JASON MILLER: Closed-Captioned for The Hearing- (and Thinking-) Impaired

Closed Captioned for Those Whose Hearing (and Thinking) Has Been Impaired by the Drumbeats for War

by Jason Miller -- World News Trust

President Discusses Iraq in Address to the Nation

The Oval Office -- 9:01 P.M. EST

"Good evening.

"Three days ago, in large numbers, Iraqis went to the polls to choose their own leaders -- a landmark day in the history of liberty. In coming weeks, the ballots will be counted, a new government formed, and a people who suffered in tyranny for so long will become full members of the free world."

Closed Caption: "Three days ago, in large numbers, Iraqis went to the polls to choose their own leaders from a carefully vetted group of candidates who will adhere closely to neoliberal economic policies and allow the United States to dominate their nation. In coming weeks, the ballots will be counted, a new government formed, and a people who suffered in tyranny for so long will fall into the hands of a new and worse tyrant, the United States government, currently in the hands of my regime."

"This election will not mean the end of violence. But it is the beginning of something new: constitutional democracy at the heart of the Middle East. And this vote -- 6,000 miles away, in a vital region of the world -- means that America has an ally of growing strength in the fight against terror."

Closed Caption: "This election will not mean the end of violence. The U.S. military industrial complex needs perpetual war to grease its wheels, increase shareholder value and line the pockets of executives and investors. But it is the beginning of something new: the illusion of constitutional democracy (like we have here in the United States) at the heart of the Middle East. And this vote, 6,000 miles away (I do not really know what the distance has to do with the issues at hand, but I thought I would throw that in), in a region vital to our friend we affectionately call 'Big Oil,' means that America has a manufactured ally of growing strength in the fight against those who dare defy our thrust for global domination."

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