We had another huge electrical storm here last night; the satellite was out for probably an hour and a half, surrounded by brighter lightning than I've seen in a long time. The thunder timed it to at least 15 miles away, but even that far away it was blindingly bright. The air was strange; incredibly humid, absolutely still, and electrically charged. The bug were going crazy and fireflies were everywhere; whenever a series of flashes lit the sky I was expecting the heavens to crack open and have the four horsemen of the apocalypse ride out at me.
Along the lines of my comments yesterday, the St. Petersburg Times writes about the danger of trading liberty for hot dogs on the fourth of July (more), while the Village Voice asks, “Could Ashcroft pass a quiz on the Constitution?” (more). The Future of Freedom Foundation also asks, “What's happened to America?” (more).
In any case, it's no secret that even as the Iraq was continues to escalate on the ground that operations in Afghanistan (where?) are still quite active as well (more). But you know that — it's old news. The worry is “where is it all leading?” George “bring 'em on” Bush just again promised more pre-emptive strikes against any nation he chooses in his fourth of July message to the troops (more), and Australia has pledged its assistance in forcing planes owned by sovereign nations out of the air if they're on bad terms with the US (more).
Then there's war across Africa (people care less and know less about Africa than the Middle East, so it's a better target, plus it has lots of oil) — but it won't be called war, it'll all be under the “peacekeeping” guise, and it'll quite likely happen under a Democrat President. I think that's the big difference. Democrats play the “peacekeeping” game whereas Republicans play the “defense” game — but they both play the game. In any case, it looks like Africa war is a go-go (more), although the Pentagon warns that getting US troops in the middle of a bloody civil war is not something they can afford right now (more).
I've mentioned it here before though, but the most disturbing new trend in America is the weaponization of space — the conversion of orbit into the “ultimate high ground” (more) in the wars of the future. The “Space Warfare Center” is going strong and promises to be instrumental in many, many mass-murders of the future (more). I'm not sure if mass murder is the right word. Serial killings maybe? Serial mass-murders? Genocide?
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