> > >From indymedia.org
> >In a move resembling the uprising of the fascist mobs which brought Mussolini to power in 1922, pro-Bush mobs stormed the offices of the Dade > >County Canvassing Board earlier today. Shouting "Let us in, " "No more > >Gore" and other pro-Bush slogans, the mob rushed into the offices, > >overwhelming authorities, and engaging in what CNN called "a near riot." > >Through intimidation, the threat of force, and mass action against the > >legally constituted authorities, these mobs coerced the Canvassing Board > >into suspending the manual recount. The "black shirt" aspect of this > >affair is being downplayed by the mainstream media, but there are strong > >indications that the board had decided on a complete recount until the > >mobs stormed the Dade County Canvassing Board premises. > > > >CNN correspondent Bill Schneider reported, > > > >"I saw something I thought I would never see. A near riot by Republicans. > >Republicans are not the kind of people to riot." [He's not allowing > >himself to call a riot a riot, that might get him in trouble, hence it was > >a, quote, "near riot"] > > > >He observed that, "The canvassing board is under tremendous pressure." > >CNN's interlocuter asked, Are you suprised by what appears to be a > >complete turnaround on the part of the Board? Does it makes sense that > >they would go to the extent of "staging a near riot perhaps to intimidate > >the Dade County Canvassing Board"? > > > >Schneider replied, "That is part of the game plan." He went on to add that > >all forces are in play, and that the Republicans felt such moves were > >necessary for them to acheive their goals. > > > >There was no tone of condemnation, or moral indignation at the use of mobs > >by the Republicans to coerce the board. As usual, the mainstream media > >supports virtually any illegal or intimidating "mass action" when employed > >for elite interests. Mass action on the part of disenfranchised blacks, > >progressive working class forces, or "strident" radicals would be met with > >cries of horror on the networks and standard news cable channels. > > > >"Tempers flare in South Florida," said one correspondant introducing the > >story. The notion of a black shirt coup, a la Mussolini, is alien to the > >corporate controlled journalists. > > > >The alternative media should seriously analyze such a notion. This > >reporter noted in a previous release that the Bush family had connections > >with vast numbers of covert assets, especially in Florida. George Herbert > >Walker Bush, former head of the CIA, employed these assets against Fidel > >Castro in Cuba, against the Sandinistas, and elsewhere in Latin America. > >These assets, many of which are based in the far right-wing Cuban > >community in Florida, were spawned by the creation of "operation > >mongoose," a CIA black operations group. They originally included > >thousands of mercenaries on the CIA payroll, and millions of dollars worth > >of front businesses. They have been employed both inside and outside the > >US, according the de-classified documents. Bush Senior's present > >connection to these assets has been commented on by numerous and domestic > >observers, though the issue has been ignored by the corporate press. > > > >Make no mistake. The Bush family is prepared to use both force and the > >THREAT of force to attain their goals. This is only the first taste of > >Bushite tactics during the current crisis. > > > >(end of quote from www.indymedia.org) > > > >Here is how CNN reported this: > > > >"in a huge blow to Gore's bid to win more Florida votes, and with them the > >White House, election officials in Florida's Miami-Dade County today > >abruptly called off a hand recount of presidential ballots. It means no > >recounts at all will be added when the county submits its final > >tally..Instead, the board voted unanimously to use the original election > >returns compiled immediately after the November 7 balloting. > > > >THE STUNNING ACTION reverses a decision made JUST A FEW HOURS EARLIER when > >the panel said it would limit the county recount to 10,750 "undervotes" -- > >ballots on which no vote was registered by counting machines. > >[http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/22/president.election/index. > >html] > > > >http://EconomicDemocracy.org| eGroups Sponsor |