Bill Sykes' Newsletter from America.
(December 2001)
An ex-Brit gives his views-(without fear
or favor)---of the American Scene
Predictions for the future
 The
capture or killing of Osama bin Laden, (actual or imagined),
with possible American expansion of the war into other
Gulf States, plus their continued support of Israeli aggression
against the Palestinian Arabs will create more anger against
the United States by the Islamic Fundamentalists.
This will lead to more terrorist action against America,
(on and off United States soil).
 The
future of the Saudi Royal family, and the 8000 American
Forces stationed in Saudi Arabia to protect them, will
be at risk, and they will become a prime target of the
extremists.
We appear to have forgotten that fifteen out of the nineteen
terrorists in the New York, Washington bombings were of
Saudi origin.
Perverse political aims of American foreign policy showed
a reluctance to pursue the demise of Saddam Hussein after
the route of his forces in the battle to "democratize"
Kuwait---could it follow that many Moslems, including
the people of Kuwait, believe that Osama Bin Laden is
worth more "alive than dead".
The tide will turn in Kuwait placing their Royal Family,
and the three thousand American Protective Force, at risk.
There will be a resurgence of support for Islamic fundamentalism
and condemnation of American foreign policy.
Another gloom and doom scenario. (sorry about that).
The world is not a happy place for most of its inhabitants
these days.
I understand that before, during, and certainly after,
World War Two the scientific community of several countries,
(America, Israel, Iraq, Korea, to name but a few), have
been inventing and producing biological and chemical weaponry
which they insist are bio-terrorism counter measures.
 The
only snag, as I see it, is that they seem to have not
given equal time and resources, to the invention and production
of antidotes for such weapons.
In fact they have gone further than the biological and
chemical fields and are delving into incapacitating agents
which affect the nervous system and creates a state of
complete inactive paralysis.
Perhaps some of our leading statesmen have already been
selected as guinea pigs for the experiment. !!!
It has been suggested that ultra sound and infrared weaponry
is also on the drawing board.
Just imagine the decimation of the world population if
some country released a chain reaction, replicating, unstoppable
biological weapon.
This is real Star Wars science fiction stuff.
Perhaps we can tag along with the Hale-Bop Comet contingent,
and if there are super intelligent inhabitants in other
solar systems, I don't think that they would appreciate
a whole crowd of contaminated humanoids approaching their
world.
 As
the Monty Python song suggests "Always look on the
bright side of life", for in such a scenario as outlined
above "one goes, we all go".
What a terrible thought.
I'm afraid that I cannot claim to be a modern day Nostradamus.
The "predictions" outlined above are more like
"reflections in a crystal ball" which have been
based upon observations of current events and a vague
perception of future happenings, and should be treated
as such.
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