The former U.S. military commander in Iraq for 2003/2004, retired Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, blamed the Bush administration for a catastrophically flawed, unrealistically optimistic war plan, having failed to employ and synchronise its political, economic and military power²²

The White House, Congress, Pentagon and especially the State Department bear blame for a strategy that has shipped forces overseas without the political and economic backing crucial for victory, Sanchez said in a speech to the press on Oct. 12/2007, in Arlington, Virginia²³. He also blamed the media for unscrupulous reporting, saying that “some have strayed from ethical standards and allowed external agendas to manipulate what the American public sees on TV, reads in newspapers and what they see on the Web.”²⁴

“Who will demand accountability for the failure of our national political leaders involved in the management of this war? In my profession, these types of leaders would immediately be relieved or court-martialed²⁵. After four years of fighting in Iraq,” he went on to say, “there was still no clarity within the civilian leadership,” which he accused of ‘lust for power.’²⁶

Sanchez condemned President George W. Bush's infusion of as many as 30,000 extra U.S. troops in Iraq this year as a “desperate attempt” to make up for years of shortcomings due to having failed to accept the political and economic realities of this war, “a reality they have definitely not communicated to the American people,” he said. The best the U.S. can manage under the current approach is to “stave off defeat,” he added²⁷

“This enemy is more dangerous than any we have faced in the 20th century,” Sanchez asserted, adding that a sudden withdrawal of troops from Iraq would unleash chaos in the Middle East.

He claimed that the U.S. military effort has, from the 2003 invasion, been hasty and poorly managed.

“As a Japanese proverb says, ‘Action without vision is a nightmare,’” Sanchez said. “There is no question that America is living a nightmare with no end in sight. The American military finds itself in an intractable situation ... America has no choice but to continue our efforts in Iraq.”

 The Bush Administration began in 2005 negotiations behind the back of Congress and the American people to form a North-American Alliance between Canada, Mexico and the United States. This Alliance (NAU) is rapidly becoming a reality, including the creation of a new currency, called “Amero,” following the European example with the creation of the “Euro”. 

WARNING:  "Snopes", the true and false web site on "urban legends" lists the reports on NAU as false! In view of several independent reports on this "alliance" I leave this statement and the endnotes letters still in. Once I shall have established that this report is indeed a hoax I shall remove the report from these pages.

Once these various global alliances are in place – such as also the Afro-Arab Alliance – these blocs will merge into one global bloc – the one world government, sharing a united economic, banking, military and religious system. The mighty men in the shadows know how to manipulate the people so that they even will WANT to have these “security” tags/chips applied to them, until the whole population will be controlled by the few, thereby creating a totalitarian government as foretold in Rev. 13:16.

There will be no place for any group or individual who refuses to be “tagged” as a “global” citizen.

In fact, Soon You'll Have To Ask Permission Before You Fly! The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has proposed a system for travel on commercial airlines WITHIN the United States, which is based on no-fly lists, unless the government gives permission to leave - or re-enter - the United States. Both systems will come into effect Feb. 19, 2008.

Quote: ?Under the TSA's "Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) initiative," you'll need to obtain permission from the U.S. government to travel on ANY commercial airliner or ship that goes to or from the United States. You won't receive your boarding pass until you are cleared by APIS. You'll also need permission to travel through the United States (e.g., if you're changing planes at a U.S. airport on a trip between two foreign countries). It doesn't matter if you're a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Everyone will need permission to enter - or leave - the United States. 

Then, on Aug. 23, 2007, the TSA issued proposed regulations for its "Secure Flight" program. 

The TSA wants commercial airlines to submit passenger information through a single DHS portal for both the Secure Flight and APIS programs. This would result in one DHS system responsible for watch list matching for all aviation passengers. Naturally, the entire process - for both domestic and international travel - will occur in total secrecy. If you're denied permission to travel, you won't be able to appeal the decision to any court. Your only recourse will be through the TSA bureaucracy. Essentially, you'll be reduced to pleading with the TSA to say something like, "pretty please, give me a boarding pass." 

What this amounts to is essentially a reprise of the infamous "internal passport" system in effect in the former Soviet Union. In 1933, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin introduced "internal passports" that prohibited Soviet citizens from leaving their place of residence without permission. Over time, the internal passport became the prime instrument of Soviet oppression over its citizens. It's bad enough needing to ask Uncle Sam for permission to leave the United States, and to reenter it. But an internal passport is a blueprint for totalitarianism.>End of Quote