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Title: Rumsfeld On Tape: Terror Attack Could Restore Neo-Con Agenda
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URL Source: http://www.infowars.com/?p=2175
Published: May 16, 2008
Author: Paul Joseph Watson
Post Date: 2008-05-16 10:46:36 by christine
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Shocking excerpts of confidential recordings recently released under the Freedom of Information Act feature former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld talking with top military analysts about how a flagging Neo-Con political agenda could be successfully restored with the aid of another terrorist attack on America. The tape also includes a conversation where Rumsfeld and the military analysts agree on the possible necessity of installing a brutal dictator in Iraq to oversee U.S. interests. The tapes were released as part of the investigation into the Pentagon’s "message force multipliers" program in which top military analysts were hired to propagandize for the Iraq war in the corporate media. In attendance at the valedictory luncheon Rumsfeld hosted on December 12, 2006 were David L. Grange, Donald W. Sheppard, James Marks, Rick Francona, Wayne Downing, and Robert H. Scales, Jr. among others. The most extraordinary exchange takes place when Lt. Gen. Michael DeLong bemoans shrinking political support for Neo-Con war plans on Capitol Hill and suggests that sympathy for the Bush administration’s agenda will only be achieved after a new terror attack. Rumsfeld agrees that the psychological impact of 9/11 is wearing off and the "behavior pattern" of citizens in both the U.S. and Europe suggests that they are unconcerned about the threat of terror. DELONG: Politically, what are the challenges because you’re not going to have a lot of sympathetic ears up there until it [a terror attack] happens. RUMSFELD: That’s what I was just going to say. This President’s pretty much a victim of success. We haven’t had an attack in five years. The perception of the threat is so low in this society that it’s not surprising that the behavior pattern reflects a low threat assessment. The same thing’s in Europe, there’s a low threat perception. The correction for that, I suppose, is an attack. And when that happens, then everyone gets energized for another [inaudible] and it’s a shame we don’t have the maturity to recognize the seriousness of the threats…the lethality, the carnage, that can be imposed on our society is so real and so present and so serious that you’d think we’d be able to understand it, but as a society, the longer you get away from 9/11, the less…the less… Click here for the audio clip. In another exchange, after assuring that comments are "off the record," Rumsfeld and one of the military analysts agree that Iraq could use a "Syngman Rhee" to take control of Iraq. Syngman Rhee was the ruthless authoritarian dictator of South Korea from after World War II through the Korean War to 1960. If the invasion of Iraq was about liberating the Iraqis from a tyrant in the form of Saddam Hussein why is Rumsfeld talking about installing an even more brutal dictator? Click here for the audio clip. Newsvine has the recording in full. Rumsfeld’s admission that the correction for dwindling support of the Neo-Con imperial crusade is another terror attack is perhaps the most startling and blatant indication that 9/11 was an inside job. How much more evidence do we need to confirm that the Neo-Con hierarchy in control of the U.S. government are instigating and exploiting terror in the pursuit of their own domestic and geopolitical agenda? As Jerry Mazza writes today, "In the seven years since the day, exhaustive and still growing evidence proves beyond any reasonable doubt that the US government, spearheaded by the Bush administration, planned, orchestrated and executed the 9/11 false flag operation. As openly advocated by wide swaths of elites, from the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), of which Rumsfeld has been a member, to the likes of Zbigniew Brzezinski (in his The Grand Chessboard), only an attack “on the order of Pearl Harbor” would, in Brzezinski’s words, cause the American people to support an “imperial mobilization,” and a world war." Placing the new evidence against previously revealed 9/11-related acts on the part of Rumsfeld, his guilt is overt and obvious. Recall that it was Rumsfeld who enthusiastically penned the "Go Massive" memo, gleefully declaring the Bush administration finally had the green light to kill: “Not only UBL (Usama bin Laden). Go massive. Sweep it all up. Things related and not.” The longing for a new terror attack to corral the masses back behind the Neo-Con agenda is a shared fetish amongst Neo-Cons, policy wonks and academics alike. In August last year Philadelphia Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky openly called for "another 9/11" that "would help America" restore a "community of outrage and national resolve". Lt.-Col. Doug Delaney, chair of the war studies program at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, told the Toronto Star last July that "The key to bolstering Western resolve is another terrorist attack like 9/11 or the London transit bombings of two years ago." The same sentiment was also explicitly expressed in a 2005 GOP memo, which yearned for new attacks that would "validate" the President’s war on terror and "restore his image as a leader of the American people." Also in July 2007, former Republican Senator Rick Santorum suggested that a series of "unfortunate events," namely terrorist attacks, will occur within the next year and change American citizen’s perception of the war. And the month before that, the new chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party Dennis Milligan said that there needed to be more attacks on American soil for President Bush to regain popular approval. Comments posted on the left-wing Huffington Post website in response to the Rumsfeld tape indicate that even some of the most hardcore conspiracy debunkers have had their beliefs shaken to the core by the former Defense Secretary’s admission. "I have been a very staunch opponent of conspiracy theories," writes one, "but to hear the man most responsible for stopping foreign threats to American lives musing that a successful attack on the USA is somehow a "cure" for us… it almost makes me want to make a tinfoil hat with the nuts I made fun of.
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#1. To: christine (#0)
OMG!
Hi Fred. I especially liked your "Mossad boy" comment.
"You can not save the Constitution by destroying it."
I believe those retired generals were prominently involved in the recently revealed Pentagon scheme to plant propaganda on the networks.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
Is MSM giving this any attention?
Glenn Greenwald constantly complains on his blog about how the media have ignored the Pentagon scheme to plant propaganda in the media, which was exposed in a prominent New York Times article a few weeks ago.
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
Oh yeah, it's on the breaking mews page 24/7.
"HOLODOMOR" is Ukrainian word for "FAMINE-GENOCIDE"
The comments prove that at the very least, if there were a known terrorist attack planned, the Bush administration would have sat back and enjoyed the free political ride. And Rumsfeld's statements don't require much of a stretch to suggest inside job either.
At least we don't have to worry about this guy anymore. He died last year of meningitis.
"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Director, CIA 1973–1976
Right up there with Jenna's wedding.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
What's the matter? You couldn't find any board that Barack Obama sits on with one of these propagandists? You have to use his wife to make one of your fanciful guilt-by-association smears? As Andrew Sullivan says: To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
Gee, we kinda went after Hillary when Bill was top dog, right? Haven't you a problem with Michelle's cozy connection with a message force multiplier?
So you've now gotten around to using psyops jargon? Dropping the pretense, are we?
To reason, indeed, he was not in the habit of attending. His mode of arguing, if it is to be so called, was one not uncommon among dull and stubborn persons, who are accustomed to be surrounded by their inferiors. He asserted a proposition; and, as often as wiser people ventured respectfully to show that it was erroneous, he asserted it again, in exactly the same words, and conceived that, by doing so, he at once disposed of all objections. - Macaulay, "History of England," Vol. 1, Chapter 6, on James II.
we never picked on barbara bush either, huh?
Silly thing.....the above is from the article. You're just angry b/c Michelle is buds with someone you describe as a propagandist. My bad for bringing it to light.
Prolly a good thing I don't have a tellie in here...
#2. To: Fred Mertz (#1)
#3. To: All (#0)
As Jerry Mazza writes today, "In the seven years since the day, exhaustive and still growing evidence proves beyond any reasonable doubt that the US government, spearheaded by the Bush administration, planned, orchestrated and executed the 9/11 false flag operation. As openly advocated by wide swaths of elites, from the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), of which Rumsfeld has been a member, to the likes of Zbigniew Brzezinski (in his The Grand Chessboard), only an attack “on the order of Pearl Harbor” would, in Brzezinski’s words, cause the American people to support an “imperial mobilization,” and a world war."
#4. To: christine (#0)
In attendance at the valedictory luncheon Rumsfeld hosted on December 12, 2006 were David L. Grange, Donald W. Sheppard, James Marks, Rick Francona, Wayne Downing, and Robert H. Scales, Jr. among others.
#5. To: christine. TV watchers here (#0)
#6. To: lodwick (#5)
#7. To: lodwick (#5)
Is MSM giving this any attention?
#8. To: christine (#0)
(Edited)
#9. To: aristeides (#4)
Wayne Downing
#10. To: lodwick (#5)
MSM giving this any attention?
#11. To: aristeides, Michelle Obama (#4)
ari. David L. Grange and Michelle Obama sit on the Board of directors of the Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs.
OFFICER Lester Crown BOARD CHAIRMAN
Chairman, Henry Crown & Company John F. Manley BOARD VICE CHAIRMAN
President, Chicago City Capital Group Michael H. Moskow BOARD VICE CHAIRMAN
Senior Fellow on the Global Economy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Shirley Welsh Ryan BOARD VICE CHAIRMAN
Chairman, Pathways Awareness Foundation Leah Zell Wanger BOARD TREASURER
President, LZW Group, LLC Jeffrey C. Neal BOARD SECRETARY
Partner, Chairman of the Investment Committee, Horizon Capital GP LLC Marshall M. Bouton PRESIDENT
President, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs DIRECTOR Eduardo M. Alvarez
Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton Mark A. Angelson
Chairman, MidOcean Partners Jose Armario
President, McDonald's Latin America, McDonald’s Corporation Graham Atkinson
Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, United Airlines Brenda C. Barnes
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sara Lee Corporation Henry S. Bienen
President, Northwestern University Philip M. Condit
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Boeing Company Richard H. Cooper
Founder, General Welfare Group, LLC William M. Daley
Chairman of the Midwest Region, JPMorgan Chase & Company Eugene A. Delaney
Senior Vice President, Government and Public Safety, Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Motorola, Inc. Marilyn R. Diamond
Co- Chair, Chicago Casablanca Sister Cities International Program James Dimon
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Company Douglas A. Doetsch
Partner, Mayer Brown, LLP Jim Edgar
University of Illinois John R. Ettelson
President and Chief Executive Officer, William Blair & Company D. Cameron Findlay
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Aon Corporation Michael M. Froy
Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP Christopher B. Galvin
Chairman, Harrison Street Capital LLC Scott Gordon
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rosenthal Collins Group BG David L. Grange, USA (Ret.)
President and Chief Executive Officer, McCormick Foundation J. Douglas Gray
President and Chief Executive Officer, Everett Smith Group, Ltd. Blair Hull
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Matlock Capital Verne G. Istock
Retired Chairman, Bank One Corporation David W. Johnson
Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Richard Joseph
John Evans Professor of Political Science, Roberta Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies, Northwestern University David N. Kay OBE
Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Richard L. Keyser
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, W. W. Grainger, Inc. Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr.
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Baxter International, Inc; Executive Partner, Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC Donna LaPietra
Vice President, Kurtis Productions, Ltd. John Livingston
Managing Partner, Chicago Office, McKinsey & Company John Jeffry Louis III
Chairman, Parson Capital Corporation John W. Madigan
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tribune Company Lewis Manilow
Former Chairman, Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Lynn M. Martin
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Liam McCarthy
President and Chief Operating Officer, Molex Incorporated Andrew J. McKenna, Jr.
President, Schwarz Supply Source Robert P. McNeill
Executive Vice President, Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management Marcel J. Molins
Executive Committee Member & Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP Wayne L. Moore
Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co. Clare Muñana
President, Ancora Associates, Inc. Michelle Obama
Vice President for Community and External Affairs, The University of Chicago Medical Center William A. Osborn
Chairman of the Board, Northern Trust Corporation Henry H. Perritt, Jr.
Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law Douglas A. Pertz
Partner, One Equity Partners Margot Pritzker
President, WomenOnCall.org Imad I. Qasim
Partner, Sidley Austin, LLP Kimberly K. Querrey
President, Querrey Enterprises Michael Roberts
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Westside Holdings John W. Rowe
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Corporation John M. Ryan
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Counsel, Hewitt Associates Sunil M. Sanghvi
Director, McKinsey and Company Samuel C. Scott III
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Corn Products International, Inc Alejandro Silva
Chairman, Evans Food Group Ltd. Adele S. Simmons
Vice Chair and Senior Executive, Chicago Metropolis 2020 David B. Speer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Illinois Tool Works Inc. James H. M. Sprayregen
Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co. Fred G. Steingraber
Chairman, Board Advisors Richard D. Stephens
Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Administration, The Boeing Company Charles A. Tribbett III
Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates David J. Vitale
Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools Michael E. Werner
President and Chief Executive Officer, Globe Union Group, Inc. Linda S. Wolf
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide Robert J. Zimmer
President and Trustee, The University of Chicago HONORARY LIFE DIRECTOR John H. Bryan
Retired Chairman, Sara Lee Corporation Duane L. Burnham
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Abbott Laboratories Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. Richard A. Hoefs
Civic Leader Arthur L. Kelly
Managing Partner, KEL Enterprises, L.P. Patricia B. Koldyke
Civic Leader Fred A. Krehbiel
Co- Chairman, Molex Incorporated Josephine B. Minow
Civic Leader Harle Montgomery
Civic Leader John M. Richman
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kraft, Inc. John E. Rielly
Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Roberta Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies, Northwestern University Alex R. Seith
Partner, Wilson Frost & Alex Seith, Inc Geoffrey B. Shields
President and Dean, Vermont Law School Richard L. Thomas
Retired Chairman, First Chicago NBD Corporation Robert E. Wieczorowski
Civic Leader Robert B. Wilcox
Civic Leader
#12. To: Jethro Tull (#11)
If you cannot beat him on issues, beat up on his wife. Are the kids next?
#13. To: aristeides (#12)
#14. To: Jethro Tull (#13)
message force multiplier
#15. To: aristeides (#12)
#16. To: aristeides (#14)
The tapes were released as part of the investigation into the Pentagon’s "message force multipliers" program in which top military analysts were hired to propagandize for the Iraq war in the corporate media.
#17. To: tom007, angle, all (#10)
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