October 30, 2008
Lockdown Society, A Preview
How do you stop the Pentagon from informing the citizenry? You follow the formula the two Congressmen in this article concocted."The FCC has sent letters to some of the nation's most prominent military analysts -- some of them pro-President Bush and pro-war -- suggesting they may have broken the law when they appeared on television stations to comment on and explain the war on terrorism."
Essentially the two Congressmen, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, (D-Conn.) and Rep. John Dingell, (D-Mich.) requested the FCC summon these retired military men to interrogation over information disseminated in Pentagon briefings.
Here is how retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney, a Fox News analyst summarizes the FCC actions;
"We are seeing the dawn of a new era of the current Democratic leadership trying to muzzle free speech and the First Amendment.....It may be the most invasive intrusion that we have seen in our history. There will be more of these tactics to follow."
The article goes on to discuss how this is a prelude to reintroduction of the Fairness Doctrine after the elections.
If the three heads of our national government end up under Democrat rule you can be sure the "Fairness Doctrine" will be resurrected but the actions of the FCC at the direction of Dingell and DeLauro is equally troublesome.
This action quiets the Pentagon. With the anticipated cuts to weapons research and appropriations for weapons systems in addition to related budget cuts the new government will want to quell dissenting opinions.
You won't hear Lt. Gen. McInerney or anyone else appearing on TV or anywhere quoting Pentagon sources about how they feel if plans like this one and some mentioned here are abandoned or modified. Joe Biden doesn't hide the fact he hates the F-22 Raptor.
The Pentagon will still be allowed to hold press conferences but the new Defense Secretary will set the tone. The military may not like the changes coming but this FCC/Congress shot across the bow is an indication that information outflow will be tightly monitored.Labels: politics
