Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind... And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded with patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader, and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar.
William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
Jerome R. Corsi, a leader of the Swift Boat Vets and POWs for Truth campaign, which was discredited for its pack of lies against former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John F. Kerry, is preparing for his next political project: fostering racism for what he sees as a likely war with Iran, according to the Los Angeles Times.
This man is just saying the most outrageous things in order to get publicity. He has said a war with Iran in March is not out of the question. That is interesting considering the United States does not have the troops or the resources available to win its already unnecessary war with Iraq.
Corsi, in an interview with the LA Times, calls the leaders of Iran "mad mullahs." While The Misanthrope certainly does not agree with Iran’s politics, we are just as frightened by the lunatic ravings of the publicity seeking Corsi. A little attention for an unchecked ego is the equivalent of just “one more hit” for a heroin addict.
The only solution is cold turkey for a publicity hound – ignore his book and media interviews.
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