Bush links al Qaeda in Iraq to 9/11
If people were paying attention, they'd see through the lies and not let such wool be pulled over their eyes... but there are still millions who probably still believe this is true. Almost like it were writ in stone. Like the 10 commandments or something - (which btw, is NOT writ in stone! :).)
Little wonder that people get obfuscated even today with lies like this... Like I wrote elsewhere, in the context of the general sense of indifference about the mess that the country has been led into in Iraq:
We can hide or ignore these facts by tuning in to 'Harry Potter' midnight showings (that have raked in $12 million in sales!) but this is the reality we live in.
I didn't mean to pick on Harry Potter movies -- I find nothing wrong with entertainment as such although I never got into the Potter-mania and have not seen any of the movies or read any of the books. However, I do find the obsession that drives people to go through much trouble to see movies like Star Wars and Harry Potter in the first day/weekend itself quite ridiculous. The media's obsession with Britney going bald or Paris going to jail (and out) for something she did wrong is certainly more ridiculous than a movie... but still.. the sacrifices people make in spending hours, sometimes overnight, in lines to be one of the first to see the movies or to get what I see as non-essential expensive gadgetry like iPhones is incredulous. But no such effort or sacrifices is made by the masses to fight for universal healthcare, good schooling for kids, fighting global warming, protesting the ridiculousness of the Iraq war and... I could go on and on!
Much cynicism comes with the human race... what a farcical world we live in!
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