There is no "war on terror"

Here's a blog post from Fire Dog Lake called, "Memorial Day Truth: There is no 'War on Terror'". Take a look at how it gets started:

There is no "War on Terror."

There is, however, a "war" on the U. S. Constitution.

After September 11, 2001, we've learned that we can take a punch and move on. We've faced far worse threats to our national survival in our history - the Civil War, the War of 1812, World War II to name a few - but we never abandoned our Constitution. Until now.

Terror is an emotion. Emotions are part of human nature and cannot be eradicated. A "War on Terror" is therefore a war on humanity. The Bush administration has exploited the fear and shock of a nation in the wake of a surprising and dramatic act of violence to whip national fear and paranoia into a constant boil. Why?

The evidence suggests the whole point has been to seize power and steal money. We are witnessing a creeping coup in the United States, the overthrow of the idea, promulgated by our founders and by writers like Tom Paine, that the "Law is King."

But Bush believes that the "king" is law. And he's the king.

Yes, we are experiencing a "creeping coup" and yet we go right on having our Memorial Day barbecues and our Memorial Day mattress sales. Forgive me for being cynical but I wonder if, as a nation, we even deserve to be free.