Rationalizing war crimes
CounterPunch
by Rev. William Alberts
07/13/06
The Bush administration is adept at saying the obvious to hide the devious. This tactic reveals a deep disrespect for the intelligence of the American people. It assumes that Americans are gullible and, in their patriotic fervor, will believe anything their leaders tell them -- no matter how false, criminal, or harmful to them and their children -- if it is draped in the American flag or presented in the name of 'God.' A glaring example is President Bush's recent 'surprise' visit to Baghad. ... The apparent purpose of President Bush's secretive visit to Iraq was not to give a message to the Iraqi people, but to use them as a safe PR backdrop for the message he wanted to take home to the American people...
http://www.counterpunch.org/alberts07132006.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Rev. William Alberts
07/13/06
The Bush administration is adept at saying the obvious to hide the devious. This tactic reveals a deep disrespect for the intelligence of the American people. It assumes that Americans are gullible and, in their patriotic fervor, will believe anything their leaders tell them -- no matter how false, criminal, or harmful to them and their children -- if it is draped in the American flag or presented in the name of 'God.' A glaring example is President Bush's recent 'surprise' visit to Baghad. ... The apparent purpose of President Bush's secretive visit to Iraq was not to give a message to the Iraqi people, but to use them as a safe PR backdrop for the message he wanted to take home to the American people...
http://www.counterpunch.org/alberts07132006.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 14. Jul, 16:40
