Why jump
all over this so soon WKMAC, let cooler heads prevail and build a solid no-lose case...Let's wait till Seymour Hirsh's book is published and the Truth Commission gains support.
Did you see the bomb Hersch dropped up in Minn. concerning Special Ops killing squads under direct command of Cheney himself? Considering the coup history of our CIA and it's own special ops arm, is this really beyond the pale? Or do we just look at movies like Oliver Stone's JFK and the infamous "Mr. X" character (Donald Sutherland) and write that off in the same manner that we should correctly write off the obvious fiction of the Da Vinci Code. I saw your comment about the movie, a great who done it movie! But in the case of Mr X would it surprise anyone to learn that Mr. X character actually was a real person in the whole JFK history and what he said was from true personal experience? I mean if the CIA via coup can help Saddam into power by way of the Baath party or that they can overthrow a democratically elected leader of Iran at the behest of the British empire over it's own oil interests, then why is it hard to even consider what Hersch alleges might have some truth behind it. We sucked up Jack Ryan and Ritter's Special Ops death squads in Columbia via Clancey's "Clear and Present Danger" so why the fear to realize Clancey uses elements of truth to entertain us?
With all that known historical background, do we dare ignore that Hersch isn't onto something? If so, Cheney wasn't alone and many of those same characters may be pulling strings as we speak. Some even pretend to be friends while still manipulating events for their own ends. But the real ticking timebomb may not even come from our own gov't but rather from a gov't that has been yanking our chain almost since we defeated them on the field of battle nearly 250 years ago and for the last 100 years it's been our blood shed to protect their interests and Middle East policies including the Palestinian Mandate. Truth is, your Ceasar is probably not a bad sort. I dislike his approach to the political, social and economic as we differ philosophically but unlike others here, I don't consider him alone some type of boogeyman. However, like the Ceasar's of old, this one is surrounded by enemies who have his ear and he seems poised to follow a well worn trail of error!
Now that all said, talk about the "WOW" factor if there turns out to be even a nibble of meat on Hersch's bone!
As for the rest, once you understand Washington DC is it's own machine no matter who the President is then the rest is gravy! Besides, it's fun to point the hypocrisy of bothsides while the machine stays in the middle playing the ever perfect puppetmaster. I figure either way, one side or the other dominates the landscape so I'm screwed either way. Therefore why not do what anarchist do and throw bombs, what do I have to lose and one thing about it, it may not be publically admitted but I'll bet some of my bombs have caused some people to stop and think for a moment and it's that thinking part that is my motive in all of this.
Once the public begins to think, questions will arise, lies will be told to cover the tracks and the public will more and more see through those lies and then the power of the State will truly begin to slip away because it's most powerful weapon of trust will be seen to be the empty, worthless gun it really is.
D,
From 2006' to 2010', the United States will spend between $3 and $4 trillion dollars on defense alone
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and much of that money will go to private business concerns for everything from weapons to ammo to soap and toilet paper. With that kind of money just being spent in a 5 year period, fortunes are made when that kind of money is spent. That kind of money also demands access and influence in order to maintain one's fortune and profitable bottomline. The only way to keep the money flowing is to convince elected officials and the public a threat exists and when one threat disappears (international communism) a new threat (international islamofascism) must take it's place. When part of that new threat in the form of Al Qaeda doesn't cooperate with new fresh attacks since 9/11 (our guys actually did a better job than expected (or the machine wanted) in making al Qaeda into nothing more that a type of Micheal Moore video production company
) they are now forced to come up with new enemies in order to justify keeping the dollars rolling. With that kind of money at stake, what would some people resort to in order to protect that golden egg from going anywhere? When lots of money is involved, people will do almost anything including very desperate acts of evil.
You want Obama to make real changes, it's going to take real grassroots pressures especially from his own party and voters so he'll know he has strength in numbers to stand up to what he's having to face right now. While you sit on your hands "giving the man a chance" he's in a losing headlock believing he's alone so like others before him, he'll give in and follow the machine. Oh sure, you'll get some crumbs to think you've scored like the repubs. got their tax cuts but when the 8 years was up and the tab came do, what was the real cost? Republicans are wandering the landscape right now singing the Verison song, "Can you hear me now?"
For the moment, I'm willing to give you and your guy the benefit of doubt so you're 50 days into a 4 year if not an 8 year stretch so the longer you sit the worse it will get. Don't make the mistake we did with Reagan and take the rose colored glasses off to late! I'm telling you, I've seen this con job before from the other side of the political street so don't make our same mistake!
