[Previous entry: "der tod..."] [Next entry: "second class citizens"]

03/17/2004: "the victory of terror,where is Bond?"

music: 007's license to kill
mood: resolute yet stripped of the last ounce of power

As terrorists start opening recruiting offices at a shopping mall conveniently or disturbingly located near you,one has to wonder if their success has not been aided by some sinister multinational consortium whose vital interests are better served while the perception of a threat gets stronger and closer to home.The fact is that terror players like Bin Laden or Saddam Hussein have been well known and repeatedly met,
courted and financed by the same officials who are currently making their sacred mission to obliterate them.So,it is rather clear to me that James Bond must have had them in shooting site many times(as he usually does) and could have used his famous license, only to be taken off the mission to preserve the acquired target for future considerations.
As a result of Madrid's bombings,huge amounts of money were lost on world markets by ordinary investors.Will we ever know who took positions in the preceding days to benefit from a sudden fall of
the spanish index,the ibex?Are ordinary world citizens aware that their life is rapidly being modified to meet the appetite of the security industry at the expense of freedom,which may actually disappear forever once tempered with by so called security experts.Yet,we remain eerily indifferent to where this all leads...
These are new high stakes games where all of us have not been invited but where we play fodder for both sides.It won't be long before an international terror body sends delegates to the United Nations,
where they'll enjoy top security protection.James Bond may well be asked to supervise the proceedings
being so well acquainted with the new guests.
I guess that my point is that we are being lied to,repeatedely,cynically and profitably.Our democracies are no longer delivering citizens willing to serve,but coteries of special interest operators eager to reshape the issues even when it means dancing with the devil.
All this is is a bit helter skelter,but I am infuriated by the constant loss of life,and responses which only reinforce the ability of the terrorists to hit harder.

Replies: 3 Comments

on Thursday, March 18th, nicholas said

Hi marcel ... this is a small test ... I have turned on an email feature so that you will receive an email everytime someone posts soemthing new on your website...

long live the revolution ... i have thoughts on your post probably will write this weekend ... I do agree we need to save the world from the politicians and zealots

more later

on Thursday, March 18th, Ed Arzouian said

Marcel,

Some would say international terrorists bodies are already sitting at the table in the UN.

Hedging your investment by anticipating a terror attack is a pretty good bet these days.

Almost without a doubt there will be a terror attack in Great Britain in the very near future. Probably in Italy too.

The military industrial complex has always benefited from spending when the economy has been bad.

Whoever, sang the song, "War? What is it good for? It is good for nothing", was wrong. Briton Billy Bragg said it better when he said, "War? What is it good for? It is good for business".

It just depends which business you are in.

GE this week just bought a company that makes bomb sniffing machines. That company's shares soared.
BTW, I commented on your weather girl piece of March 4. Don't know if you saw that.

on Tuesday, March 23rd, sahara said

Marcel,
...loved reading this one...Finally, you letting your briliance shine through...now, if you could only mail this to Globe&Mail too......well, one piece at a time, I bet soon you will be writing for Washington Post!