Reply #92: Of course not! [View All]

[JackRiddler]

No one is saying the Utah fool was in on the job, though he may have heard some rumor and it would please me to see him interrogated.

The comment is breathtaking because it shows the idea is not at all kooky to him! So why is it kooky to us?

He is saying he thinks such things happen, and showing a laisez-faire attitude that eggs do get broken making omelettes. So what, it's in the higher good. In fact, it's peachy!

This is indicative of a gangster culture.

As to the evidence... how could anyone have evidence of sabotage if the perps were professionals and weren't caught redhanded?

Was the possibility of foul play raised in the investigation? No.

Was it raised by the media, who were simultaneously promising terror attacks under every bed? No.

Did they send an international team to investigate a possible political assassination? Obviously not, the probe was led by the CIA agent who had previously handled Carnahan.

Does it have the timing the earmarks of an assassination? Absolutely. Classically so.

Would it be unprecedented? No.

Is it thinkable, in the political culture? Yes, in fact it is so convenient as to seem far likelier than accident, given the extremely low chance of ever getting killed in a plane accident, as opposed to the odds that a troublesome politician is assassinated.

Could it still be an accident? Yeah.

Am I crazy to make the case for the murder hypothesis? No.

Who was number one on the Cheney/Rove political hitlist for the election? Wellstone.

Who was number one among senators who voted against IWR and was going to lead the political charge against the invasion in the sensitive months ahead? Wellstone.

Who was the "little shit" who was known to have most annoyed Bush regime members and Republicans generally? Wellstone.

Can we do anything about it? Probably not.

Should I follow my gut? Sometimes.

Was there a sudden flood of Internet misinformation from the git-go (icing theory, stated with certainty) and a sudden appearance on many Internet boards (I'm not saying this one!) of brand-new posters whose only interest was to call anyone who wondered about Wellstone a crackhead, or else to present accident scenarios as pilots? (Again this does not refer to DU.)

I saw it, like in no other case since. The suddenness of it alarmed me. So call me paranoid for that, if you wish.

Does it discredit "us" to talk about it? No.

Am I accusing anyone specific? Certainly not. The presumption of every individual's innocence until proven guilty remains.

Any further questions?