America, you cannot handle the truth !

[kentuck]

You would rather just forget about the war in Iraq. You would rather forget about the young troops still dying there more than a year after * said the mission was accomplished. You would rather forget about the torture that was done in your name and with your blessing at the prisons in Iraq. You would rather forget about the memo that * signed off on to permit the torture. You would prefer to see the relics from days of old when times were good and you could laugh at your political enemies. You would prefer to just sit back and laugh at all the monologues of Rush Limbaugh. You would rather watch a funeral than face reality.

[tom_paine]

1. That s correct, and the Imperial Subjects of Amerika will

suffer ultimately for their apathy, ignorance, and gullibility.

Those are all things which lead to Tyranny.

It is no coincidence that is where Imperial Amerika is currently heading FAST!

[amber dog democrat]

2. This is what happens to all declining empires wth poor leadership.

We are just beginning the downward path.

[tom_paine]

3. Exactly. We still have the Caligula and Nero generations of the Bushes

to go.

Unless we STOP THEM NOW!

[camero]

4. Yeah we do

But there are more fascists than the Bushes in the Republican Party. I think they will have to go the way of the Whigs before it ends. Hopefully soon.

[amber dog democrat]

7. and if you read your Suetonius, ( The 12 Caesers )

you'll know they came to a bad end. Maybe the only decent thing that can be said is that every now and then we need an object lesson in how to defend our democracy and why vigillance is essential to protect it.

Tyrants are always waiting in the wings. We've been lucky up to now.

[amber dog democrat]

10. I am also thinking of the Byzantine Empire

prior to the 4th Crusade.

[CityZen-X]

5. Kentuck, you may want to add.....

And you continue to feed the monkey, by paying your taxes!
The estimate alone for this idol worship of the "Goon" will be somewhere in the 70-million! That's tax money Amerika! This waste of your money and all the machinations of this Bu$h*t junta, along with the destruction of your Social Security, and no health care. Go ahead stand in line for 5-hours and continue to pay your taxes, the comfort you seek will be provided for you. Shut-up and be happy!!

[seemslikeadream]

6. Here's some truth!

Courthourse @ 3rd & Constitution Ave NW, Washington DC


An email from Sibel Edmonds:

For over two years Attorney General John Ashcroft has
been relentlessly engaged in covering up my reports and
investigations into my allegations. He has asserted the
rarely invoked State Secret Privilege in my court
proceedings, and has used it to quash a subpoena
request for my deposition from attorneys representing
9/11 family members on information regarding 9/11.

Ashcroft is not protecting 'national security' or
'state secrets' of the United States. On the contrary,
he is endangering our national security by covering up
facts and information related to criminal and terrorist
activities against this country and it's citizens.
Ashcroft is fully aware that making this information
public will bring about the question of accountability,
will expose serious criminal activities, and his
complicity in covering up.

On Monday, June 14, 2004, at 10:00 AM, Judge Reggie
Walton is expected to issue his ruling on the state
secret privilege assertion by AG Ashcroft, which is
intended to gag me. The hearing will be held in US
District Court for the District of Columbia, located at
3rd and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, Judge
Walton's courtroom. Please attend if you can, since by
your presence both the court and Ashcroft will
understand that this attempt to cover up will not go
unnoticed.

I will be there, in front of the Court's Constitution
Avenue entrance, at 9:30 AM, and will be joined by
Daniel Ellsberg to make press statements and to meet
with all of you.

DC Court with map
http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/location.html

Hope to see you there,
Sibel D. Edmonds
__________________________________

Received the above as an email from www.septembereleventh.org

[Generator]

8. Kick for Sibel Edmonds

I'm not feeling very hopeful. This last week is re-living everything that has taken us down a shit hole since 1981. We are being led by traitors and thieves. What once sounded like hyperbole to me is now the truth.

But who am I to give up hope when so many are willing to risk much like Edmonds to save our Democracy?

[outinforce]

9. "With Your Blessing"???!!!

"You would rather forget about the torture that was done in your name and with your blessing at the prisons in Iraq"

What in the world are you talking about?!?!?!

How in the world can you say that the torture was done "with our blessing"????

It wasn't done with MY blessing.

[kentuck]

11. Bu if you did not speak out against it...

and continue to support this illegal war in Iraq, it is done with "your blessing". Obviously you, and most of the folks here have not blessed the tortures or the war. :)

[texastoast]

12. You got it

"Lay-down Americans." Those who put up no fight whatsoever for the most blatant anti-American actions put forth by a demon president using our country, caring nothing for the troops, the middle class, the working poor, or anyone outside his circle of suckups.

[kaitykaity]

13. "America, your media would rather you see . . . "

I think there are more people like US out there than anybody
knows. And I think we're all pissed off enough that big
changes are coming this November.

That's what I think.

[camby]

14. we may be pissed

but will we win??? I'm beginning to wonder...

[kaitykaity]

16. Welcome to DU, Camby!!

Happy Posting!!

:toast:

We have to win. If Bush steals another term, the American
experiment is over. As a lame duck, Bush and his team will
destroy us.

[camby]

18. Tks for the welcome

DU gives me hope!

[tjwash]

15. Shithead of 2003 runner up by Rack Jite...

...were the American people


For giving the most incompetent President in memorable history 70% positive support rating. To see patriotic jingoism and religious exploitation so easily and so completely cloud American minds is beyond depressing, it is terrifying.

[David Zephyr]

17. Kentuck. The Title of Your Thread Sums It All Up.

:thumbsup: