August 20, 2012
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A Postnote on Our World Political Reality
Dear all,
Below is a link for a story written by the former war correspondent Chris Hedges. Hedges has pointed out as have some others such as one-time Republican and CIA consultant Chalmers Johnson that what we do in terms of military and intelligence operations has a "blowback" effect. "Blowback" is a shorthand term for the material that spatters from shooting someone- usually spraying back onto the shooter.
The term as it's increasingly being used has to do with the blowback of consequences for the United States- or as Hedges rightly points out- for any country or organization that initiates a campaign of murder, disinformation and interference with the political reality of any other country or organization.
Whoever wins this November- in the House, the Senate or the White House will have the largest array of forces engaged in this kind of activity in the US's history.
It's something to think about as I know my own partisanship may obscure the fact that there are forces working daily that make understanding and reconciliation an ever less likely possibility for all of us.
This is legitimate food for thought.
Comments (1)
Excellent article. I've been reading a lot on the noodle, trying to figure it all out. People don't want to believe anything that goes against their world view. As far as voting goes, are the votes actually counted honestly? I would be surprised if they always were.
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