One way my life has changed is that I have become even more distrustful of most journalists. (Not including Jean Enerson.)

For example, this morning I saw news reader Joyce Taylor talking about the "alleged" hijackers on the Al Jazeera tape. I am nearly certain that Taylor (or whoever wrote the piece) did that to raise doubts about the official account, and to encourage those who believe in conspriacy theories.

That's a disgraceful thing to do.

(And this isn't the first time I have seen Taylor pulling a fast one. In fact, though I enjoy watching her, I trust her so little that I have almost entirely given up watching King 5 in the mornings.)

I was based at NAS Whidbey and was working night shift when the towers were hit. The first time I found out was when the words "World Trade Center hit by Aircraft." was pasted on Yahoo.Com's website. I didn't get through the traffic lines into work until 1am that night.

About your crying over Democracy at home Jean, I don't think a majority of you self professed liberals know what that means nor do you have the inner guts to fight for its survival.

The Islamic freaks certainly don't give a damn about your concept of rights and Democracy any more than Hitler did.

Jean,

I heard the news via the internet prior to leaving for work. I was shocked but not entirely surprised that such an attack would happen. We have been asking for this through decades of failed foreign policy, particularly with respect to the Middle East.

I think the biggest threat to our democracy resulting from 9/11 is the polarization of America that is being driven by our political machines. Our political races have become like sporting events where it is all about winning with no post-election accountability required.
What threatens us most are the beliefs of some well-meaning people who have bought into the political rhetoric without question or even healthy skepticism. Belief that confuses love of country with love of administration, that suggests that anyone who questions the administration is somehow unpatriotic. Belief that terrorism is something that can be stopped with military might. And maybe worst of all, belief that it’s ok to give up some civil rights in order to be safe.

What gives me hope is the growing number of people who are looking beyond the name-calling and divisive rhetoric, who are asking the tough questions and demanding real answers, and who are speaking out. What makes this country great is the people, and regardless of how far astray our government may wander, we always seem to come to our senses and reign them back in. I believe this time is no different.

"And maybe worst of all, belief that it’s ok to give up some civil rights in order to be safe."

Had you lived in America after December 7th, you'd probably move to Switzerland.

The American people have such short-lived memories and salivate for quick solutions and short term fixes to what is a major and terrifying threat to peace and freedom itself.

We have been under terrorist assaults since Jimmy Carter allowed the Ayatollah Khomeni to return to Iran and the world has been under Islamic criminalism since the 1940's. No one remembers that before Yasser Arafat, the Grand Mufti of Palestine supported and gave aid to Adolf Hitler, so yes President Bush's linking of Islamic radicalism to fascism is right on target.

Where were the American people's outrage when our Marines were slaughtered in Lebanon or when the USS Cole was bombed or when our embassies were being bombed, stormed and looted by these freaks?

Islam is not a religion of peace, it is no more that than Bushido was to the Japanese Imperial soldier of old.

Europe is slowly coming under the control of radical Islam thanks to the anarchal socialists who've been lied too by the peace movement. Journalist in Europe are affraid to speak their minds freely thanks to Islamic threats, the great grandson of Van Gogh was murdered because he made a movie critical of Islam and France couldn't stem the Islamo-freaks when they rioted in Paris.

You complain about "rights" because you're selfish. You live to serve your own needs and disregard the survival of this country against maniacs who'd love to slice your throat and make your children bend on their knees and pray to allah.

Wake up and stop living in this liberal induced lie.

True to form Dan, you make my case in a manner far more eloquent than I could ever hope to achieve.

Thank You!

I can tell you one thing that 9/11 has done. It has divided our country almost to point of breaking. Wake up people. OBL is having his way with us. On 9/11 we were boldly attacked with our arms wide open for it. On 9/12 every American was screaming "Go kill the SOB's". On 9/30 the liberals saw an oportunity for political gain and started screamin "Bush Lied".

Just exactly what the enemy wanted to see. And the democrats are falling right into their hands and taking the rest of us with them. We cannot go chasing OBL around in Afghanistan, The Russians did that for seven years and got their asses kicked. There are too many rat holes in those mountains. So Bush did the next best thing. He took us into Iraq and called the enemy out on the carpet there and got Saddam along the way. If this would not have happened in Iraq, we would have had a lot more attacks here.

We need to stand up for those who died on 9/11 and those brave men and women who have died since, and start calling this what it really is. It is not the war in Iraq. It is world war III and will keep on going as long as as we keep letting those punk-ass, radical dictators rule in those third world countries rule. Russia, China, Germany and all the other holdout countries will never join us because they don't want to be shot at with their own weapons they have sold the jihadists.

Step 2 is to kick the God damned ACLU the hell out of this country. They are our own worst enemy on the inside. And next is to seal off our borders and quit letting people in that we don't know. If you think we should cover our asses. This has to be done. It doesn't mean that the Mexicans aren't our friends, it means that we are more concerned about ourselves. It HAS to be that way if WE want to survive.

I'm sorry about the language, but I am very passionate about the ACLU. And about protecting the people in our country. So many people are riding the "Hate Bush" wagon, that they have forgotten what's really important. They don't even respect the office of the President of the United States of America anymore. They disrespect that office so much that they don't care what happens to us. He was elected by the people. He cannot be re-elected in 2008. AND he is not spying on all of you. You have all made such a BIG DEAL out of nothing, that you have compromized the safety of ALL of us, thank you very much. GET OVER IT.

E.W.V,

I believe you are confusing love of country with love of government. You can love your country and still disagree with the president, congress, or both. In fact, I beleive that if you love your country, you will speak out when you disagree with the actions of your governmnet. When we can no longer speak out, we no longer have a democracy. Those who would stop us from speaking out are the real threat to democracy.

No confusion here. One does not have to respect the President as a man. But, we really should have more respect for his office. It's just like when we were in the military. An enlisted man salutes the brass the officer is wearing, not the man. It's called respect. It's okay to disagree, not to disrespect. I spent the first 30 years of my life voting a democratic ticket. I have now switched sides because of their loud-mouthed, disrespactful tactics towards the president. It causes nothing but hate and discontent. And, especially it teaches the youth in this country the wrong idea of our government. Young people are very impressionable. What are we teaching them when we are running around screaming at the top of our lungs that our president is a liar and a cheat. It's okay to say these things in a reasonable fashion, but not the way it has been done. We are taking away all of our childrens values by bashing our government (which is exactly what our enemy wants us to do), marching up and down the streets demanding gay rights, trying to tear down the government in the name of free speech while some kid that still believes in God is told he cannot say a prayer in his school. I can go on and on about this with you, but that is another subject. The bottom line... If we don't have respect in this country, we have nothin.

I'm not sure I would blame everything on the Democrats. What did the conservative right say about Bill Clinton and the office when he was in there? As I recall there was an equal outpouring of venom against the presidency then.

And, should respect be something inherent in the office or should it be earned by the person holding the office? In our contemporary manner of speaking, I don't think we differentiate the man from the office. Possibly that should change.

Unfortunately the people who manage campaigns have learned that mudslinging is more powerful than substance in winning elections. I expect we'll have to live with it until people either learn to ignore it or demand that it stop. Actually, we could help start that here by dropping the name-calling and badmouthing from our posts and focus on the substance of the issues. Just a thought.

The weeks after 911 were beautiful, in so many ways, in spite of the sadness. We were all so involved in the mourning process. We were no longer separate people, but rather one huge family. Strangers smiled and said "Hello" when they passed on the street. Flags suddenly appeared. I never thought those flags were in support of our Government, or our "rightness" but were in support of our being part of the American "family" and showing our love and care for those who had died on that day.

We said "we will never forget" but we really have, in many ways. What we have forgotten is how connected we all were, and are. That sense of community is lost. A different kind of mourning goes on now, for that loss. But, unlike the morning for 911 and its victims, this mourning is solitary and lonely.

Every year I watch the 911 Memorials, and wear my Specail T-shirt to honor the victims. But whatever it was that brought our country together, briefly, is gone now. I wish it would come back, without a tragedy.

Helen Brettell, your blog brought tears to my eyes. What you say is SO right. Our country has lost the togetherness it had during the weeks following 9/11. I remember how good it made me feel that we were finally coming together. I think about 9/11 all the time, not just when it rolls around each year. Such an awful time in all of our lives. I was rounding the curve on the West Seattle Bridge on my way to work when I heard the news on the radio. I heard about it as it unfolded. I was horrified. I cried when I got to work. You know the craziest thing I remember is what a beautiful sunrise we had here that morning.

I think everyone has forgotten the question that Jean asked and that was, where were you and how has it changed your life? Instead of answering her question, most of you have gone off on a tyrade in politics.

This is where I was: I was just getting out of the shower when I saw the one tower on fire. I left the room for about 5 minutes and came back to see the other one on fire. I knew it was a terrorist attack before the second tower was hit. I felt it. I was frozen in time. I am from New Jersey...my brother is a New Jersey State trooper and was called to go dig through the rubble with search and rescue. He lost friends in the Port Authority.

The good that came out of it was the way our country came together and the way the world was by our side in mourning and I have a much greater respect for the police and fire departments. I have a greater pride for my brother who was truly affected by the events of that day and his two weeks he spent on "the pile".

But, we are back to business as usual and bickering over liberalism and conservatism. The great thing about this country is the fact that we have the choice between the two...we have the right and privilege to disagree. We DO NOT have the right to impose those views on one another. We don't have to agree with the President's policies and we don't even have to like him...but, we DO need to respect the office of the Presidency.

The bottom line here is, we HAVE forgotten...the world has forgotten how we came together in a time of sorrow. And now the bickering continues and it is getting us no where. As a country, we need to clean up our own act and continue fixing our own problems. You can't save a drowning victim (Iraq) if you don't know how to swim. (United States) Who are we to talk about democracy and freedom, and right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness when racism and every kind of "ism' still blatantly exists in our own country. This is why we are so vehemently hated. Because of our hypocracy. These are the things that I learned after 9/11. A sad state of affairs.

Um, I believe I answered Jean's question.

krissypoo,

You are right. We have forgotten. I answered a phone call that morning. It was my mother-in-law. She said that the the towers were burning and that the Pentagon had been hit. I told her to quit kidding around like that. Then I turned on the TV and saw that it was true. I walked around the rest of the day with a lump in my throat that left me speechless for the entire day. Litteraly.

Afterward, I remember a TV commercial that showed a row of houses down a street stating that if the terrorists wanted to change the face of America they succeeded. The next scene showed that same row of houses with American flags hanging from them. Very moving. It only took about 6 months for everyone to forget and start Bush bashing and causing him to lose face on a daily basis.

But, this is how it became so political, and why I am so angry at so many of my fellow citizens. America was screaming go kick their butts for that attack. (It was done by chicken s___t terrorists who hide behind innocent people and won't show their faces. Just whom do you attack back at?) President Bush did the only thing he could do. He knew where Saddam was, so he went after him first. But, Bush knows one thing that most Americans don't. We will never catch Bin Laden in Afghanistan.

Saddam was a very, very bad man that killed THOUSANDS of innocent people in his own country and definately needed to be removed from power. In the mean time the democrats set Bush up for a fall all in the name of politcal partison gain by voting to go to war with him and then changing their minds and screaming about how he lied and cheated. What a bunch of crap.

I, personally, am sick and tired of this kind of stuff. The parties have divided this country into a bickerng bunch of closed minded people, and it's making fools of us in the eyes of the whole world and losing any respect we may have had. It's going to be damn hard to get it back.

This is what has really happened after 9/11. Americans came together, sure. But now we are falling right into the enemy's hands by all of our disagreeing and bickering amongst ourselves. We all need to step up and tell our politicians to knock this crap off and get down to the business of protecting ALL of us and get our heads held high again in the face of the world.

United we stand - divided we fall. That is the bottom line.

Bush may not be our BEST President, but he IS our President. We always stand behind our failies in their decisions, right or wrong. We need to get that same attitude with the decisions of the person WE elected to lead our country. Whether we agree with him or not. That is what family does.

That is how I feel the after affects of 9/11.
What say you?
Dale

One more thing. I think about 9/11 all the time, too. I think about how our own people defend our enemy more than they defend our President. At that we have and are lost. It makes me very sad. America is crumbling before our very eyes because of everyones over stated compassion for someone who wants to kill you.

Dear Eastern WA Vet,
I don't believe ANYONE has compassion for terrorists, and if they do, their thinking is obviously scewed to the tenth degree...people are just tired of seeing our men and women mamed and killed. I am personally proud of our men and women in uniform. They are the reason we are able to stand on our soapboxes.

I am, as you are, disgusted with the way our right and left are fighting and dividing us. Maybe it's time we voted, INDEPENDENT? Then maybe we can actually accomplish something more than the bantering and nashing of teeth that is going on in Washington and around our country.

It would be wonderful if we were not involved in the war on terror. I am not a war monger. It is very sad that American men and women are dying. But, they are dying for a cause that they understand more than most of us do. Afterall, if we we're not the ones fighting the terrorists trying to eliminate terrorism, who would??? absolutely no one else in the world. Me personnaly, I am sick and tired of these bully punks holding the world hostage. Aren't you? The only way to get rid of them is to go after them. Just like any kid would get tired of being pushed around the school bully.

Eventually the kid being pushed around is going to stand his ground and fight back against the bully. Even after he has been taught not to fight. There is no such thing as not to fight. It all comes down to WHEN to fight. We cannot let these bullies blindside us anymore. If we do, all the other kids will call us chicken. Can you live with that? I can't. That will just call out more bullies.

We are in the fight now. Let's fight to win and destroy our enemy at all costs. It's the only way we will live in peace. But it will never happen while we are struggling with our own feelings. We ALL have to stand together and make the decision to win this thing. When we finally decide to do that, we will win. But, not at the rate we are going now. That way we can all come home and carry on with our lives.

Democrat, Republican or Independant, we need a president and staff that will go out to win this thing and not tuck and run. Also a staff that will honor the code of classified information and not risk our troops and citizens for political gain.

(What gives me hope is the growing number of people who are looking beyond the name-calling and divisive rhetoric, who are asking the tough questions and demanding real answers,)

You mean the "Let's stay behind our poorly secured boarders, pay the fake first responders and wait till more US servicemen die or another thousand civilians are killed in more terrorist attacks?

We've had 25 years of Islamic driven assaults on our citizens, how many more do you wish dead? Deal with Islam now before we get to a point where the only answer will be flying nukes towards Teheran.

I remember vividly the dawning of 911. I remember watching everything happen live having tuned to king 5 shortly after normal programming was interrupted. Most of all I remember the horror I felt as we saw thousands die right in front of us. I remember going for a hike on the pacific crest trail and running into a man in his sixties. He had hiked up from arizona and was intently listening to the events of the day on his little radio. We chatted for a time and he told of cougar and bear encounters. I noted the lack of planes in the air. Peaceful and serene it was up there that day. But my plan to escape from the horrors of that morning had failed.

Fast forward to present day. Jean makes some good points about the current state of this country. We face disastrous problems right now. And yes, the media has failed us horribly. Or have they? Look at who owns the media. One major news outlet that I cannot name is owned by a very sizable defense contractor. Is that even relevant? I think that it is high time that people take full advantage of this "age of information" that we live in. It is time to become informed and stop the rep/dem, right/left, liberal/conservative divisiveness that threatens us so. And no disrespect to dan rush, but your assessment of BB's post is incorrect. The only advice I can give you to google "what is the truth" and see where it takes you. The real questions that go unanswered will shock you to your core. Just try not to make the mistake that so many do and close your mind. Take advantage of this age of information and become informed. In order to fully appreciate what is happening right now you must take a hard look at the policies that have been put into place over the last century. Realize that influential headlines are sometimes retracted or disproven, but that is page twelve news.

It is paramount that people learn what the bill of rights is all about and realize that it is largely inapplicable now due to recent legislation. We are lied to over and over again and for some reason, nobody cares. We are all so busy with soccer practice, groceries and work that we have lost sight of the big picture and soon it will be time to pay the bills.

In sum, I have become quite alarmed about the current state of affairs. What really frightens me though is all the things we don't know. What scares me to death is where we are headed.

Wake up people. You are being lied to on a daily basis. Concerned one is right. Vote Democrat, and hope for the best. Habeas Corpus died 2 days ago, did anyone notice? go to whatreallyhappened.com today. Read the truth.

ionolsen22 I like your site

ionolsen22 Your site is very cognitive. I think you will have good future.:)

Watch out, Concerned. Here comes your far, far left winger named Darin right behind you to mince your words into little tiny pieces that have nothing to do with what you actually said.

Thanks for your service, Eastern WA Vet. You served to protect our freedoms, I assume. Anyone (including Americans) can be taken off the street and not face their accusor, and not know the evidence against them. I think the terrorists do hate our freedoms. But just who are the terrorists? Maybe those taking our freedoms. I am driven to be "far far left" by the right wing wack attack on our civil liberties daily. Again, Habeas Corpus died, did you notice?

Earlier today MSNBC ran an online poll asking, "Do you think the Bush administration should abandon its open-ended commitment to Iraq?"
The response was 84% agreed it was time to get out of Iraq and let the Iraqis handle their own country.

Then the poll vanished.

Imagine that!

Hijacked aircraft were wandering across the eastern half of the country. In theory no-one could have known how many planes had been hijacked. Two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center, Bush was at a publicised photo opportunity at Booker Elementary School, and there is an airport only four miles from this School.

Florida Straits:
Bush Presses Education Agenda in Sunshine State

W A S H I N G T O N, Sept. 10 — President Bush headed to Florida today to push for quick passage of his education reforms as the flagging economy commands increasing attention back in the nation's capital. [ABC News]

Federal News 9/11 schedule - click for full size

The Sarasota Herald Tribune announced Bush's visit to Booker Elementary on September 8th, giving the 9-11 planners three days to include Bush as a target for a diving jetliner. Nobody could have safely assumed he was not a target.

1913: Congress authorized permanent [Secret Service] protection of the President and the statutory authorization for President-elect protection. [secretsevice.gov]

The Booker Elementary video shows the Secret Service did not rush in to remove the President to a secure location, or at least to the safety of the armored Presidential Limousine. That's their job. That's what they do in the case of a real surprise attack withmany unknowns. They don't do anything else.

But the Secret Service did nothing. The dog did not bark.

Bush defenders try to explain Bush's inaction as his not wanting to upset the children. Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9-11" suggests Bush's inaction was due to his not being told to leave. But Michael Moore fails to follow that line of reasoning through to its logical conclusion; where were the people whose job it is to get the President to a place of safety in event of attack, the people who would have, SHOULD have, pulled Bush out of there, children and public appearances be damned!

The Secret Service did nothing. The dog did not bark.

If the events of 9-11 were truly a surprise to the United States Government then there is no way the Secret Service could have known there wasn't a hijacked or stolen plane heading towards Booker Elementary School that very second.

Three Secret Service agents, a SWAT member, the Marine and Balkwill turned on the television in a nearby front office as United Airlines Flight 175 out of Boston crashed into the south tower.
"We're out of here," the Marine told Balkwill. "Can you get everyone ready?" [Sarasota Herald Tribune]

The Secret Service did nothing. The dog did not bark.

The Secret Service should be in that video, but they are not. It is clear from their inaction that they KNEW FOR A FACT THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS NOT A TARGET OF ONE OF THE HIJACKED PLANES. The intended targets of the planes had to have been known.

The dog did not bark because the criminal was its master.

Quod Erat Demonstradum, the Bush administration was part of the 9-11 plot.

Court Told It Lacks Power in Detainee Cases
Moving quickly to implement the bill signed by President Bush this week that authorizes military trials of enemy combatants, the administration has formally notified the U.S. District Court here that it no longer has jurisdiction to consider hundreds of habeas corpus petitions filed by inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
Posted Oct 20, 2006 09:39 AM PST
Category: DICTATORSHIP

The checks and balances outlined in the American Constitution and Bill of Rights have been ripped to shreds right before our eyes: the country I thought I used to live in has stopped existing, except in name only.

I've written before about Jake Plummer's outrage over what happened to his friend. Kevin Tillman writes a very sad and inspiring piece dedicated to the memory of his lost brother. Here's a sample:

Truth Dig

Somehow the more soldiers that die, the more legitimate the illegal invasion becomes.

Somehow American leadership, whose only credit is lying to its people and illegally invading a nation, has been allowed to steal the courage, virtue and honor of its soldiers on the ground.

Somehow those afraid to fight an illegal invasion decades ago are allowed to send soldiers to die for an illegal invasion they started.

Somehow faking character, virtue and strength is tolerated.

Somehow America has become a country that projects everything that it is not and condemns everything that it is….

Very eloquently put Darin. My question is thus: When is the media going to go against those that own it? NBC IS OWNED BY GENERAL ELECTRIC. Google "united states largest defense supplier". See what the wikipedia has to say. Wake up and smell the blood people. If you don't do it now, we will be doing it very soon, only all will be red.

This age of information that exists could disappear very soon. If you are clever enough, the answers are literally at your fingertips. Question EVERYTHING. How much longer will everyone just role over and accept the lies? The lies are blatant, but everybody doesn't seem to mind. At least we still have the third amendment. Hate to say it, but welcome to the NWO.

ionolsen25 So interesting site, thanks!

ionolsen25 Hello Jane, great site!

darin proves how communist(socialist) he is or a better description may be very loony liberal thinking 9-11 was orchestrated by Bush taking a page from the indoctrinating professor in Wisconsin. Choke on that Kool aid darin. I actually feel sorry for the moderate democrats. When in doubt voting just vote for the guy with the R by his name.

Hard to find someone that will put an R by their name.... Usually just GOP- Gay old party.And the "moderate democrats"(republican lite)can screw themselves.

With all due respect to the parties mentioned, East WA Vet and Darin, as shown above, obviously disagree on many points here. Safe to say that they are a classic example of that left/right paradigm that I mention in my first post. My question: Why do they both agree with the statement I made? The allegations made are grave. Doesn't that make anybody with a slight amount of interest in this country curious? Google is a tool more powerful than any library. Think about it, you could Google any word, or phrase, out of any library and get an almost unlimited supply of references. And right in the comfort and, er..(well I guess privacy may no longer apply) of your own homes.

I am so sick and tired of this "Bush is spying on ME" crap. Why don't you idiots pull your heads out of the clouds long enogh to think about what you are believing and saying. DO YOU REALLY, REALLY THINK GEORGE BUSH HAS ENOUGHT TIME TO RUN AROUND LISTENING TO ALL 250 MILLION AMERICANS PHONE CALLS??? GET REAL PEOPLE. What the hell are you so afraid of??? What the hell are you hiding??? God, what a bunch of whining brats!!! "Mommy, he's spying on me" You all sound like a bunch of sniveling little babies. Get over it.

If you are in contact with the enemy, I hope he spies on you busts your ass. That is exactly what I mean when I say that everyone sticks up for the enemy more than they stick up for our own President.

WHO IS THE US CONGRESS LISTENING TO?
Why would the US Congress, which supposedly exists to serve the will of the AMERICAN people, be obeying the will of Israel?
Well, maybe because Israel's lobbying/spying organization, AIPAC, is PAYING THEM TO!

You heard me. Members of AIPAC, the organization suspected of spying for Israel, donate vast sums of money to the members of US Congress. And the US Congress has sold our young men and women in uniform to go off and fight and die in wars Israel has created.

So, here is what you need to do. You need to call all of your congressional representatives and tell them they can either work for AIPAC, or they can work for you, but you will not tolerate a Congress that accepts money from suspected spies of a foreign government and then quite obviously proceeds to serve the will of that government. Tell them that not only will you never again vote for any Congressman that accepts money from Israeli agents but that you intend to work for and support their opposition next election. Tell them better no government at all than a government that serves a foreign power.

Get angry.

Who is Congress listening to? It is time to make certain Congress listens to you!

(be obeying the will of Israel?)

An anti-semetic member of the Democratic Fascist Party of America, the new NASDP.

Your jew hating will come back to bite you.

(But just who are the terrorists? Maybe those taking our freedoms. I am driven to be "far far left" by the right wing wack attack on our civil liberties)

Your fellow terrorists and the members of the Democratic Nazi Party of America feel for you.

If you love the jewish people so much, WHY DON'T YOU MOVE THERE.
PUT AMERICA 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD.

30f4c13fe8fd My homepage

(If you love the jewish people so much)

I didn't post thisand second of all you who did are a nazi thug.

What ever becomes of Israel, a recognized member of the United Nations, a Democratic state comprised of jews and arabs alike, is what will become of the rest of the free world if we let weasle pricked bastards like you run America.

This has nothing to do with the jews or Isreal, it has everything with telling these rug kissing Islamic loving suicide worshiping barbarian Arabian thuggie bastards what their place is in the world and that is no where, at no time, in no place.

Maybe you should go live with your Palestinian sandbags and catch bullets for the death cult loving profit.