The Campfires of Fools

While Obama, Clinton, and McCain tell theironly pity the uneducated young fools who consider
flag-waving supporters about what a wonderfulOsama bin Laden the creator of terrorism. Official
country we have and they all sing out "God Blessdocuments from the U.S. government, formerly
America", these politicians know, if the others don't,classified as Top Secret and Eyes Only for the
that at that very moment evil is taking place inPresident, were recently declassified, thanks to the
Guantanamo Prison and in a half dozen other prisonsFreedom of Information Act. These documents
as it did in Abu Ghraib.indicate that between October 1960 and April 1961, in
Let us all be grateful that this Jehovah, like Allah, isCuba alone, the CIA introduced 75 tons of explosives
only a paper god, because a god who went to thein 30 secret aerial missions, and 45 tons of weapons
trouble to carve the Ten Commandments in stoneand explosives in 31 Marine infiltrations. These
would make it clear to us that it was not the Tenmaterials were used to perpetrate 310 attacks with
Suggestions that Moses brought down from Mountbombs, derail 6 trains, and set fire to 150 factories
Sinai.and 800 plantations. Between 1959 and 2003, more
The United States, with the exception of the firstthan 800 terrorist attacks were performed, including
twenty-five years or so of its beginning, has never78 bombings against civil populations and 61 airplanes
been what we have laid claim to, but it did at leasthijacked. These documents also linked CIA agent and
bear a resemblance to the image that wasCuban exile, Luis Posada Carriles, with many terrorist
disseminated to the world. Nevertheless, the desireattacks, including the bombing of a Cuban airliner in
for control and the fear of losing this newfound1976 that killed 73 people. As for biological
diamond in the rough began the slow process ofaggressions, the African Swine Fever Virus was
undermining every decent principle this country wasintroduced, forcing the sacrifice of half a million pigs.
built on. Still, brave men and women with moreDuring the "Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations", the
integrity than greed did a reasonably good job ofdengue hemorrhagic fever was introduced, affecting
keeping the ungodly, self-serving sociopaths fromabout 344,203 persons, with the record case of
seizing total control.11,400 who fell ill in a single day-July 6, 1981.
That all ended the moment George H. W. Bush andLike all other humans on earth, I cannot present one
his gang sit up shop in the Oval Office in 1981. Theounce of proof that humankind was ever destroyed
old actor, Ronald Reagan, was hired to play the partby a flood. I suspect this interesting little story about
of headmaster, and he gave an Academy AwardNoah and his Ark is like the Jonah and the whale
performance; but policy, especially foreign policy, wasyarn, meant to be used for entertainment only, not
not his to command. Those policies were drawn up infodder for a holy book. But, let there be no doubt
the basement of the Department of Defense andthat the right-wing idiots' jokes about global warming
were implemented by the Central Intelligence Agency.will wilt and crumble right along with their great, great
Having worked in the sewers of the Federalgrandchildren. Be it God or man, the world as we
government since 1958, I can tell you that it's notnow know it will be changed forever by the
humans, but pit vipers that crawl in and out of thecampfires of fools.
CIA headquarters located in Langley, VA. One can