i think my two favorite current event writers these days
are Greg Palast and Arianna Huffington
also adore Ariannas new site
The Huffington Post
which you can check out on my linkie love list
anyway
both folks get me to thinking
or often get
me to freaking
out
about this country and this world
so hey
i dont read either on an empty stomach
anyway
Arianna today
talked about the New York Times cover story
in which some of this countries military leaders in Iraq
have some things to say
that the Bushies would not love at all
she could not understand why this story was not picked up by everyone
but then we all know
that this countries press
seems to be
well rather careful
about what they say against the war in iraq
or the bushies
which pretty much is the same thing isnt it
In the Times piece...five high ranking officers have things to say that greatly differ from the main stream info the busies want us to have
including one officer who says that our military involvement could last
MANY YEARS.
From Arianna and the Times Piece
I will quote below...
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So, what does it all mean? Here’s the money quote from one of the high-ranking officers:
"I think that this could still fail."
You know the situation has to be really bad when military leaders feel the need to turn to the New York Times. It’s irrefutable evidence that the political leadership of both parties has completely failed the military men who have been charged with extricating us from this debacle. When you’re not being heard by the administration -- and when the loyal opposition is turning a blind eye to the most critical issue of our time -- then you leak to the press in a desperate effort to be heard.
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Thanks Arianna and Thanks New York Times
and thanks to the brave leaders who spoke out...
So here's the question
why aren't people taking to the streets screaming?
Im as puzzled as I was when nobody took to the streets screaming when it came out the Bush administration had lied about the weapons of mass destruction..
whats going on in this country
that people aren't screaming mad
that their own administration
is outright lieing to them
about a war
we've paying billions of dollars
and thousands of lives to be in?!
Okay
so the right wingers wont speak out against Bush
and the Republicans wont speak out against Bush
but what about the rest of America
there is a rest of America right?
I think I will just leave you with Ariannas final quote
below
and let you think about it
as I will
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Clearly Newsweek is not the problem here. The problem is a war not only founded on lies but conducted on lies. And our military leaders are finally speaking out. What happens next will depend on whether we listen. They deserve a better hearing than they’re getting.
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