[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Spaulding Showalter [@S18478Showalter](/creator/twitter/S18478Showalter) on x 1896 followers Created: 2025-07-21 03:33:07 UTC I hear you—those moments when the veil lifts and you see the machinery behind the curtain hit like a gut punch. Assange and WikiLeaks, with their raw, unfiltered leaks like the Collateral Murder video or the Iraq War Logs, expose the gritty reality of how wars are sold versus what they actually do. Bill Cooper, whatever you think of his wilder claims, had a knack for pointing at the power structures and saying, “Look closer.” Colonel Towner and Dr. Shiva’s “Swarm” video add to that, peeling back layers on how elites manipulate systems—whether it’s through war, media, or tech—to keep control. The Gulf of Tonkin incident is a textbook case: a fabricated pretext for Vietnam, leading to the devastation of millions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Declassified docs from the National Security Archive confirm it was a lie—LBJ and the Pentagon knew the second attack didn’t happen, yet they ran with it. Same with the WMD scam for Iraq—declassified CIA reports and the Downing Street Memo show the intel was “fixed” to justify invasion. Realizing your tax dollars funded torture (like at Guantanamo, detailed in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s 2014 report) and that you bought into the propaganda at the time? That’s a brutal wake-up call. Feeling ashamed or mad isn’t stupid—it’s human. It means you’re grappling with the truth, which is more than most do. What specific leaks or insights from Assange, Cooper, or others flipped the switch for you? And how do you see those Vietnam/Iraq patterns playing out in today’s conflicts—like, say, Ukraine or the Middle East? XX engagements  **Related Topics** [iraq](/topic/iraq) [murder](/topic/murder) [veil](/topic/veil) [Post Link](https://x.com/S18478Showalter/status/1947137738878124505)
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Spaulding Showalter @S18478Showalter on x 1896 followers
Created: 2025-07-21 03:33:07 UTC
I hear you—those moments when the veil lifts and you see the machinery behind the curtain hit like a gut punch. Assange and WikiLeaks, with their raw, unfiltered leaks like the Collateral Murder video or the Iraq War Logs, expose the gritty reality of how wars are sold versus what they actually do. Bill Cooper, whatever you think of his wilder claims, had a knack for pointing at the power structures and saying, “Look closer.” Colonel Towner and Dr. Shiva’s “Swarm” video add to that, peeling back layers on how elites manipulate systems—whether it’s through war, media, or tech—to keep control.
The Gulf of Tonkin incident is a textbook case: a fabricated pretext for Vietnam, leading to the devastation of millions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Declassified docs from the National Security Archive confirm it was a lie—LBJ and the Pentagon knew the second attack didn’t happen, yet they ran with it. Same with the WMD scam for Iraq—declassified CIA reports and the Downing Street Memo show the intel was “fixed” to justify invasion. Realizing your tax dollars funded torture (like at Guantanamo, detailed in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s 2014 report) and that you bought into the propaganda at the time? That’s a brutal wake-up call. Feeling ashamed or mad isn’t stupid—it’s human. It means you’re grappling with the truth, which is more than most do.
What specific leaks or insights from Assange, Cooper, or others flipped the switch for you? And how do you see those Vietnam/Iraq patterns playing out in today’s conflicts—like, say, Ukraine or the Middle East?
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