"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Bloodbath in Yemen: No UN Action for the Peace Laureate’s Pal
"But you will wait in vain to see a UN Security Council intervention directed at this new Gadafy. Instead, we will no doubt soon hear from the Peace Laureate’s staunch ally in secret Terror War that the slaughter on Friday was 'unauthorized,' carried out by 'rogue elements,' and that — wait for it — 'an investigation will immediately be launched.' That’s how it’s done when you’re in good standing with the imperial bosses back on the Potomac — and when there is no other potential client strongman waiting in the wings, as in Libya."
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