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http://politics.theatlantic.com/mt-42/mt-tb.cgi/8241

via The GOP’s Action-Thriller Detainees Video – The Atlantic Politics Channel.

“Action-Thriller” is Mark Ambinder’s tongue-in-cheek description of the video that commences immediately upon accessing the link.  For people who were directly affected by the events of 9/11, these videos may trigger trauma reactions.  Hence, my warning in the title.  For myself, the stress headache that comes on everytime I have to watch 9/11 footage is probably a very mild post-traumatic stress disorder symptom – and I was only marginally impacted by the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.

In fact – this is the perpetration of high-tech terrorism against the American people – video reminders – cue scary music on top of genuinely scary footage of real life events – and then make a political demand.  Al Qaida thanks the republican party for their high-tech, state of the art advertisement.  People in New York City, and perhaps in DC or in Pennsylvania near the United 93 crash site, might be deeply offended by this crass display – but people who were more remote from the events of the 9/11 terrorist attacks will be terrorized by this – and perhaps manipulated by their fear.

I hope some high-tech visual folks with good sense oppose and call the republican partisans on this – in defense of the American people.

Editing to add: this seems to be a good time to promote some mental defense against this kind of garbage:
I’ve blogged previously about Bob Cesca’s book, “One Nation Under Fear” – I highly recommend it (again!) if you haven’t read it.

Editing to add: Here’s the link to the book: One Nation Under Fear: Scaredy Cats and Fear-Mongers in the Home of the Brave (And What You Can Do About It)

QT

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