"We Are Turning Into A Nation Of Whimpering Slaves To Fear..."

     Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson opens on the 4th of July.

  That seems fittingly symbolic, given the Good Doctor's unabashed, fierce love for an America he saw as being abused and stolen by Fools and Charlatans in High Places.

  Hunter spent most of his time in High Places, too, but he was not a fool or a charlatan, and he only abused himself.

  Wonkette recounted Thompson's 9/11 piece, originally posted on ESPN.com on 9/12.

  The Good Doctor's writing was eerily spot-on. Here are some excerpts: 

   *The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it: We are At War now — with somebody — and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives.

   *It will be a Religious War, a sort of Christian Jihad, fueled by religious hatred and led by merciless fanatics on both sides. It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy.

   *We are going to punish somebody for this attack, but just who or what will be blown to smithereens for it is hard to say. Maybe Afghanistan, maybe Pakistan or Iraq, or possibly all three at once.

   *This is going to be a very expensive war, and Victory is not guaranteed — for anyone, and certainly not for anyone as baffled as George W. Bush. All he knows is that his father started the war a long time ago, and that he, the goofy child-President, has been chosen by Fate and the global Oil industry to finish it Now.

   *He will declare a National Security Emergency and clamp down Hard on Everybody, no matter where they live or why.

   *Good luck. He is in for a profoundly difficult job — armed as he is with no credible Military Intelligence, no witnesses and only the ghost of Bin Laden to blame for the tragedy.

   *The numbers out of the Pentagon are baffling, as if Military Censorship has already been imposed on the media. It is ominous. The only news on TV comes from weeping victims and ignorant speculators.

   *The lid is on. Loose Lips Sink Ships. Don’t say anything that might give aid to The Enemy.

     

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