When I read To Hell and Back many years ago I thought Audie Murphy had the right slant on religion saying a soldier’s god would understand him. The very brutality of kill or be killed in warfare does not discriminate on the battlefield though an occasional Sergeant York or Audie Murphy may survive and become heroic icons. But it seems to me the people most in need of killing are those that make the wars, and we seek in vain for the Sergeant York or Audie Murphy to slay these beasts in America because such beasts have always been politicians and the wealthy that buy them; and the Devil takes care of his own.

Our government being comprised of politicians is a black hole representative of the Prince of Darkness, one that captures all the light of truth and makes it disappear. The Bush administration dedicated selling out and betraying America for the sake of empire and globalization for profit will be known as the most inept and corrupt in our nation’s history, the most infamous example of the black hole of government, but are we about to breach the event horizon where America as a nation will disappear? To watch what is happening in Congress leads me to that conclusion. While Bush and his cronies seem totally oblivious to anything but their own power and wealth those in Congress are no different nor are the members of the Supreme Court. None are held accountable and America is enslaved to a Federal Triune Dictatorship, one that swallows all light of truth and forces ordinary Americans to dwell in an increasingly evil darkness. And virtually all government agencies seem to be more representative of black holes than anything desiring the light of day be shined upon them.

God made the light and pronounced it good, separating the day from the night. Every culture has its way of distinguishing their thoughts on the subject of light and darkness. Jesus claimed to come as a light into the world to deliver from the darkness of sin, and it is accepted that some love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil. I very well recall the expression “The lights of freedom are going out across Europe” and it seems America is poised on this very brink now.

It took the assassination of JFK to cause me to confront the fact my government was lying to me, and on such a massive scale as to be truly mindboggling! Following that realization I began to question many things including our involvement in WWI and WWII, Korea, and eventually Vietnam. Throughout all these conflicts the rich and powerful became richer and more powerful while things became increasingly dangerous for America, and Americans became increasingly the slaves of government. Are the present wars fomented by our government making things better or safer for the average American, or only making the rich and powerful richer and more powerful.

On the face of it the refusal to secure our borders is an act of treason by our own government, but none will be held accountable for this act of treason. We realize if illegal aliens were torturing, murdering and raping the families of politicians and judges our borders would be sealed in an instant. But so long as they live their protected and insulated lives of privilege and wealth politicians and judges will not lift a finger to protect ordinary American citizens from the depredations of illegal aliens. And those profiting from the slave labor and drugs from Mexico buy the politicians and judges they need ever as much as the Godfather in the film.

The evil in our government is so deep and pervasive when I first saw that obviously fake clip of Iranian missiles it reminded me of that scene where the Carcano carbine was being held aloft and displayed as the weapon that killed JFK. Ridiculous! Being a gunsmith and even owning one of these weapons at the time and knowing its limitations, that no one being an expert in firearms would ever choose such a gun for such a task I knew then someone was lying, but why? And over the years learning how those in government have lied to We the People repeatedly from WWI on I have no confidence whatsoever in our government to tell us the truth about anything.

But while the stench of mendacity and corruption in our own government must reach up to heaven other nations are in no better case and some like Mexico and those of Africa and the Middle East even worse so I ask myself why those nearly cartoon like pics of Iranian missiles? Like that Carcano carbine didn’t the Iranians know such a ridiculous thing wouldn’t fool anyone qualified to discern the truth from a fiction? Or as in the case of JFK and possibly 9/11 is the truth so dark and sinister that reason of healthy minds is repulsed by the unclean thing? I strongly believe this to be the case.

If the Iranian leadership wants to provoke an attack by Israel it would be understandable they would be doing everything possible to do so; but to what real purpose and why such a clumsy attempt as those missile pictures? But I remind myself that wars are not always provoked and waged for profit, though the most evil will bend their efforts to profit from wars.

Emerson’s Concord Hymn and Archduke Franz Ferdinand come to mind as shots heard round the world have altered the course of history. But I remain of the opinion that no matter how dark the deed whether the murder of Lincoln or the Archduke while some are the result of passion there are always those dispassionate and amoral that take advantage to turn a profit, or even the most sinister that will murder those like Kennedy to further their own ends to enslave Americans for profit.

The insanity of it all is evidenced by Iran’s mad mullah, but such insanity is mirrored by our own government. The seeming madness of those in Congress presents an image of a stage play in which all the actors are lunatics, each one intent on the destruction of America. In my opinion the Devil has written the script and is in charge of the choreography, and anyone of a sound mind cannot fail to see America being represented on TV as a nation of imbeciles. But the books have been written outlining the decline and fall of America notwithstanding the Bible and the Evil One’s part in the end of the age.

Some believe Mother Nature is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore! I have my own front row seat provided by Mother Nature surrounded by the mountains, rocks and trees here in the Kern River Valley. Remember Orphan Annie’s “Leapin’ lizards!” I can actually see the lizards doing this in my yard as they frolic among the rocks and the tiny baby lizards are among nature’s cutest little critters. I’m entertained by the numerous quail and doves along with other feathered friends, the jewels of nature are well represented by butterflies and hummingbirds. And though the fires rage throughout my native state and smoke lingers in the air hereabout while I listen to the constant sound of fire fighting aircraft passing overhead I remain safe.

The all too typical oppressive heat of a Kern County summer makes things difficult for me at times, nevertheless I’m grateful to be free from want and have managed to escape not only the fires but the dire poverty inflicted upon so many by the selfish lunatics in our government, so I am well established to take stock of the situation and offer my views of how I see things. I do question why I should be so well favored while so many are suffering, but I have no satisfactory answer.