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In reply to the discussion: How Karl Rove fixed the FBI investigation of his theft of the 2004 Presidential election in Ohio [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)I have long respected Harvey Wasserman and Bob Fitrakis. I first heard of Bob while I attended Wayne State University many years ago.
In using the article's original title, I wanted to reinforce the central image of Karl Rove the election rigger. I failed to mention that Mr. Connell had come forward and wanted to tell the truth. At the time, his death was a real shock to people who had followed the story of the Ohio voting. Please see post number 4, especially.
As with the plane crashes that claimed the lives of Paul Wellstone, Mel Carnahan, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Mr. Connell's loss changed history. Those who didn't want him to testify must be legion, going by the lack of coverage afforded the story by the corporate/government news media. Of course, what coverage there has mainly served to supply plausible deniability and cast doubt on the integrity of those who care enough to raise the questions in public, as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr..
The Ohio plane crash is another coincidence in the long line of coincidences that have served to benefit the gang I call the BFEE, Bush Family Evil Empire, the knights errant of the War Party. I am sure you know the litany of the Merchants of Death: They have done all they could to serve the nation's wealthiest and their secret government, from at least World War I, where they made money by selling arms to both sides, to the period before the Second World War where they helped finance Hitler and the NAZI reconstruction.
Since then, I've seen them do their thing from profiting off the Cold War from Guatemala to Iran and Cuba and on to Dallas, from that horrible day to Vietnam to Watergate to October Surprise to Iran Contra to the Savings and Loan scams to BCCI to Iran Contra to September 11 to the Great Bank Bailout and Operation Enduring Qualitative Easing. In all that, one family name in particular pops up in each instance: Bush.
Some who have stood up to the BFEE include Danny Casolaro, who coined the term "The Octopus" to describe what he uncovered while investing Inslaw/PROMIS; Jim Hatfield, author of "Fortunate Son" bio of George W Bush; Mark Lombardi, the artist who created social network diagrams that plotted the conspiratorial connections between people and organizations; and Gary Webb, the Pulitzer winning journalist who made the mistake of telling the truth about the Contra-CIA-cocaine connection.
In them I stand in awe. For all I can do is chronicle things, the best I can, anonymously (apart from ECHELON and STELLAR WIND and whatever Adm. Poindexter has in the can). I fear for my family, to be honest, thanks to my good friends on DU who remind me often. If I can be of service, please let me know and I will do what I can.
Thank you and thanks to your friends and colleagues who have stood up to the War Party in public. Thanks for all you do and all you have helped accomplish. Thanks also for opposing these election stealing, mass murdering, warmongers. You are the bravest of the brave. You are the true heroes of Democracy.