- Written by William Bowles
Capitalism first – climate last
I think it should be pretty clear to all by now that regardless that the ruling elites of the planet know what’s in store for humanity, they do not intend to take the necessary steps to reverse the slide toward chaos. Yeah sure, lots of hot air to add to an already over-heated atmosphere but no steps of any consequence.In fact, the actions of our ruling elites over the past decades have been the major contributor to the increasing immiseration and desperation of much of the world’s population, let alone the on-going destruction of our ecosphere. And the two conditions are inextricably intertwined, for it is only because of the increased exploitation of people and planet through the misnamed globalisation that we have arrived at our current predicament.
Yet in spite of what we now know is the inevitable end-product of out-of-control production and consumption, they still maintain that we can have our cake and eat it, or more precisely, that they can.
So what does this tell us about the gangsters who control our economies? There are only two conclusions one can come to:
One, they think they can survive using their wealth and technological power to survive relatively intact as a class or two, they don’t give a damn as long as they can continue to make a profit, today.
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As predictions go, it wasn't exactly Broadway Joe Namath guaranteeing
victory before Super Bowl III. Vice President Dick Cheney, on the March 16,
2003 edition of Meet the Press, famously declared: 
The lead-up to the invasion of Iraq has become notorious in the
annals of American journalism. Even many reporters, editors and
commentators who fueled the drive to war in 2002 and early 2003 now
acknowledge that major media routinely tossed real journalism out the
window in favor of boosting war. 
“The army’s conclusion is that a war in the near future is a reasonable possibility….the IDF’s operative assumption is that during the coming summer months, a war will break out against Hezbollah and perhaps against Syria as well.†Ha’aretz editorial 
“When religion loses its credibility†was the title of a USA Today 
Suddenly the whole Litvinenko business is looking more like Austin Powers than James Bond.
Finally, the President and the New York Times agree. In a 
Chances for a change in the direction of US Middle East policy are extremely unlikely. The reason is the growing power of the Jewish Lobby in Congress, the massive Zionist propaganda campaign in all the mass media, Olmert’s ‘nose leading’ of Bush, and a host of related activities. The end result is that Congress will not withdraw or reduce US troops and war funding for the Iraq War. Bush, with the support of McCain and Clinton, Liebermann, Reid and Hoyer, will push for more troops in pursuit of an all-out blood bath in Baghdad. The Baker Iraq Study Group under siege from the Zioncons and Zionlibs will be unable to deal with Israeli violence against Palestinians or enter into a dialogue with Syria and Iran on any but the most narrow and unpromising terms.
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune
recently published an editorial that said of Bush: "His pronouncements now bear
no resemblance to reality." Now? Oh, never mind.
There are many battles being fought in the name of social justice...some
more pitched than others. In general, however, these struggles do not result
in victory thanks to a petition, a candlelight vigil, or a ballot pull. In
other words, those seeking peace, justice, and solidarity should never
underestimate the relentless and brutal power of what they are up against. I
am reminded of this every time I re-read "Bridge of Courage: Life Stories of
the Guatemalan Compañeros and Compañeras," (Common Courage Press, 1995) an
amazing book by Jennifer Harbury.