Rumsfeld has seen fascism rise and fall, he has seen communism

[HysteryDiagnosis]

rise and fall, and he has seen the Berlin wall go up and come down. Unfortunately he doesn't see, or is incapable of seeing fascism rising in his own country... but then I guess it might be hard to see when you are part of the machinery bringing it into being... or do I have the wrong slant on things as they are?

http://www.bartcop.com/091702dewar.htm
Nazis in the CIA closet:
The Origins of Fascism in the United States
by Christian Dewar

Another blow to democracy from this period was the corruption of the free and independent press. The CIA sponsored seeming scholarly and academic work, which was carefully written to reflect the agency's perspective. Journalists were recruited as CIA assets. The media was used to suppress stories that were embarrassing to the agency. Press investigations were squelched. The press was used to plant false stories and disseminate propaganda for consumption by foreign and domestic readers.

The fascists in our government did much to ruin the political climate of our democracy. The fear and sense of urgency created by the cold war brought forth paranoia among American citizens. Reactionaries like Joe McCarthy became prominent. Dissent was squelched. Loyal Americans were persecuted. A generation of U.S. citizens practiced futile safety drills, ducking under their desks to avoid nuclear blasts and digging fall out shelters. Communists were behind every tree. It can and is happening again.

Another tragic consequence of the use of Nazi agents was the adoption of many of their tactics. Fascists were used to train police and intelligence agencies in other countries, which persecuted dissidents and were involved in the murder and torture of their citizens. The complicity of U.S. intelligence engendered scorn, hatred, resentment and often violence against our country by the citizens of those nations. The governments that were established with these fascist collaborators left a legacy of extreme right wing dictators, coups, and repression.

[Skink]

1. He has seen the face of the Nazi's...

and liked it.

[Miami Liberal]

2. You mean he's seen himself in the mirror. n/t

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Well.... that's a bit harsh... but I am willing to compromise... he has

at least asked the question or pondered the ponder, "I don't know if we are creating terrorists faster than we are killing them". By implication, WE CAN AND DO CREATE TERRORISTS WILLING TO DIE TO RESIST US.