Preparations

Troops prepare for Fallujah Battle, says the headline at Newsday.com but after reading the article, my thought was: News Media prepare decent people to accept the atrocity that is about to be committed in their names. Yes, we are being softened up to accept a ferocious attack on an entire town because of a crime that was committed there. Even in this I hear echoes of Nazis in France:
"U.S. officials have pressed Fallujah's clerics and city officials to condemn the attacks and help catch those who took part. An appeal to citizens for help in the case has yielded a few tips, Marine officials said. Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, a U.S. spokesman, said the city could avoid a crackdown if it handed over the attackers. "The question -- Is there going to be a fight? -- is one you should ask the insurgents ... and the mayor," he said."