Manning Memo
June 23, 2009 @ 10:32 pm by Noblehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We9x_xaV9rc
Thank you, Keith Olbermann. Finally a mainstream media personality mentions the Manning Memo. The Downing Street Memo was disgusting, but does not betray the damning criminality revealed in the Manning Memo. I learned of this smoking gun reading Vincent Bugliosi, as the media hardly mentioned it at all.
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Comment by Polly
— June 24, 2009 @ 8:49 am
I was shocked to hear him talk about the Manning memo. Aside from Bugliosi, I’ve never heard anyone else mention it.
Maybe Olbermann did it because he doesn’t want to be named in Bugliosi’s upcoming book about the liberal media that ignored him on the Manning memo.
Seriously, what took Olbermann so long.
Comment by Paul M. Peterson
— June 24, 2009 @ 9:18 pm
True, polly, but at least he did it. Which is more than can be said for the rest of the MSM. The greater point, which is not said often enough, is that George Bush (and by extension the rest of Team B) had decided to go to war regardless of the facts. Now we find ourselves in the ironic position of being unable to declare victory because we never declared war. And to top it all off, there are the situations in Iran and North Korea.
Comment by Noble
— June 25, 2009 @ 5:34 am
I’m really interested in Bugliosi’s next book and hope he follows through on it.
He’s also got a book where he defends the Warren Commission report and makes his case that Lee Harvey Oswald was a lone assassin.. that one’s on my list, too.
Comment by Polly
— June 25, 2009 @ 10:38 am
Paul, yes I’m glad he did. Now that I think about it, it wouldn’t have made any difference. It’s not like there wasn’t other evidence. And those who refuse to believe it will still be refusing no matter what the evidence is.
Bush… as you’ve said he’s incredibly impervious to facts or criticism. Not just him, most of these folks have apparently decided that anything they decide to do is okay because we’ll never take to the streets. So, it’s like they don’t even try.
When we were trying to get signatures for Benamar Benatta who was tortured in a New York jail for years after he was declared innocent (but not told), we couldn’t even reach 1000 despite all the press conferences they did, events, vigils, help from rights organizations, letters, many radio interviews, you name it. Many didn’t sign it because they were afraid of being surveilled themselves.
Many (Americans and Canadians) flat out said no because he was an accused terrorist. Not that they were afraid of him, but afraid of being INVOLVED with him or the process.
The atmosphere was and still is fear. These weren’t bad people. They were just afraid the government would do something (the idea of “something” is always a bit vague) to them or their families.
I still remember the rush to the Canadian border the last time Bush stole the presidency. Does anyone else remember that?
Anyway, thanks for your comments.
Noble… I like Bugliosi. But I like Chappelle’s magic bullet theory better. But I can be convinced, so I’ll give him that chance.
Comment by Noble
— June 26, 2009 @ 10:10 am
Great post hon! I remember those days, working with Ben and trying to get signatures. Looking back, I think Ben’s case was one of the inspirations behind starting this site. The notion that he was a terrorist or working with terrorists is so pathetic and laughable that it makes a mockery of Canadian immigration and the government officials who covered over their mistakes. And what happened after that in the US… is just unforgivable… but sadly becoming par for the course here.
I also remember the weirdness of our phone line in those days, the echo effect, the pop-popping sounds, frequently picking up a ringing phone to get dead air.
Those who aren’t familiar with Benamar Benatta’s case should check out the Benatta Coalition for a Public Review in my blog links.