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The history of the retired generals with the active military is entangled. All the 'talking head' paid television generals could not provide any perspective without their 'internal active military' contacts. Their opinons are not valid simply because they 'provide' commercial salesmanship and not an advisory perspective. CNN promotes oil and military interests as well as Arab stockholders, their paid advisors will reflect those priorities.
A classic example of the relationship of the retired to the active military was revealed in the accident of the USS Greenville.
US Nuclear Sub Sinks Japanese Fishing Training Ship off of Diamond Head, O'ahu, Hawaii
http://gohawaii.about.com/library/weekly/aa021001a.htm
On 9 February 2001, while hosting a "Distinguished Visitor" cruise for several civilian guests, Greeneville conducted an Emergency Main Ballast Tank Blow, a dramatic maneuver that brings the boat to the surface so rapidly her bow rises high out of the water. Two of the civilian guests were at the submarine’s controls during this maneuver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Greeneville
WITH THAT TYPE OF entanglement the retired officers are as qualified to speak out as those on active duty.
Don Rumsfeld has been involved up to his eyeballs with inappropriate use of female interrogation officers as well as cruel and 'strange' techniques.
What Rumsfeld knew
Interviews with high-ranking military officials shed new light on the role Rumsfeld played in the harsh treatment of a Guantánamo detainee.
By Michael Scherer and Mark Benjamin / Salon
April 14, 2006 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was personally involved in the late 2002 interrogation of a high-value al-Qaida detainee known in intelligence circles as "the 20th hijacker." He also communicated weekly with the man in charge of the interrogation, Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, the controversial commander of the Guantánamo Bay detention center.
During the same period, detainee Mohammed al-Kahtani suffered from what Army investigators have called "degrading and abusive" treatment by soldiers who were following the interrogation plan Rumsfeld had approved. Kahtani was forced to stand naked in front of a female interrogator, was accused of being a homosexual, and was forced to wear women's underwear and to perform "dog tricks" on a leash. He received 18-to-20-hour interrogations during 48 of 54 days.
Little more than two years later, during an investigation into the mistreatment of prisoners at Guantánamo, Rumsfeld expressed puzzlement at the notion that his policies had caused the abuse. "He was going, 'My God, you know, did I authorize putting a bra and underwear on this guy's head?'" recalled Lt. Gen. Randall M. Schmidt, an investigator who interviewed Rumsfeld twice in early 2005.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latestnews/index.php?id=6533
This country needs new leadership. Desperately.
I loved the 'threat' of potential dangers from al Qaeda if the retired generals continue to speak out. GIVE. ME. A. BREAK. This is an administration that has seen a growth of terrorist networks throughout the world due to their failures in Afghanistan in containing and destroying al Qaeda. How convenient to 'pull an Osama' out of your hat whenever the occassion serves the propaganda and Culture of Fear of this network and Bush.
NOT. ANY. MORE. We have retired generals willing to speak to the tactics of the military. Where is Osama bin Laden, Donny?
1020
This program is sick. They actually showed someone shooting themselves. Bunch of wackos.
... and more stuff ...
Here is a story no one is talking about either and should.
Lessons for Ethiopians from the downfall of US-supported dictators
http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=15055
April 14, 2006 — Given the image that major western leaders, financial institutions and NGO communities have had of Meles Zenawi as a progressive leader, and given the massive moral, financial and military support he has received from donor nations over the past fifteen years, the measures actively undertaken taken against him by the Ethiopian Diaspora - staging demonstrations, writing letters and articles, organizing candlelight vigils, engaging in lobbying activities as well as waging this war on the diplomatic front - are indispensable tools and forces towards achieving the intended goals: public awareness, helping to show the ugly face of the repressive regime of Meles Zenawi to western governments and the international community at large. While completely believing that the progression of current engagements of the Ethiopian Diaspora are a crucial element of our broader resistance to help free our people from prolonged economic poverty, political repression by successive regimes and uninterrupted, multiple tragedies, it is also vitally important to realize
SO MUCH FOR NATION BUILDING.
enough
Friday, April 14, 2006
Anderson Cooper and the Pussy
500
Frankenstein is again 'the man of the moment.' At least last week there were two talking heads and not a nameless and faceless voice that has more to say than Anderson.
502
The Retired Generals and Rumsfield. I think we need to hear from General Shinseki again as 'the seventh' General in descent of the current 'State of the Military.'
506
Cooper brings the paid political 'the talking head' in Mr. Cohen and turns the ENTIRE discussion in favor of the Bush Administration. They are propagandists. There is no reason for this ACTION AGAINST the advocating of the retired generals. This program needs to take a lesson from Lou Dobbs. It is biased, to say the least and serves no purpose in the American conversation. It seeks to demand a return to rhetoric every night of the week for two hideous hours.
0511
Strange Grange states 'The Will' of the American people will be destroyed if the retired Generals are not 'quieted." CLASSIC MIND SPEAK.
HERE IS THE REALITY RAW DATA
41% Say U.S. Winning War on Terror
March 15, 2006--For the first time ever in a Rasmussen Reports survey, a majority of Americans believe that the U.S. mission in Iraq will ultimately be judged a failure. Fifty-two percent (52%) now hold that view. Just 32% believe that, in the long run, the mission will be viewed as a success.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/War%20on%20Terror_Monthly_Update.htm
0516
This may be a new realization to Rasmussen which tells me about the 'leanings' of their statistic populous. bu there is nothing new in the nation:
56 Percent in Survey Say Iraq War Was a Mistake
Poll Also Finds Slight Majority Favoring Rumsfeld's Exit
By John F. Harris and Christopher MusteWashington Post Staff WritersTuesday, December 21, 2004; Page A04
President Bush heads into his second term amid deep and growing public skepticism about the Iraq war, with a solid majority saying for the first time that the war was a mistake and most people believing that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld should lose his job, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14266-2004Dec20.html
That poll is from December 2004.
529
Barry Bonds and the Feds.
... and more stuff...
0554
Anderson't Pussy
COOPER: Tonight an animal rescue story that we hope has a happy ending. A familiar face disappeared from its New York neighborhood 13 days ago. But just because she vanished doesn't mean she has been silenced and that is a very good thing CNN's Randi Kaye explains.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): She was last seen at this delicatessen in New York City. Her name is Molly. She's 11 months old with bright green eyes.
PETER MYERS, MOLLIE'S OWNER: I'm told that a dog chased Molly into a gap between two buildings.
KAYE: Peter Myers is not Molly's father. He is her owner. Molly is a black cat. She was on mouse patrol inside Myers' deli when she slipped through a crack in the wall. Thirteen days have passed since. A massive effort is under way to save her.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Molly, we hear you. Everybody wants you come out. We're not going to hurt you. Molly, please.
KAYE: Molly's still meowing. We heard it through the wall for ourselves late Thursday night. The landmark building was built in 1849. So tearing down a wall to reach her could weaken it. Are you concerned at all about the cat's condition?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah we're concerned about dehydration at this point. I still think he's in fairly decent shape. But we're starting to get into a critical time.
KAYE: They tried cat food, cages, still nothing. To catch a cat, you have to get creative. So animal control brought in a handful of kittens like this one. This is Kissy and she's just about five weeks old. They put them all inside one of the holes in the building hoping that the cat Molly would hear their cries and come to them. But after 35 minutes, still no Molly. A tiny video camera attached to a plumber's snake gave rescuers a glimpse of Molly Wednesday.
SCHERMER: When we saw Molly, we saw the perfect outline of two eyes, a, you know, curving down nose the way those do and Mike, who is from animal control saw whiskers. KAYE: But just how far should the city go to save Molly?
PETER FOGES, ONLOOKER: Well I think they should knock the house down. And I think it would be wonderful if they did something really miraculous and saved this little cat.
KAYE: Molly's owner is convinced she's enjoying the spotlight.
MYERS: I'm beginning to think that she's enjoying this and she's -- she's in the back of his building loving it is all. KAYE: Still, Myers, who has seen the return of mice to his shop since his faithful feline disappeared hopes Molly is home soon. Randi Kaye, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COOPER: Well, coming up animal calisthenics you will not want to miss.
Frankenstein is again 'the man of the moment.' At least last week there were two talking heads and not a nameless and faceless voice that has more to say than Anderson.
502
The Retired Generals and Rumsfield. I think we need to hear from General Shinseki again as 'the seventh' General in descent of the current 'State of the Military.'
506
Cooper brings the paid political 'the talking head' in Mr. Cohen and turns the ENTIRE discussion in favor of the Bush Administration. They are propagandists. There is no reason for this ACTION AGAINST the advocating of the retired generals. This program needs to take a lesson from Lou Dobbs. It is biased, to say the least and serves no purpose in the American conversation. It seeks to demand a return to rhetoric every night of the week for two hideous hours.
0511
Strange Grange states 'The Will' of the American people will be destroyed if the retired Generals are not 'quieted." CLASSIC MIND SPEAK.
HERE IS THE REALITY RAW DATA
41% Say U.S. Winning War on Terror
March 15, 2006--For the first time ever in a Rasmussen Reports survey, a majority of Americans believe that the U.S. mission in Iraq will ultimately be judged a failure. Fifty-two percent (52%) now hold that view. Just 32% believe that, in the long run, the mission will be viewed as a success.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/War%20on%20Terror_Monthly_Update.htm
0516
This may be a new realization to Rasmussen which tells me about the 'leanings' of their statistic populous. bu there is nothing new in the nation:
56 Percent in Survey Say Iraq War Was a Mistake
Poll Also Finds Slight Majority Favoring Rumsfeld's Exit
By John F. Harris and Christopher MusteWashington Post Staff WritersTuesday, December 21, 2004; Page A04
President Bush heads into his second term amid deep and growing public skepticism about the Iraq war, with a solid majority saying for the first time that the war was a mistake and most people believing that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld should lose his job, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14266-2004Dec20.html
That poll is from December 2004.
529
Barry Bonds and the Feds.
... and more stuff...
0554
Anderson't Pussy
COOPER: Tonight an animal rescue story that we hope has a happy ending. A familiar face disappeared from its New York neighborhood 13 days ago. But just because she vanished doesn't mean she has been silenced and that is a very good thing CNN's Randi Kaye explains.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): She was last seen at this delicatessen in New York City. Her name is Molly. She's 11 months old with bright green eyes.
PETER MYERS, MOLLIE'S OWNER: I'm told that a dog chased Molly into a gap between two buildings.
KAYE: Peter Myers is not Molly's father. He is her owner. Molly is a black cat. She was on mouse patrol inside Myers' deli when she slipped through a crack in the wall. Thirteen days have passed since. A massive effort is under way to save her.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Molly, we hear you. Everybody wants you come out. We're not going to hurt you. Molly, please.
KAYE: Molly's still meowing. We heard it through the wall for ourselves late Thursday night. The landmark building was built in 1849. So tearing down a wall to reach her could weaken it. Are you concerned at all about the cat's condition?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah we're concerned about dehydration at this point. I still think he's in fairly decent shape. But we're starting to get into a critical time.
KAYE: They tried cat food, cages, still nothing. To catch a cat, you have to get creative. So animal control brought in a handful of kittens like this one. This is Kissy and she's just about five weeks old. They put them all inside one of the holes in the building hoping that the cat Molly would hear their cries and come to them. But after 35 minutes, still no Molly. A tiny video camera attached to a plumber's snake gave rescuers a glimpse of Molly Wednesday.
SCHERMER: When we saw Molly, we saw the perfect outline of two eyes, a, you know, curving down nose the way those do and Mike, who is from animal control saw whiskers. KAYE: But just how far should the city go to save Molly?
PETER FOGES, ONLOOKER: Well I think they should knock the house down. And I think it would be wonderful if they did something really miraculous and saved this little cat.
KAYE: Molly's owner is convinced she's enjoying the spotlight.
MYERS: I'm beginning to think that she's enjoying this and she's -- she's in the back of his building loving it is all. KAYE: Still, Myers, who has seen the return of mice to his shop since his faithful feline disappeared hopes Molly is home soon. Randi Kaye, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COOPER: Well, coming up animal calisthenics you will not want to miss.
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