The White House's propaganda campaign laying the groundwork for military action against Iran dates back almost six years--to Bush's 2002 State of the Union address in which he designated Iran as a founding member of the "axis of evil." Since then, this drumbeat has waxed and waned as other concerns--primarily the disastrous invasion and occupation of Iraq--have often commanded center stage. Now, with the Bush administration approaching its final year in office, a renewed push and a shorter fuse are increasingly evident. The 3-minute video above entitled "Forewarned Is Forearmed: Bush On Iran" offers a very brief but deeply troubling chronicle of the president's public warmongering and demonization of Iran. If you find the video worthwhile, please share it with others. As has been said before, "the hour is getting late."
Note: The video is also available directly on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLioyP69N3I
Comments (2)
Thanks for this You-Tube! I will be appropriating it. I hope that is agreeable...
Posted by Vigilante | October 8, 2007 11:07 AM
Posted on October 8, 2007 11:07
Excellent video, I absolutely agree. I do have one question though. How exactly does one take a stand against warmongering in this case?
Tens of millions of people held simultaneous demonstrations against the Iraq invasion and yet we still attacked. I'm not saying we're helpless, I just question whether anyone has the power to check the President on this one. And before you say "call your congressman," if that worked, what about the Iraq Occupation, Domestic Spying, Katrina reconstruction...the list keeps going.
I blog about this sort of thing myself, but I'm not sure I'd define talking about it as taking a stand. I hate to say it, but I think Bush holds all the cards.
Posted by UJ | October 8, 2007 9:32 PM
Posted on October 8, 2007 21:32