Cartoon courtesy of Pat Oliphant / Washington Post

In the world of geopolitics ~ never look for the obvious but do look at the big picture. If the Cheney/Bush administration's War on Terror was losing traction in an election year ~ why not recreate the Evil Empire by supporting Georgia's preemptive attack and ethnic cleansing of South Ossetia and label Russia's rightful response as belligerent and a threat to world peace.

Americans do not fully realize how much Europeans hold Bush and Cheney in contempt. Every European country is tired of war except the neoconed Cheney/Bush administration who is still unleashed and unfettered by a complicit Congress and an apathetic public.

Although America is being fed lies, deceit and propaganda regarding the present Georgia/Russian conflict, particularly by George W Bush from his bully pulpit ~ the rest of the world knows and is reporting the facts ~ this was a brazen assault and ethnic cleansing of Russian civilians in South Ossetia by American and Israeli trained and equipped Georgian troops.

How much longer can Americans be indifferent to the evil empire that we have become in the world ?

Paul Craig Roberts responds to this question in ICH ~ WILL AMERICAN INSOUCIANCE ( INDIFFERENCE ) DESTROY THE WORLD ? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20507.htm

"Everyone else in the world knows that the unstable and corrupt Saakashvili, who proclaims Georgian democracy and runs a police state, would not have taken on Russia by attacking South Ossetia unless given the go-ahead by Washington.

The purpose of the Georgian attack on the Russian population of South Ossetia is twofold:

To convince Europeans that their action in delaying Georgia’s NATO membership is the cause of “the Russian aggression” and that to save Georgia from conquest Georgia must be given NATO membership.

To ethnically cleanse South Ossetia of its Russian population. Two thousand Russian civilians were targeted and killed by the US-equipped and trained Georgian Army, and tens of thousands fled into Russia. Having achieved this goal, Saakashvili and his puppet-masters in Washington quickly called for a cease fire and a halt to “the Russian invasion.” The hope is that the Russian population will be afraid to return or can be prevented from returning, thus removing the secessionist threat."

Of course , the Cheney conceived and supported preemptive attack failed when Russia decisively responded sending the Georgians, with their American advisors, feeling back to Georgia.

But as Roberts explains ~ " America long ago lost the moral high ground. Hypocrisy has become America’s best known hallmark. Bush, the invader of Afghanistan and Iraq on the basis of lies and deception, thunders at Russia for coming to the defense of its peacekeepers and Russian citizens in South Ossetia ... Having failed with weapons, the Bush Regime now unleashes the rhetoric. The White House is warning Russia that failure to acquiesce to US hegemony could have a “significant, long-term impact on relations between Washington and Moscow...

Do the morons who comprise the Bush Regime really not understand that short of a surprise nuclear attack on Russia there is nothing whatsoever the US can do to Moscow?"

So obviously Bush's blustering rhetoric is aimed at the gullible American electorate who might be cowed, once again by fear, and elect another war president John McBush ~ but this time it will be the rejuvenated fear of the evil Russian empire .

For those Americans stupid enough to think that America’s “superpower” insures its citizens from danger in this time of self deceit and global positioning ~ you need to be aware of the total contempt shown for President Bush in both Europe and Russia. On August 12, 2008, Pravda spoke to this by unleashing its own rhetoric and ridiculed Bush under this headline , “Bush: Why don’t you shut up.”

“President Bush, Why don’t you shut up? In your statement on Monday regarding the legitimate actions of the Russian Federation in Georgia, you failed to mention the war crimes perpetrated by Georgian military forces, which American advisors support, against Russian and Ossetian civilians

“President Bush, Why don’t you shut up? Your faithful ally, Mikhail Saakashvili, was announcing a ceasefire deal while his troops, with your advisors, were massing on Ossetia’s border, which they crossed under cover of night and destroyed Tskhinvali, targeting civilian structures just like your forces did in Iraq.

“President Bush, Why don’t you shut up? Your American transport aircraft gave a ride home to thousands of Georgian soldiers from Iraq directly into the combat zone.

“President Bush, Why don’t you shut up? How do you account for the fact that among the Georgian soldiers fleeing the fighting yesterday you could clearly hear officers using American English giving orders to “Get back inside” and how do you account for the fact that there are reports of American soldiers among the Georgian casualties?

“President Bush,Why don’t you shut up? Do you really think anyone gives any importance whatsoever to your words after 8 years of your criminal and murderous regime and policies? Do you really believe you have any moral ground whatsoever and do you really imagine there is a single human being anywhere on this planet who does not stick up his middle finger every time you appear on a TV screen?

Do you really believe you have the right to give any opinion or advice after Abu Ghraib? After Guantanamo? After the massacre of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens? After the torture by CIA operatives?

Do you really believe you have any right to make a statement on any point of international law after your trumped-up charges against Iraq and the subsequent criminal invasion?

“President Bush, Why don’t you shut up? Suppose Russia for instance declares that Georgia has weapons of mass destruction? And that Russia knows where these WMD are, namely in Tblisi and Poti and north, south, east and west of there? And that it must be true because there is “magnificent foreign intelligence” such as satellite photos of milk powder factories and baby cereals producing chemical weapons and which are currently being “driven around the country in vehicles”? Suppose Russia declares for instance that “Saakashvili stiffed the world” and it is “time for regime change”?

Nice and simple, isn’t it, President Bush?

“So, why don’t you shut up? Oh and by the way, send some more of your military advisors to Georgia, they are doing a sterling job. And they look all funny down the night sight, all green.”

The US is not a superpower. It is a bankrupt farce run by imbeciles who were installed by stolen elections arranged by Karl Rove and Diebold. It is a laughing stock, that ignorantly affronts and attempts to bully an enormous country equipped with tens of thousands of nuclear weapons. "

Meanwhile, under the guise of humanitarian aid ~ Bush Dispatches US Military Forces to Georgia and the beat goes on ~

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August 15, 2008 By Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/08/15.html Freelance Alternative Press Online columnist and psychotherapist Allen L Roland is available for comments, interviews, speaking engagements and private consultations (allen@allenroland.com) Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on www.conscioustalk.net Allen Roland’s weblog: http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/ Website: www.allenroland.com ONLY THE TRUTH IS REVOLUTIONARY