9/04/18
I drove past this between Salida and Cotopaxi on State Highway 50 in Colorado. I had to turn around and tell whoever that I stood with them totally assuming I was correct. I was and got the biggest hug of appreciation for doing so.

From my understanding, there are close to 3000 children being held around this country after being seized from their parents at the border.

Many will never see their Mom and Dad again because Republicans are totally evil.

You bastards!

2/6/09

$4.7 Billion A Year To Promote Death And Destruction

As it fights two wars, the Pentagon is steadily and dramatically increasing the money it spends to win what it calls "the human terrain" of world public opinion. In the process, it is raising concerns of spreading propaganda at home in violation of federal law.

I don't know about anyone else but I have a serious problem with this.

When we as a country promote freedom and democracy (that's the line as we know it) allow our money to be used for the Pentagon to promote their agenda around the world that become the perfect example of how far we have strayed and also that we have no control.

Even with Obama at the wheel it appears the US will continue to be an aggressor for those behind the scenes protecting the so called interests of corporations and the rest of the wealthy.

Sick sick shit!
Posted by One Fly at 6:10 AM

8 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 06, 2009 7:42 AM

    "Shaping Public Opinion"..Propaganda by any other name still stinks like hog shit, and it's propaganda.

    The Pentagon is out of it's realm of expertise. Obama needs to rein them in.

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  2. P M PrescottFebruary 06, 2009 12:55 PM

    Isn't their shock and awe supposed to tell the whole story? What do they need to advertise for?

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 06, 2009 2:35 PM

    Been reading about this at "Pen and Sword". It's been an ongoing problem for some time and some damn body should stop it.
    I stumbled across the following link in a comment at "Ornery Bastard" today that is a fitting comment on all the government bull shit. It's a song by Jim Hinde. You should put it up on your site. Very much worth the listen:
    http://shamanaqua.blogspot.com/

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 06, 2009 2:50 PM

    Gee, all this money for the Pentagon and the Repubs are not willing to give anything to Main Street. People are losing jobs and their homes and Congress can't get a job stimulus package approved. And the beat goes on.

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  5. nunyaFebruary 06, 2009 3:58 PM

    Hon?

    Have you read any of the Chalmers Johnson's books?

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  6. One FlyFebruary 06, 2009 7:07 PM

    We'll see what the O man does while the beat continues. I just call bullshit.

    Only excerpts Nunya. I have a hard time finishing books.

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  7. Cujo359February 06, 2009 9:25 PM

    This mostly started in the Rumsfeld years, although I think there have been earlier efforts. Part of that effort was exposed in that NYT article last year by David Barstow. They now have propaganda units integrated into larger commands as part of the standard unit composition. It wouldn't surprise me much to learn that some of those resources ended up propagandizing us.

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  8. DistributorcapFebruary 07, 2009 4:11 AM

    this will never end - the entire iraq war was just more "american propaganda" - only with guns. we have beendoing this for ever - think of all the pentagon inspired "govt changes" like chile and iran there have been

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