Dr. Edward Demenchonok
Philosophical Reflections During the 2004 Elections: Essays and Letters to The New York Times, USA Today, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
William Safire's October 20 editorial "The Year of Fear" presents the situation upside-down. In reality, under the Bush administration we have been living in country full of fear. To sell the Iraq war, President Bush terrified the American people with an "imminent threat" of unconventional weapons, which was a false pretext. Our troops became trapped in Iraq, and 1100 solders are dead.
This Halloween scare tactic is the pattern of Bush's foreign and domestic politics: threaten foreign nations with the preventive war doctrine, keep pumping the country full of fear of the "axis of evil" and world terrorism, and against this background portray himself as the "savior" of the nation, thus demanding unlimited dictatorial power.
Ironically, the real danger is precisely Bush's political stance itself, which has damaged the position of the US in the world and made our nation more vulnerable.
Dr. Edward Demenchonok is a university professor, the author of numerous books and articles. He is listed in several biographical dictionaries, including
Who's Who in the World, 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century, and One Thousand Great Americans, and he is the recipient of the 21st Century Award for Achievements in Philosophy from the International Biographical Centre.
Ruling by fear
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