101 Appeasement in the 1930s was popular with the Europe

401 World War I and weary. The German people were mostly in poverty because there were no jobs. Hitler came into power as a champion of the down-trodden. Hitler, Like Stalin, was seduced by power and sought absolute power (not unlike the Devil on the Mount tempting Jesus). The German army was trained to "follow orders" and we the people of the world got World War II. We the people, thru our elected servants demanded "NEVER AGAIN!" There were enough true statesmen to enact International laws, including the Non Prolifferation Treaty and International responsibility to stop genocide on ANY people.

In New York City, on May 11, 1995, more than 170 countries decided to extend the Treaty indefinitely and without conditions. Three states - India, Pakistan, and Israel - have declined to sign the treaty. India and Pakistan are confirmed nuclear powers, and Israel is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons. IRAN was one of the 170.

1984 is alive and well. The 3rd Commandment "Thou shalt have no other gods before me", was used to support the belief  of monothiesm.  With the birth of literacy, the populas could read for themselves, the Creator of these commanddments used the plural form of God - GODS. At least they allowed their ARE other Gods, they only wanted their followers to accept Abraham's god as the Greatest - Ali the Greatest! And what is a god

Merriam - Webster dictionary circa 1976 - nothing between "go" and "gone"

Merriam - Webster on line dictionary (free) circa 2006 - 1 capitalized : the supreme or ultimate reality: as a : the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshiped as creator and ruler of the universe b Christian Science : the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind
2 : a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require human worship; specifically : one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality
3 : a person or thing of supreme value
4 : a powerful ruler

Test question:

When money becomes of supreme value, have they created a Money God?*

101 Ahmadinejad not only promises to liquidate the Jews but reveals his method in advance by seeking nuclear weapons.

401 When daddy is holding a belt in his hand menancingly; will his son learn to fear him or love him? When grown ups hold nuclear weapons, have used them, and threaten to build more powerful ones, even in outer space, is it logical to believe Ahmadinejad would not consider it his human right to follow suit?

Test questions:

1) If we truly are Homo Sapien, would a rational mind believe bombing the peoples of Iran and not create more deadly enemies, expotentially? 2) How many terrorists did the US bombing of Iraq create? 3) If/when the US pulls it's troops out of Iraq will the US maintain control of their oil resources via elected officials when all the polls were "protected" at gun point?

101 The moral high ground...refer both the Iraqi and Iranian problems to the United Nations. But considering the oil-for-food scandals and Saddam's constant violations of U.N. resolutions, it is unlikely that the Iranian theocracy has much fear that the Security Council will thwart its uranium enrichment.

401  Ahmadinejad understands all the options open to preventing Iran from following suit with America and Israel by also disregarding The Non Polliferation Treaty.

Test question:

If the Burning Bush decides to go to war with Iran will it be called Cheney's War?

101 But deja vu pertains not just to us, but our enemies as well.

401 When history repeats itself and does not feel like deja vu it is called: Not learning from historical mistakes.

101 Islamists feed off victimization — not just recent defeats, but centuries-old bitterness at the rise of the West. Their version of the stab-in-the-back Versailles Treaty is always the creation of Israel.

401 The state of Israel was created after World War II, 1948, by forcing Palestinians off of their land. Israelis have lived in fear for 58 years at great cost of lives and weaponery.

Test question:

Consider only the military budget of Israel for 58 years. How much land could they have purchased instead of the policy "Push them off their land or kill them."

101 Anti-Semitism, of course, is the mother's milk of fascism.

401 Demonizing the enemy is how countries get willing fodder for their wars.

Merriam-Webster, circa 1976, definition of Semite: A member of any group of peoples of southwesternn Asia chiefly represented now by Jews and Arabs.

Mirriam-Webster, online 2006:1 a : a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs b : a descendant of these peoples
2 : a member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language

Test question:

If anti-Semitism is the "mother's milk of fascism, do both Arabs and Jews qualify?

101 The point of the comparison is not to suggest that history simply repeats itself

401 When history "simply repeats itself" is it called "Doing the same thing and expecting different results?

Reading Assignment:

  Confessions of an Ecconomic Hit Man by John Perkins