Governments get citizens to act against their interests (e.g., by going to war) by scaring them bleepless. We'll hear a talk by HOWARD ZINN*, quoting Goering on the subject ... a "public service" announcement and program warning of the IMMINENT threat of terrorist attacks, which could be launched by ANYBODY (in 2009!) ... a warning from the Postmaster General (2001) on the signs an envelope in your box could be full of anthrax. Plus a digression on an earlier PG's comic anti-smut crusade.
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Why the big increase in scary terrorism warnings in late 2009? Is this a prelude to a fake "trigger incident," followed by a war on Syria or Iran? (Or is Venezuela the next on the list?)
Don't miss the Postmaster's unintentionally hilarious list of 7 warning signs of an envelope containing anthrax in your mailbox. One is, "It comes from someone you don't know or are not expecting to hear from." And goes downhill from there.
Song: Buffalo Springfield, "For What It's Worth"
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*CODA: I just learned--after writing all of the above, and weeks after recording this program--that Howard Zinn died, at age 87, on January 27. For decades, Zinn has been a strong voice advocating democracy, justice, peace, . . . and the importance of learning history. His loss is a hard blow to us who share his values and to the great causes he struggled to advance. R.I.P.
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