"The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" by Naomi Klein

[Myra Bronstein]

It's late night for me, so I'll go short and sweet on this one.

I'm tempted to think of both OKC and TWA 800 as proschemata -- opportunities afforded an ostensibly clueless Clinton to do what Bush ultimately did (in the most passive sense) when he invaded Iraq in the wake of 9-11.

Clinton didn't take the bait. The ante was upped. The towers were downed.

A toast: I give you the war.

I too admire and respect Ms. Klein. But I'm not certain her deep politics shovel can penetrate bedrock. Hence the absence of OKC and, if I'm not mistaken, Dallas, Memphis, and Los Angeles from her magnum opus.

Well I don't think that the JFK/RFK/MLK assassinations fit the model of disaster capitalism Charles, wherein the mobsters take advantage of public shock over an event to ram through legislation that wouldn't pass under ordinary circumstances. For example the patriot act was passed in the aftermath of 911. I do think Oklahoma City falls into the shock doctrine category, given the anti-terrorism legislation that was passed using it as an excuse.

Hm, I forgot about TWA 800. Not that I know a whole lot to forget. I wonder how that fits in to the big picture.