Why all the revelations? Why now? - Democratic Underground

lumberjack_jeff

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Sat Sep-01-07 12:08 AM
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Why all the revelations? Why now?

I have a theory.

The intelligence community and the pentagon don't really want a war in Iran.

When you assume this, a lot of the rest makes some sense.

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Skip Intro

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Sat Sep-01-07 12:29 AM
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1. Just new lies to distract - public being played on all sides

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bbgrunt

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Sat Sep-01-07 12:34 AM
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2. interesting theory--I hope you're right, but hasn't *co pretty

well purged both agencies of any who harbor a shadow of disloyalty in their hearts?

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enid602

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Sat Sep-01-07 12:39 AM
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3. fear

And when it comes right down to it, doesn't Bushco eventually do just about everything we most fear?

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lutefisk

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Sat Sep-01-07 02:31 AM
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5. Correct - and I don't see how it can be fixed

It took many years for the qualified people who represented both Democratic and Republican perspectives to rise to upper level positions throughout the federal government. Bush, Inc. broke every unspoken and most spoken protocols in destroying that balance. Part of the coup d'état was a purge, of course.

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Golden Raisin

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Sat Sep-01-07 02:16 AM
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4. Unless the intelligence

community and Pentagon openly rebel or privately sabotage Bush, he (Bush) will continue to do exactly what he wants to do. He doesn't give a shit about Congress, the rule of Law, the Joint Chiefs, the Constitution, the intelligence community or anyone or anything else that stands in his way (and frankly the lack of opposition has been scandalous). The few Generals who have opposed Bush have been transferred, moved to other jobs or retired. We all know what happened to Valerie Plame. Do not be surprised to wake up some morning soon to discover Bush unilaterally bombed the shit out of Iran the night before.

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lumberjack_jeff

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Sat Sep-01-07 03:28 AM
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8. I don't know if it necessarily means that the entire pentagon is out to sabotage

It could only be enough people willing to spill the tidbits.

Our best hope may be that someone has even worse stuff. (i.e. Jeff Gannon photos)

Another way of looking at it: why hasn't the administration bombed them yet?

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bridgit

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Sat Sep-01-07 02:33 AM
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6. plausible, it is also true: a tea cup will only hold so much tea...

then it's over the top :(

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Virginian

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Sat Sep-01-07 03:00 AM
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7. Jon Stewart and Steven Cobert are on vacation.

Jon Stewart was also out when Rove announced he was going to spend more time with his family.

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DCKit

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Sat Sep-01-07 06:02 AM
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9. Let's have a standing ovation for "fake" news.

Faux news is sooo three years ago.

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