Who's pulling the protestor's strings? (editorial)

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Hold up. Why are you all so cocky about this? I'm seriously shocked at how easily people toss these concerns aside....because a couple of them should be a huge fucking concern to you.

This isn't just the magic of the internet empowering the people. Someone pays for the bandwidth right? Someone underwrites the majority of costs for the buses that take you to Washington to march. Who does? The majority of major actions are being organized by front organizations. Why? How many people active in the movement are holding these groups accountable? I've asked these questions, both here on the board, and to friends who work as proffesional activists.... and the answers (no pun intended) aren't all that conclusive.

So as stupid as some Republican clown might sound going on about conspiracy theories.... there is something curious about how the Iraqi people could assemble in a choreographed manner, carrying signs written in English, with the exact same slogans as the rest of the world. These are planned photo ops for the sake of the media.
You're talking about a country without a lot of resources or electricity...and the wonders of a grassroots internet campaign only go so far.