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[matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

I think it would be awesome if everyone could see the following films.

 Uncovered: The War on Iraq
 http://www.truthuncovered.com/
 http://www.truthuncovered.com/film_trailerlrg.html
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420286/

 Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire
 described as The Thinking Person's "Fahrenheit 9/11"
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419806/
 http://www.movieminder.com/movlist/?movieID=2850&tab=times

I have seen both and have found them to be extremely thought provoking 
and thoroughly upsetting.  What is nice about these documentaries is 
that they are almost entirely told from the mouths and perspectives of 
lifelong CIA agents, military intelligence personnel, and global 
diplomacy, political science and security experts.

These are the people who were along for the ride over the past 20-30 
years and have had a much better eye on intelligence data than either 
you or I.  These are also the people who are more capable of assessing 
"the situation" than perhaps anyone I have ever read, watched or talked 
to.  For more on "the situation" see:  http://ibiblio.org/matusiak/

I have an innate sense to trust these people more than Hannity & 
Colmes, or Bill O'Reilly or any of the spinners for that matter.  
(Including Michael Moore -- but I digress by pointing out that no one 
has successfully refuted any of the "facts" in F9/11).  I certainly 
trust these extremely loyal patriots more than the bumblers who have 
been fucking up "the situation" for the past 4 years.  I mentioned 
"extremely loyal patriots" because they not only served their country 
honorably, but they also understand the sense of gravitas involved by 
potentially putting themselves on the outs with the security community. 
 That is a big ledge to drop off, as we saw with the diplomat whom had 
his wife (a CIA operative) "outed" by The Company in retaliation for 
his opposition to The Bush/Wolfowitz Doctrine.

Essentially, the tiny, rabid group that surrounded Reagan and GHWB 
spent The Clinton Years trying to remove him from office so that they 
could hijack the United States (military, government, tax payers, 
you-name-it) and begin their Project for the New American Century plan 
to cower the rest of the world into fear and submission.  So far, the 
only ones in fear and being submissive are the US populace (or about 
42% thereof).

So we've given billions in tax relief to the richest Americans, granted 
untold financial gains to corporations and oil companies, and 
bankrupted our future and all generations of Americans to come.  This 
was all done so that the Muslims (and the rest of the world) would fear 
us and not stand in our way of resource management.  And, now get this, 
the kicker of the whole deal is...

It didn't work.  This brilliant group of intellectual chickenhawks 
thought that their plan of American Imperialism would work.  They 
thought it was a lock.  A done deal.

And surely, with their overwhelming collective genius any bumps in the 
road could be covered up or quickly resolved.  Heh.  Isn't that what 
this is all about?  The strong, determined RESOLVE of George W. Bush -- 
The only Bush who speaks in a Texas drawl.  Isn't his being RESOLUTE 
the most important, infallible element of his presidency?

George Bush's resolve and Karl Rove's brains combined with the thickly 
disgusting hubris of Rumsfeld, Rice, Ashcroft, Wolfowitz and others was 
still not enough to take over the world.  They screwed up their big 
board game of Axis & Allies and now we've got to spend the rest of our 
lives paying for it -- both in financial terms and diplomatic terms.  
We are to be the histrionic whipping boy for the rest of the world -- 
"but we can still kick your ass, if need be."

One of the best characters featured in the films is USAF veteran and 
former Pentagon employee Karen Kwiatkowski.  She is truly amazing -- 
sharp as a tack and unflinching when describing the tough stuff.  I 
would hate to have to match wits with her (on all accounts).  
Regardless, her input was invaluable and was definitely from the 
vantage point of someone who has spent a lot of time inside the 
machine.  She has some writings on the Internet and one of particular 
interest is:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski89.html

I have seen Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" and have tried very hard to find 
FahrenHYPE 9/11, but none of the video stores in my area carry it.  I 
doubt I will purchase that movie just to critique it, mostly because 
they (like many before them) didn't even take the time to create 
something of their own (artistically).  Moore had made his film and 
many disagreed with him, but instead of coming up with an original idea 
and making a legitimate contribution, these "filmmakers" were content 
with just watching Moore's film and trying to cast stones.

Weak.  Super weak, as Cartman would say.  It is decadently easy to find 
flaws in someone else's work without creating anything valuable on your 
own.  There are plenty of websites and lunatics devoted to debunking 
anything and everything Michael Moore does or says, including whatever 
he ate for breakfast today.  These people need to get a life.  If their 
story is so important, then they should go out and make their own damn 
movie with their own damn idea and try to make that a success.  Simply 
attacking Moore because he is a big, fat, rich, white male filmmaker 
doesn't create something useful.  And like I mentioned above, no one 
has come close to refuting his facts.  They can only bitch about 
tidbits he deleted (which, in the grand context of things are 
insignificant).

Find something else to say.  Try to tell your own story.

Trying to rip apart F9/11 scene-by-scene (or anyone/anything) will only 
make you look like a sore sport.  Well, now Tony and Don and others 
will say "Well, that's all you do about Bush."  Au contraire, I have a 
vested interest in the future of this country as well as my own 
personal well-being, so I am not attempting to rip Bush Co. apart just 
for the heck of it (or to make a buck), but because they are 
endangering all of our lives and also preventing The Truth from making 
it out to The People whom are ultimately in charge of making The 
Decisions.

Instead I would proffer that my words/actions (and those of many 
others) are quite patriotic in terms of spirited defense of the 
American people and our livelihoods.  I'm tired of hearing patriots 
branded as "Anti-American" or worse for exercising our Democratic 
rights to speak out and question the functions of government.  
Especially when times are so dire and any future mistakes could be the 
straw that takes the country down with it.  Please don't be so petty as 
to assume I don't love my country.

I would be overjoyed if anyone could point to hard evidence that any of 
the above is either "wrong" or "incorrect."  Well, I'm off to another 
film screening.  Au revoir.

dave m.

On Oct 19, 2004, at 2:43 PM, zman wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 rua AT mindspring.com wrote:
> > In the invasion of Iraq, he went with as much public knowledge as 
> > there has
> > ever been in a war. This isn't a kidnapping or murder, it's war.  He 
> > said for months what his intentions were, and he followed through on 
> > a huge stage. All Saddam had to do was to turn on the tv and he would 
> > see the type of tanks and armor that was approaching.
>
> Ok if you even believe this the rest of your supposed arguement 
> doesn't even deserve a rebuttle. There is no way he did not know the 
> truth about the WMDs before invading. If you even believe that he did 
> there is nothing to say. I can't talk to someone who is stupid enough 
> to buy that.