tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post115976337824589550..comments2023-11-05T23:25:31.498+11:00Comments on Wot Is It Good 4: Juan Cole, shrillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1159792726320796202006-10-02T22:38:00.000+10:002006-10-02T22:38:00.000+10:00Boys and girls, it is because torture is what prov...<I>Boys and girls, it is because torture is what provides evidence for large important networks of terrorists where there aren't really any, or aren't very many, or aren't enough to justify 800 military bases and a $500 billion military budget.</I><BR/><BR/>and <I>Bush needs torture for the same reason as Karimov does. He needs to generate false information that exaggerates the threat to his regime, so as to justify repression. He needs the ritual of confession and naming others, to have it down on paper so he can show it to Congress behind closed doors. But Bush/Cheney's ambitions are global, not just internal.</I><BR/><BR/>Punkt, Ende---end of fucking story; that's all anyone needs to know. too bad most in the States are still in denial or asleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1159785838425919392006-10-02T20:43:00.000+10:002006-10-02T20:43:00.000+10:00great post indeed.for present purposes, im prepare...great post indeed.<BR/><BR/>for present purposes, im prepared to think that MIC is more important than BigOillukeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280906371216516750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1159776603636942812006-10-02T18:10:00.000+10:002006-10-02T18:10:00.000+10:00Great post by Cole.Why invest in alternative energ...Great post by Cole.<BR/><BR/>Why invest in alternative energy sources when you can use torture to secure the remaining oil?<BR/><BR/>The best answer the US government could come up with to solve the problem of diminishing oil supplies was a permanent WoT, preemptive invasions and torture? Or was that the desired answer from Big Oil/MIC?Trackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387081215729592952noreply@blogger.com