{"id":10060,"date":"2009-04-24T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2009-04-25T03:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=10060"},"modified":"2009-04-25T05:37:46","modified_gmt":"2009-04-25T10:37:46","slug":"speaking-truth-to-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=10060","title":{"rendered":"Speaking Truth To Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got a thrill up my leg when the opportunity to blog on TAH arose.<\/p>\n<p>Jonn, thanks for the warm and fuzzy feeling \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Now lets get to it, shall we:<\/p>\n<p>At a recent <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnightbluesays.com\">Tea Party in Philly<\/a>,<\/strong> I had the opportunity to interview a retired Air Force veteran.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/rgqye5lvo70&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/rgqye5lvo70&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m more afraid of this President, than I am the VietCong and Al Qaeda, cause this guy is in my White House.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Talk about speaking truth to power!<\/p>\n<p>Well, I&#8217;m afraid too.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the recent revelation by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2009\/0423\/p09s01-coop.html\">DHS<\/a><\/strong> suggesting returning veterans have an increased risk of joining\u00a0 terrorist organization. Today we learn of Obama&#8217;s plan to release photos from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/nationworld\/chi-obama-interrogation_24apr24,0,3258830.story\"><strong>ongoing investigations:<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The photos, taken from Air Force and Army criminal investigations, apparently are not as shocking as the photographs from the Abu Ghraib investigation that became a lasting symbol of U.S. mistakes in Iraq.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>COB6 did a remarkable job of detailing this transparent witch-hunt by the Obama administration in an earlier post. It is clear that the soon to be released photos will be presented out of context for maximum shock value. Just as the Justice Department memos were cherry picked, so will these photos.\u00a0 If you believe that ALL the photos and supporting documents will be released, ask yourself this question: When has this administration acted faithfully on the principle of transparency?<\/p>\n<p>I want to make mention of a recent study that provides empirical data suggesting an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nber.org\/papers\/w13839\">&#8220;<strong>emboldenment effect<\/strong>&#8220;<\/a> by terrorists in the wake of negative news. As much as I am concerned with this additional risk placed on the troops, I have full faith in their professionalism and superior training. The population that is truly at risk are civilians, like my good self. This administration had broadcast to the world that it believes its returning soldiers are more dangerous than the foe they fought. Now this Democrat led administration is hell bent on crippling our intel capability and propagating the stereotype of an American soldier as an inhumane torturer of the innocent. This is a green light for terrorists to attack with impunity. When they do attack, recent history reveals their targets are civilians going about their daily routine, just like the victims in Madrid and London.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rgqye5lvo70\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I got a thrill up my leg when the opportunity to blog on TAH arose. 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