The original story was linked and seen by millions on Conservative mouthpiece The Drudge Report yesterday evening.
It was pulled soon afterwards. (I use that term, in relation to the WTC, with great irony)
Yes, yes…I know – Sheen’s a washed-up ‘thespian’ blessed by nepotism – with more relevance to journalistic hooks of adultery, drug use, and Heidi Fleiss than Neocon aspirations and Oil Wars – but this is symbolic of something.
A celebrity – someone with public appeal, for whatever reason it’s been ‘bestowed’ – has spoken out in an informed and educated manner on what many believe to be the greatest sham and propaganda atrocity of the last century. And when the same Republican spin-factory that breaks the culturally polarizing Lewinsky scandal posts the story, it gives it a frightening level of legitimacy. That it was immediately propagated by thousands of alternative news outlets causes even deeper waves to ripple across festering pool of public opinion. But the fact that the mainstream press has refused to comment in any way – even after repeated inquiries from a hardened media watchdog like Alex Jones – reveals just how powerful the machinery of spin, and the vaccuum of truth, is becoming.
Like this very comprehensive article trumpets – in New York Magazine, no less – this is our generation’s Kennedy Assassination.
But unlike past generations…are we going to do anything about it?
(UPDATE – A CNN Showbiz report does a piece on this Thursday night, and a few mags are starting to follow suit from reader pressure. Stay tuned….)
“what many believe to be the greatest sham”
Perhaps. There are certainly many things that can and should be studied more closesly in a more official sense than will happen for some time. I’d certainly feel better if the 9/11 report were peer-reviewed by people with equal access to all the evidence, and no conflicts of interest, etc.
” and atrocity of the last century.”
This, however… Dude. I know it’s hyperbole for effect and all, but The Goddam Holocaust still falls plenty within “the last century.” Then there’s, say, the genocide in Darfur.
One of the greatest atrocities, perhaps. But I have trouble calling it the greatest when there’s the systematic execution of millions still floating around, and others significantly worse in terms of deaths.
The Alex Jones article overstates things a little as well. It starts with calling Sheen credible in this area. At least you recognize he’s just an actor.
That people, especially ones that are even remotely high-profile, publically question what we’ve been told is good. But “credible”?
By ‘atrocity’ I meant ‘conspiracy-for-profit’. I’ll edit that
(From Catastrophe Girl @ MySpace)
in september of 2001 my roommate was the daughter of the (at the time, now retired) press liason for the air force based out of the pentagon. when she finally got hold of her dad around noon he was almost in arkansas already on a “surprise, last minute vacation”
brigadier generals don’t get to take last minute vacations. he is also a mormon with a high ethical sense. later he told us that he refused to say what they wanted him to say so he was offered two weeks paid leave if he would go “NOW” and keep his mouth shut. he would’t tell us what he was asked to keep quiet because of that same sense of ethics.
but he could tell us that there was some debate over whether the US would also put partial blame on china and attack them because they refused to turn over the al quaida cell known to be located in northwestern china.
i have never had any doubts over things being covered up. the question in my mind is HOW MUCH?