cover-ups . . . Why
would our government put Israel’s interests
ahead of our own?” (https://israelpalestinenews.org/tag/uss-liberty/)
There can be no doubt that Israel’s total AIPAC control of the
White House and the bicameral U.S. Congress has been directly responsible for
the progressive subversion of American democracy and the decline of America’s
global role. To make matters even worse for the American people, the subversion
of their democracy and the decline of their global role is now being
accelerated by the presence of a certifiable lunatic in the White House.
White House and the bicameral U.S. Congress has been directly responsible for
the progressive subversion of American democracy and the decline of America’s
global role. To make matters even worse for the American people, the subversion
of their democracy and the decline of their global role is now being
accelerated by the presence of a certifiable lunatic in the White House.
William Hanna is a freelance writer with published books the Hiramic Brotherhood
of the Third Temple, The Tragedy of Palestine and its Children, and the
forthcoming Hiramic Brotherhood: Ezekiel’s Temple Prophesy. Purchase
information, sample chapters, other articles, and contact details at:
of the Third Temple, The Tragedy of Palestine and its Children, and the
forthcoming Hiramic Brotherhood: Ezekiel’s Temple Prophesy. Purchase
information, sample chapters, other articles, and contact details at:
