Col David Hackworth, Resisting the war mongers

[Modem Butterfly]

http://hackworth.com/

Considering the hits we keep taking in our global fight against terrorism, I’m gearing up in ‘05 to go up against the Pentagon’s increasingly out-of-control campaign to keep us all conned. The cover-ups track too often with more names added to the U.S. casualty list.

So here's my New Year’s resolution: to keep countering Pentagon lies with the truth until enough concerned citizens demand that Congress set up a congressional investigative arm to formally expose the liars and hold them accountable.

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Okaaaaay. If Rummy & Spinners are into lying about signing KIA letters, then what really went down with WMDs in Iraq, and how is our $6 billion-a-month war in that sad, bloody land really going? And is the Pentagon truly busting its butt to provide our soldiers with sufficient armor protection, or is that spin, too?

The lying under the Rumsfeld regime seems to get worse daily. For example, the SecDef recently said the 9/11 aircraft that crashed in Pennsylvania was shot down – which is either very sloppy or very scary. Or both.

And following their head honcho’s lead, the Pentagon prevaricators have definitely gotten more skilled at pulling the wool over the eyes of all of us, starting with our congressional reps – who as our watchdogs should be first in line to ask hard questions.

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The only way to change this sorry situation is for all of us to emulate Howard Beale in that great 1976 film, “Network,” when he stood tall and said, “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!”

[BrklynLiberal]

1. He was on AirAmericaRadio Friday AM, and did not mince words about

Rumsfeld! Called him just about every negative adjective he could come up with on the radio without getting an FCC fine. Between this and the dumping of Chris Smith from the Veterans' Affairs Committee, I hope the military wakes up and realizes how bad this administration is for them!!!

[Modem Butterfly]

2. Hackworth is far from a liberal, but he is a man of good conscience

My partner, Will, is a veteran of the last Gulf War and puts a lot of stock in "Hack", as do many vets and current military. Some ofhis positions are backwards and some are "out there" but what he puts above everything is the safety and comfort of our fighting forces ("boots on the ground" as he would call them). He's a good man.

[FDRLincoln]

3. agreed

Agreed on Hack. He is wrong sometimes and can go overboard, but his heart is in the right place, and he knows bullshit when he sniffs it. He can't be intimidated, and is one of the true genuine heroes in American military history.

[burn the bush]

4. I'm Mad As Hell And I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore !!!!

I think this is THE perfect war cry for us. By war cry, I mean our war against the corrupt government, not our pseudo Iraq war.