I Don't Know Why. . .

I Keep Trying.  I'm Not Really Sure Anyone Is Listening. . .
compiled by The Old Hippie Because To Give Up Would Be Fatal

In the hope that some are still trying to determine the current reality of our once great nation, still attempting to spread the "word" to others, even in the face of the successful, and "getting-away-
with-it-smirking," suppression of the flow of unfiltered information, and the arrogantly open use of propaganda within our nation, even while facing insane, unreasonable, and undeniable ignorance, apathy, and denial from so many fellow citizens.

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From Bob Harris...
by Bob Harris, BobHarris.com, Feb. 3, 2005

"Leaving aside some of Bush's truly nutball twists of mind (like the idea that Egypt is about to show the way to democracy in the Middle East; never mind that they're currently under "emer-
gency rule," criminalizing dissent and allowing indefinite detention, and have been for the last twenty-four years)...

"Let's look at just a few of the hard-and-fast, indisputable lies from last night's bullfest."

Link To The Full Article Here

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The Propaganda President
by Jack Shafer, Slate.com, Feb. 3, 2005

"If "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il of North Korea and George W. Bush ever meet, I suspect the
two will bond like long-lost brothers.  Both men are first-born sons of powerful fathers who partied like adolescents well into their adult lives, after which they submitted to their dynastic
fates as heads of state."

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Pentagon Sites: Journalism or Propaganda?
by Barbara Starr & Larry Shaughnessy, CNN.com, Feb. 5, 2005

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Department of Defense plans to add more sites on the Internet to provide information to a global audience -- but critics question whether the Pentagon
is violating President Bush's pledge not to pay journalists to promote his policies."

Link To The Full Article Here

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Gambling With Your Retirement
by Paul Krugman, N.Y. Times, Feb. 4, 2005

"A few weeks ago I tried to explain the logic of Bush-style Social Security privatization: it is,
in effect, as if your financial adviser told you that you wouldn't have enough money when you retire - but you shouldn't save more.  Instead, you should borrow a lot of money, buy stocks
and hope for capital gains."

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