knowing you're not alone, is half the battle. This funk was brought on by yesterday's reading material. Before sleep, i read more of Michael Ruppert's 'Crossing the Rubicon', and happened upon this paragraph concerning insider trading vis-a-vis 9/11.
"Indeed, no one could hope to get away with it unless they controlled all the enforcement mechanisms that would be called in afterward.
This expansion of the SEC probe was later confirmed by the San Francisco Chronicle, which reported that the SEC's action in establishing "relationships" with private brokerage houses "effectively deputizes hundreds, if not thousands, of key players in the private sector. What happens when you deputize someone in a national security or criminal investigation is that you make it illegal for them to disclose publicly what they know. Smart move. In effect, they become government agents and are controlled by government regulations rather than their own conscience. In fact, they can be thrown in jail without a hearing if they talk publicly. I have seen this implied threat time and again with federal investigators, intelligence agents, and even members of the United States Congress who are bound so tightly by secrecy oaths and agreements that they are not even able to disclose criminal activities inside the government for fear of incarceration. Even members of Congress fear that kind of retaliation and punishment. That restraint is much worse for members of congressional intelligence committees who sign even more draconian secrecy agreements in order to get their assignments....That and these two posts set me up.....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=133176The US war with Iran has already begun...By Scott Ritter
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3906351Terrorists, Torpedos, & Republican 'Muscle'
The secret world of Jack Abramoff (By Daniel Hopsicker)