With so many countries, including the United States, dealing with huge amounts of financial debt, many people who are paying attention to this crisis globally are waiting for the hammer to drop. Although many political leaders here in the US and the EU (European Union) continue to preach that the situation is still controllable, those who are knowledgeable about what is taking place can see the TRUTH behind the deception and lies.

The current global economic trimmer set off by the country of Greece has many people scratching their heads. Although the EU and the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has offered to bail out the tiny country to the tune of $147 billion, violence and social unrest has broken out because most Greeks feel that the amount pledged is not enough to pull their nation back from the brink of bankruptcy and many retirees feel their benefits will be massively decreased. According to a report by Reuters, Prime Minister Papandreou has vowed there will be spending cuts and tax hikes as well as other tough measures totaling 30 billion euros over the next three years. And while President Obama told the Greek prime minister that he welcomes his country’s ambitious reform program, many here in the US are wondering if and when he will follow suit and head off an impending financial collapse far larger and devastating than the previous one in 2008-09. The answer to that is Obama has no intention of doing anything about the financial hole this country continues to dig itself deeper into. What’s worse is the fact that it is growing larger and larger by the day.

First off, let us take a look back to when the president was on the campaign trail aspiring to become the leader of this country. He slammed the Bush administration for its policies on the way the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were being handled and on the economy as well as the budget deficit. He said whatever he thought would be music to the ears of those who opposed the Bush administration’s policies. With all of these criticisms, many would-be voters were rope-a-doped into believing that Obama desperately wanted to fix the problems the previous administration had left for the next. Unfortunately, all of his campaign promises could not have been further from the truth. Not only has Obama continued to advance the same destructive policies the Bush administration put in place, but he has intensified them. He promised the masses to take a different approach to foreign policy and to pull the US out of Iraq and to keep forces in Afghanistan to crush forces who oppose democratically elected governments and the rule of law. Oh, and to find Osama Bin Laden. When’s the last time anyone has heard of an active plan to find the ALLEDGED benefactor of the September 11 tragedy? Does the average American citizen even know and understand what we are doing there? My point is that this whole operation has morphed into something uncomprehendable to the average citizen in this country. Some may see no problem with this, thinking that certain things should be reserved only for government officials; on the contrary, I beg to differ. If the average American is not informed on what is done on the behalf of citizens of this nation, how can we hold our leaders accountable for wrong doing or lack of action? The people have to be knowledgeable in order to demand our leaders to act in this nation’s best interest abroad and domestically.

Unfortunately, the rule of fear is what we get. Control of the masses by dire pictures of what could be instead of what must be is all too often fed to the American people. The Obama administration is picking up right where the Bush administration left off. Scare the American public and its congress into giving the corporations billions of dollars to do what corporate heads see fit. Also, many current white house officials are former associates of the same corporations such as Sachs, Chase, and so forth. The President also continues to preach lies about wanting the very best in healthcare for the masses, healthcare that congressional leaders enjoy. What was pushed through in the dead of night after weeks of back ally political deals is certainly not the same type of healthcare congress enjoys. This is enough to make a person ask, “What happened to the promise of a TRANSPARENT government?” I guess this is “change we can believe in”. Furthermore, what about this country’s economic woes? The government continues to print money with no real plan on how to make sure the dollar’s value is sustained. The US debt is touted by the government to be in the neighborhood of $12.7 trillion. However, independent figures show that it is actually as high as $127 trillion when you add in the cost of raiding the coffers of social security, Medicare, and veteran’s benefits. To date, there is no real evidence of CHANGE from the Obama administration. There is only the further advancement of the Bush doctrine both foreign and domestic. Many people were fooled by the smooth demeanor and inspiring rhetoric of his speeches. However, every leader followed by the masses throughout history has been extremely charismatic and passionate in the process of garnering the peoples support. It is safe to say that Obama has the gift of persuasion, not just here but globally as well. People everywhere are strangely enamored with him. Combine this with a profound ability to move the masses with heart wrenching rhetoric and a delivery as smooth as velvet and it could render the unsuspecting helpless to see beyond the vale of proposed good into his true ambitions and motives. Simply put, he could be the most dangerous man on the planet.

Now is the time for Americans who love and care about this country and its future to awake from their slumber and become conscious. The movement against this nation’s economy and the nation itself is taking place in plain view of the American people. They simply have chosen not to see. As I mentioned in my earlier article, “Forces against a Nation”, the dollar is under hostile attack from foreign governments and our own administration. The recent economic turmoil in Europe with the P.I.G.S. (Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain) in financial upheaval is also a telling sign for the world to take notice of. The Euro recently began to slide uncontrollably due to the massive debt the aforementioned countries are in. Investors began to become tentative because of this. It is no small wonder that while other leading nations’ currencies are taking a beating, China continues to push the notion of a Super Sovereign Currency run by the IMF to replace the dollar as the predominant currency in the world. Meanwhile, US Secretary of Treasury Tim Geithner says he is quite open to this idea. Wake up people! This country grows closer to losing its sovereignty everyday. All of this is being done on the watch of Barack Obama. Instead of CHANGE, it seems like the American people are getting more of the same. I am all about information, and if you have a craving for an idea of what your government officials are allowing to take place, then you must see the video Fall of the Republic. It is a chilling look at what could be happening right in front you. You can view it free of charge on www.youtube.com. Search for Fall of the Republic (full length version) and see what people other than those in your government have to say about what is going on in Washington.