Who knew that the State Department had a “counter-misinformation team” with its own website? Did you think it would be chock-full of the real lowdown on the tsunami of misinformation that’s been pouring out of the White House since the Resident moved in? Nah, of course you didn’t. You’re not an idiot.
Neither are the boys on the counter-misinformation team. They keep to safer ground, like a report from the long-defunct United States Information Agency called “Iraqi Disinformation: Allegations and Facts, February 4, 1991.”
Still, they have some fairly interesting stuff. For instance the debunking of a bestseller called, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man , by some fantast named John Perkins. I bought this self-serving work of transparent fiction at a tag sale, ponying up a quarter for it since Randi Rhodes had plugged the thing on Air America. Which should have warned me right there, she being prone to bullshit herself.
Well, yes, but we DID try to overthrow the Venezuelan government!
Posted by: Joyful Alternative on September 6, 2006 8:46 AM&#@@@&&&%%$***&@! I don't care. I'm still going to get my weekly dose of Xymphora, no matter what!
Posted by: Buck on September 6, 2006 9:06 AMUnfortunately, the bullshit busters didn't bother to translate the documents concerning 'Operation Balboa' (the supposed plan for an invasion in Venezuela), probably relying on most US-Americans being able to read Spanish.
In fact, if you can, these documents may not very well be described as anything else but a plan to invade Venezuela. Three airports in a supporting country called 'White' (like in cocaine?) are mentioned by name and are clearly Colombian, and an airbase named Howard in a country close to the 'theatre of operations' might also quite readily be identified ...
Interesting, Jerome.
I see three of the "debumking" was of his allegations that 9/11/01 wasn't committed entirely by 19 Arabs with boxcutters.
Is this also what you believe, Jerome?
That evil bin-laden committed these attacks successfully, including knowing that four commercial jets could be hijacked, and fly around the east coast of the US for over 45 minutes, without ANY NORAD intervention?
Friggin' lucky call, I'd say.
No to mention the shorting of United and American stock the week leading up to 9/11/01, eh?
Damn, I wonder who Osama is picking in the Texas-Ohio State game this weekend, I want to lay money on his pick.
Posted by: farang on September 6, 2006 8:33 PMActually I have proof positive that the administration had nothing to do with the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. Consider this: the attacks were successful.
Posted by: Jerry Doolittle on September 6, 2006 10:24 PM