Ok, maybe this is a little bit exagerated when talking about the USA, but it appears like the current US administration is doing all they can to create F.U.D. It's a strange feeling to use this in the context of the US administration, but it's exactly the impression when looking at the USA nowadays. And the more is being done to make restrictions of civil rights possible, the more the outside world wonders what is the real goal behind all this. Maybe it's really just this: More money and influence for the Bush clan and their friends.
If it's just that, I would expect that there has already been enough F.U.D. created since (or including) 9/11, but it appears that it does not stop. The presidents Dick & Donald obviously have a long TODO list and heaven knows if they are close to the end or only halfway through. When will it stop?
It might be that the US citizens still need some time to digest 9/11. It was a hard crash from up there in the dreamy clouds of being invincible down to the unfriendly ground of being ripped into the heart of their capital. Instead of waking up the USA still appears to be stunned, swinging a baseball club without exactly knowing what they want to hit. I am sure the US administration is not stunned at all, but they use this feeling and try to keep it up as long as possible. It gives them so much opportunity to do things former administrations would never have dared.
Have a look at Guantanamo: Would it have been possible to keep so many people inside a camp for such a long time without any chance to have a legal trial? Denying them any legal support? Putting all into the hands of the US army? Claiming that this camp is only under the control of the presidents and no other US institution can interfer?
It's funny to hear that the US administration doubts that the president of Belarus Lukaschenko will allow a fair election. The kind of democracy the USA is developing is also rather a "kind of" - but not much more. Of course the changes are mostly a bit more subtle, less obvious. But look again at Guantanamo: What kind of democracy does allow its president to stand outside the constitution?
And do we see significent opposition against movements like this? Do the masses of US citizens stand up and say "Stop!". Sorry... they are either too busy with keeping their standard of living or too afraid to be punched down for questioning the "war against terror" (aka "war against civil rights and democracy"). The system (of F.U.D.) works! God bless America! Let's hope that the blessing will finally wake them up...
