[MD] One for Platt & Ham

[Platt Holden]

Hi Ant,

Is that the best you can do, a high intellectual with a doctorate, 
referring us to a group of radical left wing blogs and Michael Moore 
style documentaries? I'm disappointed, sadly disappointed. I thought 
academics carefully examined the credibility of their sources. Ham is 
right: The church of reason, occupied 80+ percent by those of a 
"progressive liberal mindset," has become the church of liberalism and 
appeasement. 

Regards,
Platt
      
> Khaled Alkotob stated to Platt Holden October 31st:
> 
> “You hear so many lies, you end up repeating Limbaugh and the rest
> without thinking for yourself.”
> 
> Ant McWatt comments:
> 
> Too true Khaled but I do have some good news for Platt & Ham.  I found a
> couple of websites which might help both of them develop a more
> critical, dare I say, “enlightened” view.  No need for them to thank me
> though, it’s a pleasure to share this information with them.
> 
> The first website is www.iraqforsale.org
> 
> This features details of Robert Greenwald’s new documentary on the Iraq
> occupation.  The blurb on the website says:
> 
> “RIVETING, POWERFUL” “BLEW MY MIND”
> 
> “The story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to
> war.  Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of
> Low Price, Outfoxed, and Uncovered) takes you inside the lives of
> soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed
> forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. ‘Iraq
> for Sale’ uncovers the connections between private corporations making a
> killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.”
> 
> Fortunately, Platt and Ham will both be able to see it at a movie
> theatre near them soon as there is helpfully a link to a number of
> public buildings showing the documentary in the forthcoming month:
> 
> iraqforsale.bravenewtheaters.com/screenings/us/
> 
> 
> A website which includes a video clip of “Iraq For Sale” as well as a
> number of other clips about the Iraqi occupation, the environment etc.
> is:
> 
> www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm
> 
> You’ll be both pleased to note this website is Fox News _and_ Rush
> Limbaugh free and contains clips with the following descriptions:
> 
> 
> NATIONAL YAWN AS OUR RIGHTS EVAPORATE
> 
> “‘A government more dangerous to our liberty than is the enemy it claims
> to protect us from,’ says Keith Olbermann. ‘We have accepted that the
> only way to stop the terrorists is to let the government become just a
> little bit like the terrorists.’”
> 
> [Ant McWatt comments: Sounds about right to me]
> 
> 
> “HAVE YOU NO SENSE OF DECENCY, SIR?”
> 
> “Mr. Bush, you are accomplishing in part what Osama Bin Laden and others
> seek - a fearful American populace, easily manipulated, and willing to
> throw away any measure of restraint, any loyalty to our own ideals and
> freedoms, for the comforting illusion of safety.”
> 
> [Ant McWatt comments: Again, sounds about right to me]
> 
> 
> GRANT COLLINS: “IT’S MY DUTY TO SPEAK OUT”
> 
> A Film by Scott Galindez
> 
> “Marine Corporal Grant Collins describes what it was like to participate
> in the war in Iraq. He also describes what it is like to live with
> giving orders that resulted in the deaths of civilians.”
> 
> [Ant McWatt comments: The death toll of civilian casualties in Iraq has
> now gone past the 650,000 figure since it was invaded in March 2003.   A
> shameful figure.  As such, it beggars belief that Platt and Ham have the
> gall to say that they _still_ support the occupation.]
> 
> 
> FIVE FASTERS ARRESTED DURING BLAIR VISIT TO WHITE HOUSE
> 
> A Report by Geoffrey Millard and Scott Galindez
> 
> “On the 25th day of the ‘Troops Home Fast,’ four fasters and one
> supporter, ranging in age from 58 to 74, were arrested attempting to
> block British Prime Minister Tony Blair from exiting the White House.
> Diane Wilson, one of the arrestees, said their goal was to ‘keep Tony
> Blair and George Bush in their room until they came up with a plan to
> end the war.’“
> 
> [Ant McWatt comments: Now that does sound funny, who said academics
> don’t have a sense of humour?]
> 
> 
> .
> 
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