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Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:22 AM
Original article: A nation of Rich Lowrys

Did Lowry visit the Empirial Palace?

Did Lowry get a chance to visit the Vatican Sized Emperial Palace in Baghdad?

I doubt it, seeing as its opening is being postponed, INDEFINITELY.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N09435348.htm

I guess Humpty Dumpty fell off of the wall.

The spinklers didn't even work:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/20277.html

Kuwaiti First is the contractor:

The one-time aides to Krongard, including former Assistant Inspector General for Investigations John DeDona, have told Congress that the inspector general did not pursue allegations that First Kuwaiti failed to construct blast-resistant walls to protect the embassy, as required by its contract.
"Our new embassy compound in Iraq is apparently facing significant contractor deficiencies that will delay its opening for weeks or even months past its promised delivery date," Lantos wrote.

Or indefinitely.

Justin Raimondo has it on his blog:

http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/uh_oh/

Sorry but Lowry is such a little turd, he reminds me of my hamster when it had its cheeks stuffed with peanuts, but instead of peanuts Lowry stuffed his cheeks with war propaganda , but when my hamster regurgitates the peanuts, it reminds me of Lowry when he sits in for Hannity.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:50 AM
Original article: A nation of Rich Lowrys

Lowry's academia...

Didn't you know? War is ok because Lowry read books from a University Library in Virginia while sitting in a cushy bean bag chair. He knows all about war, he has read books. Lowry graduated from the University of Virginia in 1990, if he really wanted to know what war was all about, he could have served in Iraq in 1991. You know, some "real world" experience in his area of supposed expertise. What a perfect opportunity he had to increase his understanding and attempt to apply and enhance his academic work by being in real situations related to it.

But of course that didn't happen. The reason is that one of the major prerequisites to being a respected Neoconservative Keyboard Warrior or Laptop Bombardier is to be the most massive of chickenhawks, it makes sense that he didn't serve when given the prime opportunity to learn about war, and instead choose the path of establishment cheerleader.

I'm sure that Lowry the chickenhawk is thankful that he has his big dopey Foghorn Leghorn in Fred Thompson.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:08 AM
Original article: A nation of Rich Lowrys

All that bad stuff, it is already happening in Iraq.

Do all you "run away romantics" care to address what happens if we leave precipitously? Sectarian genocide? Regional war? The crippling of economies by reason of sabotaged oilfields? How do you feel about the resurrection of all out war, rather than the Sunni alliance with the US and Shia sects truces?Most of those things are already happening in Iraq. I guess it is rainbows and butterflies in Iraq right now though, until American Troops pull out that is, then it is storm clouds and dead puppies.

Lets go down the list and see what is happening right now in Iraq:

Genocide. Check.

Ethnic Cleansing. Check

Safe haven for Terrorists. Check

Displacement and Death of millions of civilians. Check

Depleted Uranium. Check.

Balkinizing Iraq to further the ethnic cleansing and genocide. I guess that one is a "Work in Progess".

If only we had a tin pot dictator to blame it all on, then we would be all set for Iran. I mean, we have to blame bad stuff on somebody else, the US is never responsible for its own state sponsored terror programs, genocide, or ethnic cleansing.

Actually, just find a way to blame Iran and use war propaganda to fleece the people! Check Plus!

The Emperial Palace is delayed indefinitely, but don't worry, the surge is great and the situation is under control.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:24 AM

The CFR

Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Thompson, Romney, Giuliani, McCain, they are all published in Foreign Affairs, the establishment mouthpiece of the CFR. Powell, Cheney, Ginsberg, Sandra Day O'Conner, Stephanopoulos, even Angelina Jolie. They are all members, and more. David Rockefeller is Chairman Emeritus. You play ball with the CFR if you want to be an insider.

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/8425/TRI-CFR.HTM

It doesn't matter who is elected. They are all part of the same power elite, the masters of our shadow government, pushing for the NWO. Conspiracy? Hardly, the plans are all laid out and published. ~80% depopulation around the planet, RFID and Real ID tied into to monetary system, total information awareness, an inescapable global monetary system, aka total slavery for those not at the top. Most of the lower ranking rubes are good people, just like most of the Freemasons and whatnot, they think they are in it for a good cause. They don't pay attention to the top of the pyramid, and its perception of a "good cause" being the destruction of sovereignty and with it, the death of the nation state.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:35 PM
Original article: A nation of Rich Lowrys

@Arne Langsetmo

We do. One letter name. "W".

Very True. W is more like a full fledged purple robed imperial sort than the tin pot type.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:48 PM
Original article: A nation of Rich Lowrys

@ P.D. "Bo" Steele

re: Chickenhawk

McCain is a warmonger, not a chickenhawk. If Lowry had served he would be a warmonger and not a chickenhawk. They are the same thing, the only thing that differentiates them is Military service for the State.

The thing is though, you can't polish a turd or make chicken salad out of chicken shit. A warmonger is a warmonger, be it a chickenhawk or not.

If he were a peacenik, it wouldn't matter if he had served or not because he would not be advocating force, force = violence, which puts faceless soldiers in harms way while avoided said violence yourself. There is no contradiction in being a peacenik who didn't serve, but there is an inherent contradiction in being a hawk that avoided service.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 02:07 PM
Original article: A nation of Rich Lowrys

The bottom line on "chickenhawk"

It all comes down to practicing what you preach, putting your money where your mouth is, and all of the other cliche statements regarding hypocrisy, which are cliche for a reason. They're true.

Don't be a cheerleader, be a leader. Lead by example.

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