ZetaTalk: Government

The third Bush busting volley is eroding public sentiment for what Bush had hoped would be a war time Presidency.

What war? The one that was waged based on a lie? The one that was for any reason but to defend America from

terrorism? The one that was to make America free from worry, a safer place? For public sentiment to erode, the media

must cooperate, and anyone taking the pulse of the media lately must admit there has been a change. Look behind the

newscasters to see the hand at the helm of the major media outlets. It is not Bush and company. Though they can

suppress reports by asserting a national security rational, they cannot dictate the tenor and tone of the news. Where the

Downing Street memo received little press, Karl Rove was dragged about on major media endlessly for his alleged role

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ZetaTalk: Decapitation Process

in the Plame outing. Public exposes are not over in this battle for the hearts and minds of the US public, as more are in

the wings and awaiting their time. The public has already decided they no longer approve of their President, not for his

performance in Iraq, nor on the economy, and there is little left except respect for the Office of President to shore him

up. Weapon three - an angry public.

What is the synergy, during a decapitation process, between economic quagmires, Congressional alarm, public

disgruntlement, and the Military balking? Each magnifies the other. A war effort that has strong public support does

not get challenged by Congress, regardless of legalities. A President viewed as genuinely concerned about the public

interests is forgiven economic quagmires by the public. And when the argument is that national security is at stake, the

safety of the American public at issue, then the media hesitates to criticize the leadership. But when this leadership has

been exposed as utterly lacking in integrity, out for self profit, and breaking both the intent and letter of the law with

aplomb, what then? When Congress begins to vote against the Bush White House wishes, what then? When the public

polls show the support for the President and his policies diving for the bottom, what then? A feeding frenzy begins.

Where this has terrified some within the Bush White House, the prevailing mode has been stubborn refusal to change.

This is not the resolve of strength, but the rigidity of the weak. This is the 2 year old, having a tantrum, insisting on his

way.

Enter the role of the military. They were, of course, disappointed to have as their assigned Commander-in- Chief a man

who avoided his duty during the Viet Nam war to the extent of being AWOL in the reserves. The truth of this was not

lost on the military, which has its own information channels, but the military is restrained from speaking out against a

sitting Commander-in-Chief, so the truth of this is lost on the public. They did, of course, advise against invading Iraq,

and were bitter when their advise was not taken. Follow this with a disastrous Rumsfeld plan to rush to Baghdad,

leaving the supply routes vulnerable, and you have the setting we see today in Iraq, endless battles and endless dead

and maimed soldiers. Moral is far worse than during Viet Nam, a story not allowed to be told. Where the military is

based on command and control hierarchy, in theory following the Commander-in- Chief , there is a second tradition -

rebellion by hapless blundering. Prison torture, carried out by mercenaries reporting directly to Rumsfeld, is revealed

by military photos. Oops. This goes beyond information leaks, it affects deployment and cooperation, and if blundering

does not suffice, then refusal begins.

Bush may think that firing a top general will set an example to the rest, and stop what has become increasingly an

open rebellion in the military, but the opposite will be the effect. For every head cut off, more will grow. Bush sees the

grim military faces, forced to attend his frequent pep talks to the public using them as backdrops, and imagines this

cooperation. Has he not noticed the smiles fading? The lack of applause, even on orders? The word gets down to the

lower echelons, that the officers no longer consider Bush their commander, and rebellion is afoot. This flashes about on

the Internet as rumors of a coup, but this is not the result. The result is increasing refusal to follow direct orders. Up

and down the line. Just how many court martials can the military entertain, simultaneously? Historically, when a

military turns against a king, the king has lost his footing and is doomed. This is particularly so when the king

foolishly starts attacking the military! But such is the arrogance of those in the White House at present, who think

themselves impervious to corruption trials with an Attorney General long a close personal friend of Bush, and

impervious to impeachment trials with a Republican House and Senate, and impervious to public and world opinion as

the assignment of a hated UN envoy recently shows.

What next? A Shakespearean drama is about to unfold, with the synergy of undercutting of the Bush Administration

creating a maelstrom under him that will astonish those who thought him strong. Bush busting, a decapitation of his

influence such that the US is no longer run from the White House, but is on auto- pilot according to law and

conscience. Such is the Puppet Masters plan, and there has not been a battle instigated by this Puppet Master than he

has lost. The outcome is certain.

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