Knowing that, here's one of my ways to weed out the conspiracies that are less likely to be real -- consciously assembled. I scale them based on Murpy's law--
When they get so complicated that the odds of success are greatly reduced by the likelihood of bungling, mischance, bad weather(or karma)--- I give them a low likelihood. Here, though, almost all the pieces are in place, and have been. This thing can be made to appear to fall into the category of ordinary tactical ops. And sadly, a false-flag attack is easy. NO ONE is as good at these things as the US is.
McCain's a looney, Obama will ruin their party, the FED will run out of raw meat to throw soon, and the cops are coming, in any case. Oops. As most here know, I thought the release of the NIE showing no nuclear-armed Iran was likely anytime soon was the end of the road for operation Evil Axis. Perhaps I was premature.
Still, it seems just so incredibly stupid-- insane, in fact, unless raw power is the ONLY issue, to which all else will be sacrificed. I just have little experience in my life with madness on that scale--but history is replete with examples, I guess.
Having said that, I remember Werner Von Braun, and his Pax Americana--- He would surely have done it. He WAS mad enough.
Admiral Farrell may have been a proverbial Dutch boy-- Capitalism searches out the darkest corners of human potential, and mainlines them.
Remember that the authoritarian personality is powerfully drawn to a military vocation. And Altemeyer's work shows clearly that their obedience-even dedication- to the maximum leader is independent of fact.
As well, a lot of these guys just like it. My (not so)ex-navy seal neighbor in Florida would have done the false-flag job,--just because that's what he did.
Still, I think that the risk of refusal may well have been one of the major things that has kept the lid on so far. Capitalism searches out the darkest corners of human potential, and mainlines them.
William J. Fallon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On March 11, 2008, he announced his resignation from CENTCOM and retirement from active duty, citing administrative complications caused in part by an article in Esquire Magazine, which described him as the only thing standing between the Bush Administration and war with Iran.
As for: a false-flag attack is easy, maybe. A false flag op that kills more Americans than 9/11, though, strikes me as likely to fall into the so complicated that the odds of success are greatly reduced category ?
I remind you--the intelligence community has sent a clear message- they will not assist in this, and will indeed oppose it. So it's a huge internal struggle still, I think. Capitalism searches out the darkest corners of human potential, and mainlines them.
