bring the noyz

Well I hope you're happy with what you've made
In the land of the free and the home of the brave
- David Byrne, "Puzzling Evidence"

We're being set up. Or maybe we're not. I am not sure which.

We're heading for the day of reckoning I'm telling ya,
Its all building up to something,
Something that can be redeemed with fire
- Pete Townsend, "Give Blood"

I am getting the distinct feeling that something is happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear, and while there might be a man with a gun over there the young people are seemingly far to distracted and complacent with their Playstations or pimping their rides or pumping up their false sense of MySpace celebrity to have much of a mind to speak.

And it's really fucked up. I mean, really.

Where to begin?

Sigh. . .

This will be a long one, my dear reader, doled out in installments. . .

Let's try starting here:

On July 24, Mr. Bush gave a speech where he mentioned Osama bin Laden by name 23 times.

[23 times?!?]

Presumably this was to remind us that the Boogeyman responsible for the worst attack on American soil, er, I'm sorry, the Homeland, is still lurking in the shadows Hell-bent on our destruction.

Okay, let's just go with that for a minute and assume that to be true.

Then why, in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 would the U.S. Government allow two dozen members of his family to fly out of the country without so much as a question regarding the whereabouts or doings of their kinsman? Yes, yes, I know, they are "estranged" and all, but still, one of them might know something. How come nobody bothered to ask?

Is he even still alive? Fox News reported his death in 2001. Apparently, the French press reported bin Laden died last August. White House spokesperson Fran Townsend seemed to get a bit testy when asked about bin Laden's health near the end of a press conference last week.

New video? Hah! Only if you believe he found the Fountain of Youth.

What's with all the obfuscation from the current administration regarding the status of the man that is wanted "dead or alive"?

Is it because the Munchkins were no longer afraid of the Wicked Witch after Dorothy crushed her with a house?

The Power of Nightmares

or for the more multi-media minded:

The Power of Nightmares

Here endeth Part One.

Digest. Discuss.
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