The House That Zelmo Built

"Propaganda war ensemble
Burial to be
Bones shining in the night
In blood laced misery
Campaign of elimination
Twisted psychology
When victory is to survive
And death is defeat..." ~ 'War Ensemble' - Slayer




Footage of American Nic Berg Beheaded In Iraq



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There is a lot of discussion going on today regarding the images of American atrocities coming out of Iraq. Discussions regarding who is to be held accountable, whether it is the active duty troops, the Army Reserve, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, or President Bush himself.

What a lot of Americans don't seem to realize or perhaps have simply never thought of that much, is that the people that are mainly responsible for the debatable "mistakes" made by the Bush Administration (I call them debatable because what can be seen as a mistake by one person can be seen as a success by another), people who quite possibly bear the most responsibility for the current war in Iraq and the performance of the current presidential administration, are the ones that you will find in your very own mirror.

That's right, America, We are The People responsible for every single action that this administration encroaches upon the world. The blood that liberal America claims is upon the hands of President Bush and his cronies is also upon the hands of each and every taxpaying American in this country. It is upon the hands of every citizen who voted for Bush, and yes, as well as every citizen who voted against him in 2000. Why do I say this, you ask?

Simple.

The right to vote in this country is perhaps the most important freedom that We The People possess, and so many of us squander that right by not utilizing it. An average of 67.5% of registered voters in this country actually turned out to vote in the 2000 Election, according to the Federal Election Commission's website. And quite frankly, liberals, Democrats, and other Bush-haters, your side of the fence simply didn't work hard enough to keep the Texan candidate out of the Oval Office. So yes, the blame lies with you just as much as it lies with the ones who voted for him.

But going back to the taxpayers and their hand in all of this, it is as much our own fault that the Iraq atrocities have happened and now seen the light of day as it is the Army Reserve weekend warriors who actually committed the crimes. Because it is our own tax dollars, the money taken out of each and every one of our paychecks, that helped to finance this war. $87 billion and counting, people. How does that make you feel deep down inside?

I'm sure that there are plenty of you out there who were against this war from the start, and who voiced your opinions strongly against it as well. But in the end, you have all the power in the world to practice what you preach and not assist in financing the war. You can quit your job, quit paying your taxes, leave the country and renounce your U.S. citizenship, etc. The choice is all your own. No one is forcing you to pay for the slaughter and/or torture and humiliation of Iraqis over there. Actually, by choosing to make a living in this country, you are choosing to finance our war in Iraq.

I suppose that the point of writing this letter to whomever, is to point out that no one is an innocent bystander in this New Age that we live in. All Americans are to be held accountable for the war in Iraq, the actions of our current President and his administration, and the overall imperialism that defines American progress in the world today.

Stand tall, America! This war and all the blood that has spilled because of it, has been made possible by the toils of all of your hard-working and voting hands.


America's innocence died the day that it became an Empire.