Military Industrial Complex Has High-jacked the Constitution And Democracy Who Is McCain? A dangerous wounded soul; full of hate and suppressed unfulfilled-desire complexes Unfit To Be The President Of, Even, A House http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=48828§ionid=3510303 Load up on guns and bring your friends Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:01:46 By Hedieh Ghavidel, Press TV, Tehran Once upon a time there was a country named America which was founded on repressing and murdering its original inhabitants and on the ideas of equality and freedom from injustice. And since it is a long story, we fast-forward to the present year and the presidential elections. In the year 2008, 71-year-old Arizona Senator John McCain is the Republican frontrunner, a clumsy soul who, wherever he goes objects seem to find a way to run into him; a man who graces the audience with rolling his eyes and fidgeting like a bored teenager and who blinks too much when he is caught lying. A man who has promised to "always tell the truth about his intentions and his beliefs" and most importantly "straight talk". All nations, not just Americans, want their political leaders to be in control and to carry themselves with dignity. They take pride in leaders...

I appreciated much about the show, but how can violence in Congo be discussed without mentioning rape? I was so disappointed that this perennial aspect of war and its effect on the women and girls we saw was not acknowledged AT ALL. I know the emphasis was on food distribution and hunger, but other forms of violence were discussed. The silence around rape perpetuates the problem. [Editor's note: Please note that the issue of rape in the Congo is addressed on the Web site. I would like to also draw your attention to the upcoming film on HBO about the subject. Thanks for your attention.] http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04042008/profile2.html http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/thegreatestsilence/index.html

You forget that aid workers are little more than a referee for desperate displaced people. I imagine the Congo is more violent and depressing than Afghanistan (Especially considering the Congo's sexual violence recently in alternative media. A follow-up in this area of Afghanistan would be very informative. It's at the other end of the country from Sara Chayes in Khandihar. Most important quote, McSorley,"Poverty and terrorism are inextricably linked." That's true anywhere. I checked out Fresh Air 4/03/08. Jack and Grady are correct. It's extremely informative.We're in big trouble ourselves.

This is not the appropriate place to post this but it is urgent! To understand why we will have something a little worse than the Great Depression next year and for decades see April 3rd's episode of Fresh Air (WHYY archive)with Terry Gross in which the dark economy is explained by Prof. David Greenberger, a former federal commodities regulator. See also links to related Wessel and Borosage articles on Tax Payer's Bill of Rights page. Bill Moyers must address this issue soon. It pre-empts virtually everything else because of how we're being duped.