-Caveat Lector- P.T. Barnum was no fool. But the easiest way to lie to people is in the name of "patriotism," especially in a time of "war." Hey, gotta prop up that defense budget somehow.
Or find your suckers in a sideshow at a carnival, as Barnum did ... hard to tell which is which anymore. - jt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nakano Nakamura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- William Shannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 07 2001 > LBJ tape 'confirms Vietnam war error' > PRESIDENT Johnson admitted in a secret tape > recording that the incident he used to win > congressional approval for the Vietnam war probably > never happened.... > ____________________________________________________ > Nakano comments: > 3 years ago, former Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara > publicly admitted that the so-called "Gulf of Tonkin > Incident" was a lie. The President of the United > States > went on national TV and told the American People that > American ships had been attacked by North Viet nam. > Lyndon Johnson was lying through his teeth and he knew > it! Johnson told this lie to provide the excuse he > needed to launch direct U.S. combat involvement > against North Vietnam. > In 1964, if anyone had tried to tell Americans their > President was lying to them, they would have been > ignored or shouted down. > In 1941, if anyone had tried to tell Americans their > President was lying to them about Pearl Harbor and the > "Day of Infamy", they would have been mobbed > and beaten. > Today in 2002, if anyone tries to tell Americans their > President is lying to them about the attacks of > September 11th, they are called traitors and > no one will listen to them. > It's like 3rd and 4th remakes of an old movie and > the script fools Americans every time. > Nakano > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
