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Giuliani Unveils New Terror
Strategy
Max Raskin
Lew Rockwell.com
Sunday May 20, 2007
COLUMBIA – At a campaign rally following the recent GOP
Presidential Debate, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani announced
Friday an unexpected shift in his terror strategy. The new plan
is designed to offer a "final solution" to the War on
Terror, while maintaining the integrity of the armed forces. Giuliani
cited his recent spat with Congressman Ron Paul during the debate
as the impetus behind his epiphany.
Congressman Paul provoked the former mayor when he argued that
America’s interventionist foreign policy played a key role
in inciting terrorist attacks against the country. Paul, an ardent
Constitutionalist, believed that America should follow the Jeffersonian
dictum of "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations, entangling alliances with none." An indignant Giuliani
reminded the crowd that because he was mayor during the September
11th attacks, he was astounded anyone could make such an absurd
statement. Giuliani passionately argued that, contrary to Paul’s
claims, the "terrorists hate America because of its freedoms."
Giuliani, ignoring the findings of both the 9/11 Commission and
the CIA, insisted that bureaucrats who were not mayors of New York
City on September 11th, as he was, are not qualified to understand
the mind of fear-mongering groups like Al-Qaeda. Instead, the mayor
asserted, the fact that the country has a Bill of Rights and Constitution
is the reason why it is so despised in the Middle East. This insight
led the former mayor of New York City to rethink his previous support
of the Iraq War.
"If they hate us for our freedoms, let’s take those
freedoms away. By abandoning the Bill of Rights and instituting
martial law, we can not only end this deadly war, but we can depreive
bin Laden of the rhetorical ammunition he uses against us. Why didn’t
the terrorists attack China? Or North Korea?"
Surprisingly, Democratic leadership praised the proposal. Eager
to leave Iraq, Senator Nancy Pelosi hoped that the proposed police
state would be a great force for social change. "Finally the
troops will come home and be put to better use. I will be the first
to end partisanship bickering and reach across the aisle to work
with the mayor."
Some Republicans, however, are not as enthusiastic over the proposal.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich attacked what he called
"Rudy’s naïve understanding of the world,"
and suggested that the former mayor "sit down with the Book
of Revelations to fully appreciate the nuanced geo-politics of the
Middle East."
Giuliani remained steadfast in his convictions. Il Duce, as he
is affectionately known to his supporters, invoked Abraham Lincoln
and Augusto Pinochet to appeal to his base. His speech ended with
a promise to the voters. "If you elect me, I will not sleep
until every single one of your liberties is lost. Next time Zawahiri
tries pointing to our supposed freedoms, under my regime, his fatwas
will fall on deaf ears. As mayor of New York City during the attacks
of September 11th, I saw the consequences of freedom. It ends here."
Although President Bush has yet to comment, White House Press Secretary
Tony Snow announced that, "the president is excited to see
a candidate that finally pushes the PATRIOT Act to its logical conclusion."
INFOWARS:
BECAUSE THERE'S A WAR ON FOR YOUR MIND
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