Surprisingly, some DUers have never heard of Downing Street Memos

[blm]

Here's a link to help bring you up to speed on the memo and why it is important to most everything regarding the lead up to the invasion of Iraq.

http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/2005/06/senator-kerry-co-demand-dsm.html

[MadisonProgressive]

1. That's really hard to believe

Nobody on DU could possibly not now about the DSMs. Unless they are really newbies or hardly ever spend time here.

[blm]

3. Actually, they're not that much of a newbie, but I think if that

member was unaware, then maybe it's time for a refresher on the DSM. Undergod knows the media doesn't educate the public at all.

[MadisonProgressive]

5. Well, keep educating! I wish the media would do its job.

[blm]

6. Hey, at this point, it feels as if WE are all WE'VE got for a megaphone.

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[MadisonProgressive]

10. No argument there!

[helderheid]

14. I agree. We have to be the media. It is not going to suddenly do its job.

[acmejack]

2. If people here don't know about the memos

What percentage of Planet Oblivious is likely aware of their existence?

[blm]

4. Dontcha just LOVE the librul media?

Percentahe of unaware people in this country - probably about 80%

[blm]

7. kick for those still wondering what a DSM is.

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[Lars39]

8. *Everybody* also needs to go to the Research Forum.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=358

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. Since they are effectively a dead issue, I don't see how it matters much

Seriously.

[blm]

11. It matters that those who haven't even heard of Downing Street Memos

find it incumbent upon themselves to dispense political wisdom.

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. I don't think it does

The DSM were just another flop in a series of flops, all of which were preceded by "They're going down this time!" Oh, for sure. Junky logic.

The DSM doesn't matter a whit, even if it was plastered across every billboard in America. Get a clue.

[rman]

13. Most single issues don't matter very much, but all combined

- and they are all about the same administration - it's pretty damning.

Of course, when no-one remembers because each single one doesn't make a difference, then none of it matters at all.

[blm]

15. Sorry, but DSM proves pre-meditated warfare even when evidence proves

that warfare is not necessary.

[alcibiades_mystery]

18. I know exactly what it proves

All of which is beside the point, seems to me.

[blm]

19. Whenever WE perpetuate the corporate media spin then THEY win and truth is

just a bit more lost.

Move on is what Clinton chose to do when he closed further investuigations of Bush1 while IranContra and BCCI were still SO IMPORTANT - had the books been opened on those two scandals, 9-11 wouldn't have happened and NO BUSH would have ever been allowed even NEAR the White House again.

No BushInc - No fascism.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

16. A Dead Issue To You Maybe. But Lies Made To Provoke An Illegal

war and pull the wool over the worlds eyes will never be a dead issue to real DU'ers.

[alcibiades_mystery]

17. Oh my

I guess I'm not "authentic" enough! Yowza.

The issue is dead no matter how much it matters to DUers. That's the point, jack.

But by all means, shout about it to your heart's content. You'll get rolled eyes and quizzical looks, but have fun.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

20. In My Opinion, No... You're Not.

Anyone who would so steadfastly proclaim that an issue as important to our cause as the DSM's is a dead issue is hurting us not helping us.

And I don't need your permission to shout it at my heart's content but thanks for your approval. And don't feel alone in rolling your eyes, as I am rolling them right back. :eyes:

[alcibiades_mystery]

22. LOL

Ok, buddy. :rofl:

[bpilgrim]

21. as long as we still got people dying in iraq, it ain't over

fyi

peace