Ending the war

Mike Whitney provides some sage advice:

The success of the antiwar, anti-imperial movement depends on our ability to disseminate information beyond the corrupted grip of the mainstream press. The Dearlove memo provides the first real challenge to alternative media to step up to the plate, coordinate its efforts, and deliver the goods. I believe it is still possible get the message out through unconventional channels, and in doing so bring about a speedy end to the war in Iraq and a stunningly blow to media-octopus that’s strangling our democracy.

It can be done, with an intelligent coordinated attack that pools our collective talents, provides a clear message and repeats that message persistently from every vantage point until every American citizen knows the real truth about our criminal involvement in Iraq.

The war will only end when support for the war ends at home. We have a new weapon in that struggle; the truth. Let’s use it.

Like many, I let out a cynical "what else is new?" when the Times first reported the memo. It just confirmed the general narrative of the war that I thought everyone knew, but, obviously, that's not the case.

Iraq has gone from bad to worse recently, and support for the war in the US is on a steady decline. News about the memo is just starting to seep into the dominant, slumbering media organs. If the story gains traction, it could help loosen the bolts on the occupation. Then, perhaps, the long delayed push for impeachment can begin in earnest.