When I was a child attending Cleveland Indian baseball games at the old Municipal Stadium a thin man in an Indians’ baseball cap ran up and down the aisles hawking scorecards and calling out, “Scorecard, scorecard, you can’t tell the players without a scorecard.”
Thank you, Dennis, for providing this scorecard. Us common folk don't have time to research all the details--we just believe what Big Brother tells us most of the time--who are the good guys and who are the bad guys.
I pray (and work) for that day when the human species evolves to the point where we aren't always angling for an advantage over our fellow creatures, but instead understand that we are all connected.
Belief in Big Brother is patently ridiculous! I don't think I'm smarter or more informed than a large percentage of the world. and I suppose 'Believing Is Seeing'. Outdated and incorrect beliefs without critical attention correcting has become a matter of life and death . It's obvious that all of Big Brother belong behind bars for Life, before it kills us all! Nuclear war or Climate Change brought to you by Big Brother will end all, in the very near future. What the despicable Big Bros are doing is despicable. And we, the disenfranchised are Cowards. Home of the Brave, My Ass. More like Home of the Zombies.
Thank you, Dennis, my former next-door congressman. I miss having you and Stephanie Tubbs-Jones in the House. Now I have Shontel Brown, a Barbie Doll who consistently votes for war and genocide.
Anyway, great factual article and thank you for sharing it. Tulsi Gabbard seems to think we were at war with Al-Qaeda, whereas we were really just waging war for profit and Empire. Whom we're fighting doesn't matter so much as long as we are fighting somebody.
Dennis, I see you still think Al Qaeda flew planes into the World Trade Center. Yes that is the official government narrative, but if you really looked into the evidence ,you would see that the 911 story if far from the true. The official narrative would have never convicted any brown skinned person of those crimes in a court of law. The evidence points elsewhere. We used Al Qaeda as an enemy to get the Patriot act ,and an invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan .mission accomplished. We also trained ISIS in Jordan for our purposes in Syria. That is all documented. You have been duped. Al Qaeda was never our enemy. We used the idea of Islamic "terrorists" to gain consent from everyday Americans and we bought it hook, line and sinker. You seem confused about the scorecard, but it's because you believe all the propaganda. Al Qaeda has never changed leagues, owners, and managers. They have always been "ours" and they're batting a thousand.
This was meant to refer to Oscar Wilde, or whoever came up with that notion that it is easier to fool people, than convincing them that they have been fooled. There were no ghost planes or mini nukes in Oscar Wilde's time. Well, at least as far as I know...
this is a tactic to discredit any movement that is getting too close to the truth. it is part of a playbook to cast doubt . It's a playbook within "cover up." Support and publish the "crazies" that are there to cast doubt in an attempt to squelch the true evidence that has been uncovered by serious and smart people
Remember when the NYT published fawning paeans to Osama bin Laden, back when he was useful for fighting the Soviets? Or when Ronald Reagan proclaimed the people who later would be the Taliban to be "the moral equivalent of the Founding Fathers"?
It's good to see you here, FF. And nice reference to Reagan's idiocy.
It's pretty sad when the seemingly most stable nation in the region is Iran. Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Territories are a friggin' mess. Israel's a mess also, for different reasons. The Ayatollah, Rock of Stability. At least until the next non-Trump President signs a finding to do away with them. If it cost many billions to oust Assad, we better fire up the money-printing machines for Iran.
We have been overthrowing legitimate governments all over the world. Ukraine Libya Iraq Central America to name just a few. If you think Muslims attacked us with planes on 9/11 you are brainwashed
David, What's with this "we?" I didn't; Did you,o r anyone in your circle of family and friends? Put the blame where it belongs. The Empire. which, in its stage of decay, is brittle--hard but fragile.
I can believe a hologram of Tupac performing, in a dark, controlled arena environment. Holograms that everyone saw live and on TV? The technology must have advanced pretty well. What happened to the people who were on the "ghost" planes? There were actual emotional family members--Solicitor General Ted Olson's wife was on the "plane" that hit the Pentagon. The families of others could be done by actors for the news cameras. Did they get an Olson lookalike? What happened to his wife? Was she killed to keep the story straight?
And how come there hasn't been a hologram Beatles reunion? I mean, c'mon, priorities!
The hypothesis (that's the right word) of Rebekka Roth, a former airline flight attendant, is that the real planes landed in Western MA at a military air field and were gassed and later disposed of (in the ocean?) and the the substitute planes were remotely controlled. She said that lots of airline employees bought that hypothesis.
Well, if the sexy stews say it, it must be right, renowned aviation experts they are.
You don't believe that, do you? Did they force passengers, upon arriving at the military airfield, to make calls and send texts to loved ones about the hijacked planes they were (supposedly) on? And then killed them after that? It's a stretch to believe even Dick Cheney would go that far.
Messages from the planes at some 30,000 feet were not possible at that time. But as for Rebekka's hypothesis, I am merely reporting a possible scenario, not claiming validity. Yes, Cheney was that bad, deeply engaged in the events of that day, by circumstantial evidence. "Satirists of the World Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose but your Cheneys!" paraphrasing Marx.
You are mincing words. It is much worse and it is one of the most egregious crimes of modern times - after the contrived invasion of Afghanistan, after the illegal, based on lies invasion in Iraq, after sodomizing Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi and destroying Libya, the destruction of Syria represents another chapter in the fascist, imperialist history with the consequences of having head choppers now acting as "good boys". There is much too much of "Yes, they are bastards - but they are our bastards" mindset at work. Everybody that has been behind this ouster deserves the death penalty. Unless of course, one loves this kind of depraved behavior.
Absolutely. That is the reason the world goes to hell in a hand basket. The hypocrisy of opposing the death penalty - as long as one is not affected by crimes against humanity, one is against the death penalty.
Make no mistake, I am also against the death penalty - in a good and healthy society. The criminals that have altered the fate of the United States forever will keep on with their deranged visions of 500 million earth dwellers. I know that I am not one of those 500M. Are you?
I have only one disagreement with you in regards to alqueda. You left out an extremely important part which is the role the U.S., Pakistan and Saudi Arabia played in creating this terrorist group. The Saudis gathered the men who were armed and trained in Pakistan, by the U.S. Special Forces/CIA. Those who hijacked U.S. Planes were living in FBI informants homes and trained at U.S. airports including the man caught by then FBI Agent Coleen Rowley who was training at MSP. Bush and Cheney knew this attack was going to take place and when. This is why any U.S. Airforce which could possibly intercepted them were busy elsewhere. They needed this to pass the Patriot Act AND to invade Afghanistan as one of the 7 Mideast Nations the U.S. planned to invade and occupy.
Dear Dennis: This is the world we live in. Machiavellian realpolitik, murder, and arms dealers. Schemers and killers kept far from public sight. I tried to stop them in the anti-war movement. But they weren't stopped. We outnumber them. But the money, and more importantly, the law are cemented in their favor masquerading as national security policy. I'm so sorry. Awareness is better than ignorance. But neither stops the killers until the laws change.
We are complicit in the genocide happening in our name all over the World. Our tax dollars are buying the bullets and bombs. We allowed all media to be owned by 6 corporations. We have no idea what the truth is. In the words of CIA Director Colby, “We will know we have been successful when everything the American public believes is a lie”.
What is this nonsense? Surely you are better than relying on these sorts of conspiracy theories. AQ already won in Afghanistan, and none of these far-right or far-left conspiracy theorists can claim that the U$ ushered in AQ to power in Afghanistan. The U$ and all its allies fought a 20-year war to try and defeat AQ and its main state-sponsor - the Taliban. They left in defeat. In Syria, you have a *former* AQ leader who has essentially turned against AQ, coming to power. And the Syrian rebellion against Assad was composed of many different players...not just AQ or IS or HTS. It is actually a victory for the U$ against AQ to have the leader of HTS on their side (directly or indirectly) and having his forces (HTS and their allies) be backed by Turkey/NATO as a counter to Russia/Iran. This is foreign affairs 101. But the online disinformation machine (also championed by Trump and his supporters) look to mix fantasy/conspiracy with reality/truth so that no one is able to understand much of anything. Trump's agenda is Christian Zionism (after more liberal forms of Zionism have fallen apart under their own absurdity).
I understand the thrust of this letter but, as with so much these days, I don't see where to take it. Our president has given ample evidence that he will ignore whatever he finds inconvenient. I find it hard to get excited about the latest dictator/terrorist in Syria when we have a very similar situation here at home.
Thank you, Dennis, for providing this scorecard. Us common folk don't have time to research all the details--we just believe what Big Brother tells us most of the time--who are the good guys and who are the bad guys.
I pray (and work) for that day when the human species evolves to the point where we aren't always angling for an advantage over our fellow creatures, but instead understand that we are all connected.
Belief in Big Brother is patently ridiculous! I don't think I'm smarter or more informed than a large percentage of the world. and I suppose 'Believing Is Seeing'. Outdated and incorrect beliefs without critical attention correcting has become a matter of life and death . It's obvious that all of Big Brother belong behind bars for Life, before it kills us all! Nuclear war or Climate Change brought to you by Big Brother will end all, in the very near future. What the despicable Big Bros are doing is despicable. And we, the disenfranchised are Cowards. Home of the Brave, My Ass. More like Home of the Zombies.
Thank you, Dennis, my former next-door congressman. I miss having you and Stephanie Tubbs-Jones in the House. Now I have Shontel Brown, a Barbie Doll who consistently votes for war and genocide.
Anyway, great factual article and thank you for sharing it. Tulsi Gabbard seems to think we were at war with Al-Qaeda, whereas we were really just waging war for profit and Empire. Whom we're fighting doesn't matter so much as long as we are fighting somebody.
The grift must flow.
War and genocide; sadly our biggest exports.
Thank you Mr. Kucinich for giving us THE TRUTH. I'm sure vested interests fought against your campaign.
Dennis, I see you still think Al Qaeda flew planes into the World Trade Center. Yes that is the official government narrative, but if you really looked into the evidence ,you would see that the 911 story if far from the true. The official narrative would have never convicted any brown skinned person of those crimes in a court of law. The evidence points elsewhere. We used Al Qaeda as an enemy to get the Patriot act ,and an invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan .mission accomplished. We also trained ISIS in Jordan for our purposes in Syria. That is all documented. You have been duped. Al Qaeda was never our enemy. We used the idea of Islamic "terrorists" to gain consent from everyday Americans and we bought it hook, line and sinker. You seem confused about the scorecard, but it's because you believe all the propaganda. Al Qaeda has never changed leagues, owners, and managers. They have always been "ours" and they're batting a thousand.
Truth is, when you cling on to the official lies, you will never accept the truth - even if it is presented to you on a silver platter.
“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
Although Mark Twain may not have said this, somebody smart did.
Just wanted to say that. There have been people who figured it really out.
There may well have been people who "figured it really out."
But there have DEFINITELY been people who have floated really crazy-ass shit theories about ghost planes and mini-nukes.
This was meant to refer to Oscar Wilde, or whoever came up with that notion that it is easier to fool people, than convincing them that they have been fooled. There were no ghost planes or mini nukes in Oscar Wilde's time. Well, at least as far as I know...
this is a tactic to discredit any movement that is getting too close to the truth. it is part of a playbook to cast doubt . It's a playbook within "cover up." Support and publish the "crazies" that are there to cast doubt in an attempt to squelch the true evidence that has been uncovered by serious and smart people
But you gotta admit that ghost planes that were really holograms and mini-nukes to take down the towers are pretty crazy.
I suspect Dennis knows more than he is letting on here.
Notice that Al Queda never attacked any Israeli installation or town. Hmm!
Remember when the NYT published fawning paeans to Osama bin Laden, back when he was useful for fighting the Soviets? Or when Ronald Reagan proclaimed the people who later would be the Taliban to be "the moral equivalent of the Founding Fathers"?
It's good to see you here, FF. And nice reference to Reagan's idiocy.
It's pretty sad when the seemingly most stable nation in the region is Iran. Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Territories are a friggin' mess. Israel's a mess also, for different reasons. The Ayatollah, Rock of Stability. At least until the next non-Trump President signs a finding to do away with them. If it cost many billions to oust Assad, we better fire up the money-printing machines for Iran.
It's a self-licking ice cream cone.
I think Reagan was referring to the awful "contras" in Nicaragua, Central America's
version of Al Queda
We have been overthrowing legitimate governments all over the world. Ukraine Libya Iraq Central America to name just a few. If you think Muslims attacked us with planes on 9/11 you are brainwashed
https://open.substack.com/pub/gbray/p/did-muslims-attack-us-on-911?r=1d6qya&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
We have been over throwing government long before the current Middle East/Europe genocide
David, What's with this "we?" I didn't; Did you,o r anyone in your circle of family and friends? Put the blame where it belongs. The Empire. which, in its stage of decay, is brittle--hard but fragile.
Yes, the Empire in its death throes is more dangerous and deadly than ever.
Sadly, the U.S. government does NOT represent US because we the people failed to control the psychopathic overlords; maybe next time.
Imperialism is cancer of he economy
Cancer of the world.
Overthrowing them and installing monsters. Thes actions allow Americans to live like a king.
You meant to say, "These actions allow WEALTHY Americans to live like a king".
I can believe a hologram of Tupac performing, in a dark, controlled arena environment. Holograms that everyone saw live and on TV? The technology must have advanced pretty well. What happened to the people who were on the "ghost" planes? There were actual emotional family members--Solicitor General Ted Olson's wife was on the "plane" that hit the Pentagon. The families of others could be done by actors for the news cameras. Did they get an Olson lookalike? What happened to his wife? Was she killed to keep the story straight?
And how come there hasn't been a hologram Beatles reunion? I mean, c'mon, priorities!
The hypothesis (that's the right word) of Rebekka Roth, a former airline flight attendant, is that the real planes landed in Western MA at a military air field and were gassed and later disposed of (in the ocean?) and the the substitute planes were remotely controlled. She said that lots of airline employees bought that hypothesis.
Well, if the sexy stews say it, it must be right, renowned aviation experts they are.
You don't believe that, do you? Did they force passengers, upon arriving at the military airfield, to make calls and send texts to loved ones about the hijacked planes they were (supposedly) on? And then killed them after that? It's a stretch to believe even Dick Cheney would go that far.
Messages from the planes at some 30,000 feet were not possible at that time. But as for Rebekka's hypothesis, I am merely reporting a possible scenario, not claiming validity. Yes, Cheney was that bad, deeply engaged in the events of that day, by circumstantial evidence. "Satirists of the World Unite! You Have Nothing to Lose but your Cheneys!" paraphrasing Marx.
What about the Zionist State🇮🇱 and its genocide of Palestinians🇵🇸. Why don't you address that?
What about Trump’s tariff policy? Why didn’t you address that in your reply?
Yeah! And who really killed Biggie?
Good point!
Excellent analysis, overview, and predictor.
She's a foreign adversary asset. Stop peddling these BS lies and misrepresentations!!
You're an enabler of a threat to US security. STOP!!!!!
BS lies and misrepresentations?
Name them. And be specific.
Next, give me the proof you have of her ‘foreign adversary asset’ status. Be specific.
I’ll keep checking in for your response/reply. Looking forward to it.
Tom, Hillary Clinton was very clear that Gabbard is a Russian asset. Hillary Clinton. There ya go, what other proof does one need?
Lt. Col. Gabbard has a security clearance. What do you know that the army does not?
I am happy to say that I've known Dennis for many years, and that there is absolutely zero chance he will listen to you.
Yep, I know and agree. I've followed him for years, too. He's an egotist.
But let him have to see the words.
Lots of egotists around. Not stipulating that Dennis is one of them. Not many egotists speak truth like Dennis.
She's a foreign asset, what, because Hillary Fucking Clinton says so? hahahahahahahahaha
You are mincing words. It is much worse and it is one of the most egregious crimes of modern times - after the contrived invasion of Afghanistan, after the illegal, based on lies invasion in Iraq, after sodomizing Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi and destroying Libya, the destruction of Syria represents another chapter in the fascist, imperialist history with the consequences of having head choppers now acting as "good boys". There is much too much of "Yes, they are bastards - but they are our bastards" mindset at work. Everybody that has been behind this ouster deserves the death penalty. Unless of course, one loves this kind of depraved behavior.
Or if one is against the death penalty.
Absolutely. That is the reason the world goes to hell in a hand basket. The hypocrisy of opposing the death penalty - as long as one is not affected by crimes against humanity, one is against the death penalty.
Make no mistake, I am also against the death penalty - in a good and healthy society. The criminals that have altered the fate of the United States forever will keep on with their deranged visions of 500 million earth dwellers. I know that I am not one of those 500M. Are you?
I have only one disagreement with you in regards to alqueda. You left out an extremely important part which is the role the U.S., Pakistan and Saudi Arabia played in creating this terrorist group. The Saudis gathered the men who were armed and trained in Pakistan, by the U.S. Special Forces/CIA. Those who hijacked U.S. Planes were living in FBI informants homes and trained at U.S. airports including the man caught by then FBI Agent Coleen Rowley who was training at MSP. Bush and Cheney knew this attack was going to take place and when. This is why any U.S. Airforce which could possibly intercepted them were busy elsewhere. They needed this to pass the Patriot Act AND to invade Afghanistan as one of the 7 Mideast Nations the U.S. planned to invade and occupy.
Dear Dennis: This is the world we live in. Machiavellian realpolitik, murder, and arms dealers. Schemers and killers kept far from public sight. I tried to stop them in the anti-war movement. But they weren't stopped. We outnumber them. But the money, and more importantly, the law are cemented in their favor masquerading as national security policy. I'm so sorry. Awareness is better than ignorance. But neither stops the killers until the laws change.
We are complicit in the genocide happening in our name all over the World. Our tax dollars are buying the bullets and bombs. We allowed all media to be owned by 6 corporations. We have no idea what the truth is. In the words of CIA Director Colby, “We will know we have been successful when everything the American public believes is a lie”.
What is this nonsense? Surely you are better than relying on these sorts of conspiracy theories. AQ already won in Afghanistan, and none of these far-right or far-left conspiracy theorists can claim that the U$ ushered in AQ to power in Afghanistan. The U$ and all its allies fought a 20-year war to try and defeat AQ and its main state-sponsor - the Taliban. They left in defeat. In Syria, you have a *former* AQ leader who has essentially turned against AQ, coming to power. And the Syrian rebellion against Assad was composed of many different players...not just AQ or IS or HTS. It is actually a victory for the U$ against AQ to have the leader of HTS on their side (directly or indirectly) and having his forces (HTS and their allies) be backed by Turkey/NATO as a counter to Russia/Iran. This is foreign affairs 101. But the online disinformation machine (also championed by Trump and his supporters) look to mix fantasy/conspiracy with reality/truth so that no one is able to understand much of anything. Trump's agenda is Christian Zionism (after more liberal forms of Zionism have fallen apart under their own absurdity).
I understand the thrust of this letter but, as with so much these days, I don't see where to take it. Our president has given ample evidence that he will ignore whatever he finds inconvenient. I find it hard to get excited about the latest dictator/terrorist in Syria when we have a very similar situation here at home.
So difficult to tell the good guys from the bad guys in this game. Makes sense if 9/11/01 was an inside job.