America's Secret Government

Top Secret!

by Bill Bonner
Bill Bonner’s Diary

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US stocks continue to climb. The Dow has passed the 15,000 milestone. Gold, meanwhile, got smacked yesterday. It sank back to $1,448 per ounce.

What’s ahead?

A mood of prophecy, perhaps brought on by a large helping of osso bucco from our local Italian restaurant, came over us last night. We looked into the future. And there we saw a grim world.

As we reported last week, public life bumbles along under a combination of false pretenses and self-imposed delusions. Monday’s news told us that the worst enemy Americans now face is themselves. For every one of them bumped off by a terrorist, nearly a thousand more do themselves in – using everything from pistols to automobiles, to household cleaners. But instead of declaring war on themselves or even turning in their firearms – which would be the logical response – they hire armies of guards, gumshoes, cops and spooks to protect themselves… from someone else!

The enemy is invisible, they argue. Their champions must be invisible too. After all, they are engaged in a hidden war with an enemy who can’t be seen by the naked eye. In fact, he can’t be seen with telescopes or microscopes either. Because he doesn’t much exist.

Even those few crackpots and malcontents who might want to strike a blow against the US lack the organization, training, tanks, missiles, computers, artillery, ships, guns, trucks… and all the other paraphernalia that might make even a tiny dent in the imperial armor.

So the “war” must remain a secret. It takes place in the shadows… a kind of imaginary battle… in which thousands of make-believe soldiers pretend to protect Western civilization from millions of fantastic foreign fiends.

Sorry – It’s Classified

How many combatants? How much military hardware is on the field? How much will this war cost?

We can’t tell you. It’s classified! The Washington Post told the tale:

The top-secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, how many programs exist within it or exactly how many agencies do the same work.

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