Public's Complicity in Corruption and Tragedies The widespread public ignorance, apathy, denial, about the corrupt activities detailed and documented in the books written by government insiders has made possible an endless series of tragedies. This information has been made available to the people if they would only look, show an interest, and read. Part of the public's apathy can, arguably, be blamed on the public's right to expect the people in the government's checks and balances and the media to perform their duties. Unfortunately, the culture of cover-ups has been so extensive in the United States that the process hasn't worked for years, except in relatively minor instances. Next in line for blame is the apathy, cowardice, or low morality, of the American public. Information has been available for years revealing this misconduct and the tragedies inflicted upon the American people. A culture of filthy songs, "music," drugs, has changed the morality in the United States. In the books written by former government agents, there are such major factual matters stated, by people such as the former heads of secret CIA operations, that should have resulted in major media articles and public concern. Instead: nothing! For instance: Dozens of reports by former FBI agents, former heads of secret CIA proprietaries, former DEA agents, reporting decades of drug smuggling by people in various government operations. No response. Murders of citizens by FBI agents in the Boston and New York offices, as shown by court actions, and by former FBI and Mafia people describing the matters in detail to former federal agent Rodney Stich. No response. Secret financing of bank accounts by a CIA operation based in Honolulu for such well-known figures as George Bush, Sr. and Richard Armitage. No reaction. Hunting down and assassinations of GI defectors from the Vietnam War debacle, as told to Stich by several covert CIA operators and also revealed in TV broadcasts called Operation Tailwind. No response. Years of obstruction of justice and retaliation against government agents who reveal corruption in government―some related to the 9/11 hijackings: no response. The list goes on and on. The problems are numerous, including: Certain people are not sophisticated enough to contemplate anything more complex than the ball games or their grand children. Certain people don't care to hear about these matters, and could care less. It doesn't directly affect them. Certain people are so involved in corrupt activities themselves that they could care less or do not want to voice opposition to the corruption in government for fear of exposing themselves. The large numbers of immigrants reduces their interest, or ability to understand, the corruption in government (possibly due to the fact that government personnel from where they came from were also corrupt and that it was an accepted culture). Certain people feel there is nothing that they can do about it, so why try. Certain people rant and rave about misconduct in government, focusing on some relatively minor matter, and refuse to address the hardcore corruption brought to their attention; or that the hardcore corruption involves confrontation, while complaining about some obscure matter doesn't result in any confrontation or requires any efforts. The culture in the United States has deteriorated t5o such a low level that there is no interest in attacking corruption. The culture in the United States, and its morals, have deteriorated to such a low level that there is no outrage about the harm done to others or to the nation. The person who is too scared to speak out, afraid of what government officials can do to them. Hear no evil, see no evil, and speak no evil―the in-denial American! In all fairness, it is possible that many who do nothing would show some semblance of character and integrity if media people did not cover-up for the misconduct. Tragedies Made Possible by Public Apathy The horror inflicted on September 11, 2001, by the four groups of terrorist hijackers, the thousands of deaths, and the severe social and economic consequences, would not have occurred, and were made possible, by the documented pattern of corruption that has been endemic for decades in key positions in the three branches of government. Other areas of tragedies are described in related sites and in the books written by and with the involvement of a group of former government agents and other insiders. The Pathetic Flag-Waving "Patriots" Rather than read about the corruption, the lies, the tragedies, arising from those in control of the three branches of government, and show some form of courage and outrage, all they are willing to do is place a flag in the window or on their car. In the meantime, arrogant and corrupt people in government prey upon the American public, abusing the American form of government, sacrificing human lives, imprisoning huge numbers of people, often on sham charges. Lives, and families, are destroyed, made possible by this pathetic lack of courage and outrage by the people. In this manner, they bring upon themselves the arrogance and corruption that they tolerate! America's Pontius Pilates Many Americans protest much-needed construction projects that endanger various species of the cockroach and other insects, the working conditions of foreign laborers who covet their jobs, demands for favored treatments, and other ludicrous matters. But virtually unknown are the protests against documented hard-core corruption by judges and other government personnel that inflict human tragedies almost beyond understanding--but seldom made known to Americans. With similarities to Pontius Pilate and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, most Americans wash their hands of the tragic consequences of their inactions in the face of evidence of unprecedented misconduct, corruption and even criminal activities by judges and other government personnel. They remain silent as thousands of innocent men and women are imprisoned on sham charges, exaggerated charges, or prison sentences far beyond the nature of the offenses (legislated by members of Congress who are in most cases guilty of far worse offenses with national implications). They remain silent as paramilitary forces break down doors in the middle of the night and terrorize families, and sometimes kill the occupants, often on the fraudulent claim of government informants, and often on totally innocent people. They remain silent as innocent people have their life assets taken from them on the basis of seizure laws legislated by the same members of Congress whose corrupt and felonious acts But virtually unknown are the protests against documented corruption by judges and other government personnel that continue to inflict human tragedies almost beyond understanding−but seldom made known to the people (who usually don't make the effort to learn about such matters). Ball game fanatics with a gluttonous passion for sports (children games), while too cowardly, or too lazy, to address the corruption that inflicts such great tragedies upon so many people. Fiddling while Rome burns may be a good parallel. Flag-waving "patriot" who does nothing to learn or to react to corruption in government. With similarities to Pontius Pilate and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, most Americans wash their hands of the tragic consequences of their inactions. They remain silent as thousands of innocent men and women are imprisoned on sham or exaggerated charges, or prison sentences far beyond the nature of the offenses (legislated by members of Congress who are in most cases guilty of far worse offenses). They remain silent as paramilitary forces break down doors in the middle of the night and terrorize families, and sometimes kill the occupants, often on the fraudulent claim of government informants, and often on totally innocent people. Americans, including the Christians and church leaders, profess their righteousness, their idealism, when in fact they aid and abet those who commit these human rights atrocities upon countless numbers of human beings. They go to church, they pray, they give money to the church and to charities, while supporting the people and the conduct that gives credence to the Ugly American title. What better example can there be than their support for the invasion and murder of tens of thousands of Iraqis on the obvious serial lying of their smooth-talking political leaders. Among the Public's Problems The American public's huge consumption of drugs that funds drug-related crimes, and harm, including thousands of deaths, warlike zones throughout the United States and the many other criminal and subversive activities that could not exist but for the drug-consumption by a large segment of the American public. The American public's deliberate state of ignorance relating to the many corrupt activities directly involving government agents, and the cover-ups, obstruction of justice, by other government personnel such as judges, Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other government checks and balances. The American public's approval of corrupt government activities, including the many corrupt practices by the Clinton administration, both as governor of Arkansas and the president of the United States. This approval helps support the argument that the American public would elect Idi Amin to government office if he or any other thug would grant certain segments of the American public rights taken away from the majority. "Courage" Limited to Complaining About Things Don't Require Courage The people who complain about judgmental or intangible matters, protesting the need to return to the Constitution, or, the income tax is unconstitutional, and such matters that will never change the corrupt activities in government offices. Nothing gets accomplished, and they don't have to face the adversaries involved in criminal activities. These include the people who complain about far-our or loony matters, who make flat statements claiming the earth is coming to an end, or the government is going to incarcerate most of the public within the next two years; or those who have a loony theory all ready for anything that occurs, despite the facts showing otherwise. These people divert attention from those who have hard facts concerning corrupt government officials and corrupt government activities. Christian leaders who do nothing about the criminal activities, despite their knowledge of them and the harm being inflicted. Their self-interests focus on their religion, church funding, and getting people into their group. They too are cowards. Christians who hold themselves out to be good people, who are too lazy, too indifferent, to the harm that they make possible by deliberately remaining ignorant of crimes perpetrated by their government leaders, and continue to allow their taxes to be spent promoting crimes described within the pages of the three books. Ball game fanatics who devote their lives to the children's pastimes, while too cowardly, or too lazy, to address the corruption that continues to escalate and which has inflicted such great tragedies upon so many people. Fiddling while Rome burns may be a good parallel. Flag-waving "patriot" who do nothing to learn or react to corruption in government. Those people who know of the corrupt government activities and do nothing, refusing to recognize their duty under our form of government, uncaring for the victims made possible by these acts of indifference and cowardice. Protesting Trivia While Ignoring Major Problems Many Americans protest much-needed construction projects that endanger various species of the cockroach and other insects, the working conditions of foreign laborers who covet their jobs, demands for favored treatments, and other ludicrous matters. But virtually unknown are the protests against documented hard-core corruption by judges and other government personnel that inflict human tragedies almost beyond understanding--but seldom made known to Americans. With similarities to Pontius Pilate and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, most Americans wash their hands of the tragic consequences of their inactions in the face of evidence of unprecedented misconduct, corruption and even criminal activities by judges and other government personnel. They remain silent as thousands of innocent men and women are imprisoned on sham charges, exaggerated charges, or prison sentences far beyond the nature of the offenses (legislated by members of Congress who are in most cases guilty of far worse offenses with national implications). They remain silent as paramilitary forces break down doors in the middle of the night and terrorize families, and sometimes kill the occupants, often on the fraudulent claim of government informants, and often on totally innocent people. They remain silent as innocent people have their life assets taken from them on the basis of seizure laws legislated by the same members of Congress whose corrupt and felonious acts are described in various books written by insiders. Like Pontius Pilate, they wash their hands of the human tragedies, the corruption of government offices, by remaining ignorant of the evidence, by refusing to recognize the evidence, and engaging in cowardice, indifference, and actually supportive of the corruption. Americans, including the Christians and the church leaders, claim their righteousness, their idealism, when in fact they aid and abet those who commit these human rights atrocities upon countless numbers of human beings. They go to church, they pray, they give money to the church and to charities, while supporting the people and the conduct that gives credence to the Ugly American title. How Can So Many Areas of Corruption Exist Without the American Public Knowing, or Caring? Practice of cover-ups, disinformation, outright lying by most media people, some of whom have been on the secret payroll of the CIA or other government office for years. Practice of universal cover-ups by members of Congress, some of whom fear about themselves being prosecuted for criminal acts--including cover-ups and obstruction of justice. FBI and DOJ cover-ups, protecting those in control of the system. Total failures of every government check and balance by people more interested in self-rewarding going with the flow. And then we Have the Public The people who are illiterate about anymore more sophisticated than the ball games or their grand children and are not capable of understanding anything more detailed. They can only be pitied. The people whose only interests are the ball games and their grand children, and who have the mental ability to understand the corruption, but refuse to do so. The people who see everything in rose-colored glasses. People who are consumed with work and other obligations, and simply do not have the time. They can be excused. The people who rely upon the broadcast or print media, unaware that media people, many of whom have been and are on secret payrolls of the CIA and other government offices, without the information from them. The people who have enough intelligence to understand the matters, but won't make the effort to read books by insiders. The people who are consumed with such pacifiers as constant "music" drumming into their heads. The people who know enough about the corruption, but don't care. The people who know enough about the corruption in a particular party, or about the present White House politicians, and who have greater "loyalty" to their self-interests than to the country. The people involved in drugs, knowing that they fund all forms of brutal criminal activities and murders, and can care less. The people who vote for politicians that engage in corrupt, dishonest acts, who lie, and who continue to support such politicians because of either some parochial benefit or loyalty to a party (such as during President George Bush II administration). The tens of thousands of murderers who made Pre-Invasion Iraq a safer place for the average citizen than in the inner cities of the United States. The people whose arrogance supports the invasion of foreign countries so as to force upon them the form of government in the United States, and who justify the murder of tens of thousands of innocent people to carry out their desires. The people who have never done a dam thing to address the corruption, but are more than eager to attack those courageous insiders who do. The deterioration of the conduct of society. The large criminal element in the United States. So Short of Courage that Ball Players Are Called Heroes So short are those who meet the definition of heroes that the United States calls as heroes (a) professional ball players; (b) gold player who wins by one shot; (c) people cringing in their seats in an airplane that is being hijacked; (d) soldiers who were shot while doing nothing heroic. There are heroes, but they are not recognized. The many courageous government insiders who risk everything reveal corruption in government operations. Factors to Decide Whether to Be A Coward, or a Patriot Possibly the way to look at it, if one had to weigh their decision as to exposing the corruption or not, he or she should consider the following: The people being protected won't show any appreciation or come to your defense when the system turns on you. Decide whether your actions are based on those being helped will help you, or, whether you go ahead on the basis of principles. If you go ahead, realize that in most cases, no matter how serious and deadly the exposed misconduct is, nothing meaningful will arise out of it. The deep-seated American culture has not changed during resulting tragedies for the last 70 years. Sad, but the facts and the history shows, that's the way it is. Sampling of Great Tragedies Caused or Enabled by The Corruption in Key Government Positions That Whistleblowers Sought to Expose and Halt Harm to the American public in non-violent areas. Harm to people of other countries. Harm to the few people in the United States fighting the high-level corruption in a meaningful manner. Harm in general. Harm inflicted on former federal agent and whistleblower during multiple schemes to silence him. Sampling of Early Consequences TWA Flight 800 U.S. Embassy Bombings 9/11 Easily-Preventable Multiple Hijackings These few examples of the horrors associated with airline disasters enabled to occur by documented corruption withheld from the American people. The standard culture of cover-ups in the United States enabled the corruption, cover-ups, to mutate into different areas. In the aviation area, although the continuing series of airline disasters eventually came to a halt for other reasons, the culture continued, and enabled to occur a number of easily preventable airline disasters. The inbred culture created the conditions that enabled four groups of terrorists to easily hijack four airliners within a few hours of each other and kill nearly 3,000 people. One of Over 200 Victims Choosing This Way to Die— Made Possible by Many Enablers in United States Consequences of Corruption, Cover-Ups, And Retaliation Felonies Not Limited to Aviation There were many other forms of victims from the systemic high-level corruption. These included for instance victims of the: Department of Justice prosecutorial misconduct, people being falsely charges with crimes in order to improve the prosecutors' career. The explosion of violent crime related to drug smuggling into the United States, in which CIA assets were major players. Series of financial frauds appearing every few years, with the latest housing and financial implosions surfacing in 2008. Seizure of assets from innocent people. And many other forms. These offenses are described in the books written by insiders. Corruption of the Type Described at this site does not occur in a vacuum. High-level corruption in one area is simply one tentacle of a widespread culture of corruption. And the consequences of that corruption−and the endemic cover-ups−have consequences in other areas. The culture of corruption affects the people and the nation in many other ways, That includes the latest series of financial frauds that has occurred in the housing and financial sectors. Also, the effect of the endemic corruption and endemic cover-ups−major parts of the culture in the United States−that enablers successful terrorist attacks upon U.S. interests. Harm to People Overseas From Culture Of High-Level Corruption and Lies in the United States In addition to the decades of harm resulting from the systemic corruption of key people and groups in the U.S. government, affecting aviation safety, financial, human rights, in the United States, there is the harm from outside sources brought about by the actions of U.S. politicians affecting people in other countries—such as the history of invading and killing foreigners—there are the successful "terrorist" attacks made possible by high-level corruption, and then there are the foreigners who are also victims from the same high-level corruption that adversely affects the American, but in a different form. Remains of a girl—about the age of the 9-year-old Killed in Tucson in January 2011. In criminal law, people are accomplices, and guilty, if they know of a criminal act and fail to report it to proper authorities and also to take efforts within their capability to halt their continuation. And there are endless numbers of accomplices that are complicit in these crimes and enablers of the consequences. Suggestion to people outside the United States. Become familiar with the documented systemic corruption in the United States and show the outrage lacking of people in the United States, and: Help expose the endemic corruption that seem to be acceptable to the American people, and maybe wake them up. Help to protect yourselves against the decades of ham inflicted upon people of other countries by the actions of U.S. politicians—supported by much of the American public. Examples: Serial lying by U.S. politicians to use as a pretense to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, killing tens of thousands of innocent people. U.S. politicians shifting enabling blame from their own corrupt actions that encouraged and enabled four groups of terrorists to simultaneously hijack four airliners, and shift the blame to the people of Iraq and Afghanistan—with the help of a dumbed-down American public that is mostly too lazy to learn the truth. Books by Unprecedented Number of Professional Insiders on Multiple Areas of Corruption And Catastrophic Consequences All of the books are available at amazon.com, in print and on the Kindle, and at many other Internet sites. They bring together the various pieces of the puzzle to better understand the overall picture, and why the same conditions continue year after year. Information on the books by former government agent Rodney Stich Sampling of early books reviews Sampling of complimentary letters/faxes to author/activist Rodney Stich. More information about these books by clicking here. 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