INTERNAL TERRORISM

The Collapse of the US Economy

The current crisis being faced by the American people, and largely played down by the mainstream media and officials, is worthy of closer scrutiny. While one simply focuses on the one aspect, mortgages, there is a much bigger picture. One has only to look at the average wage and the average cost of living to get the drift. Add to this the recent skyrocket of fuel prices and the subsequent rise in price of just about anything else and you have the recipe for disaster unfolding before your eyes. While all eyes focus on the fight against terrorism the truth of an internal implosion is starting to form. The true terrorists are succeeding where the alleged militant fundamentalists failed. The US economy is sporting record failing banks. Corporate bankruptcies and employee layoffs are in the news daily. This week marked dramatic increases in unemployment coupled with a steep one day fall in stocks. The image of "recession" has slowly given way to images of depression. Photographs of hopeful employees lining up for one or two jobs this week was reminiscent of the great depression. Now there's a word no one wants to confront. No matter what your political affiliation, no matter your choice for President in the upcoming election, solving this one issue is of paramount importance. We must insist they realize that the true terrorist activities have been the internal bleeding of the United States Economy, taking full panoramic views of how that came to be. Will they seek to resolve these situations immediately or spend a few years blaming those who should have recognized and handled this long ago. Let's hope the blame game is skipped while we move right into solutions and, lest we hope, punishments for those that pandered the safety and well being of the American people for personal profit and gain. One thing is certain, until the reality of what is really going on is confronted, the situation will not change. It's time to stop pointing the finger and focusing on this one situation, the "mortgage" meltdown, and see the big picture for what it really is. Only then can one establish true solutions.

Tomi Lyn Bowling

June 8, 2008