L’Apocalypse selon saint Justin

L’Apocalypse selon saint Justin

On doit d’abord savoir que Justin Raimondo, rédacteur en chef de Antiwar.com, n’est pas un optimiste. Retranché dans son credo libertarien, dans son hostilité viscérale et admirable aux guerres extérieures de la très fameuse “politique de l’idéologie et de l’instinct”, Raimondo peine à croire qu’il puisse se passer quelque chose qui aille dans le sens de ses convictions, dans ce temple de la corruption vénale et psychologique qu’est le Congrès. Pourtant, cette fois, il y croirait presque, écrivant à propos d’un vote très récent de la Chambre : «…“one Democrat called it ‘the sign of the apocalypse.’” And while that may be overstating the case just a bit, the vote was indeed a sign of Something Big in the making.»

Lisez donc son texte de ce 6 juin 2011, intitulé selon la référence fameuse : «Apocalypse now?». On a déjà lu dans ces colonnes les péripéties extraordinaires qui secouent le Congrès, particulièrement la Chambre des Représentants, touchée par ce que Paul R. Pillar, un ancien de la CIA, qualifie de “War Fatigue”, dans The National Interest… Pour résumer sur le terme et selon une péripétie intéressante qui nous est promise pour l’année prochaine, comme le dit Ron Paul en parlant de 2012, «nobody knows what the outcome will be in this election».

Voici donc quelques extraits de cette “Apocalypse selon saint Justin”, excellent commentaire du désordre que la folie du Système, avec toutes ses conséquences, inflige à la Grande République.

«The Republican congressional leadership was in a panic: their covering for the Obama administration’s unconstitutional and unnecessary war in Libya was rapidly unraveling as a resolution by Rep. Dennis Kucinich calling for an end to it gained momentum – among Republicans. Kucinich’s bill gave the administration 15 days to withdraw all US forces and support from NATO’s war, which had never been authorized by Congress.

»At the last minute, House Speaker John “Crybaby” Boehner cobbled together a non-binding resolution giving the President an extension of the 60 days provided by the War Powers Resolution, asking for documents detailing our political and strategic goals, and slamming the administration for not providing “a compelling rationale” for military action. The resolution passed, 268-145, with 45 Democrats crossing the aisle and voting with the Republicans. More significantly, however, the Kucinich resolution – which would have cut off appropriations for the Libyan intervention – garnered more Republican votes (87) than Democratic “ayes” (61).

»What’s going on here?

»As The Hill reported, “one Democrat called it ‘the sign of the apocalypse.’” And while that may be overstating the case just a bit, the vote was indeed a sign of Something Big in the making.

»It was more than mere partisan opportunism, although there’s no doubt some of that was a factor: this vote represents a sea change in the way Republicans, and conservatives generally, view the conduct of US foreign policy. For the first time since the Kosovo war, a significant faction within the GOP congressional caucus is challenging our bipartisan foreign policy of global intervention – of which the Libyan war is an exemplar. […]

»…Minority leader Nancy Pelosi took to the House floor pleading with members of her own party to stay the course: “As I have said before, the NATO-led efforts in Libya will be strengthened by continued consultation with the Congress. The resolutions by Speaker Boehner and Congressman Kucinich, as currently drafted, do not advance our efforts in the region and send the wrong message to our NATO partners.”

»Pelosi was answered by Rep. Walter B. Jones, a North Carolina Republican whose district encompasses more military bases than any in the country: “NATO’s feelings. NATO’s feelings. Well, how about the feelings of the American people? Isn’t it time that their feelings come first?”»

Et pour terminer, cette recommandation de saint Justin, qui reflète un sentiment, et un souhait, assez courants : «…The apocalypse the Establishment of both parties fears is upon us – and let us pray it comes swiftly and mercilessly.»

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