"Islamofascists" a figment of neocon imaginations.

For one thing, there isn’t actually any such thing as Islamofascism — it’s not an ideology; it’s a figment of the neocon imagination. The term came into vogue only because it was a way for Iraq hawks to gloss over the awkward transition from pursuing Osama bin Laden, who attacked America, to Saddam Hussein, who didn’t. And Iran had nothing whatsoever to do with 9/11 — in fact, the Iranian regime was quite helpful to the United States when it went after Al Qaeda and its Taliban allies in Afghanistan.

Beyond that, the claim that Iran is on the path to global domination is beyond ludicrous. Yes, the Iranian regime is a nasty piece of work in many ways, and it would be a bad thing if that regime acquired nuclear weapons. But let’s have some perspective, please: we’re talking about a country with roughly the G.D.P. of Connecticut, and a government whose military budget is roughly the same as Sweden’s.

Meanwhile, the idea that bombing will bring the Iranian regime to its knees — and bombing is the only option, since we’ve run out of troops — is pure wishful thinking. Last year Israel tried to cripple Hezbollah with an air campaign, and ended up strengthening it instead. There’s every reason to believe that an attack on Iran would produce the same result, with the added effects of endangering U.S. forces in Iraq and driving oil prices well into triple digits.

These guys have been making up one horrifying bogeyman after another in an attempt to keep Americans so frightened that they do not ask the logical questions that these crazy assertions demand.

Well it is almost Halloween and what better time to face our fears. Let's look behind the scary language and take a good look at who is using it, and why?

These people are scaring us into allowing them to take our freedoms away, that is what is really scary!

They are scaring us into supporting a war to attack Innocent people, now that is truly frightening!

They are scaring us into supporting a new President that will continue using these tactics to keep us scared, and that is absolutely bone chilling!

Well I am not afraid, and I hope neither are any of you. If we keep our heads uncovered and our hands from in from of our eyes we will see the bullshit coming and act accordingly. And that will take the power away from the neocons and fear mongers.

This a morning of "hat tips" as I give another one to Crooks and Liars.