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And, yes, I DO take it personally: Scott Ritter speaks eloquently about the national tragedy that's been unfolding since 9/11
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Friday, September 09, 2005

Scott Ritter speaks eloquently about the national tragedy that's been unfolding since 9/11

oh, lord... he is S-O-O-OO right on... and, oh, lord, i S-O-O-OO wish he wasn't...
September 11, 2001 represented not only a dark day for New York City and its citizens, but all of America and indeed the world. In retrospect, the gravest damage inflicted by that act of terrorism wasn't the human suffering and material loss, but rather the serious assault on the very soul of the United States by those who used the horrific events of 9/11 for political purpose.

This “assault” came in the form of actions on the part of the Bush administration, a cowed Congress, and a compliant media that worked hand in glove to spin the events of September 11, 2001 into a storm of hype and fear that exploited an already traumatized people. This conditioned them to accept at face value any characterization of events, no matter how far removed from fact, as well as any remedy put forward as a solution, no matter what the cost to fundamental notions of liberty and justice as set forth by the Constitution.

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Hurricane Katrina has stripped away the many layers of deceit, deception and misinformation that have been peddled to the American people by the White House, Congress and the mainstream media regarding the true state of our national security. With the dead still uncounted in New Orleans and the Gulf States, Americans are coming to grips with the fact that the Bush administration, Congress and the Department of Homeland Security have been asleep at the wheel when it comes to protecting the citizens of the United States from the true threats facing us as a nation.

For the first time in a long time, the mainstream media broke ranks with the spin doctors in Washington D.C., the all too real face of human disaster compelling them to sort fact from myth, truth from hype. Finally, when the American people turn on their television sets, they are watching and listening to reporters and commentators who seem shocked and alarmed by the callous attitude and cavalier behavior of those entrusted by the American people to lead and protect them.

THIS AWARENESS MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO DIE, MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE SPUN INTO YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER EXPLOIT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND CONTINUE THE RAPE AND PILLAGE OF THE UNITED STATES AND EVERYTHING WE STAND FOR...

BUSH, CHENEY AND THE ENTIRE CABINET MUST SUBMIT THEIR RESIGNATIONS...

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