Comments on: On The Power of Nightmares

By: john b

john b — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:34:00 +0000

What recent evidence do you suggest I consider? I’ve seen nothing (and I’ve been looking, believe me) to refute the original post.

By: BEAM

BEAM — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:32:00 +0000

John B would you like to revise your initial post in light of recent evidence?

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:29:00 +0000

The program is a cleverly well done glorified conspiracy theory..

As with most such theories they are often proven to be total bunk. The real nightmare is how many gullible fools get so taken in by such bunk, and how they shape their lives, views & morality on nothing more than a radical viewpoint propogated by a very small segment of the left that is frankly out of touch with any sense of reality and consumed with hatred itself.

Curtis talk about a castrated network of radicals that feel powerless and resort to extreme measures and views, how eloquent and ironic that what he was really describing is the 10% fringe of the left which is utterly powerless, unable to gain mass appeal and frustrated to extremes over this. This same group is marginally aligned with the anti imperialist terrorists, solely based on their mutual hatred of American power, power I would add that has been gained legitimately via the vote of the majorities!

I can only agree with Fred above, but to believers credit at least they do so because they want to believe so badly, too bad those beliefs are misguided and frankly the real fantasy land.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:15:00 +0000

I bet the producers of "The power of nightmares" feel mighty stupid in the wake of the 7/7 terror attacks. So does anyone who actually believed that garbage.

By: dsquared

dsquared — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:46:00 +0000

We’re looking good on the "no Semtex" theory; some bloke from Jane’s is saying that all signs point to cheapo industrial plastique.

By: mike d

mike d — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 19:17:00 +0000

anon: organised nutters are more dangerous than disorganised nutters. With the worst will in the world, the average disaffected loony can’t cause much damage without money and planning, both of which can be supplied by an evil organisation.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 13:32:00 +0000

Good. Me too. Think I’ll have a few pints of London Pride. I’m carrying on as before…

By: anon

anon — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 13:30:00 +0000

The level of threat is dictated by the number of nuts sympathetic to AQ aims, not whether they carry membership cards.

By: dsquared

dsquared — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 12:47:00 +0000

Well yes but also "Non Bomb Victim: Actually that makes a lot of difference as it means that the threat to me of future attacks is much less serious".

By: anon

anon — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 12:33:00 +0000

Whether Al Qaeda is a shadowy network ruled by central control to enforce a common ideology or a shadowy network of people who share a common ideology in order to enforce central control seems to me immaterial. They would still kill us just the same.

I think the Power of Nightmares reveals more about what Curtis assumes neocons really think, rather than what neocons actually do think. It's what they believe and what they do that makes them a threat.

Policeman: "We think it was a lone nutter who sympathised with Al Qaeda, rather than an actual card carrying member"
Bomb Victim: "Phew, that makes all the difference".