"It is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and EXPOSING THE COUNTRY TO DANGER. It works the same in any country."

--Hermann Goering, Nuremberg, Germany, April 18, 1946

"It's absolutely essential that eight weeks from today, on November 2nd, we make the right choice. Because IF WE MAKE THE WRONG CHOICE, THEN THE DANGER IS THAT WE'LL GET HIT AGAIN. That we'll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States."

--Dick Cheney, Des Moines, Iowa, September 8, 2004

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie."

--Joseph Goebbels, c. 1939

"Terror…Iraq…9/11…Saddam…terrorists…Iraq…9/11…Iraq…Saddam…9/11…terror…9/11…Iraq…"

--George Bush, Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and a multitude of administration mouthpieces, 2001-2004



Are the parallels just coincidence? These folks are not stupid. How can someone not have noticed? Scariest prospect is that Rove et al. are aware, and are following the model. God I hope not.