Show 10: Star Wars:
Revenge Of The Neoclones
(June 21, 2005 program)
"I have brought peace, freedom, justice and security to my new
empire . . .
If you're not with me, then you're my enemy."
-- Darth Vader in Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith
"You're either with us or against us in the fight against terror."
-- George W. Bush, November 6, 2001
"Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make.
Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
-- George W. Bush, September 20, 2001
The Story of the Star Wars Galactic Empire
| Episode I: The
Phantom Menace |
- A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away . . . a democratic republic
preserves order in the galaxy. All planetary systems are represented
in congress by democratically elected senators.
- A supreme chancellor is elected by the senators to assume a managerial
role during times of extended debate. The chancellor also is the head
of the executive bureaucracy which handles the day-to-day affairs
of the senate.
- A trade dispute arises on the planet of Naboo. Sympathy emerges
in the senate for the plight of the small planet and its senator,
Palpatine is then elected chancellor.
- Newly elected Chancellor Palpatine promises to control the "runaway"
bureaucracy and bring about justice and fairness.
- The "Phantom Menace" of the movie's title refers to Chancellor
Palpatine who, in secret, actually orchestrated the trade dispute
in order to obtain prominance in the senate.
|
| Episode II: Attack Of The Clones |
- Droid armies start massing on surrounding star systems and a group
of seperatists begin to fight for independance from the republic.
- The Jedi, the guardians of peace in the galaxy, discover that an
army of clones has been secretly built for the republic.
- Chancellor Palpatine is granted "emergency war powers"
which enables him to directly deploy troops anywhere needed without
consent of the senate.
- Civil war then ensues the galaxy between the seperatists, using
advanced military droids, and the republic, using high-tech weaponry
and clone troopers.
|
| Episode III: Revenge Of The
Sith |
- The leaders of the seperatist armies are slain and the civil war
comes to an end. However, Chancellor Palpatine intends to remain in
power and retain authority over the military.
- Palpatine says that peace and order in the galaxy can only be maintained
through a single authority. Asserting that representative debate is
pointless, the chancellor convinces the senate to grant him permanent
status as commander-in-chief of the armed forces. He then declares
himself emporer and forms a new Galactic Empire.
- Emperor Papatine is really the Dark Lord of the Sith (an evil
Jedi) and has actually been arming the seperatists as well as
the republic in order to prolong the war. His power is consolodated
when the declares all dissenters (Jedi) as enemies of the state and
murders them all with the help of his accomplice, Darth Vader.
|
| Episode IV: A New Hope |
- A rebellion is formed of former senators that seek to overthrow
the military dictatorship. For a generation, the rebellion against
the empire continues.
- With the deployment of a weapon of mass destruction, called the
Death Star, the Emporer then permanently disbands the senate and uses
fear and military force to keep obediance and order.
- Though the Death Star is destroyed by rebels, the Empire continues
its unrelenting military buildup.
|
| Episode V: The Empire Stikes
Back |
- The Empire continues to hunt down and kill the rebels in order to
preserve the dictatorship.
|
| Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi |
- A second weapon of mass destruction, a new Death Star, is built.
The rebels fight against the Empire continues against overwhelming
odds.
- The Emperor is killed and the dictatorship is brought to an end.
Many star systems rejoice on the return of true representative democracy.
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What Is The New World Order?
"A new world order is not a fact; it is an aspiration -- and
an opportunity. We have within our grasp an extraordinary possibility that
few generations have enjoyed -- to build a new international system in accordance
with our own values and ideals, as old patterns and certainties crumble around
us."
-- preface to the National Security Strategy of the United States 1991-1992
by George Bush
The
National Security Strategy of the United States of America (White House)
"The United States possesses unprecedented— and unequaled—strength
and influence in the world.
"The U.S. national security strategy will be based on a distinctly
American internationalism that reflects the union of our values and our
national interests. The aim of this strategy is to help make the world not
just safer but better. Our goals on the path to progress are clear: political
and economic freedom, peaceful relations with other states, and respect
for human dignity."
-- National Security Strategy 2002 by George W. Bush
Bush
Doctrine (Wikipedia)
The
Project for the New American Century
William Kristol, Chairman
The
Bush Doctrine Unfolds
by Robert Kagan and William Kristol, The Weekly Standard 03/04/2002
"This whole foreigners versus the U.S. thing brings out strong feelings.
And I won't lie to you: I have clear biases here. I love this country, so
I take exception when people criticize this country. I'm no fool. I know
we're not perfect. But I know we're still the last, best hope on this planet."
-- Fox News Channel, Neil Cavuto, Friday, June 06, 2003
The
Neoconservative Persuasion
by Irving Kristol, 08/25/2003
Neoconservatism
in the United States (Wikipedia)
The
neoconservative agenda (All about the Project for the New American Century)
"Drifting:
A bit of a silence settles in the war on terror."
-- Michael Ledeen, National Review Online, May 31, 2005
President
George W. Bush Declares "Freedom at War with Fear"
Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People
September 20, 2001
The United States' Militarism
"War is a friend of the state. In time of
war, government will take powers and do things that it would not ordinarily
do."
-- economist Milton Friedman, June
5, 2005
"We have a long war ahead of us."
-- Vice President Dick Cheney, June 11, 2005
