"A Spark Of Rebellion Within The Empire"-The White House is screaming like a stuck pig.

[kpete]

Deaf, Dumb, and Blind by Paul Craig Roberts
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The White House is screaming like a stuck pig. WikiLeaks’ release of the Afghan War Documents "puts the lives of our soldiers and our coalition partners at risk." What nonsense. Obama’s war puts the lives of American soldiers at risk, and the craven puppet state behavior of "our partners" in serving as US mercenaries is what puts their troops at risk. Keep in mind that it was someone in the US military that leaked the documents to WikiLeaks. This means that there is a spark of rebellion within the Empire itself. And rightly so. The leaked documents show that the US has committed numerous war crimes and that the US government and military have lied through their teeth in order to cover up the failure of their policies. These are the revelations that Washington wants to keep secret.

http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=1116921

[Arctic Dave]

1. This reminds of a book or a movie, I don't remember which, that had a scene in it

were two Russian intelligence officers are musing about the difference of informants between them and the US. The Russian informants did it mostly out of what they felt was right because they didnt like the policies and the US ones did it for money.

I think we are seeing us become more like the Russians.

[w4rma]

3. I can see that. Government lying is unsustainable in a democracy. :( (nt)

[tavalon]

5. Assange is French

[rusty fender]

10. I thought he was Australian. n/t

[TBF]

17. He's Australian. nt

[flyarm]

24. yes he is! +1

[davidwparker]

22. Vive la France!

(though consensus is that he is an Aussie)

[wuvuj]

6. We ARE more like the Russians in the old Soviet Union....

...because the new political structure in the US is increasingly similar to the old Soviet Union.

Heavy domestic spying....the military controls a lot of foriegn policy...etc. So expect a large black market....gulags....people being "disappeared"....

Eat French fries....join the resistance...

[defendandprotect]

30. Interesting story . . . . n/t

[msongs]

2. and here I thought stuck pigs squealed lol nt

[Wilms]

4. k&r n/t

[Jeffersons Ghost]

7. K&R

[wildbilln864]

8. k&r! nt

[Hubert Flottz]

9. The troops...My Pet Scapegoat...

The troops, or the kids, or poor old granny, when you want to muddy the water. Washington 101...

[malaise]

11. It is beyond hubris that anyone could accuse Assange of putting lives at risk

after all the official slaughters in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

[Greyhound]

12. Shameful. K&R

[MissDeeds]

28. Yes it is n/t

K&R

[pleah]

13. K&R LEAK MORE DOCUMENTS! n/t

[roamer65]

14. It's Bush's war.

Obama just chooses to continue it, when he should be ending it.

[ThomWV]

18. The moment Obama signs supplemental war appropriations into law its his war

None of us is forcing him to continue the wars.

[liquid diamond]

31. He is. n/t

[Dr.Phool]

15. I remember the posters in the early '70s, picturing a certain former used car salesman.

"Would you buy a used war from this man?"

[peace frog]

19. National Lampoon 1972

[flyarm]

25. Wow , do I remember that!! Thanks for the reminder!! eom

[obxhead]

21. ...

[laughingliberal]

16. K & R nt

[upi402]

20. Haliburton, Xe, killed more troops in the damn shower!

Gates needs to get after the Plame betrayal and a host of other Bushit still stinking up our nation. What is Obama thinking?

[flyarm]

26. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and taking care of the war profiteers!! eom

[DeSwiss]

23. K&R n/t

[butterfly77]

27. WHERE WERE THEY DURING

THE BUSH YEARS..

[Orsino]

29. K&R. C'mon, Mr. President...you can put this war out of our misery.

All you have to do is admit that it was all a lie.