Silence is Consent

If you don't speak up you accept what is happening. This site was born out of the mainstream media's inability to cover the news. I am just an American cititzen trying to spread the word in the era of FCC consolidation, post 9/11 Patriot Act hysteria, hackable voting machines and war without end. I rant and post news items I perceive to be relevant to our current situation.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
- Thomas Jefferson

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Wednesday, July 23, 2003
 
Unless you were locked in a closet yesterday, I'm sure by now you know that the Hussein boys Uday and Qusay are dead. I hope this will somehow help put a stop to the daily killing of our soldiers. In many people's eyes, this is the beginning of the end for the Iraqi resistance. In other people's eyes, these were just two former bad guys who had been out of power for almost four months now. Here is a link that talks about both opinions: Wishful Thinking. I'll just say that I am taking a wait and see approach.

Here is a good roundup of the problem from the dailykos: Who is the enemy? I'm not sure if getting Big Daddy Saddam would make much difference. Kos' site has much more on this and other pertinent topics. One more slant on this that needs to be examined (read the comments too): Okay, they're dead. Now what?

Call me a conspiracy theorist, I don't care, just remember what FDR once said, “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” The heat has been turned up on the White House more lately than at any other time since before 9/11--and you remeber what happened then! So to sum up: this will hopefully stop the killing of our soldiers in Iraq and lead to a more sane reconstrution process, but then again, don't be surprised if we get more of the same, even if they get Saddam too.

If something like this ever makes it into the mainstream media, we will know that Bush is on his way out: Fraud Traced to the White House: How California’s energy scam was inextricably linked to a war for oil scheme. This basically tells the story of how the plan for invading Iraq was hatched before, during, and after the 2000 election--well before 9/11! And the reason was going to be an "energy crisis." But then the neocons got involved and their "catastrophic and catalyzing event—like a new Pearl Harbor", took the place of the energy crisis. Refer back to the FDR quote above.

So, more on what was coming out yesterday before Uday and Qusay stole the show. Apparently nobody believed that Tenent (the first fall guy) cleared the speech, so now we have a new fall guy: White House official 'forgot' uranium warnings. The Washinton Post has a good one as well: Bush Aides Disclose Warnings From CIA The end of this aritcle is comical. Drip, drip, drip. Now do you see the need for Uday and Qusay?

This is what happens if you speak out: The Integrity and Dignity of the White House Become a Scum Pond of Betrayals and Gutter Smears Under Bush. So remember: silence is consent, but making noise could have a price. A little more fuel for the fire: If You're Not Paranoid, You're Not Paying Attention.

FCC Update. Everybody thinks it's a bad idea, so Bush is for it: Republicans Are Adding Weight to Reversal of F.C.C. Media Rule. If you want to remind your representative which side you are on, you can go here to let them know: Alert for Tuesday, July 22: Call the House Today!

Oh, and Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Attacks.

This is hilarious: Weapons of Mass Redaction.

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