by jbrovont » Sun 28 Sep 2008, 16:49:33
Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, Cheney et. al. ca. 1997 "We need to blow some sh*t up in a serious way to get the American people behind attacking Iraq and Afghanistan." (PNAC summary re. "New Pearl Harbor")
ca. 2001: Some sh*t gets blown up in a serious way under the same watch.
Not exactly an open and shut case, but if someone makes a public statement "I want to cause a disaster," and then it happens while they're in the vicinity, fitting the publically stated desired outcome...usually it causes a prudent mind to have some questions.
At the very least, it's a slam dunk for "motive."
Means and opportunity?
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')That's a good shill, Mos.
You are wrong.
Why is that? You can follow this crisis all the way back to its source. There is nothing conspiratorial at work here. Just the usual outcome of unrestrained greed and risktaking at many levels, all the way from the banks and wallstreet down through the real estate industry down to the individual house flippers. People who are searching for a scapegoat just don't want to come to terms with the flaws in human nature.
I mean, you'd think a peak oiler would get the big picture that everybody is an
active participant in the system. The impact of 6.7 billion people's decisions is quite staggering. We all do our part in the grand game of the tragedy of the commons. Too many people trying to scapegoat so they can drive their SUVs to starbucks for a $5 latte and not feel guilty. The engine of modern life includes all the wheels including you and me.