War Made Easy. Washington Post *Still* at it.

[Tom Joad]

If anyone has not seen the movie documentary by Norman Solomon, or the book, i urge you to do so. Now.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/56526/

This should help inspire you. Today the WaPo, who helped lead the nation to war (although, without doubt, the New York Times, with articles by Judith Miller and others, led the pack of media bloody war hounds) did this article "As Democracy Push Falters, Bush Feels Like a 'Dissident'"

In Solomon's book, one of his points is that the media may eventually say that US engagement in some part of the world is "misguided" or "mismanaged"... but they never, never, say that the committment of u.s. troops is anything other than well-intended. Of course the motive is always good, its just, wasn't perhaps "realistic". So naturally the Post does this hot-air article on Bush's championing of "democracy" and they do not question the assumption. They will never suggest that he had any other motivation... like empire-building, like helping US allies in the region (that are themselves embroiled in conflict and with their own brutal military occupations to defend), like control of natural resources.

It is always the spread of "Democracy"

the reason that we must confront this is because it has been done time and time again, by Presidents of both party's, from warbutcher LBJ's invasion of Dominican Republic, escalation in Vietnam, to Nixon's genocidal bombing of Vietnam, to Clinton's bombing of Iraq, and then finally W Bush and his war crimes. never, ever do they question the motivation.

If we do not stop this, if we don't get to the root, the US elite's propensity for violence and coercion and domination, this will continue with the next president whoever he/she may be.

e.g. Hillary is already said that the problem with the Iraq war is not that Bush illegally invaded a sovereign country... but the problem is that the Iraqi Arabs have not cooperated in that endeavor.

We must never let the media help lead us to war again by spreading this kind of idiocy unchallenged.

[grasswire]

1. go leave a comment on that WaPo article

I started a thread to point people to the comments section following that stupid article. There are nine pages of blistering comments from readers. I urge you all to go comment. Enough is enough.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/19/AR2007081901720_Comments.html

[Mythsaje]

2. The only way to "spread" Democracy

is to be a good example of how well it can work.

[Tom Joad]

3. WaPo comments on the comments.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dot.comments/2007/09/bush_the_dissident.html#more

Given the president's current approval rating and the lack of support for the war in Iraq, most articles about him attract negative comments, but usually draw a few defenders. They are hard to find today.

It seems that most commenters get it, even if the wapo does not. Please keep this newspaper away from any caged bird, they should shit on something better than this.

[Gabi Hayes]

4. great responses from everyone I've read so far, including this quote:

"As democracy is perfected, the office of the president represents more and more closely the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."--H.L. Mencken

[Colonel Bat Guano]

5. "War Made Easy" at Beach Theatre Tuesday

Tuesday night at the Beach Theatre in St. Pete Beach FL, WAR MADE EASY is playing for one night. Other movies running that week are US VS AL-ARIAN, US VS JOHN LENNON, and SHUT UP AND SING. More info at www.beachtheatre.com .