AMERICA NEEDS TO WAKE UP!

Speech by: US Navy Captain Ouimette
Executive Officer
Naval Air Station
Pensacola, Florida

America needs to wake up! That's what we think we heard on the 11th of September 2001 (When more than 3,000 Americans were killed) and maybe it was, but I think it should have been "Get Out of Bed!" In fact, I think the alarm clock has been buzzing since 1979 and we have continued to hit the snooze button and roll over for a few more minutes of peaceful sleep since then.

It was a cool fall day in November 1979 in a country going through a religious and political upheaval when a group of Iranian students attacked and seized the American Embassy in Tehran. This seizure was an outright attack on American soil; it was an attack that held the world's most powerful country hostage and paralyzed a Presidency. The attack on this sovereign U. S. embassy set the stage for events to follow for the next 23 years.

America was still reeling from the aftermath of the Vietnam experience and had a serious threat from the Soviet Union when, then President Carter, had to do something. He chose to conduct a clandestine raid in the desert. The ill-fated mission ended in ruin, but stood as a symbol of America's inability to deal with terrorism. America's military had been decimated and downsized/right sized since the end of the Vietnam War. A poorly trained, poorly equipped and poorly organized military was called on to execute a complex mission that was doomed from the start.

Shortly after the Tehran experience, Americans began to be kidnapped and killed throughout the Middle East. America could do little to protect her citizens living and working abroad. The attacks against US soil continued.

In April of 1983 a large vehicle packed with high explosives was driven into the US Embassy compound in Beirut. When it explodes, it kills 63 people. The alarm went off again and America hit the Snooze Button once more.

Then just six short months later a large truck heavily laden down with over 2500 pounds of TNT smashed through the main gate of the US Marine Corps headquarters in Beirut and 241 US servicemen are killed. America mourns her dead and hit the Snooze Button once more.

Two months later in December 1983, another truck loaded with explosives is driven into the US Embassy in Kuwait, and America continues her slumber.

The following year, in September 1984, another van was driven into the gate of the US Embassy in Beirut and America slept...

Soon the terrorism spreads to Europe. In April 1985 a bomb explodes in a restaurant frequented by US soldiers in Madrid. Then in August a Volkswagen loaded with explosives is driven into the main gate of the US Air Force Base at Rhein-Main, 22 are killed and the snooze alarm is buzzing louder and louder as US interests are continually attacked.
Fifty-nine days later a cruise ship, the Achille Lauro is hijacked and we watched as an American in a wheelchair is singled out of the passenger list and executed.

The terrorists then shift their tactics to bombing civilian airliners when they bomb TWA Flight 840 in April of 1986 that killed 4 and the most tragic bombing, Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 259.

Clinton treated these terrorist acts as crimes; in fact we are still trying to bring these people to trial. These are acts of war. The wake up alarm is getting louder and louder.

The terrorists decide to bring the fight to America. In January 1993, two CIA agents are shot and killed as they enter CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

The following month, February 1993, a group of terrorists are arrested after a rented van packed with explosives is driven into the underground parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City. Six people are killed and over 1000 are injured. Still this is a crime and not an act of war? The Snooze alarm is depressed again.

Then in November 1995 a car bomb explodes at a US military complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia killing seven service men and women.

A few months later in June of 1996, another truck bomb explodes only 35 yards from the US military compound in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It destroys the KhobarTowers, a US Air Force barracks, killing 19 and injuring over 500. The terrorists are getting braver and smarter as they see that America does not respond decisively.

They move to coordinate their attacks in a simultaneous attack on two US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. These attacks were planned with precision. They kill 224. America responds with cruise missile attacks and goes back to sleep.

The USS Cole was docked in the port of Aden, Yemen for refueling on 12 October 2000, when a small craft pulled along side the ship and exploded killing 17 US Navy Sailors. Attacking a US War Ship is an act of war, but we sent the FBI to investigate the crime and went back to sleep.

And of course you know the events of 11 September 2001. Most Americans think this was the first attack against US soil or in America. How wrong they are. America has been under a constant attack since 1979 and we chose to hit the snooze alarm and roll over and go back to sleep.

In the news lately we have seen lots of finger pointing from every high official in government over what they knew and what they didn't know. But if you've read the papers and paid a little attention I think you can see exactly what they knew... You don't have to be in the FBI or CIA or on the National Security Council to see the pattern that has been developing since 1979.

The President is right on when he says we are engaged in a war. I think we have been in a war for the past 23 years and it will continue until we as a people decide enough is enough. America needs to "Get out of Bed" and act decisively now. America has been changed forever. We have to be ready to pay the price and make the sacrifice to ensure our way of life continues. We cannot afford to keep hitting the snooze button again and again and roll over and go back to sleep.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto said "...it seems all we have done is awakened a sleeping giant." This is the message we need to disseminate to terrorists around the world. This is not a political thing to be hashed over in an election year this is an AMERICAN thing. This is about our Freedom and the Freedom of our children in years to come.

Surrender'n Chief?

February 19th, 2005

President John Kerry, Addressing the Nation from the White House -

My Fellow Americans, I stand before you, humbled. Humbled by the choice you have overwhelmingly made, to elect me, John Kerry, as your newest President of the United States of America.

I have decided, in the spirit of one of the few, true Renaissance men, that I will speak from my heart. This speech is from my heart, not pre-written or transcribed. My handlers… consultants, that is…. advised me against this, but you, the American people, deserve something real, something genuine, for once. For the first time in four years, at the very least.

I say that I won “overwhelmingly”. I talked to my handlers a few weeks ago and told them we needed to remember that almost half of the country voted for “what’s his..f..” (pause) I meant (unclear) I’m sorry. I almost said “Washington”, but meant the other “W” President. Walker. John Walker Bush. Aw (profanity). I’m sorry… I meant George, my opponent. Well, no longer my opponent. My defeatant (sic). I beat him. Fair and square.

(Quieter) Can… (unclear)… start over? Live? Great… Anyway, my fellow Americans. Half the country voted for Bush. But my handl.. (unclear) my advisors reminded me that most of the “Red” state’s votes are merely from the fly-over states, and many of those votes are also probably forged, stolen, etc. They are also a lot lower IQ in the general population of the Red states. Please keep this in mind. So I believe I have the vast majority of valid, intelligently cast votes in America. From the people who matter the most. From those who make the decisions.
And I thank you for those votes. I also want to thank the Ohio Supreme Court and the Florida Supreme court for stepping in and forcing all 8 of the recounts. I want to thank the US Supreme court for staying the hell… sorry… the heck… out this time, so the people and their votes, and not the courts, can be the ones to speak. The…the…courts. The state courts. You understand. The courts. I mean, the people. The people! The votes! (Long pause) (Quieter) Just keep going?

My fellow Americans, as you already know, we received a threat from Kim Jong Il, two days ago. He has threatened to launch a nuclear attack against Seattle, Washington. Although we will not be intimidated by these tactics, by any means… but, I’m also a very reasonable man. I believe that deep down, Kim Jong Il is… very possibly, at least… a reasonable man. I have appealed to that reason. To begin with, we have asked North Korea to officially forgive America for my predecessor’s reference to them as one of the 3 countries in a so called, “Axis of Evil”. We deeply apologize for that gaff. We have made clear to him that we do not believe that any country can be labeled “evil”. Evil is entirely subjective. They might think that we are evil. And this is probably just one of a million things the previous President did to destroy our esteem in the eyes of other nations. We want North Korea to like us… we want North Korea to understand… we want to have peace with them at all costs. Well… almost any cost.

I have personally spoken to Jimmy Carter, the newly appointed General Secretary of the UN. We have asked them to also contact North Korea and pledge our undying support and if necessary, funds, to their country as a good will gesture to this great nation.
Please keep in mind, my fellow Americans, that when I came back from Vietnam, where I served my country with distinction and received many medals to prove that, when I returned, I also then protested that same war. Some saw this as wrong. Well, I’m here to tell you that they were wrong! Peace at whatever cost possible is crucial to the stability of our nation and the world. We are here to prove just that, once and for all.

To ease the fears of Kim Jong Il, we have made it clear that we will not, I repeat, will not, launch an attack against his great nation, irregardless. Mr. Jon (sic) Il, if you can hear me now…I want to try to set you at ease, my friend. And I think I can do just that.

Please understand, that we have submitted all authority of nuclear launching codes, directly to the United Nations. If this doesn’t set you at ease, I don’t know what will. We are a peaceful people. We have been drenched in the peaceful philosophies of the new America… the true America. The America that was brought forth with great birthing pains, if you will, in the 1960’s. We are not war mongers like the previous administration. This will save us, whereas war cannot, when others see that we are not out to harm them.

(Unclear) Excuse me… (cross-talk)… what? What are you saying? What? Dammit, just tell me! Headed towards (unclear) Seattle? What is? Cut the mic! Portland, too? (long pause) (cross talk - unclear)

Uh… well… I can’t believe it. Those bas... right. Call Carter. Now! Call him and asked for the codes back. Go! And call Clinton, too!

OK… uh… (deep sigh) well… my fellow Americans. We are under attack. We will take care of this. I promise. I have to go? OK. Excuse me. Good night, my fellow Americans and God Ble… (audio signal cut off).
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