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Posted by Adam Howard at 5:48 AM on August 7, 2007.
A terrific sequence from the new documentary "War Made Easy", which shows the identical pattern of lies that got us into both Vietnam and Iraq.
Watching this footage from 1964 and then later during the lead up to the Iraq War featuring prominently Colin Powell, I can't help ponder what goes on in that man's mind. Of all the Bush Administration clowns one would think Powell would have learned some lesson from Vietnam or held onto some bitterness once it was revealed that the entire event that was supposed to have triggered that war never happened and yet as this video shows how he was seen by many pundits and people as the man who "sealed the deal" on this current war. I just wonder if that keeps him up at night.
Anyway, this footage is from a highly acclaimed new documentary called "War Made Easy", which is narrated by Sean Penn and features writer Norman Solomon, on whose book the film is based. The uses shocking archival footage from the 60s and juxtaposes it with footage from 2002 and 2003, proving not just that administrations were repeating themselves but also mainstream news organizations morphed from reporters to cheerleaders overnight. Check out the video to your right for more.
Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.
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You just made 2 assumptions that are likely invalid.
#1. Agreeing with what someone else said does not make them your political guide. Just coincidental thought process.
Agreeing with sure. Touting them as a political entity when all they are is an actor who shares the same opinion as you makes you an assclown. IMO. And I'm not calling you an assclown Wally just people in general.
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#2. You are assuming that the people you listen to know what they are talking about while the ones you choose not to listen to don't know.
That goes not just both, but every way.
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