Face the facts: governments lie
Friday September 18 2009
In response to Greg Bowe ('RTE was right to pull programme', Letters, September 16), I shouldn't be surprised at the gullibility of some people when it comes to what they perceive as the truth.
Mr Bowe, apart from getting our names wrong (Neil Foster and Michael Dorgan), implies that this documentary is a work of fiction. It should be pointed out that any inaccuracies in the original version of 'Loose Change' were rectified in two later versions.
Mr Bowe, as with others who seem to live in the 'they wouldn't do that' camp, surely knows that people around the world are still doing horrendous things to each other for a variety of reasons.
Indeed, false flag terrorism (terrorism carried out by governments or their patsies) is well documented.
Do we still believe that JFK was killed by the lone gunman Oswald? What about the Gulf of Tonkin incident which kicked off the Vietnam War?
While we're at it, what about weapons of mass destruction?
Mr Bowe needs to face facts: governments lie. We, the people, are never told the truth on anything of importance. RTE should show programmes which are in the public interest.
Neil Foster
Ballyfarnon, Co Roscommon
