Reply #17: Flatulo.... [View All]

[BeachBaby]

I hear ya on the journalism issue. Everytime I see KO do one of his rant commentaries about BushCo, there's a part of me that thinks "This is it! He's gonna blow this out of the water!"

And then I remember who he works for.

I have friends in both Canada and the UK. Both of them have told me, several times now, that their own journalists have touched upon this topic. And my friends are amazed that our own have not.

I'm not amazed, because I know who our journalists work for.

I also understand when you say that this can't be a Corporate Media Conspiracy; then again, I also remember who owns the networks. But if you look around the internet, you will find many articles written by columnists (some American, some not) who suggest (sometimes very strongly) that Americans have "dumbed down" so much that they can't see what's right in front of them.

I grew up in a very military family; I also have relatives and a couple friends who work in the intestines of our defense depts and national security depts. I know that they sign contracts - oaths, if you will - that promise they will do ONLY their job, which is to do what they're told. They are not to discuss it with outsiders. And they are willing to do this "in the best interests of national security".

There ARE people who have "come out" about 9/11 - if you look around the net, you will find articles and interviews (from "Vanity Fair" "Rolling Stone") of people who are former White House aides and officials who couldn't stomach the people they worked for. Some of them have left the US, and some are brave enough to hang around. When I look at these people and read what they have to say, I am awed by their bravery.

Now we have former military officers and higher-uppers who are "coming out" and saying straight-up that the report is bullshit. We have congressmen who are pushing for an independent investigation. We have celebrities who, because of their abilities to get attention, are coordinating an effort to get real answers.

I never expected the truth to come out overnight. In the grand scheme of things, 9/11 happened yesterday. And I think that little by little, we're getting there.