My Private War - Video

"The purpose was to make us follow orders ...without asking ... Is this Right or Wrong?"

"It was your...your duty to serve"

"We didn't understand the Russian campaign - no one did... but it was an order and orders must be followed..."

" I am an instrument of the state and I must do my duty"


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So how are we different? Has Watada demonstrated what it is that makes us different? What can we learn from this?

Three Heroes - Dissent is the highest form of patriotism

Real heroism gets no musical accompaniment. On the contrary - those who dare speak out find themselves surrounded by back-stabbing jackals waiting for a piece of their hide. Take a good hard look my fellow Americans - see what it takes to stand up to the crowd, the mob, the masses and do what is right. The heroes linked below are taking a bullet for the rest of us - there are many more who know what they are saying is true - but are afraid to speak out.


1. U.S. Official Matthew Hoh Resigns in Protest of Afghanistan War Policy
2. EHREN WATADA: FREE AT LAST
3. Sibel Edmonds
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update see pics here:
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see PDF of resignation letter here: (you may want to read this)
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Anger Management: BAD IDEA!

Are you angry? No? I am! Look around on this blog - it oughta' be obvious. What about? Can I blame it on my childhood in coal mining country up in Northeastern Pennsylvania? Well... that's part of it - but not the relevant part. (Lots of anger in that area.)

I'm pissed because as an American I'm culpable for TORTURE! If you pay your taxes so are you! (If you are an American taxpayer)

A stretch? What do YOU spend YOUR money on? Do you buy products made in China? Do you buy locally made products? Do you have a choice? Yes - you do - and I won't /can't judge you on how you "vote" with your dollar.

But when you pay your taxes blindly "trusting" your government is spending your money wisely - while remaining uninformed about the ends realized from the means you helped to provide in the form of taxes - there I would find a point of contention.

Years ago my nephew turned his laptop to face me and showed me this:



... a video of WTC7 collapsing like an imploded building. That was a big turning point for me because it made me finally realize the degree of deceit foisted upon America by our corporate propagandists posing as journalists. It's a long story, but after I regained my composure, I started a blog - the one you are reading. My point is that ANGER MOTIVATED ME POSITIVELY TO DO SOMETHING. Am I doing enough? Perhaps not - I'm working on it - but instead of allowing my anger to muddy my rational thought - I've allowed it to push me to exercise my first amendment right of free speech.

If you are not angry about the fact that as an American taxpayer you are responsible for financing a sadistic culture that talks about torture as if the topic deserves credibility - I've got news for you - WAKE UP! Consider this HERO Lt. Watada - standing alone as he takes the heat for upholding his duty as an officer duty bound to disobey illegal orders:



If you have a son, daughter, anyone you care about in the military - realize - your government is setting them up for the most horrible treatment by foes - torture! Yes! That's right! After all, what are you going to complain about if America tortures too?

Get angry - channel that anger into action - speak your mind - bring up the difficult stuff. Speak UNPOPULAR speech!

Citizen > Consumer

I should mention that the idea for this article sprung from a conversation with a good friend regarding anger. It was only after he'd pointed out to me the positive results of channeled anger - that I realized - hey - maybe anger isn't so bad after all?