Propaganda, rhetoric and repetition (Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:07 PM, by Chromatius) "See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over
and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of
catapult the propaganda." George Bush, "President Participates
in Social Security Conversation in New York," May 24, 2005
We'...
Bush & Blair (Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:07 PM, by Chromatius) We're at one of those moments where ruling politicians'
credibility falls away - Blair & Bush are being revealed to all
as liars, driven a combination by evil intent, delusion and
sheer idiocy.
With Bush the stupidities are evident to most, Blair's ...
I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night.... (Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:06 PM, by Chromatius) Yesterday I saw a clip on TV of Joan Baez singing Joe Hill at
the Cindy Sheehan Crawford protest. Instantly my thoughts
flipped back to Woodstock (the movie), where of course she
performed the same song.
It's hard for an old hippie/freak like me not...
Rotting From the Head Down (Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:06 PM, by AmeriPundit) With all due apologies to fellow citizens, but we, the body of
America, are starting to smell. By now most who are capable of
reading and/or watching television know of the burning of dead
Taliban fighter's bodies and the accompanying taunts to other
...
Sergeant Benderman (Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:06 PM, by AmeriPundit) The following e-mails are presented in their original form
with the permission of the author, Monica Benderman- wife of
Sergeant Kevin Benderman.
The decision to publish them was made because no attempt at a
narrative was able to capture the matt...
Shivaji (Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:06 PM, by Kedar Joshi) This article attempts to bring out the irreligiousness and
barbarism of the Hindu king Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as
Chhatrapati Shri Shivaji Maharaj (February 19, 1630 - April 3,
1680), who was the founder of the Maratha empire in western
India in 1...
THE CRUSADER vs. THE CALIPHATE...The Bush Doctrine (Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:06 PM, by Doug Krieger)
By Doug Krieger
THE GREEN CURTAIN
From the Pillars of Hercules in the Atlantic to the Indonesian
Archipelago in the Pacific a vile and putrid Green Curtain
threatens its descent to enshroud and enslave a vast swath of
earth's in...
My Vietnam by George Bush (Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:06 PM, by Arthur Zulu) Everyone has his Vietnam. And what is Vietnam but a tale of
dashed hopes. Consider some private citizens.
Paul Gaugin sailed to French Polynesia in search of an elusive
paradise. And died of frustration. That was his Vietnam.
Andre de Sarto, the ...
I Don't Trust You (Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:06 PM, by J.J. Jackson) Government should never ask the people to simply trust them as
an excuse to move forward with anything. And the people should
never grant government trust for the sole reason that it is
government. Such requests for and grants of trust are the key to
...
ssue of NATO Enlargement in American-European Relations (Fri Dec 9th, 2005 08:09:06 PM, by Patrick Hume) NATO enlargement is doubtless one of the most important issues
in NATO-USA relations and in attitude of American politics
towards this organization. Therefore, in dealing with
American-European relations within NATO, it is impossible to
question the i...