Whats the Reverse of Reverse Psychology?

A step beyond the "be very afraid" dialog, and somewhere deep inside the "loose lips sink ships" world of BushCo, is a special place reserved for those of us who might be confused enough to be led down the piss-sodden path of reverse psychology spewed by the man today. It must be backwards day and the kindergarten in the oval office is in session.
Lets see...apparently, according to the Commander-in-Chief today:

denial that "we are at war" is dangerous.

No shit, sherlock...except that I don't remember that we really declared war officially or legally, like, voted on it in Congress as something that was actually being done if there was no concrete proof of whatever...and I don't see how we have a leg to stand on as far as the "danger" that we have imposed on the entire world with this ill-conceived occupation and the continued damage its doing to remain there, vs. the damage that will occur all at once if we get out. It is such a fucking mess that its just rich to hear Bush speak about it at all. It must be a deeply padded bubble that he lives in for him to even have the balls to show his face anymore.

Over at Seeing the Forest, Dave Johnson has his snark on:

President Bush today called for gas rationing, a draft and tax increases to fight the greatest threat the country has ever faced.

To which I can only say: Ha hhahahahahahah heheh hahahaha heh hehe hehehehahaha.....
...Because, and bear with me here, Bush is comparing Bin Laden and his "terrorist allies" to Hitler and Lenin!...as if we can prevent the rise of the next Reich by scouring the highest mountains, (even in Afghanistan?) and plumbing the depths of the deepest seas to root out terror, wherever it is. Is there some sort of big organization out there that I don't know about? An entire country ready to take up arms and shout heil to the heavens? I just don't see that Bin Laden is all that organized on a higher level, as a state, or a country could be.

Of course, much of this terror is created by us and will continue to grow and multiply as long as we are aggressively attacking any country with oil (except Saudi Arabia.) And we are not big or strong enough to take over the entire world, or even just the places with ...um...oil, unless we have that draft that no one will stand for. (and isn't this when one needs to steal a quote or two from John Edwards about sacrifice and all that nonsense?)
We are supposed to fight the terra-ists and stand in straight lines, looking sideways at our neighbors, very afraid indeed, all the while creating what we are fighting in a big circle jerk until there is no America anymore and all that is left is...the next Reich.

No, its backwards day kiddies and the only truth coming out of the White House is seen in the mirror; Look at the shiny terror while WE become the next Reich...while WE take your rights and national identity away.

This country now is the exact definition of a fascist state. What more do we need?
When faced with that realization, at what point do we stop the nonsense before they come for us?

After all, Bush reminds us:

History teaches us that underestimating the words of evil, ambitious men is a terrible mistake,

And he is not kidding.

Be very afraid, indeed.

On to the Bomb Plots...

I understand that we are all nervous and hot and furious at MSNBC and M-Ann Coulter for being ...just being... (oh wait...thats me...well, maybe not just me...) But this whole London bomb thing is just too much...Please, give me a break!! I have been crazy busy and half dead, running around, and unable to really keep up with all of this, but I did hear alot of Main $tream Media on this , and I heard a little of the fringy side of whats left of Air America, when the wind is blowing the right way and the signal isn't too fuzzy. I also just did a Google search and scan of the international print to try to get the story on this, and as far as I can tell, this is all a whole lot of nothing except a big hello and a confirmation, if we needed any further, of how wrong we were to start this Iraq thing, and how wrong we would be to start with Iran. We are fighting them over there so they wont come here, like the surge is working; its not, and thats the deal here. But to say that this has anything to do with any particular organized group is just not supported by anything I'm seeing.
Its really our responsibility; even those of us who are busy shopping at the mall, to try to tease the truth out here, because we are into something that we are not likely to be able to recover from. And this thing is going to reverberate on our grandkids and beyond if we don't step up and take some individual responsibility for what is being done in our names.

Terrorism isn't just Al Qaeda, any more than its just in Iraq, Iran, or London (and now Scotland for that matter.) It is everywhere, and we are widely hated everywhere, thanks to Bushco.
So here we are folks...We're so far into this thing, and getting in further is not working. The failed surge continues to inflame the growing number of real terrorists here and all over the world, and we are likely stuck in this farce of a plan until next spring. The state of society and the lack of and cuts in social programs are inflaming the wannabe terrorists; and its a wide field! How does that grab you?
Last night I watched in disbelief as "chief investigative correspondent" Brian Ross of ABC spouted all sorts of nonsense about this London thing having the "mark" of Al Qaeda. In what world would Al Qaeda ever make such a lame bomb that failed so completely, alerting the police to itself by it's smoke output? The numerous reports saying that the thing was made so poorly as to be only capable of burning the car up, and that it lacked any sort of projectiles, completely contradict everything that is being said in the M$M, except for a tip of the hat by the NY Times which says the following (my emphasis:)

(British Police)...hunted for suspects linked to what appeared to be a double car-bombing plot modeled on terrorist tactics in Iraq.

Counterterrorism experts suggested, however, that the bombers who abandoned two explosives-laden Mercedes sedans in central London may have been what a senior Western official called “less directed from Al Qaeda and more a matter of a home-grown group.”

Several experts and officials said the technology behind the foiled bombings seemed to be amateurish.

But then it goes on to say that IF...IF...IF it turns out to be an unknown cell (the cell that couldnt shoot straight no less!) then it will be a big worry for Scotland Yard.
Give me a break!
I'm sorry that some disgruntled whoevers, maybe even Muslims or some terrorist group somewhere, have tried again to blow something up, but the state of things has been such that who can blame anyone for going crazy?
As a matter of fact, when I hear the newsguys go on about this crap in lockstep, trying to scare us into thinking that we have to be on the alert, I feel like my head might explode! Does that make me an Al Qaeda cell?
Just call me a stem cell, OK? I'm all full of possibility, and some of it may not be all that great, with how I'm feeling. ("...I hope you never get well...!")








I just got back from NYC where its common now to see uniformed soldiers with big guns and bigger German Shepards walking around, lounging around, standing around, and joking around, just like it was a normal sorta thing to have tanks in your streets and soldiers at the stations checking papers! It appears clear to me that we are not safer by continuing in the Middle East...not at all. We need to tighten security at our borders and in our supply chains. We also need to start a diplomatic fix immediately, and get back to being a generous and helpful, (if manipulative,) nation, who really takes care of our own people.
The truth is that there is more danger right now from how disgruntled people are right here at home...the sub-groups who have been marginalized, like the Muslims in London, and the poor in general here, who have really not been properly integrated into the mainstream middle class, probably have no hope of it anymore, and have a clear line around them and where they belong....who can say if anything that anyone does is "inspired by" Al Qaeda, or just a copy of the carnage they've seen for years and born out of the desperation of knowing that there is no way out of the place where they are. Not everyone can just resign themselves to poverty and hopelessness without striking back.

So, until I see a picture of actual nails from the bomb(s,) and until some investigative reporting more thorough than the bullshit that ABC is dishing up, along with everyone else, I think I'm gonna have to return my Terra Alert icon back to yellow...OK? Chertov is keeping things at orange, because even HE can see that the threat is not to the "homeland." OK?

Scotland? Well, I don't know...that just happened...But it does seem to be alot of hoopla for a not too splashy ending. Real terra-ists don't just burn one car near where people are standing. And though the British police seem to think that this attack is connected to the foiled London cars...I'd like to know how they managed that conclusion, besides that both were pretty lame. Attached in lameness...That I can understand.

Ah, another day...another weekend...another bobblehead day tomorrow...another PJ Sauter Bobblehead Thread...and finally, another Sammy Seder Presents The Seder on Sundays Show: That which makes the week move faster...that which keeps me in ideas and outrage...that which is one of the very few intelligent discussions left on AAR.
How much longer till the Green, who takes no pains to limit himself to once a week in the media!...and oh dont I wish for a week without Green being considered a pundit worth hearing by anyone but his own greasy self in the mirror!