[Peace-discuss] An article of interest

[E. Wayne Johnson]

My theory on this is that Obama the Puppet and his Masters,
having just purchased the office at a very high price of about 2 billion 
dollars
do not wish to give up the supra-constitutional executive authority 
gained by
the past administration.  They in no way want to make a total break from
the past administration, since the new administration is in no way a 
total break
ideologically, because the same guys are behind the curtain pulling the 
strings.

The wave of enthusiasm for Obama is already beginning to crash upon the 
rocky cliffs of
reality.  Obama et al. will have to do just enough to keep the soon to 
be sullen masses from
becoming much more overtly rebellious than they are already.

LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:
>
> I offer this for reactions and comments.  I have to wonder about the 
> reasoning behind such a choice -- if indeed it is the decision of 
> Obama.  Is this part of Obama's attempt to build of coalition of 
> establishment players in support of his administration?  One has to 
> wonder to what end if this is the case, since the establishing of such 
> a coalition would effectively prevent Obama from taking any sort of 
> significant progressive action or making any sort of major policy 
> changes on behalf of the common man in the street.  We already see 
> this with the new attempts to construct a national security court 
> system, the bailouts, and his appointments and/or considerations for 
> appopintment.  Every wonder why Obama is not considering Chomsky, 
> Howard Zinn, or Bernie Sanders for a position of authority in his 
> administration rather than Emanual, Clinton, and the others.
>
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> From Truthout:
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> Obama Team Signals No War Crimes Prosecution 
> http://www.truthout.org/111808J Lara Jakes Jordan, The Associated 
> Press: "Barack Obama's incoming administration is unlikely to bring 
> criminal charges against government officials who authorized or 
> engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the 
> George W. Bush presidency. Obama, who has criticized the use of 
> torture, is being urged by some constitutional scholars and human 
> rights groups to investigate possible war crimes by the Bush 
> administration. Two Obama advisers said there's little - if any - 
> chance that the incoming president's Justice Department will go after 
> anyone involved in authorizing or carrying out interrogations that 
> provoked worldwide outrage."
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