Ron Suskind On How The Bush Administration Kept Secrets

[seemslikeadream]

Run time: 02:11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJj6W-YuTeQ   Posted on YouTube: August 10, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: August 10, 2008 By DU Member: seemslikeadream Views on DU: 1305

 

[Tutankhamun]

1. If Powell is a straight shooter so is Cheney

It's almost comforting to believe that, as Suskind says, "A guy like Colen powell was not informed of it (the specious rationale for attacking a sovereign country)." It'd be nice to believe Powell was once on our side. But as he said in a closed doors meeting before his infamous anthrax lie, "This is bullshit!" The General knew then as he knows now.

But we the "out of the loop" people of DU and many other citizens knew the vial of anthrax/smoking gun equals mushroom cloud boogeymen was never under the bed. So how to get oil money from a contented populous?

So the neocons did what so many adolescents do when they want to get rich yesterday: They formed a band. "Iraq and roll". Powell, with his inexplicable reputation as a straight shooter (maybe from his training at the military firing range?), would beat the drums of war while Cheney would rattle the sabre in tune. Bush would be the singer/frontman. The MSM strummed the six string and looked sexy.

Of course REAL bands such as The Dixie Chicks had to go. Obviously out of tune. M.C. Rove? Now there's a talent. Great manager too.

Hollywood gossip alert: There's a new single in the works: "Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran".

[Senator]

2. The same is true for other "euphemedia heroes" -- like James Comey, Jack Goldsmith, etc...

Who have been lauded for "doing the right thing" -- but only insofar as it didn't mess up their careers.

Just more myth-making from those "inside the loop" of the large sphincter muscle that is the DC beltway.

A place where you have "integrity" if you simply avoid being caught on video strapping down the torture victims you continue to ignore -- in violation of treaty and US law.

Still, the Dem Impeachophobes among these insiders are arguably even worse.

Impeachment remains our ONLY moral, patriotic option.

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[travelingtypist]

3. Here's the whole interview...

rtsp://video1.c-span.org/project/iraq/iraq_wj080608_suskind.rm