8. And why did he lie about it during the 2004 presidential debates?
9. Why did George insist on including the famous 16 word Iraq/Africa uranium claim in his 2003 State of the Union Address, when his own intelligence people had forced him to remove it from a late 2002 speech, and had repeatedly told him it could not be substantiated?
10. Why is it that nobody in the Bush administration ever talks about the documents that purported to reveal a uranium deal between Iraq and Niger? You know, the ones that are proven forgeries? When will they be investigated?
11. Where is the clearly defined, scientifically supported Bush administration alternative to the Johns Hopkins study revealing more than 650,000 Iraqi war related deaths that Bush says is not credible?
12. What's the noble cause?
13. Why have so many of our troops been sent to Iraq without adequate protective gear and communications equipment?
14. Why have military families had to spend their own money to buy this vital equipment to send to their loved ones in Iraq?
15. How can the Bush administration legitimately claim to be fighting a "war on terror" in Iraq when our own Pentagon has said that ninety-five percent of the violence there is coming from Iraqi citizens turned insurgents?
16. How exactly is it possible to build and train Iraqi military and police forces to the point that they can fully provide for their own security if well over 80 percent of Iraqis want us gone yesterday and a full two-thirds think it's okay to kill Americans? How are American forces supposed to know who they can trust? How can they possibly be sure they won't be killed with their own weapons and tactics by Iraqis who turn on them in revenge?
17. Why did this president claim, in April of 2004, that "a wiretap requires a court order", when the illegal warrantless wiretap program he authorized had already been in operation for nearly three years?
18. Exactly where in the Constitution is the term "Unitary Executive Branch" defined?
19. Exactly which part of the Constitution places the president above the law, able to ignore it as he sees fit, simply by issuing signing statements?
20. Why did this president add one of his signing statements to anti-torture legislation claiming the authority to ignore it at his discretion if, as he has repeatedly claimed, "we don't torture"? If he has not authorized torture and other violations of international law, why did he need to sign legislation (the Military Commissions Act of 2006) that effectively grants retroactive immunity for such violations?
How about it, cons? Do you think it's possible for you to wake the hell up and actually do something positive for your country?
Lob the personal insults at me to your cold, empty heart's content. Put me in your wholly disingenuous, convenient little "anti-Bush equals anti-America" box. Rant all you want about how I hate our country, hate freedom, hate our troops and hate this president because I have the nerve to publicly denounce his reckless policy. Call me a coward. Call me a traitor. Your attacks are meaningless, except for the way they amplify your obvious aversion to authenticity.
The real America haters within our own borders are the ones trying to turn our country into something it was never meant to be for their own selfish benefit. They think nothing of treating actual human beings like little toy soldiers, saddling us with unimaginable debt, shredding our Constitution, ignoring urgent domestic needs while they command illegal overseas wars, and destroying all that is good about America in the eyes of the rest of the world, because their mission is all about them. These pathetic bastards couldn't care less about the death, destruction, or shattered lives of survivors left in their wake. For them it's all a means to an end. It's "unfortunate collateral damage." It's all okay because it serves their noble neocon cause.
They're the real cowards. They're the real traitors. They're the kind of terrorists that Al Qaeda can only dream of being. They must be removed from office immediately and punished accordingly for their mountain of crimes. They have never represented the real America and they never will.
John Perry is a morning radio personality in his home state of Connecticut. He started paying closer attention to life inside the Beltway several years ago, when it became obvious to him that his "representatives" were not interested in helping independent webcasters, who to this day remain under attack and faced with extinction, thanks to the nefarious efforts of the RIAA to maximize consolidation of Internet music distribution. He had been attempting to launch his own Internet radio business at the time, and remains hopeful that someday it may still happen.He says the experience has made him a more responsible citizen, and for that, at least, he is grateful. "They pissed off the wrong guy," he likes to say. He promises to remain vigilant, holding accountable those who promise to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. "Far too many of the people we send to Washington don't take their oath seriously," he says. "It's our responsibility as citizens to let them know we're paying attention, and we're not going away."
Check out his new video commentary format at johnperryonline.com
Cognitive Dissonance? Suspension of disbelief? Just a couple of excuses many seem to adopt in their personal denial of the truth.
A small group of tyrants have taken over a once proud nation - they are now flushing the constitution down the toilet - getting away with murder of their own citizens - engaging in illegal wars of aggression - poisoning the earth and all its people.
Oh, sorry about that - I didn't realize you were busy watching American Idol.
Thank you John Perry for speaking the truth and having the conviction and moral integrity to express it so well.
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CasaZaza (7 articles, 0 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 160 comments)
on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 2:08:00 PM
Why did the incoming Bush administration ignore every briefing by the outgoing Clinton staffers on the imminent peril of AlQaeda and a guy named Osama?
Why did Cheney's terrorist counterintelligence committee not meet for almost a year and a half?
Why did John Ashcroft and other high ranking figures stop flying commercial airlines weeks prior to 9/11?
Why did Cheney refuse to meet with Iran after they offered to assist us in pacifying Iraqi insurgents?
Why has the democratic majority in the legislature been unable to get things through congress and been so effectively bottled up by the GOP minority?
Why, conversely, could the democrats, when in the minority, have acted with the same effect as the current GOP minority does?
Questions, so many questions and so few answers.........
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ardee D. (6 articles, 4 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 2377 comments)
on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 4:23:07 PM
Great article-says it all-anger must be vented and change must be undertaken-has there ever been another administration that loves war and death as much as this one????
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BillT (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 14 comments)
on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 6:24:02 PM
Those are great questions. We know they are knee deep in their own shit yet not enough people will challenge their authority. I can't explain it and I get pretty frustrated and depressed at times. I'm glad that in places like this I find others that are truly bothered by this stuff.
I feel like I'm surrounded by some pretty shallow people, but here people have some depth and conviction. Keep up the Good Work. Our souls depend on it. Even the soul of this Nation depends on insisting these questions get answered.
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Sleeper (1 articles, 1 quicklinks, 7 diaries, 276 comments)
on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 7:59:29 PM
Ask any typical Republican and the answer you'll likely get, if any, is "The Democrats will raise my taxes." They are likely more interested in their own self-satisfaction than they are about truth, about others, or about their country. Tuned out, brain dead, and brain washed to parrot the usual talking points perhaps, but it boils down to caring more about themselves than about others. In all it's various synonymic forms, it's called selfishness.
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Mark Petersen (9 articles, 73 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 50 comments)
on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 7:38:45 AM
John Perry , I don't think anyone on this wicked earth could have ever been able to "Say the Truth' Any better..[or more straight for the jugular] than you have. I have read Many Comments such as yours,But none quite so plainly.. And done Without resorting to the Use of 'words of blasphemy ! If more concerned souls would speak their convictions even half as civilly ..and put even half the Punch behind their words..as you have done... Perhaps The Necessary Actions would already be heading full-speed through the Congress, even as we speak ! I also have many questions and as you stated, none of them have been answered. Nor has anything relating to Congress Starting Impeachment proceedings ( like last year ) against this whole Caboodle of Purely Evil-doers Gone anywhere but "Under the Table' By Nancy Pelosi. ( She Is the ONE who Should be Screaming for This action. ) Don't tantalize the true Patriots of America with "Talk' of Impeachment..And Then..Turn-coat it ? < Nancy Pelosi..And Harry Reid > IT is, pure and simple, a dereliction of their sworn oaths'.. and their elected duties.. to uphold the Constitution of this Country. They are too close to failure because they are not fighting tough enough. When it comes to the Best interests of This Country, They cannot afford to Not Fight AS Low down and Dirty as that bunch of neo-cons who has the mistaken idea they can control The People of this Country " because bush is still a Squatter in our Whitehouse. He Has too many proven treasonous Charges against him To Float a Battleship already. What Is This Congress Afraid of, Anyway ? Isn't there enough of you who Know what is going on here... Enough to Press forward with this Impeachment ? Yes, John, Your Breaking point is pretty Close to busting out all Over !! And all of these neo-con fascist pigs who are full of their self-important S..t will get really Spattered When The Main does bust !! People, Wake up ! Leave your soap operas and game shows to fly by themselves. Put your time and Energy Behind Getting Our Congress On their Feet and Doing what Is Needed Here.. Two more years are too long to wait..Too many lives have been Lost because of this Regime.. No More. Fight for Impeachment. Make This Your All-consuming Rage to accomplish. Start NOW. VGF
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VGFlick (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 76 comments)
on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 4:05:45 PM
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