Mulling over LEE LOFASO to STEVE ASHER 17 May 2004

G'day Lee...

SA>Oils ain't just oils, they're to die for
SA>May 16, 2004

SA>It is its citizens' need for oil that drives the US's crusade in the
SA>Middle East, Margo Kingston writes.

SA>For reader reaction and more information, see Deputy PM confirms oil
SA>crisis. ( http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/16/1084646068795.html )

SA>Most Europeans have never been in doubt that Iraq is an oil war. As
SA>the latest ludicrous excuse for the war lies in ruins - that it is a
SA>selfless American crusade to civilise the Middle East - perhaps we can
SA>finally start to think about the real issues and what our "leaders"
SA>are doing about them in our name.

 LL> The idea of Iraq being a war about oil made sense during the first
 LL> Persian Gulf War, when George H.W. Bush was prez.  After all, Iraq
 LL> had invaded America's main oil depot, Kuwait.  But the present war
 LL> in Iraq is not about oil. It is more like an obsession of George W.
 LL> Bush to invade Iraq.  Apparently, it had nothing to do with WMD or
 LL> any other excuse given by GWB.  The only thing I can reasonably
 LL> come up with is that it was an obsession of GWB to invade Iraq. 
 LL> IOW, Bush is insane. 

I don't think Bush is insane. I do, however, think he is deluded. The
"American crusade to civilise the Middle East" is probably closer to
the mark than Margo can see, though of course access to Iraqi oil is
a strong motivator for the PNAC / Rumsfeld / Perle / Wolfowitz push.

I feel that Bush is deluded into believing that he is on a mission 
from God or a "higher power" to bring peace and freedom to the
Middle East, and indeed the world - that freedom is a right bestowed
by the Creator etc etc. 

I can expand on that, or provide examples, but will move on:

There are those who feel that Bush is being manipulated by "neo-cons",
such as the PNAC members above, but it is more likely that Bush and
the "neo-cons" are better described as "New Agers", more aligned
with David Spangler, Marilyn Ferguson, Alvin Toffler and John Naisbitt
than "judeo-christian" "conservatism".

Bush, Rumsfeld, and the Pentagon have adopted a transformation program
for the Department of Defense, and for whole of the United States.

If you have been employed by a largeish employer (eg a telco, bank,
government department) in the last 20 years, there is a good chance
that you have been involved in a management-initiated "change" process,
such as those done by consultants like the "Pacific Institute". They
generally take a number of employees off on external courses for a
few days, abseiling, "trust falling", "possibility thinking" etc,
distribute lots of glossy posters & giveaways, thinking up "vision
statements", "mission statements" etc etc.

This is the type of transformation that is happening in the US military,
Homeland Security, UN Security Council etc etc. They are hoping to
spread "the light of transformation". It is the agenda the Beast 666
is likely to follow, and through it destroy many.

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TRANSFORMATION: THE ULTIMATE WAR MANEUVER

Background

Transformation is a concept that was not quickly or easily
incorporated into the language of  "Pentagonese" or into the defense
lexicon.  Recently President Bush, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, and
the entire Pentagon establishment adopted a transformation program for
the Department of Defense. There was a call by the Administration for
new ways of thinking, but today transformation theory is being applied
narrowly to only military weapon systems, not to the decision makers
themselves and to military personnel at all levels of command.
Nevertheless, the stage is set for deeper, more wide-spread
transformation in the Department of Defense and throughout the entire
United States. This is a necessary next step for the Bush
Administration to ever have a significant impact on terminating the
evils of terrorism and war, according to Edward Winchester, a former
Air Force Captain and operations research officer for the Office of
the Secretary of Defense. Policies for transformation in government
have been formulated. Resources are already available to take the next
steps

(snip)

Priorities for Transformation:

The U.S. Homeland Security Department, the U.S. Department of Defense,
and the United Nations Security Council

In the weeks preceding the war with Iraq, Ed Winchester came out of
retirement to mobilize an "Army of Compassion" with goals and
priorities for transformation in the war on evil.  A plan for
transformation was submitted to the White House for consideration by
President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney,  and to top officials
at the Pentagon, and to representatives of member nations of the
United Nations Security Council including observer missions to the UN,
such as the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See (the Vatican)
and the Islamic Conference to the UN.  The plan sets forth the
following priorities as first steps for achieving the mission of
transforming evil.

1. Transformation of defensive forces from fighting war to waging
peace requires rebalancing segments of the U.S. population and
populations of foreign countries, wherever pockets of cognitive
dissonance and low levels of eugenic radiance exist.  Such rebalancing
will depend on the co-operation and participation of the entire
population of the United States in an experiment never before
attempted on such a grand scale.  This new thrust in warfare means a
change in deterrence.  Deterrence will involve new thinking about ways
to dissuade terrorists and other adversaries from committing evil acts
against citizens of the United States, and at the same time dissuade
the United States from actions, which endanger other countries. As
Secretary Rumsfeld said, the "DoD cannot afford to move back in the
mindset of business as usual.  The war on terrorism is a new war and
'cries out' for new thinking."

 2. Changing military minds and opening hearts is not an easy task
either. However, it can be done systematically, cost-effectively, and
painlessly.  The way for President Bush to move out of the impasse
with Saddam Hussein, and the Governments of Iraq and Korea may seem at
first to be an enigma to the average soldier and person on the street.
But, the way to get beyond old intractable problems is to first reach
a common ground. That common ground is a site of absolute silence
inside each individual; the place where east meets west. In other
words, each person needs to understand a riddle, "the way out of war
is the way inside." The common ground is a place inside each Iraqi and
each American. The way to get out of war is the way in; inside is
where the miracle of changing minds and hearts occurs that makes
transformation possible. First teach soldiers how to reach this common
ground of being,  then they are better equipped to oBe all they can
be.oe  Moreover, the development of a unified field makes it easier for
diplomats and military leaders to formulate and implement specific
steps to achieve the mission of transformation from war to peaceful 
co-existence. (A PMC web site http://pentagonmeditationclub.org was
created to provide basic information and instructions on
transformation theory.)

 3. A detailed operations or action plan is needed to rally armies of
compassion and to put together a new kind of coalition that will
undertake the task of implementing a technology for transformation.
This should be an essential element of the strategy for "Operation
Liberate Iraq." It starts in Washington, D.C. and Baghdad, by
enlisting spiritual/religious leaders in those centers of power; then,
spreading the light of transformation elsewhere in the United States
and to other nations. 

 4. President George W. Bush's agenda to "rally Armies of Compassion"
has the potential for serving up a spiritual solution to the problem
of evil which causes terrorism and war.  This is the sure way to
guarantee homeland security. For example, his White House Office of
Faith-Based & Community Initiatives" (OFBCI) could call on experts to
make a more comprehensive and thorough analysis and report on the
nature of evil! They can answer questions posed here concerning evil
in the world and anticipate the traps that faulty thinking and
misguided policies and programs present for the security of the United
States and the world. Expansion of military strategies by the United
States and its allies to disarm enemies starts by partnering with
professionals and experts who know something about inner jihad and
spiritual warfare.

(snip)

Full article at: Pentagon Meditation Club ....
http://pentagonmeditationclub.org/news_t_%20ultimate_w_manuver.htm


Cheers, Steve..

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