I’ve been listening to Anti-Flag’s “For Blood and Empire” album repeatedly lately. All the lyrics are amazing, and the CD insert alone contains so much important information that needs to get out there.
One song that especially got me thinking was Project for a New American Century. I knew I had heard that name before, but couldn’t really remember what it was all about. I found this article written by William Rivers Pitt in 2003 that provided a quick recap of what PNAC is all about:
“The Project for the New American Century, or PNAC, is a Washington-based think tank created in 1997. Above all else, PNAC desires and demands one thing: The establishment of a global American empire to bend the will of all nations. They chafe at the idea that the United States, the last remaining superpower, does not do more by way of economic and military force to bring the rest of the world under the umbrella of a new socio-economic Pax Americana.”
That’s some pretty scary stuff. And like Pitt explains, while this group is unfortunately not unique, they wouldn’t be such a concern if the members and creators of PNAC didn’t get shuffled into power with the theft of the 2000 Presidential election. Once that happened, all their crazy ideas of an American Empire were theirs to start implementing, regardless of human or financial cost. Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Jeb Bush. All PNAC. All hell-bent on World Domination.
I highly suggest reading this article if you’re unfamiliar with PNAC. It’s something every American needs to know about. The Information Clearinghouse has plenty more articles involving PNAC if you want to keep reading. It’s also interesting to check out PNAC’s official website to see how they put a nice shiny cover on all their plans.
“The People versus the Powerful is the oldest story in human history. At no point in history have the Powerful wielded so much control. At no point in history has the active and informed involvement of the People, all of them, been more absolutely required.”
William Rivers Pitt
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