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Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (6260)	5/10/2004 3:41:41 AM
From: Don Earl	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20039

<<<I think that what you may be seeing is a man who scrupulously adheres to mainstream sources for information, albeit with an internationalist tone, and makes his conclusions based on hard, cold facts, rather than more ephemeral speculations which we sometimes indulge ourselves in.>>> Unfortunately, there are no "hard, cold facts" to support OBL involvement in 9/11. This would be one of my main objections to Pitt. If he "scrupulously adheres to mainstream sources for information" then he is nothing more than a parrot spouting old news. If Bush jumps on the bandwagon to denounce torturing Iraqi POWs, it's a safe bet Pitt will be riding his coat tails a week later with the same message. That message may have a left appearing slant, but it will contain no new information, and will contain no new ideas. What I find does stand out in his articles is his choice of phrasing makes anti Bush concepts difficult to accept. "We're losing the war on terror.", "We shouldn't have done anything in response to the murder of 3000 citizens.", things like that. No body wants to be called a loser, and our entire culture is based on a concept of justice and restitution for harm done. Bush plays on those concepts, and Pitt plays the same game from the stance of reverse psychology. <<<Take off that tinfoil hat>>> Okay, but first show me any article by Pitt that at it's core does not stick to the straight party line of the Bush Cartel. Since I'm not a fan, my view is only based on a casual test sampling over a period of time, and it's quite possible I've missed some pieces worthy of honorable mention. In the mean time, I'll ask you how someone with the resources of a "Mighty Wurlitzer" would go about reaching and influencing the views of a target audience of persons with left leaning views? For the sake of argument, let's stipulate that Rush would not be the vehicle of choice.