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02/04/2005: "Iran first or Mexico first? :-)"

I am very pleased to make my first post on Chris' new blog and I extend my best wishes for his recovery to full health. At Chris' request, I am not merely cross-posting from my personal blog but, instead, adding commentary. As I believe this blog attracts far more European interest than mine -- which is located in Canada (if location means much these days) -- the additional commentary will be by way of providing background on the North American situations I discuss.

I've developed a theory I like tho' it may not withstand even slight historical analysis: the British Empire conquered and grew because the Brits were searching for edible food. Indeed, they stopped with India because there they found really great curry. When they had to surrender India as a colony, the Brits compensated by passing a law that required an Indian restaurant at every major intersection in England.

I trust a similarly "sane" motive underlies what otherwise is utter madness on the part of WorldNetDaily editor Joseph Farah who advocates the conquest of Mexico in today's edition of WND. The anti-immigration Farah writes, "A top-ranking Mexican official last week virtually declared war on the United States. Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said in a radio interview that an international strategy would be used if other attempts to reverse Arizona's Proposition 200 fail. In other words, the equivalent of the U.S. secretary of state is advocating meddling in the internal affairs not only of our country, but one of our 50 independent, sovereign states."

Prop. 200 went into effect last week. Among other things, it denies most taxpayer benefits to illegal aliens and requires those who wrongfully apply for such benefits to be reported to government officials. Arizona is particularly swamped with illegal immigrants from Mexico, with an estimated 1/3rd of all such "aliens" entering the States through Arizona. The "problem" is considered so great that some private citizens, especially ranchers and farmers, have taken up arms and are patrolling to pick up suspects. As the medical and public educational system in the States comes under more stress and calls for tax funding, the monies expended on illiegal immigrants is likely to become even more of a sore point than it is now.

Farah's logic in today's editorial may be correct: if it is proper for the US to jump an Ocean to bring "democracy" to Iraq and greater security to the America, then why it is wrong to truck a few miles southward to accomplish the same goals? If you buy the premise, you've bought the package. But the premises are drek. And the hypocritical chutzpah of his complaining about one nation bringing "international power to bear" on another is astounding.

I strongly dislike the "international tribunals" to which Derbez is "threatening" to appeal Prop. 200 but the correct response is for members to withdraw and for the world in general to treat the tribunals with contemptuous disregard.

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