tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post116079839366047898..comments2023-11-05T23:25:31.498+11:00Comments on Wot Is It Good 4: Would people take to the streets?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1160868564763974992006-10-15T09:29:00.000+10:002006-10-15T09:29:00.000+10:00Lehto's outrage is well-earned, but there's reason...Lehto's outrage is well-earned, but there's reason to take heart. That idiot in the Air Force who suggested testing microwave weapons on citizens ignores the unspoken fact that Nixon's order for the National Guard to open fire at Kent State did a great deal to hasten his downfall. There are people who remember. That this administration keeps doing everything it can think of to start a shooting war at home doesn't mean they'll get it. Bush hasn't signed the Military Commissions Act yet, even though he promised to do it immediately. You can be sure that if they try to use that shit on Americans, they'll spend a lot in time and resources rolling in the dirt. Has Halliburton built those detention centers? We don't know, but with the level of interest being as high as it is, it's hard to imagine that if and when they do it will be much of a secret, no matter how hard they try to conceal it. And a paltry $385 million won't provide much capacity, given Halliburton's demonstrated history of stunning ineptitude in managing construction projects.<BR/><BR/>I believe Bush and Cheney want to do all these things. But I've come to realize they simply don't possess the mental horsepower to pull it off; otherwise, they'd have done it by now, plus killed millions more people. I hope I'm right, because the average individual in the U.S. is so unhappy now, a full-blown rebellion could erupt with very little more provocation. Then, we're quite likely to have martial law and all the contingent accessories that go with it.«—U®Anu§—»https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044248315262502099noreply@blogger.com