S.T. Patrick Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) The print and e-book versions of issue 002 of garrison: The Journal of History & Deep Politics are available now at our LuLu page: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MidnightWriterNews The cover story is by author Ray Locker, who did a brilliant story on General Alexander Haig and the military spy ring that eventually brought down a president. This 128-page issue also includes: Randolph Benson, "JFK, Oswald, & the Raleigh Connection" Edgar F. Tatro, "JFK: Assassination & Predestination" Kenn Thomas & John Judge, "The 9/11 Interview (Part 2)" Jim Hougan, "Carl Shoffler, Robert Merritt, and the Scandal That Dare Not Speak Its Name" Joseph E. Green, "Kennedy, Nixon, and Chappaquiddick (Part 2)" Keith Harmon Snow, "Tutsi Hegemony: Genocide in Rwanda (Part 2)" Caitlin Johnstone, "The Illusory Truth Effect: How Millions Were Duped by Russiagate" Richard Bartholomew, "True Believers" Prof. David Denton, "New Docs Reveal Extreme CIA Sabotage Proposals that Paralleled Operation Northwoods" Malcolm Blunt, "Memories: A Tribute to Ian Griggs" Becca Bledsoe, "Monsanto Loses in Court" Walt Brown, PhD, "Warren Omission: Part II - Semantics" Robert Groden, "How Gerald Ford Sold Out the Country and the Memory of President Kennedy" Larry Rivera, "Fifteen Finds of the JFK Files" Ralph Epperson, "Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and the Rise of the Trilateral Commission (Part 1)" Caitlin Johnstone, "The First Democratic Debate: Summarized" .... and more! Edited November 9, 2021 by S.T. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Jim Hougan and Caitlin Johnstone are getting to be regulars. Which is good. His writings on Watergate are always valuable. Johnstone is good on the current scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Goldberg Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Thank you for posting this! Ordered my copy. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Quick question. Thanks in advance. Is the paperback version of the Garrison journals printed in a standard journal/magazine format? (I have difficulty reading small print on hard copies.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) On 7/17/2019 at 5:38 PM, James DiEugenio said: Jim Hougan and Caitlin Johnstone are getting to be regulars. Which is good. His writings on Watergate are always valuable. Johnstone is good on the current scene.Johnstone is conflating "conspiracy," which is a legal term, and "collusion," which has been the common mass media word for Trump's interactions with Russians. The rest of garrison is a must read but the Caitlin Johnstone piece is pure Trump-apologist garbage. It's like those books about "conspiracy thinking" that posit JFKA critics as deluded My comments in red. https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/03/26/the-illusory-truth-effect-how-millions-were-duped-by-russiagate/ “Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy”, read the front page headline of Sunday’s New York Times. Bit by bit, mainstream American consciousness is slowly coming to terms with the death of the thrilling conspiracy theory that the highest levels of the US government had been infiltrated by the Kremlin, and with the stark reality that the mass media and the Democratic Party spent the last two and-a-half years monopolizing public attention with a narrative which never had any underlying truth to it. "Conspiracy" is not the same as "collusion." The standing accusation against Trump is that he "colluded" with the Russians to win the 2016 election. Mueller found that he could not formally charge Trump and his associates with "conspiracy," even though Trump openly colluded with the Russians during the campaign. Johnstone et al are trying to gas-light us by ignoring the fact that Trump sought to build a Trump Tower Moscow, that his son and son-in-law met in June 2016 with operatives of the Russian gov't to get dirt on Hillary Clinton; that Trump openly asked the Russians to hack Clinton's e-mails; that Trump's campaign manager gave a Russian operative internal polling data; that Trump and his associates constantly lie about their connections to Russians... There are still holdouts, of course. Many people invested a tremendous amount of hope, credibility, and egoic currency in the belief that Robert Mueller was going to arrest high-ranking Trump administration officials and members of Trump’s own family, leading seedy characters to “flip” on the president in their own self-interest and thereby providing evidence that will lead to impeachment. Some insist that Attorney General William Barr is holding back key elements of the Mueller report, a claim which is premised on the absurd belief that Mueller would allow Barr to lie about the results of the investigation without speaking up publicly... Rush to judgement there, eh? Mueller bent over backwards to accommodate Trump in the face of many serious crimes Trump obviously committed. Mueller didn't go after Trump's finances, didn't go after his kids, never leaked, and waited more than a month to mildly rebuke William Barr for misrepresenting the report. ...You can understand, then, how a populace who is consuming repetitive assertions, innuendo, and incriminating questions on a daily basis through the screens that they look at many times a day could be manipulated into believing that Robert Mueller would one day reveal evidence which will lead to the destruction of the Trump administration. On a daily basis the cable news reported on Trump or his associates lying about their connections with Russians -- and other Trump maneuvers to obstruct justice, 10 counts of which Meuller outlined in his report. Trump apologists pretend that Trump and his associates had no roles to play in all the bad RussiaGate coverage. Trump went on national TV to justify his firing of the FBI director because of the investigation into Michael Flynn's lying about his conversations with Russians. But to Johnstone, DiEugenio & Co. there was nothing to see there, move along, "I agree with Trump" (DiEugenio.) The repetition leads to belief, the belief leads to trust, and before you know it people who are scared of the president are reading the Palmer Report every day and parking themselves in front of Rachel Maddow every night and letting everything they say slide right past their skepticism filters, marinating comfortably in a sedative of cognitive ease. Look at what happened in the 2016 election. Very little about the Russians for Trump, largely about e-mails for Clinton...And this doesn't cover the last 11 days of the campaign when the cable news coverage was 24/7 anti-Clinton. Edited April 12 by Cliff Varnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T. Patrick Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) Caitlin is absolutely NOT a Trump fan AT ALL. She describes herself as a "bogan socialist." She has just believed that, since day one, progressives and socialists were wasting their time chasing this dream that Russians caused Trump's victory in 2016 by placing Facebook ads. But no, she is absolutely not an administration apologist, as you would see in almost every article she's written. But I also thank you for saying the rest is a must read. The writers we have are amazing, and I appreciate their work so much. Edited July 20, 2019 by S.T. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T. Patrick Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 3 hours ago, W. Niederhut said: Quick question. Thanks in advance. Is the paperback version of the Garrison journals printed in a standard journal/magazine format? (I have difficulty reading small print on hard copies.) The standard paperback version of garrison is 8.5 x 11. The font is 11pt Cheltenham. I am surprised that the font looks as large as it does, to be honest. I almost used 12, which would have been way too large. I could actually go down to 10 and it would look normal, but I won't as I've had a few comments from readers saying they appreciate the readable font size. This is definitely not small print, and I think you could read it without straining. Thank you for the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, S.T. Patrick said: Caitlin is absolutely NOT a Trump fan AT ALL. A lot of Trump apologists are not Trump fans. She repeats Trump talking points about his collusion with the Russians. Quote She describes herself as a "bogan socialist." So? Quote She has just believed that, since day one, progressives and socialists were wasting their time chasing this dream that Russians caused Trump's victory in 2016 by placing Facebook ads. We didn't find out about the Facebook ads until later. That's a part of a part of a larger whole. In the inventory of what caused Trump's victory I'd put the Russians down on the list behind: 1) 16 million voters were disenfranchised by the GOP between 2014 and 2016, 2) James Comey totally changed the coverage of the election over the last 11 days, 3) Hillary was a poor candidate, 4) her husband killed her by going to visit AG Loretta Lynch while his wife was under investigation, 5) the major networks wanted Trump to win because he jacked up ratings. Then there was the Vlad & Julian Show. It should have been a harmless prank -- but it wasn't. Quote But no, she is absolutely not an administration apologist, as you would see in almost every article she's written. She's denying the central role Trump and his associates played in RussiaGate To me that's an apologist. Quote But I also thank you for saying the rest is a must read. The writers we have are amazing, and I appreciate their work so much. You have a lot to be proud of. But repeating Trump talking points about RussiaGate is nothing to be proud of. Edited July 20, 2019 by Cliff Varnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T. Patrick Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Cliff Varnell said: A lot of Trump apologists are not Trump fans. She repeats Trump talking points about his collusion with the Russians. So? We didn't find out about the Facebook ads until later. That's a part of a part of a larger whole. In the inventory of what caused Trump's victory I'd put the Russians down on the list behind: 1) 16 million voters were disenfranchised by the GOP between 2014 and 2016, 2) James Comey totally changed the coverage of the election over the last 11 days, 3) Hillary was a poor candidate, 4) her husband killed her by going to visit AG Loretta Lynch while his wife was under investigation, 5) the major networks wanted Trump to win because he jacked up ratings. Then there was the Vlad & Julian Show. It should have been a harmless prank -- but it wasn't. She's denying the central role Trump and his associates played in RussiaGate To me that's an apologist. You have a lot to be proud of. But repeating Trump talking points about RussiaGate is nothing to be proud of. I hear your points. I do. And I think Caitlin is a great writer, just outstanding. You'd probably like her essay from issue 001. I hope we can keep the readers satisfied with a majority of what we do, but Ive said from day one... if someone likes every perspective in the magazine, we've probably done something wrong. I don't want to be Hannity or Maddow. Those roads are too easy to take. I want to have good writers involved, whether they be left, right, middle, far left, or far right. I want to present subjects that are historically recognizable, yet different from what will be in a school textbook or a typical History Channel treatment. I basically wrote this in the opening essay of issue 001, but I hope I disagree with something in every issue. I hope the writers disagree with another writer in every issue. And I hope readers disagree with something. But I hope everyone learns a lot, thinks a lot, and allows us a little bit of their time. I hope we challenge ourselves and our deepest beliefs, but an even harder task is to challenge what we WANT to believe. Truly, thank you for the kind words. I do appreciate it, and I hope you'll stay with us, I hope you'll like 90% of what we do, and I hope there is one article in each issue that just gets you cranky. But hopefully just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 hour ago, S.T. Patrick said: I hear your points. I do. And I think Caitlin is a great writer, just outstanding. You'd probably like her essay from issue 001. I hope we can keep the readers satisfied with a majority of what we do, but Ive said from day one... if someone likes every perspective in the magazine, we've probably done something wrong. I don't want to be Hannity or Maddow. Those roads are too easy to take. I want to have good writers involved, whether they be left, right, middle, far left, or far right. I want to present subjects that are historically recognizable, yet different from what will be in a school textbook or a typical History Channel treatment. I basically wrote this in the opening essay of issue 001, but I hope I disagree with something in every issue. I hope the writers disagree with another writer in every issue. And I hope readers disagree with something. But I hope everyone learns a lot, thinks a lot, and allows us a little bit of their time. I hope we challenge ourselves and our deepest beliefs, but an even harder task is to challenge what we WANT to believe. Truly, thank you for the kind words. I do appreciate it, and I hope you'll stay with us, I hope you'll like 90% of what we do, and I hope there is one article in each issue that just gets you cranky. But hopefully just one. .900 is a great batting average! Thing is, I'm a terrible snob when it comes to Trumpian talking points, or denials of the root facts of the JFKA (T3 back wound/throat entrance wound), or misrepresentations of the history of rocknroll. If you publish David McGowan's nonsense about the counter-culture starting in Laurel Canyon I guarantee I'm gonna be hella cranky. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Goldberg Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 5 hours ago, S.T. Patrick said: The standard paperback version of garrison is 8.5 x 11. The font is 11pt Cheltenham. I am surprised that the font looks as large as it does, to be honest. I almost used 12, which would have been way too large. I could actually go down to 10 and it would look normal, but I won't as I've had a few comments from readers saying they appreciate the readable font size. This is definitely not small print, and I think you could read it without straining. Thank you for the question. I appreciate the 11 pt font. I generally use 13 pt when I'm doing a document on my computer. While I would never say never, I do appreciate a font that is easier to read when it's late at night and my eyes are tired. Can't wait to see my copy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T. Patrick Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 50 minutes ago, Cliff Varnell said: .900 is a great batting average! Thing is, I'm a terrible snob when it comes to Trumpian talking points, or denials of the root facts of the JFKA (T3 back wound/throat entrance wound), or misrepresentations of the history of rocknroll. If you publish David McGowan's nonsense about the counter-culture starting in Laurel Canyon I guarantee I'm gonna be hella cranky. 😎 Cliff, I appreciate and respect that you know what you like and what you don't like. Regarding McGowan, I actually like Programmed to Kill more than Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon. I know he has made some incorrect statements of fact about Nikolas Schreck, and I have some issues with saying "This person's parent is X, so the kid is X." Military intel, for example, which is one of the cornerstones of Scenes. And I'm sure everyone has a similar list of "Things That Make You Go (cranky)" to paraphrase C&C Music Factory. And I'm sure we'll touch some of the for everyone. But I hope people can still appreciate what we are doing overall. We are trying to get all of these into schools by building a team of high school and college educators that we stream information, articles, an curriculum to as an alternative, a supplement. So, yes, we want the various truth communities to like the magazine, absolutely. But one of our main goals is to build a team of 200+ educators who are using it by the middle of 2020. Stephanie, thanks so much! Please let me know what you think. Letters to the Editor always appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, S.T. Patrick said: Cliff, I appreciate and respect that you know what you like and what you don't like. Regarding McGowan, I actually like Programmed to Kill more than Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon. I know he has made some incorrect statements of fact about Nikolas Schreck, and I have some issues with saying "This person's parent is X, so the kid is X." Military intel, for example, which is one of the cornerstones of Scenes. The acid rock counter-culture was born in San Francisco, New York and Austin. Laurel Canyon was a year behind. Laurel Canyon -- the birthplace of MOR "adult rock." Quote And I'm sure everyone has a similar list of "Things That Make You Go (cranky)" to paraphrase C&C Music Factory. In the interest of intellectual honesty I must confess -- I love getting cranky! It's my hobby writing drop-mic lines about Trump's criminality, the obviousness of the Kennedy assassination, and the history of rocknroll. Quote And I'm sure we'll touch some of the for everyone. But I hope people can still appreciate what we are doing overall. We are trying to get all of these into schools by building a team of high school and college educators that we stream information, articles, an curriculum to as an alternative, a supplement. So, yes, we want the various truth communities to like the magazine, absolutely. But one of our main goals is to build a team of 200+ educators who are using it by the middle of 2020. I'll have 001 and 002 in 3-5 days... Edited July 21, 2019 by Cliff Varnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T. Patrick Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) Just wanted to let everyone know that LuLu is running a 15% off sale on all print books from August 4-August 8. If you type in ONEFIVE (all caps) when checking out, you get 15% off. So, if you're interested in getting one or both issues of garrison, now is a good time. Thanks! http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MidnightWriterNews Edited August 5, 2019 by S.T. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Kudos to Caitlin Johnstone for demolishing Josh Rogin's recent WaPo hit piece on Tulsi Gabbard. WaPo Publishes Gabbard Smear Piece Filled With Blatant Lies https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/wapo-publishes-gabbard-smear-piece-filled-with-blatant-lies-cdb55451c4fd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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