"Bush's AWOL Scandal: Let's Break Through the Media Barrier"

[Stone_Spirits]

Bush's AWOL Scandal: Let's Break
Through the Media Barrier

http://crisispapers.org/essays/awol-scandal.htm
Bernard Weiner
Co-Editor, The Crisis Papers
August 9, 2004

For its own political purposes last year, the Bush Administration compromised
a covert CIA agent, Valerie Plame, by revealing her name and job; outing a
covert agent is a felony. For its own political purposes last weekend, the Bush
Administration revealed the name of a double-agent it had turned and placed
inside the high echelons of al-Qaida; by doing so at that particular time
(hurriedly, in the midst of a domestic terror alert, to gain more cred as the guys
who should remain in charge), they compromised one of the CIA's few agents on
the inside of the terrorist network.

It's even more clear now that Bush&Co., for short-term gain, will do anything
to try to win an election, including selling out the long-term national
interests of the United States.

It isn't surprising, then, that many citizens all over this country, anxious
to return their government to a saner, less-extreme course, are organizing to
affect the outcome of the election. Many are manning phone banks or writing
personal letters to undecided voters in the swing states. Some are even visiting
or moving to those key states to talk to folks directly. Famous pop-musicians
are working together to present concerts in the toss-up states, to help raise
consciousness and register young voters. Many ordinary citizens, normally
cynical about politicians in general, are donating again and again to the
KerryEdwards campaign, to good local candidates, or to effective activist groups,
such as MoveOn.org .

Below are some additional ideas about we we all might become involved on a
specific project -- namely, trying to get the updated story of Bush's AWOL
Scandal into the mainstream media.

[grasswire]

1. I wish...

...the author had suggested that the letters be on paper. A paper letter carries the weight of a hundred communications. An e-mail is generally disregarded.

[calimary]

2. Yes!!!!

This is just STELLAR! Great advice and game-plan layout.

We must all pitch in!

But yes, dear grasswire - your observation is a MOST valid one. I quote you often - with your reference to Paul Begala's advise about paper letters. Nothing like a paper trail.

[G_j]

3. ~kICk~