There will be terrible grief until we repent and seek forgiveness.

The United States can use its power for good or for evil. With leaders like George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld, Gonzalez, and Rice, and a stupid electorate, propagandized by the corporate media, is it any wonder that there is such grief in the world?

Our government fights wars of imperial conquest with a mercenary army both in uniform and under the guise of civilian contractors which suck people into behaviors which cause tremendous mental heatlh problems and suicides at epidemic rates. Why do the conquerors kill themselves? Because of the terrible evil that they see and participate in.

As Peter Gabriel sings, "I Grieve". It is all terribly tragic and sorrowful. And we have done it to ourselves and to our world. It is time to repent, and seek forgiveness. Until we do this, the evil will continue under the guise of doing good by bringing freedom and democracy by force when we have alienated the hearts and minds of the people we profess to serve. Of course, like all evil, it is a lie.

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[Paul Maurice Martin]

I think what the world needs from us in practical terms isn't public or private repentance, apology, remorse, or regret. What America needs and what the world needs from us is the restoration of a government of, by and for the people rather than of, by and for big business. Considering how they've fixed campaign financing, I don't know how we achieve that. Those who hold higher office in this country are in bed with powerful special interests.