tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post6670153472752750107..comments2024-03-26T05:18:53.709-04:00Comments on Pen and Sword: Revoltin' John Bolton is BackJeff Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-40862353923501659632007-04-12T18:17:00.000-04:002007-04-12T18:17:00.000-04:00I believe the 911 issue needs more focus herein to...I believe the 911 issue needs more focus herein to better understand why we are in Iraq and soon Iran. Its a hot potato and deep down we know it is being denied, covered up.<BR/>With so much attention being paid to the PNAC manifesto(Rebuilding Americas Defenses) often quoted in these opinions. I suggest careful reading on Pg.51, paragraph 1 where the NEOCONS state emphatically that the changes outlined in this manifesto could not be implemented unless there was a 'catastrophic and catalyzing event such as a new Pearl Harbor, I don't think we need inspector Clousseau to realize that 911 was the EXACT event the Neocons needed.They have gooten everything they had hoped for because of this event. To deny their involvement in 911 is to ignore the catalysts that have shaped history to happen the way it has.<BR/>Since it is impossible to accept all the anomalies and 'coincidences' of that day as an act carried out by amateur pilots, then we are faced with the ugly fact that indeed the NEOCONS and their Bushevik enablers, set forth their plans and used the 911 event as their point of embarking.<BR/>This point is never going away, we must go back and accept the reality of that day in the greater context of what has unfolded since.<BR/>Our lives have been cheapened and the exploitation of the war banking machine is crushing the bones of humanity. The exposure of the 911 lie could be the greatest solution and help in turning humanity's nightmare around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-92035548788573105342007-03-28T12:40:00.000-04:002007-03-28T12:40:00.000-04:00On a somewhat lighter note, this spoof from MadTV ...On a somewhat lighter note, this spoof from MadTV contains a nugget or two of truth. Enjoy (hat tip to <A HREF="http://www.firedoglake.com/" REL="nofollow">FDL</A>):<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGHty_S0TU0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efiredoglake%2Ecom%2F" REL="nofollow">Steve Jobs introduces the iRack</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-41177553746661367612007-03-28T11:24:00.000-04:002007-03-28T11:24:00.000-04:00Thanks again for the great discussion, folks.Thanks again for the great discussion, folks.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-76669744560651799372007-03-28T09:46:00.000-04:002007-03-28T09:46:00.000-04:00CheneyCorp. can safely rely on Bolton to stay on m...CheneyCorp. can safely rely on Bolton to stay on message. <BR/><BR/>And he's available, and also not a member of Congress (with their current low-approval ratings). <BR/><BR/>Also, he's not running for President.<BR/><BR/>Moreover, he's not Tom DeLay -- can't believe the GOP is really letting the Bugman have so much air time.<BR/><BR/>All that means Bolton's an obvious choice. Expect to see a lot more of him.Jeff (no, the other one)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030611459552848949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-90143492993021188562007-03-27T23:32:00.000-04:002007-03-27T23:32:00.000-04:00The video footage was all fascinating. Aside from ...The video footage was all fascinating. Aside from the fact that it looks like a walrus, it seems so <I>reasonable</I> when it talks. It holds up its finger like a debate club champion, and tsk-tsks like outrageous things are bring said to it, and it frames all of its arguments in the language of rational, sensible ideas about honest governance. <BR/><BR/>But then you listen to the actual substance of what comes from its mouth...Chris Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975227721072610316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-51218306485434330682007-03-27T23:25:00.000-04:002007-03-27T23:25:00.000-04:00James: Anyone who heard the Administration voices ...James: <BR/><BR/>Anyone who heard the Administration voices in the run-up to war heard again and again and again that Iraq and its WMDs posed a grave threat to US - that's how they <B>sold</B> the war (to the gullible)! <BR/><BR/>If this historical <B>fact</B> is outside of your conscious recall, you should probably seek medical help.<BR/><BR/>How about <B>you</B> provide any specifics about Jeff's straying from fact into "childish derision"? An attorney ought to be able to engage in a discussion by addressing the issues at hand, and without resorting to baseless ad hominem attacks.<BR/><BR/>To quote a recent (insubstantial) poster: "If you're going to engage in this kind of childish derision, you owe an obligation to offer more than your own sophomoric sarcasm."<BR/><BR/>Pot, meet kettle. Stew.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878555258969493722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-76093535040399013812007-03-27T17:45:00.000-04:002007-03-27T17:45:00.000-04:00Denying that that the Bush administration viewed I...Denying that that the Bush administration viewed Iraq as an imminent threat was a 2004 talking point, and one long ago decisively refuted:<BR/><BR/>http://www.americanprogress.org/kf/quotes.pdf<BR/><BR/>I'll only add that to continue to allege that the Bush adminsitration never tried to claim Iraq was an imminent threat is simply revisionist history - the same kind that helped to get us into this mess in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-16932956391409607222007-03-27T17:16:00.000-04:002007-03-27T17:16:00.000-04:00Good One!Good One!MandThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561334713342973568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-26869092791340557692007-03-27T16:16:00.000-04:002007-03-27T16:16:00.000-04:00Ed, Thanks for the comments and the links. Best, J...Ed, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments and the links. <BR/><BR/>Best, <BR/><BR/>JeffJeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-24047660909020161622007-03-27T16:04:00.000-04:002007-03-27T16:04:00.000-04:00Jeff:Thanks for acknowledging the role PNAC has pl...Jeff:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for acknowledging the role PNAC has played in all this. I believe that it is simply not possible to understand the strategies and policies of the Bush administration without having read what amounts to this administration's<BR/>playbook:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf" REL="nofollow">REBUILDING AMERICA’S DEFENSES<BR/>Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century<BR/>A Report of<BR/>The Project for the New American Century<BR/>September 2000</A><BR/><BR/>This document, which PNAC has been publicly available on the PNAC website since its creation, goes a long ways towards explaining most major policy decision of the current administration. The report is roughly 100 pages in length and should be required reading for anyone who writes abouts, comments on, or otherwise desires a working knowledge of what makes this administration tick. Unfortunately, the importance that I assign to this document does not seem to be shared by most in the media. Even today, nearly 7 years after its publication, the vast majority of those who consider themselves journalists or pundits have not read it. The media spent hundreds of hours discussing non-existent WMD, and 'democracy' for Iraqis (whatever that is) but barely a moment was spent on the underlying reasons for this dog and pony show.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that one day, historians will view this document as key to understanding much that has happened during the Bush administration. It is my hope that one day, it will be required reading in every American history class and viewed for the misguided thinking that it really is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-10744636839724937832007-03-27T15:09:00.000-04:002007-03-27T15:09:00.000-04:00James, click on the RAW STORY link. Fixer, I'm sti...James, click on the RAW STORY link. <BR/><BR/>Fixer, <BR/><BR/>I'm still looking for an agent/publisher.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-72706260322183768192007-03-27T15:08:00.000-04:002007-03-27T15:08:00.000-04:00James, I believe the term was 'mushroom cloud' via...James, I believe the term was 'mushroom cloud' via Condi.Fixerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672137568947891733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-26625659806215264282007-03-27T15:06:00.000-04:002007-03-27T15:06:00.000-04:00Ol' Gord posted the BBC thing at our place. Outst...Ol' Gord posted the BBC thing at our place. Outstanding.<BR/><BR/>How's the book coming, Commander?Fixerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672137568947891733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-39059936911025836732007-03-27T15:05:00.000-04:002007-03-27T15:05:00.000-04:00So exactly when was it, again, that the Administra...So exactly when was it, again, that the Administration said that Iraq was an "imminent threat"? Chapter and verse, please.<BR/><BR/>If you're going to engage in this kind of childish derision, you owe an obligation to offer more than your own sophomoric sarcasm.James Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983017193858666436noreply@blogger.com