OMG! Katrina aftermath! (Quick! Blow the bridges!)

OK, I really do try to avoid the Siren song of conspiracy theories as much as possible. But in some cases, you have to at least listen and reserve judgment until all the evidence, both supporting and negating, is processed. Timing is everything, both in comedy and in tragedy. While we were all looking towards New Orleans and the tearful and emotional aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (except for Dubya that is!), the U.S. military was blowing up most of the bridges connecting Iraq to Syria. On the border, over the Euphrates River where the numerous “foreign fighters” came to join the Iraq Insurgency, we decided to sever the connections.

Normally, a story like this would have drawn at least a little more attention than it did at the time. Early September of 2005 was all about Katrina and there were many worthy news stories that were relegated to the back pages... but the aerial bombing of those 8 out of 12 bridges was merely a blip in the background clutter and distracting noise. First just 2 were blown in the dark of night, when there was no apparent outcry in the media or at the United Nations, the other 6 were taken out. A seemingly innocent coincidence, because I mean REALLY, who would cook up such a dark scenario where we have such plans waiting in the wings that are only acted upon when the media is utterly distracted by a dramatic domestic human catastrophe? It certainly sent a message to the Syrians, who did have at least half of those bridges attached to their soil.

Decide for yourself...

www.mnf-iraq.com/Transcripts/051005b.htm

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/58045A8E-D5DC-4D7B-A8DC-576DEE35A25E.htm

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/92.htm