Just a few days ago, Bush would mention for the first time "fascist islamists / fascist islamism". He didn't invent the expression, which perfectly fits the worst part of radical islamists. But why would the Official Propaganda operate such a shift in vocabulary at this stage ?
Now I know it was a clear signal. We're raising the level of terror threat, but we're also raising the level of permissivity. They're using their Qaeda ? I'm calling my base* : you may not have the toughest fundamentalist nominated for the Supreme Court, but be sure the country is yours.
A few days later, authorities would allow the American National Socialist Movement (a.k.a. America's Nazi Party) to march proudly through Toledo, OH (a key state and a touchy area if any). Just like the yearly Orangist marchs in Ulster or Sharon's not so innocent September 2000 visit at Jerusalem's Temple Mount, a violent riot was bound to erupt. As a result, more publicity than these Nazis could ever dream of.
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*"Some people call you the elites; I call you my base" (nb : Qaeda in Arabic).
The scapegoat has eventually been found : he is Karl Rove's boss and no decision is taken in the White House without his knowledge. This powerful leader must quit at once.
Andrew H. Card Jr is responsible for everything, from the disastrous handling of Katrina to the surrealistic nomination of Harriet E. Miers. He is certainly the one who said there were WMDs in Iraq and for all we know, he could even have shot JFK.
So the great decision maker who spends less time finding a scapegoat when he's under attack than reading "my pet goat" when his country's under attack, the great thinker who writes down such powerful memos as the now famous "I think I may need a bathroom break. Is this possible ?", The Great King Dubya, Lord of the Banana Republic of the Divided States of Amerika, will once again prove his wisdom and his character : He will fire His Chief of Staff or rather dis-Card him.
God bless Amerika and someone bring me a barf bag.
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Stephane MOT -
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Socio-cultural anthropologists have long studied such things as the thinking, cognitive aspects, and even the emotions of people in different settings. So invasiveness, per se, is not the issue, but the intent behind the studies. What we see here is a recent brand of colonial anthropology, in which there is a definite intent to use the results of the studies to manipulate the subjects’ peers. Actually, it’s a bit reductionistic to focus an anthropological research on one family or even a few families. The family of this study is part of a larger cultural context. It would be better, it seems to me, to study how families fit into and are manipulated by the larger context of modern corporate American.
<p><i>PR Week</i> published a [http://www.prweek.com/us/sectors/crisis/article/521887|report on October 12] saying that PR industry reforms in the wake of the fake news scandal are "inconclusive":</p>
<blockquote><p>The impact of recent scandals over government PR contracts will likely be felt for a long time. So why has the PR industry's reaction been so spotty? ...</p>
<p> In the wake of the high-profile controversies, many firms pledged to tighten up practices and formalize codes of ethics to ensure that no disclosure issues would ever damage the credibility of their work. ...</p>
<p>In the weeks following the story, <i>PR Week</i> reported, sometimes in painstaking detail, the industry's response to the situation, including urgent calls for reform among agencies. But on the whole, individual agencies' responses to the issue of transparency have not been as noticeable. Indeed, some firms have taken steps to address the issue, while others have been more discreet.</p>
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<p>... all of which is a delicately worded way of saying, "all our talk about reform was just empty blather."</p>
After reading this, I couldn't help but think about a movie called "Kitchen Stories", a Swedish movie where researchers in Norway set out to study the kitchen habits of single men, perched upon a "man-sized" high-chair in the corner, unable to speak or interact with their subject.
Of course, this "research" could morph into a great reality show!
Now I know it was a clear signal. We're raising the level of terror threat, but we're also raising the level of permissivity. They're using their Qaeda ? I'm calling my base* : you may not have the toughest fundamentalist nominated for the Supreme Court, but be sure the country is yours.
A few days later, authorities would allow the American National Socialist Movement (a.k.a. America's Nazi Party) to march proudly through Toledo, OH (a key state and a touchy area if any). Just like the yearly Orangist marchs in Ulster or Sharon's not so innocent September 2000 visit at Jerusalem's Temple Mount, a violent riot was bound to erupt. As a result, more publicity than these Nazis could ever dream of.
______________________________________________________________________________________ Stephane MOT - http://www.stephanemot.com ______________________________________________________________________________________
*"Some people call you the elites; I call you my base" (nb : Qaeda in Arabic).
On this NYT article dated 20051018 : "Bush Crises Raise Criticism of Chief of Staff's Management Style".
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The scapegoat has eventually been found : he is Karl Rove's boss and no decision is taken in the White House without his knowledge. This powerful leader must quit at once.
Andrew H. Card Jr is responsible for everything, from the disastrous handling of Katrina to the surrealistic nomination of Harriet E. Miers. He is certainly the one who said there were WMDs in Iraq and for all we know, he could even have shot JFK.
So the great decision maker who spends less time finding a scapegoat when he's under attack than reading "my pet goat" when his country's under attack, the great thinker who writes down such powerful memos as the now famous "I think I may need a bathroom break. Is this possible ?", The Great King Dubya, Lord of the Banana Republic of the Divided States of Amerika, will once again prove his wisdom and his character : He will fire His Chief of Staff or rather dis-Card him.
God bless Amerika and someone bring me a barf bag.
______________________________________________________________________________________ Stephane MOT - http://www.stephanemot.com ______________________________________________________________________________________
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