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In reply to the discussion: MSNBC: "A hoax. That's what it was.": New evidence that Bush scammed the nation into war. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)People like Greg Palast eg, is unable to provide the American with his investigative news material. And Ashley Banfield who dared to tell the truth just about what she actually saw in Afghanistan after our bombs fell on those people, was taken off the air. Even people like Christiane Amanpour was prevented from reporting the truth on CNN at the time, or even questioning the 'reporting' and was trashed with impunity on Fox the main State Propaganda channel.
In 'Capitalism A Love Story' after Congress was forced back to revote on the Corporate Welfare Bailout against the will of the people, MM asked Marcy Kaptur, 'would you call what happened there a Coup D'Etat'? She answered 'yes'.
As Thomas Jefferson said about Big Corporations and Banks 'they are more of a threat to a nation than a standing army' once they gain the kind of power they obviously have gained over this country.
And when the people finally rose up in the of OWS, they were crushed and we have people even on this democratic board, who have no problem with that.
We get the government, and the media, we deserve. Maybe one day the people will wake up and stop supporting their own oppression, but so far Bush/Cheney and the rest of the Wall Street and War Criminals, have nothing to worry about.