"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit

the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within

that spectrum." Noam Chomsky

In response to the Washington Post supporting prosecutions of CIA interrogators, Andrew Sullivan laments the United States refusal to hold those in power accountable for egregious crimes against humanity, only seeking to prosecute those at the bottom of the food chain when the facts become too blatant to ignore:

Obama's refusal to investigate torturers is a reflection of is own

belief that such matters do not really count for much - certainly not

as much as a successful presidency. This is not a conspiracy. It's just

the kind of elite corruption you usually see in banana republics with

no rule of law and a coopted press.

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We've seen the same kind of non reporting with the financial crisis, global warming, and now the health care crisis. In each circumstance, we've only seen a debate within the spectrum the MSM sets for itself, and it isn't a wide one. And each time, those in power are never held to account, and nothing ever changes. It is how empires die - not from the outside, but from within.