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Let the Impeachment of Bush Begin!
By Steven J. Ybarra, JD

I like the way the left wing has run for cover on the issue of torture. Only former US President Jimmy Carter seems to have the wherewithal to call it as he sees it.
It is a truth that we have the concentration camps set up where we can keep “political terrorists” locked up to protect all of America without trials or any constitutional rights. Adolph Hitler did the same in 1936 to protect Germany from the terrorist acts of communists, homosexuals, and Jews.
I know it is a rant. But come on people, stop being the silent majority. That is what you call people who just look the other way when the (human) “ash settles on the clothes”. We all know that we are torturing prisoners. President Bush says it is not torture. OK, picture this, you are tied up with your knees pressed up against your chest, you are put into a box and turned upside down, and then water is poured in your face and it is hard to breathe. This by the way according to the Bush administration is NOT torture!
It is time for Democrats to get some spine. And yes, Pete Stark is right. And I wish Pelosi would stop apologizing to the republifacists.
Here is the question of the day - why are we putting up with this?
On the way to the latest gas chamber that is being built is a pretextual war with Iran. I just finished reading “Engaging Iran” written by Latino author Nathan Gonzalez. [I know Latinos can be competent at anything. This clarification is reserved for black and white authors from DC.] This book is a real revelation. When you finish it, you will understand why even talking about going to war with Iran is so stupid it is mind-boggling.
The national media and the Democrats in the Senate have bought into the latest great lie that Iran is the newest enemy of America. I will tell you who is the newest enemy of America - Afghanistan.
Remember Afghanistan - the country that brought you suppression of women’s rights and religious extremism. It is now the greatest exporter of opium and is financing the war. Even the Marines get it. They want to get back to the real war in Afghanistan!
If we as Americans don’t stand up to this Nazi behavior we deserve everything we get. It is past time for us to call the Bush administration on every lie they tell. It is time to stop putting up with the politics of fear that they push.
Here is my answer when they call me unpatriotic. I say, it is my job to be loyal to my country not necessarily its government.
I am the loyal opposition. I oppose the actions of government in charge of this country, it is time to remove the current administration and I mean now, not in a year. It is time to start the impeachment process before they kill more innocents.
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©Steven J. Ybarra JD is a retired civil rights attorney who operates a consultant company in California. He is a member of the Democratic National Committee and a long time political activist. Contact Steven at: sjybarra@aol.com. This article is copyright by Steven J. Ybarra JD, originally published in www.Hispanicvista.com but permission is granted for reprint in print, email, blog, or web media if this entire credit paragraph is attached.