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Truth of the $1 Trillion War on Terror
What has made those gathering on Wall Street suffer for long is $1 trillion.
But where has it been spent by the U.S. Government? Yes, the War on Terror!
0. Before 2011
Mr. W. Bush probably did not have anything to do with Princess Diana's death in Paris in 1997. But, Osama bin Laden, his associates, and henchmen must have been influenced by the incident since an Egyptian was involved in Diana's death. And, that Egyptian was a nephew of a notable Arab arms dealer close to the Bush family and the bin Laden clan.
1. Before Sept. 11
President Mr. W. Bush did not show any enthusiasm to pursue and capture Osama bin Laden as a matter of fact.
The August 6, 2001, President's Daily Briefing Memo
White House Fact Sheet: "The August 6, 2001 PDB Entitled "bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US", April 10, 2004.
White House Briefing on Release of the August 6, 2001 President's Daily Brief Excerpt "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in U.S.", April 10, 2004...
CNN reports that the "White House declassified and released Saturday the daily intelligence briefing delivered to President Bush a month before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001." [3]
"Portions of the intelligence report dealing with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network and dated August 6, 2001, have been redacted for national security reasons, the White House said.
"The memo, titled 'Bin Laden determined to attack inside the United States,' had been described by the White House as a largely historical document with scant information about domestic al Qaeda threats.
"The memo includes intelligence on al Qaeda threats as recent as three months before the attacks.
"Much of the intelligence was uncorroborated, and nothing in the memo points directly to the September 11 attacks.
"Highlights of the report include:
- An intelligence report received in May 2001 indicating that al Qaeda was trying to send operatives to the United States through Canada to carry out an attack using explosives. That information had been passed on to intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
- An allegation that al Qaeda had been considering ways to hijack American planes to win the release of operatives who had been arrested in 1998 and 1999.
- An allegation that bin Laden was set on striking the United States as early as 1997 and through early 2001.
- Intelligence suggesting that suspected al Qaeda operatives were traveling to and from the United States, were U.S. citizens, and may have had a support network in the country.
- A report that at least 70 FBI investigations were under way in 2001 regarding possible al Qaeda cells/terrorist-related operations in the United States.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=August_6%2C_2001%2C_President%27s_Daily_Briefing_Memo
2. After Sept. 11
President Mr. W. Bush did not show any enthusiasm to pursue and capture Osama bin Laden as a matter of fact.
U.S. Refusal of 2001 Taliban Offer Gave bin Laden a Free Pass
By Gareth Porter*
"You know, I just don't spend that much time on him," Bush said of bin Laden at a Mar. 13, 2002 press conference.
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2011 (IPS) - When George W. Bush rejected a Taliban offer to have Osama bin Laden tried by a moderate group of Islamic states in mid- October 2001, he gave up the only opportunity the United States would have to end bin Laden's terrorist career for the next nine years....
The new Taliban negotiating offer came almost immediately after the U.S. began bombing Taliban targets on Oct. 7, 2001. The fear of the bombing – and what was likely to follow – evidently spurred the Taliban leadership to be more forthcoming on bin Laden.
But Bush brusquely rejected any talks on the Taliban proposal, declaring, "They must have not heard. There's no negotiations."
Bush rejected the Taliban offer despite the fact that U.S. intelligence had picked up reports in the previous months of deep divisions within the Taliban regime over bin Laden. It was because of those reports that Bush had authorised secret meetings by a CIA officer with a high-ranking Taliban official in late September.http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55476So, at this moment, namely one month after the 9/11 Terror, the U.S. Government had a chance to solve the Al Qaeda/Osama bin Laden issue with very low costs, since the Taliban was somewhat cooperative. If they had taken Osama bin Laden into custody under the Taliban authority, it would have cost only a few billion dollars for the U.S. to take away the fear of further attacks by the terrorists on the mainland USA. Then, the U.S. Government could have spent $1 trillion for domestic economic development, subsidies for small businesses, and social welfare projects. It should have made life of more American workers easier, though China would still sell a huge amount of cheap products to American businesses, such as Wal-Mart. But, $1 trillion is something that could have helped 99% Americans more.
3. Showdown in May 2011
There are still some enigmas as to how and why the intelligence/security sector of the U.S. Government pushed President Mr. Obama into going for taking on Osama bin Laden immediately after a special ceremony of a son of the late Princess Diana.
How Much Did it Cost to Find Osama bin Laden?
By Life's Little Mysteries Staff 02 May 2011 6:07 PM ET
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has spent nearly $1.3 trillion funding the combined "War on Terror" in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Although the goal of capturing Osama bin Laden, the terrorist who orchestrated the 9/11 attacks, was inextricably linked to these wars, it's difficult to say at this point just how much of the $1.283 trillion that Congress has so far approved was used for that purpose. But we can make a fairly accurate estimate for how much the it cost to locate bin Laden's secret lair in Pakistan leading up to the raid that lead to his death.
It's much less than you might think.
According to independent security analysts and defense technology experts, the intelligence-gathering portion of the operation--which included drone aerial surveillance as well as traditional wire tapping techniques--probably cost only a few million dollars.The expense of the War, that is, $1 trillion the US Government spent for the War on Terror, has not been however distributed among Iraqi people and the Afghan people, though the main theater of the War was there. The money has been finally into pockets of executives and stakeholders of American businesses that provide equipment and services for the US Government and military. So, it can be estimated that one million millionaires get each one million dollars eventually through the War on Terror.
http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/cost-find-kill-osama-bin-laden-1634/
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Put simply, the recent US history has changed as follows:
IT Bubble Burst --> 9/11 Terror --> Excess Credit Offering --> Excess Military Spending --> Chinese Cheap Labor --> Lehman Shock --> 9% Joblessness for Three Years
So, to fix the matter, even around Wall Street, it must track back to the era of the American IT bubble which is also rooted in the launching of Windows 95 OS in 1995.
Refer to: http://eereporter.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post.html
By the way, the U.S. military employ two million people like Wal-Mart. Indeed, the key to the US economy looks like being war and consumption. It still looks like the Roman Empire which eventually collapsed...
Mat 10:11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.