Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Government Conspiracy
After 9/11 i have been thinking a lot about that war and secrets tied to t. After watching "24" for years, governement conspericy has been a hot topic on my mind. I constantly think of different ways the government can twist and turn our society without the people knowing. For example, Saudi Arabia is a extremely important financial partner to the U.S. Consiquently, before the war, Iraq was constantly attacking Saudi Arabia. A possible conspiracy could be the U.S. saying our invasion of Iraq was becasue of possible weopons of mass destruction, but the real reason is our allegiance to Saudi Arabia and necessary defense of them could be covered by simply saying we were just trying to find some nukes.
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I find this very interesting, also being a "24" fan for many years. I recall in the show presidents and vice-presidents would use certain events to do something that would have made them look bad before the event occurred. Using the weapons idea to help support Saudi Arabia without actually supporting them is a very smart theory. I find it possible that this could be, but I'm affraid to think it's true. I do this because I want to think that the government isn't going to lie like that, but I know they are very capable of doing just that.
That is a very interesting way of thinking about it Johnakinns. I agree that much of the time our government lies or only tells a fraction of the truth in order to make themselves look better. Although Americans like to believe that our government is very ethical, often evidence appears making our leaders look corrupt. People lie a great deal to protect their image;however, world leaders are supposed to be honest with their country.
A very good example, John.
Conspiracy theories are such tricky issues. I think people like them because they cut through so much of the complexities of an event.
The other reason is that all governments routinely classify materials as a matter of course. Some of this information is very provocative, but other material is made secret just because the machinery of government assumes "better safe than sorry".
Here is a link to a university (GWU) that actually analyzes recently declassified documents. Fascinating stuff if you have the time and patience:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv
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