[antimedia] antimedia: Donald Rumsfeld gave a wonderful speech....

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Posted by antimedia:
Donald Rumsfeld gave a wonderful speech....
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   ....at the American Legion National Convention recently. [1]
   * When the former head of CNN accuses the American military of
   deliberately targeting journalists and the former CNN Baghdad bureau
   chief admits he concealed reports of Saddam Hussein's crimes when he
   was in power so CNN could stay in Iraq; and
   * It is a time when Amnesty International disgracefully refers to the
   military facility at Guantanamo Bay, which holds terrorists who have
   vowed to kill Americans and which is arguably the best run and most
   scrutinized detention facility in the history of warfare, as "the
   gulag of our times."
   Those who know the truth need to speak out against these kinds of
   myths, and lies, and distortions being told about our troops and our
   country.The media should be ashmed of themselves. They are not. We,
   therefore, must continue to point out their lies and hold their feet
   to the fire. We hope for change but seek to enlighten.
   I find myself, more and more, forwarding links to blog articles to my
   many friends who don't even know what blogs are. We simply cannot
   afford to remain cocooned inside the Internet, thinking that
   "everybody knows" what we know. The stakes are too high, the outcome
   too important. We cannot allow the news media to set the agenda and
   decide what reality is.

     The extremists themselves have called Iraq the "epicenter" in the
     War on Terror. They mean it. And our troops know how important
     completing the mission is.
     A Soldier who recently volunteered for a second tour in Iraq,
     likely captured the feelings of many of his peers. In an e-mail to
     friends he wrote:
     "I ask that you never take advantage of the liberties guaranteed by
     the shedding of free blood, never take for granted the freedoms
     granted by our Constitution. For those liberties would be merely
     ink on paper were it not for the sacrifice of generations of
     Americans who heard the call of duty and responded heart, mind and
     soul with 'Yes, I will.'"
     Someday that young man may be a member of the American Legion,
     attending a convention such as this. I hope he will be. And one
     day, a future speaker may reflect back on this time of historic
     choice -- remembering the questions raised as to our country's
     courage, dedication, and willingness to continue this fight until
     we have prevailed.
     I believe the question is not whether we can win. It is whether we
     have the will to persevere.

   I believe we do as well. I see evidence that we are breaking through
   the wall of the media and exposing the truth for all to see. When the
   knowledge of the veil the media has disguised the truth in is revealed
   to the massses, the dam will break and there will be no turning back.

References

   1. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/facing_the_central_questions_o.html