I wish my father was alive on this mid-Century New Year. Most of the predictions he used to make and get excited about in 2011, have come to be. He would rejoice to see the end of the American Century Empire, with a 'whimper' and not with a 'bang' – it was just as he had prayed for. He would have danced with us in 2025, when all special interest lobbies were banned.
This happened after the full disclosure of how the US had been bankrupted by the wars fought by it – for, and on behalf of, Israel, banned unanimously by young Senators & Congressmen elected without using 'funds' from lobbies. He would have looked around and seen a World without military alliances, military bases, IMF, WB, Hedge Funds, Vampire Multi-Nationals and Gargantuan banks and merciless Pharmaceutical Giants. He would have been the happiest man on Earth with today's United Palestine, United Indian Sub-Continent, United Arab Republics, United Korea, United Turkic Republics and United Europe living side by side in peace. He would have loved to ride solar battery-powered cars, trains and aeroplanes! He wouldn't have understood how to use all the gadgets we use today to learn, communicate and work but sure he would have learned fast and enjoyed them.
I wish he was here with us.
Author: Salamah Mahdi
