Operation: Bread and Circus
Facing an increasingly hostile public, continuing to lose ground in the war itself, and amid growing allegations of war profiteering by Halliburton and friends, the Bush administration could do something that would be not only free, but very simple: tell W to get his smarmy ass off the Crawford couch, invite Cindy Sheehan in for some lemonade, talk to her for half an hour, and tell her how sorry he is for her loss.
But why do that when you can make like Andy Hardy? "Hey, gang-- let's put on a show!"
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon will hold a massive march and country music concert to mark the fourth anniversary of 9/11, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in an unusual announcement tucked into an Iraq war briefing yesterday.
"This year the Department of Defense will initiate an America Supports You Freedom Walk," Rumsfeld said, adding that the march would remind people of "the sacrifices of this generation and of each previous generation."
The march will start at the Pentagon, where nearly 200 people died on 9/11, and end at the National Mall with a show by country star Clint Black.
Word of the event startled some observers. "I've never heard of such a thing," said John Pike, who has been a defense analyst in Washington for 25 years and runs GlobalSecurity.org.
The news also reignited debate and anger over linking Sept. 11 with the war in Iraq.
"That piece of it is disturbing since we all know now there was no connection," said Paul Rieckhoff, an Iraq veteran who heads Operation Truth, an anti-administration military booster.
Note that Clint Black has a song conflating Saddam with the 9/11 attacks. Chilling stuff.
UPDATE: I just heard on the Stephanie Miller show that particpants in the parade must register in advance. Ostensibly, it's to receive a complimentary "Freedom Pin" or some such thing. In reality, it's old hat-- just like Bush's campaign rallies and Social Security events, they will only admit pre-screened boosters.
But why do that when you can make like Andy Hardy? "Hey, gang-- let's put on a show!"
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon will hold a massive march and country music concert to mark the fourth anniversary of 9/11, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in an unusual announcement tucked into an Iraq war briefing yesterday.
"This year the Department of Defense will initiate an America Supports You Freedom Walk," Rumsfeld said, adding that the march would remind people of "the sacrifices of this generation and of each previous generation."
The march will start at the Pentagon, where nearly 200 people died on 9/11, and end at the National Mall with a show by country star Clint Black.
Word of the event startled some observers. "I've never heard of such a thing," said John Pike, who has been a defense analyst in Washington for 25 years and runs GlobalSecurity.org.
The news also reignited debate and anger over linking Sept. 11 with the war in Iraq.
"That piece of it is disturbing since we all know now there was no connection," said Paul Rieckhoff, an Iraq veteran who heads Operation Truth, an anti-administration military booster.
Note that Clint Black has a song conflating Saddam with the 9/11 attacks. Chilling stuff.
UPDATE: I just heard on the Stephanie Miller show that particpants in the parade must register in advance. Ostensibly, it's to receive a complimentary "Freedom Pin" or some such thing. In reality, it's old hat-- just like Bush's campaign rallies and Social Security events, they will only admit pre-screened boosters.
posted by Matt Sandwich | 9:04 AM
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