I wouldn't say bitter, more like righteously angry. He wrote this before the Taliban started fleeing, which "vindicated" Bush, even with so-called liberals. Now the types of things Moyers is talking about in the speech are considered "fringe thinking" by Barney Frank, Jacob Weisberg, and the rest of the War Democrats. I agree with much of what he says, so I guess I'm on the fringe, too. But I can't help feeling that he's the sane one and the "mainstream" has gone stark staring mad. One of my "liberal" co-workers has a full-page illustration from the New York Post showing a cutaway view of Bin Laden's mountain fortress, which looks like SHIELD headquarters by Steranko, full of high-tech equipment, ammo, sleeping quarters for troops, etc. It looks like obvious propaganda to me ("That's what our boys are up against? Oh, my God!") but I'm afraid to ask if he's displaying it ironically.
LOL, We're dealing with Hydra. Wouldn't Ashcroft love to get himself into one of Nick Fury's skin tight stap and holster adorned getups?
Moyers describes hiself as being bitter in the article....
His point about the republicans turning 180º and deciding not to go after off shore money laundering systems which house the coffers of terrorists and corporations (or terrorists/corporations) was news to me. What a bunch of treasonists.
I'm beginning to feel bitter myself.
Were you familliar with this speach?
Yes, I read the speech somewhere. There's also a shorter version floating around that doesn't include that unthinkable "china syndrome" description. That just makes my skin crawl. As for the offshore accounts, I know I keep harping about the Saudis, but that's the same issue--the people we really need to go after are in bed with our banks and businesspeople. I really see Afghanistan as a sideshow to distract the masses with an easy take-out situation (which is not to say it doesn't still have quagmire potential). A real war against terrorism would mean throwing out half the bastards driving the economy right now.
Yeah, my neighbor believes that the real war is going to be against the anti-globalization movement, terrorisim being both a smoke screen and a justifier for locking up the Earth Firters and their ilk.
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- tom moody 12-05-2001 8:56 pm
LOL, We're dealing with Hydra. Wouldn't Ashcroft love to get himself into one of Nick Fury's skin tight stap and holster adorned getups?
Moyers describes hiself as being bitter in the article....
His point about the republicans turning 180º and deciding not to go after off shore money laundering systems which house the coffers of terrorists and corporations (or terrorists/corporations) was news to me. What a bunch of treasonists.
I'm beginning to feel bitter myself.
Were you familliar with this speach?
- steve 12-05-2001 9:33 pm [add a comment]
Yes, I read the speech somewhere. There's also a shorter version floating around that doesn't include that unthinkable "china syndrome" description. That just makes my skin crawl. As for the offshore accounts, I know I keep harping about the Saudis, but that's the same issue--the people we really need to go after are in bed with our banks and businesspeople. I really see Afghanistan as a sideshow to distract the masses with an easy take-out situation (which is not to say it doesn't still have quagmire potential). A real war against terrorism would mean throwing out half the bastards driving the economy right now.
- tom moody 12-05-2001 9:45 pm [add a comment]
Yeah, my neighbor believes that the real war is going to be against the anti-globalization movement, terrorisim being both a smoke screen and a justifier for locking up the Earth Firters and their ilk.
- steve 12-06-2001 1:52 am [add a comment]