"I pledge allegience, to the flag, of the War Profiteers of America. And to the stock prices, for which it stands, one portifolio, under Armed Conflict, indivisible, with dividends and waterfront property for some."
The Pentagon has spied on anti-war protestors as well as those who protested outside of Halliburton. Meaning of course, that our tax dollars have been spent to preserve the safety of a stock price in the name of 'national security'. These protesters incited no violence, destroyed no property, yet were considered a threat, which prompted surveilance and investigation by the Pentagon. And for many, it's like Jesus on Easter, the ghost of Nixon rising from the dead to reclaim the destiny that was stolen from him many years ago.
To the architechts of these anti-American acts of power run amok, today is nostalgic and vital, as absolute power was denied to them three decades ago and the chip on their shoulders has only grown heavier with each passing year. Cheney and Rumsfeld had to sit back, while their savior was torn down in the 70's over some nonsence. Nixon spied on his political enemies, the Democrats, and America had the gaul to consider it wrong. Therefore, his disciples are hard at work to assure such sacreligious behavior is never allowed to exist in this country ever again. These people need to know their place!
So the past five years haven't really been about freedom in Iraq or confronting terrorism. This whole charade has really been about revenge. Cheney shows his true colors when defending warrantless wiretaps, opining on how the power of the executive has been wrongly eroded, that the amount of power a President wields today is not nearly enough. And the question I ask myself is, 'why would Nixon's former staffer feel this way?'
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