In
matters such as assassination and torture, I always ask. "Who
benefits?"
FOX News, for example, had a vested interest in the violent death of Dr.
Tiller. They want the Pro Choice people to be afraid of exposure. The
COINTELPRO Agents aimed for a population that was too afraid to say their mind
and to speak the truth. Otherwise, why would the public tolerate the scoundrels
who rule Congress, Wall Street and the rest of it? Sixty years ago it may have
been a conspiracy. Now, it is business as usual.
When the Draft Stopped, the Era Ended
Avoiding
being killed led to much rhetoric and noise making. I have a few academic
friends who recall it as the Valhalla for
their life on campus.
When I last visited the USA
in 1992, the thrill had gone. Gracie Slick was fat.
Obama as Poker Player Seems the Apt Metaphor
GWB
and his buddies played hardball criminal style. He made gangsters appear
respectable.
We'll see if Americans can regain their humanity under Obama.
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