Yesterday was a very busy news day, that gave us plenty to think about, but I have to admit that my brain was most engaged by the story of the leaked classified documents. You may think that out of character, but it's because the other news of April 13*, however more important it may have been, unfortunately wasn't so surprising and strange. How can it be that a low-ranking enlisted airman has been printing out highly classified documents, folding them up and stuffing them in his pockets, walking out with them, spreading them out on his kitchen counter, photographing them, and posting them online, for months?
Now, I do believe, and I think I've said it here, that the U.S. classifies far too much information. Much of it is classified to keep it from the citizenry, not from foreign adversaries, who in many cases already know it. However, when there is an actual war going on, and the U.S. is supporting one side with money, intelligence, logistics and material support, then operational assessments and battle plans probably ought to be classified, no? Also, while Israel and South Korea and other allies are well aware that we spy on them -- as they spy on us -- it's polite to keep the actual contents a secret. So yeah, I though this was kind of weird.
It turns out that he claims to love God and guns. He also is a patriot who hates Jews and Blacks, the FBI, and the U.S. government. None of this makes him in the least unusual in the Air Force. All of this probably describes the top officers as well as the rank and file. Still, as I say, it seemed puzzling to me that they were letting him stuff top secret documents in his pants.
So I decided to check out The With Situation Wolf Room Blitzer, which if you have ever watched the show is its actual name. Wolfie, like me, was quite baffled by this, but his expert panelists were all like it's a big yawn. Thousands of people have access to these documents, yeah maybe they should configure the network so there's a record of who prints them out, maybe they'll get around to it. No biggie. That seems to be the attitude of the Air Force brass as well. Why this guy needs to be able to print out the documents in order to administer the network that stores and shares them would seem to be a pretty fair question. There is no reason in fact why it should be possible to print them at all. But what do I know?
On the same day:
Two feet of rain fall on Fort Lauderdale in 24 hours.
High temperature records for the date in the Northeast are broken by 10 degrees.
Strongest tropical cyclone in history makes landfall in Australia.
Florida governor signs six week abortion ban, effectively outlawing all abortions in Florida.
It is revealed that Clarence Thomas's Nazi-loving billionaire friend bought Thomas's mother's house from him, renovated it, and she continues to live there. This is not a bribe.
Dairy "farm" in Texas blows up killing 18,000 cows. (WTF?)
Jury selection begins in Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit, against Faux News, which nonetheless blithely continues to broadcast lies.
Dump testifies for 7 hours in New York State civil suit against the Dump organization.
I could go on. Things seem to be spinning out of control.
*Friday that 13th come on a Thursday this month -- Pogo
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PS: Again, the rule is: "Caucasians may break the law."
For example, if armed attackers are approaching the Capitol, you may allow them to enter, and even consort with them, as long as they are Caucasian. If, however, they have brown skin, shoot to kill.
If you see a man with two unleashed dogs, crossing the street, and there is a woman with brown skin next to him, and you and your squad partner are trying to turn left onto the road they're crossing, issue a ticket to the woman with brown skin for jaywalking. I actually witnessed this occur.
If you see someone who is either driving, breathing, walking or living while they have brown skin, you may stop them for suspicious behavior because they are Negroid. You may beat them and kill them if you wish, although there may now be legal consequences to those actions. Clarence Thomas is working on reversing these legal ramifications. He hates the color of his skin. He might be in a spot of trouble, though …
If you are a policeman, carry a so-called throw-down gun in the trunk of your vehicle, as you may need to literally "throw it down" on the ground after you beat a person with brown skin to death. Then shoot the victim, and hopefully it will look as though an unknown assailant killed them instead of you.
If you are a racist motherfucker, like Strom Thurmond, have a child with a secret, brown-skinned mistress, and pay her off for years, so that people won't know you are a fucking hypocrite, like Thomas Jefferson.
The list goes on. We must give poor Caucasian trash a reason to believe they are better than someone else, and then they will keep supporting us, as Republicans, no matter how outrageous or unconstitutional our behavior and laws. They will also give us their money :-)
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