It's the 50th anniversary of America's win over the Japanese in the century's deadliest and highest stakes gamble, WWII. Having lost WWII and being forced to acknowledge that America saved France twice in one century, the impertinent, cocky French have decided to pollute the earth and earn yet another kudo for dismerit by exploding the "Big FIRECRACKER". Are the French nuts?
As the Spanish would say, "they are 'le nada'".
Does this action speak to a wider resistance on France to give herself up to the European Union and the New World Order? Should not the goal be a more peaceful, healthy planet? The Japanese haven't forgotten Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Nor can those who lived their lives during the Cold War wondering whether their homes and cities would face the same deadly fate.
It is possible to become one solid global community and maintain all that is good about ourselves. But, Jacques Chirac, and I write with all due respect for Monsieur Chirac, reason and ability needs to focus on the domestic ills of France instead of creating a radioactive wasteland in paradise.
Monsieur, again we as Americans must ask ,"How in God's name can you permit this?" Why Monsieur President, did you simply not give away your francs to some of the homeless people that line up in the doorway to the Elyseé? Each day thousands of French go to sleep on hard concrete and countless others (deliberately uncounted) of French go to sleep cold and hungry. The people deserve better from their elected President and he deserves better of himself.
The time for setting off "Firecracker"s is over. The time for a humanitarian explosion is now! Responsible scientists must speak out against this atrocity or be left asking themselves what kind of future they have built and by what divine right do they cede responsibility for the consequences of their research?
So, Monsieur President Jacques Chirac, although I wish you a very beautiful day, someday, that day is not today. I strongly suggest your missionary tendancies will be better served should you sail the ship of state on a course that benefits humanity. Any other course will deny you the ability to leave a mark of excellence and greatness in the halls of history. For when the septet t is complete, we will sit in judgement of your work and certainly Monseiur President Jacques Chirac, certainly so will you.
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