tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post6871788653724503115..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: The Bal(l)ad of RazMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-41104005965633661082007-10-14T14:15:00.000-05:002007-10-14T14:15:00.000-05:00Truly, Raz is bizarre. And telling. Only one expla...Truly, Raz is bizarre. And telling. <BR/><BR/>Only one explanation: we here know perfectly well that Raz is a mere mouthpiece for the Pentagon (to put a general umbrella label on it), but these 'reports' prove that he is not only a mouthpiece, but he reveals just how truly incompetent those he speaks for are. Their inconsistency is startling; things probably change moment to moment. Like all Iraq, most situations are out of control, yet these Raz sessions (and countless others) seek to portray all things having to do with the American military are essentially IN control, and it is only those pesky Iraqis, both collaborators and the 'enemy', who are to blame.<BR/><BR/>One of the most blatant inconsistencies I noticed was Raz' report a week or so ago where he made a huge, sexy deal out of the fact that vast numbers of USAF missions were happening constantly, as air support for ground troops. Then, later, he shifts gears with a whole new perspective, still ensconced in the world's 'second busiest airport'! Well, fascism loves amateur hacks who pose as professionals.<BR/><BR/>But Raz is good for one thing: doing what he's told. As in: 'Let's downplay the Air Force angle, Guy. They're gearing up for Iran, but we don't wanna let anybody know, so just tell the bozo public that they're really not very busy at all...'<BR/><BR/>Do they not think anybody actually notices this kind of manipulation, especially with archives available online, so handily linkable?? <BR/><BR/>Perhaps NPR is banking on the possibly accurate fact that their audience is essentially adult-ADD in nature, and thus self-absorbed and without much recall, or else that a certain percentage of that audience are suitably scared enough to remain inactive amidst the avalanche of issues to be concerned about.<BR/><BR/>Retired military personnel are one of our best hopes in whistleblowing concerning the catastrophe that is the 'War on Terror'. Gen. Sanchez, whatever his faults, SHOULD be speaking up and naming names, NOW. We already know the names he would name.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-9023471213001895352007-10-13T22:18:00.000-05:002007-10-13T22:18:00.000-05:00And they're in fundraiser now. Donations for lick...And they're in fundraiser now. Donations for lickspittles, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com