How Bush And Blair Gained Support For Their Pro-Israel Stance, Rekindled Fear In Britain And America, Revived Hatred Of Muslims And Saved Oil - All In One Day!

Vernon Coleman





It was sad to see how many travellers (and, indeed, other members of the public) accepted that the absurd new travel restrictions introduced by the British Government were necessary for their own safety.

Thousands of travellers meekly and politely handed handbags, laptops and other personal items over to the baggage handlers (who must have thought they were enjoying a mid-summer Christmas). Even books and magazines were confiscated - leaving travellers with nothing whatsoever to do on long journeys. (Reading the in-flight magazine counts as having nothing to do.)

There were no tanks at Heathrow this time (they're all in Iraq or Afghanistan and so were unavailable) but Blair took time out from yet another freebie holiday to do as instructed by Bush and create chaos with a top of the range alert at British airports.

How lucky it was that MPs had mostly already buggered off on their long summer holiday. How convenient that in mid August there are very few business travellers to be disrupted. (Holiday makers are easy prey; accustomed to delays and to being treated like third class citizens they are far more prepared to joke their way through chaos than are company directors whizzing off to board meetings.)

We can safely assume that whatever our politicians tell us is NOT the truth.

So, what was it really all about?

Why these absurd restrictions preventing travellers taking books onto aeroplanes? Just how much damage can a traveller do with a paperback?

Was there really a threat to British lives?

Well, of course, there was. And is.

Blair has made British people everywhere targets for terrorists.

But I don't believe the 10th August baloney about the security forces foiling a new super-plot.

(And, of course, if they're foiled it why are they now introducing yet another bundle of absurd restrictions?)

Actually, of course, I don't believe anything Bush or Blair tell me these days. If they said it was raining I'd look out of the window to check. Both are war criminals and, therefore, pretty low on credibility.

And it's not difficult to regard the August 10th scare as a grotesque hoax, creating enormous amounts of chaos without causing too much long-term economic trouble - and without annoying too many important people.

(If you're tempted to believe the absurd story told by Bush and Blair just ask yourself how the authorities managed to get so many printed leaflets, clear plastic bags and posters ready in a matter of minutes. Someone had to write the copy, design the leaflets and posters and then print them. It just wouldn't have been possible in the time - especially for Government departments.)

So, why this latest mid-August scare?

Simple. It's very convenient for several reasons.

First, Bush and Blair want us to accept their pro-Zionist approach to Israel's undeclared war on Lebanon. By making us feel under attack they can prevent any criticism. By warning us yet again that Muslims want to kill us they can excuse what Israel is doing.

Second, we just aren't yet frightened enough. The memory of London's July bombing has faded. This mid-summer madness gives them a chance to turn the screw again; to remind us how vulnerable we all are. When people are frightened they are much easier to control - and much more likely to accept more fascist laws. (The biggest joke of the whole stunt was watching Bush describe the alleged terrorists as fascists. The words `pot', `black' and `kettle' immediately sprang to mind.)

Third, as I explained in my book Living in a Fascist Country the oil is running out. People have to stop using it up by flying around the world on pointless holidays. The oil is needed for tanks and bombers. The fascists don't want us to waste it on trips to Spain.

Meanwhile, MPs (including the Prime Minister) remain on holiday. How many other British Prime Ministers have started so many wars and then buggered off on holiday? Approximately none. (Can you imagine Winston Churchill taking a month off in 1941?)

So what will happen now?

Well, most of the so-called terrorists will, I suspect, be released one by one. Some will be kept without charge or trial. And eventually some of the most stupid travel restrictions will be lifted. (Politicians and company executives aren't going to be happy about handing over their laptops and other gadgetry and entrusting them to the baggage handlers. Losing your suit is one thing. Losing the corporate five year plan is quite another.)

But in the medium and long-term, fewer people will travel abroad for their holidays. Global warming (thanks again to G.Bush) means that it won't be necessary to go abroad in search of sunshine anyway. And many of the daft restrictions will doubtless remain in force.

Once they've introduced tough new laws the fascists rarely repeal any of them.


Copyright Vernon Coleman 11th August 2006
Vernon Coleman is the author of Living in a Fascist Country - available from the webshop on this site and from all good bookshops on earth and on the Internet. Home