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September 3, 2007 at 17:21:36

PETRAEUS WILL PULL A POWELL IN MID SEPTEMBER

by Allen L Roland

www.opednews.com

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General Petraeus's mid September White House drafted report will not only claim progress where there is little but, more importantly, will blame Iran for any roadblocks ~ thus setting the stage for a massive air strike against Iran before the end of the year, if not the month: Allen L Roland

It's deja vu all over again except this time it's not Colin Powell giving his long awaited list of justified fabrications to the U.N. inorder to rationalize an illegal preemptive attack on the sovereign nation of Iraq ~ No, this time its General David Petraeus giving his long awaited list of justified fabrications on Bush's Surge to the United States Congress inorder to continue an illegal occupation as well as rationalize a preemptive attack on the sovereign nation of Iran.

Bush's sudden visit today to Iraq is a public relations distraction by the head cheerleader of Cheney's masterplan, Bush, to mask the fact that the British are beginning their pullout from Basra today. British forces withdraw from Basra Palace base 03 Sep 2007 British troops began pulling out of Basra Palace last night and expect to hand control of the base to Iraqi forces within days, amid new Anglo-American recriminations about the aftermath of the Iraq war.

The main purpose of Patreaus's White House drafted report is to blame Iran for any roadblocks towards success in Iraq ~ thus setting the stage for a massive air strike against Iran before the end of the year, if not the month.

Paul Krugman calls it A Snowjob In The Desert; " But, say the usual suspects, General Petraeus is a fine, upstanding officer who wouldn’t participate in a campaign of deception - apparently forgetting that they said the same thing about Mr. Powell. First of all, General Petraeus is now identified with the surge; if it fails, he fails. He has every incentive to find a way to keep it going, in the hope that somehow he can pull off something he can call success. "
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/03/3586/

Petraeus's report is another White House scam, folks and the Iran war drums are getting louder as we speak. Fortunately Dan Froomkin, Washington Post, also sees it for what it really is " a White House con job in the making ."

Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2007/09/03.html

Whose Report Is It, Anyway?

By Dan Froomkin
Special to washingtonpost.com
Thursday, August 16, 2007; 12:26 PM

Dan Froomkin - Whose Report Is It, Anyway? - washingtonpost.com

The "Petraeus Report" -- the supposedly trustworthy mid-September reckoning of military and political progress in Iraq by Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker -- is instead looking more like a White House con job in the making.

The Bush administration has been trying for months to restore its credibility on Iraq (as well as stall for time) by focusing on Petraeus -- President Bush's "main man" in Iraq -- and his report to Congress. But now it turns out it that White House aides will actually write the "Petraeus Report," not the general himself.

And although Petraeus has a long history of literally and figuratively playing the good soldier for Bush, it appears that the president still doesn't trust him enough to stay on message under the congressional klieg lights.

Julian E. Barnes and Peter Spiegel wrote in yesterday's Los Angeles Times: "Despite Bush's repeated statements that the report will reflect evaluations by Petraeus and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, administration officials said it would actually be written by the White House, with inputs from officials throughout the government."

Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2007/09/03.html

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Student of history, religion, exoteric and esoteric, the Humanities in general and advocate for peace, justice and the unity of humankind, not through force, but through self-realization and mutual respect. I have also just come out with my first book, a combination of poetry, photography and essays entitled "Post Katrina Blues", my reflections on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans two years after Katrina struck, published by San Francisco Bay Press.
Mac McKinneyStudent of history, religion, exoteric and esoteric, the Humanities in general and advocate for peace, justice and the unity of humankind, not through force, but through self-realization and mutual respect. I have also just come out with my first book, a combination of poetry, photography and essays entitled "Post Katrina Blues", my reflections on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans two years after Katrina struck, published by San Francisco Bay Press.

The Whole Blogosphere Must be Ready to Ponce

As soon as the report hits the street (advance copies even better), everybody at OpEdNews and throughout the planet should be picking it apart for any and all inaccuracies, bullshit and lies. Set your intention, bloggers! We can't let the planet get snowed by Powell 2.

by Mac McKinney (47 articles, 75 quicklinks, 176 diaries, 1128 comments) on Monday, September 3, 2007 at 10:50:34 PM

Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on Conscious talk radio www.conscioustalk.net
Allen L RolandAllen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on Conscious talk radio www.conscioustalk.net

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Right you are, but remember the people are already ahead of Congress on knowing and demanding the truth ~ Congress has already signed on to attacking Iran and are still not about to rock the boat with Impeachement proceedings or denying funding.

We may be beyond the point of no return :-(

Allen L Roland

by Allen L Roland (907 articles, 7 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 355 comments) on Monday, September 3, 2007 at 11:03:12 PM

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A case of history repeating?

I continue to wonder about when they fired Peter Pace they claimed it was because he wrote a letter to the judge in the Scooter Libby Case in favor of Libby. The Pentagon claimed it an 'inappropriate gesture'... on top of his lack of knowledge or concern about the number of troops killed in Iraq ( negative PR)....and... his comments about gays in the military (theirs being crodile tears)

But honestly, ...I believe it had more to do with his statements that refuted State Dept claims that the IED's of Iranian provenance were sent there on purpose by the government in Tehran. He said that there wasn't anyway of determining if those IED's found were in fact sent by Iranian government officials with their knowledge or consent. Pace's statements outright contradicted State Dept statements and that in this Pentagon.... where one's career is entirely dependant upon fealty to the White House ...and to the party for which it stands ....Petraeus is a political animal. He is where he is right now and continues to be because he knows how to play the game. A military genius he is not. Iraqi President Al Maliki last month obliquely suggested they fire him by stating that he couldn't work with him (Petraeus) Neo cons retaliated by demanding that Al Maliki is the one who should be going...(so much for self determination and democracy)

I think Colin Powell was one part a willing stooge for having willingly played the game and accepting whatever claims or assessments the Rumsfields Office of Special Plans was handing him. He must've known the scuttlebut around the Pentagon that they were busy cooking the facts. He even balked at some of the claims when it was handed to him. Yet he accepted it at face value, made the statement and therefore attached his name to it.

The press knew better as well and very peevishly ran with the Administration's claims even though they knew there were discrepencies.

The question is, ....will they repeat their crime?

by chariotdrvr14 (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 134 comments) on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 11:11:08 AM

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The question is, ....will they repeat their crime?

A no brainer ~ of course, they will repeat their crime ~ they are convinced they are right and they are convinced they are patriots ~ a very dangerous combination .

Allen L Roland

by Allen L Roland (907 articles, 7 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 355 comments) on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 11:49:37 AM

I meant ...will the press repeat the administration's lies

But you're absolutely right,....they most likely will.

by chariotdrvr14 (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 134 comments) on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 7:34:03 PM

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The press are like sheep ~ and the major media players are in bed with the White House. Most of them are still calling it a War and only the alternative press is calling it what is really is ~ an Occupation.

Allen L Roland

by Allen L Roland (907 articles, 7 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 355 comments) on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 7:54:58 PM