You don't believe me?

• Well, how can you explain the division between rich and poor countries, and between rich and poor people?
• How can you explain the US unilateral military intervention in Iraq while oil world production is expected to peak in the next few years?
• How can you explain the exclusion of France, Germany, Russia and Canada from competing for the reconstruction of Iraq?
• How can you explain Pentagon and Bush consigliere James Baker doing business with the Carlyle Group, the Saudi Royal family, the Bush family, and now being appointed to fix the Iraq's debt owed mostly to France, Germany, Russia?
• How can you explain the excessive price the US government pays Halliburton for importing fuel from Kuwait to Iraq?
• How can you explain the American gospel of privatisation of public services while the rich get richer and the politicians deprecate the lack of money for public services?
• How can you explain the privatisation of the US military?
• How can you explain the foreign policies of the US as alienated from common people?
• How can you explain terrorism when president Bush and his family have been doing business with the Bin Laden family, Saddam Hussein, and the Saudi Royalty?
• How can you explain Pentagon consigliere Richard Perle receiving money from Boeing and Hollinger International Inc.?
• How can you explain... ?
• How can you explain a US trade deficit of some 5% of GDP?
• How can you explain a US budget deficit of some 5% of GDP?

I have this explanation:

The rich and famous have taken over the US government and since the American economy is close to one third of the world economy, they can have the continuous and instant gratification to bully the rest of the world. And, if the printing of the American dollar is not enough to bully the rest of the world, well, then there is the Bush's doctrine of war against terrorism: "You are either with us or against us"

References

Pertinent articles published in Ensign

Monbiot, George Bottom of the barrel. The world is running out of oil - so why do politicians refuse to talk about it? (PDF) December 2, 2003 The Guardian, http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,11319,1097672,00.html

Jehl, Douglas Pentagon Bars Three Nations From Iraq Bids (PDF) December 10, 2003 The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/10/international/middleeast/10DIPL.html

Palast, GregBaker Takes The Loaf. President's Business Partner Slices Up Iraq December 8, 2003 http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5361.htm

Van Natta, Don Jr. High Payments to Halliburton for Fuel in Iraq (PDF) December 10, 2003 The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/10/international/middleeast/10GAS.html

Traynor, IanThe privatisation of war: $30bn goes to private military December 10, 2003 The Guardian, http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1103566,00.html

Center for Cooperative Research http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/

Centre for Research on Globalization http://globalresearch.ca/

Dankof, Mark The Entangling American Alliance With Israel: More of the American Right Catches On (PDF) December 12, 2003 Al Bawaba, http://www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=264755&lang=e&dir=news

Hilzenrath, David S. Perle Article Didn't Disclose Boeing Tie. Pentagon Adviser Lauded Plan to Lease Air Tankers (PDF) December 5, 2003 Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37059-2003Dec4.html

Associated Press OPEC may trade oil in euros to compensate for dollar decline (PDF) Caracas (Venezuela), December 10, 2003 http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_490084,00020008.htm