___Hello everyone, I hope all of my newsvine neighbors are doing well.  I have to say that this question haunts me, Because I try to express my words, and my feelings, the best I can without trying to offend anyone.  I am finding though that on this social network, it is hard to do that.  So many things I have tried to say have, caused some to be upset.  And when that happens it makes me want to hide from all the world. /////___I am also finding too, that you have to be more careful these day.  With the things you say about the policies, of the Congress,and the White House.  Because there are people actually getting arrested, for expressing their disdain of the policies.  Some being arrested for protesting even though they are doing it peacefully.  And like poor Bradley Manning, some are being put in prison, just simply for telling of all kinds of corruption going on in our Government. ///// ___It is really sad that it is now up to private citizens to disclose the corruption that exists there.  Because that use to be the mandate of the News Media to do that.  Keep us informed on the errors of, and evils of Our Government so that we might be able to correct it for Our own well Being.  And for the well being of the world, so that we are not committing crimes against humanity.  During any wars we are involved in, so we can keep the World trusting us.  /////___But there is no sharing of pertinent information like that anymore, instead you will be arrested.  Because Washington has become so corrupt, and so full of thieves.  That they can no longer afford to let someone,make us aware of exactly how much they are stealing from us.  Nor can we tell how they are staling the money from We The People.  But I really believe that there needs, to be an outside investigation of the billions, if not trillions of dollars that have been fleeced from, This Country we call America. /////___So the reason why I write on this column from time to, time is to express all the evil going on in Our Government.  And then I pray a lot that I don't get arrested one of these days for what I have to say.  My personal opinion on how much money that has been fleeced from us.  Since the Wars, in Iraq and Afghanistan have began, I believe at least has been a Trillion Dollars.  I base that on the opinion of the last figures of Senator Byron Dorgan that he gave before her left office.  A little over a year ago, when his figures added up to then 800 billion dollars.  Of waste, fraud, and abuse that have stolen from We the People, and they have no accountability, nor knowledge of were it went. /////___And all though it is never spoken of much, because the Media has turned a blind eye to the fact that we continue to send people to black sites to be tortured, and interrogated, and I wonder how long that we will allow that to continue.  Until America gets it moral compass back, and finally say no more to that.  We also have a great deal of rape, being committed on not only our Female Military population, but also on innocent female populations.  Where we are at war, and yet we think we can complain on the rape that is being committed in other areas of the World. /////___The sad part about the wars continuing, is that I believe they continue you now only to fleece Our Country, of billions of more dollars. From all the Corporations, that have massive contracts over seas, for things related to war.  And I believe as just jobs for these rich People,and their Corporations. And also to save face of the big wigs, in Washington D C, and in the pentagon.  Just like they did with the war in Viet Nam, which Washington promised us they would never do again.  So that it could never be said again, that who wants to be responsible for the last Soldier to die in the field.  For a war that can never have the real, outcome that there needs to be.  For the stability of the Country at war, and for the Security of the World. /////___Well I suppose I could rant on all day of the things I have learned about the deception of Our Government.  Towards We the people, and to also some of our allies.  So I will complain about one last thing, Americans wake up to the fact that Our Soldiers. Are coming home from the war , only to find that Our Government.  Is trying to defund every program that they need in order to, transition home properly.  And the Government are also trying to defund a lot of the necessary programs, they need to recover.  From some of their hidden wounds, but we Americans have to put an end to that by pressuring Congress to provide it to them.  And if they don't want to provide it to them. we should pressure President Obama to use, the Congresses pay to provide it for Our Troops.  And May God Bless America. /////___written this day of- November 17th, 2012.___by Maria-Lyn