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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Group Protests Autonomous Military Robots
SWORDS (Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Detection Systems) robots are equipped with either the M249, machine gun which fires 5.56-millimeter rounds at 750 rounds per minute or the M240, which fires 7.62-millimeter rounds at up to 1,000 per minute.Anti-landmine campaigners to … Continue reading
Bringing Iran to Its Knees at Minimal Cost
Russian Intelligence Sees U.S. Military Buildup on Iran BorderBy RIA Novosti / March 27, 2008 Moscow – Russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by U.S. Armed Forces near Iran’s borders, a high-ranking security source said Tuesday. … Continue reading
Even If You Die, They Pretend You Were Straight
Majour Alan RogersMedia and military closets gay soldier killed in IraqBy Pam Spaulding / March 28, 2008 This should present an interesting opportunity for discussion. Maj. Alan Rogers, 40, died in January from wounds from an IED while he was … Continue reading
Forfeiting His Integrity for His Ambition
A disclaimer, lest any moron out there think this is somehow an endorsement for Hillary Clinton, or any other criminal running for US president. I do not support any mainstream candidate as they are inconsistent with my beliefs, they accept … Continue reading
BushCo – Continuing to Punish Fallujah
Classified Memo Reveals Iraqi Prisoners as “Starving”by Jason Leopold / March 28, 2008 A classified memo written by a top military official stationed in Western Iraq reveals that a prison in downtown Fallujah is so overcrowded and dirty that it … Continue reading
A Good Show from the Cheap Seats
From Jim Kunstler’s Clusterfuck Nation. Black Swans Everywhere After a one-day reprieve from total meltdown in the financial markets, news media cheerleaders for the most reckless gang of bankers in world history declared the crisis over on Good Friday (with … Continue reading
Another Episode of Daily Life in Iraq
From Juan Cole’s Informed Comment Mahdi Army Militiamen, courtesy Al-Zaman of Baghdad Police Mutiny, Refuse to attack Sadrists;Clashes continue in Basra;Sadrists open New fronts throughout Shiite SouthBy Juan Cole / March 29, 2008 The Times of Baghdad reports in Arabic … Continue reading
Terrorist Tits in Texas
As her attorney Gloria Allred looks on during a news conference in L.A., Mandi Hamlin, (right), demonstrates what she was asked to do by a TSA agent in order to board a plane. Photo by Nick Ut /APNipple rings fall … Continue reading
Turn Out The Lights — Before The Party’s Over
The Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge appear at dusk. The Australian city was the site of the first Earth Hour in 2007, in which lights on prominent landmarks were turned off to raise awareness about global warming. Photograph by … Continue reading
They Proposed to Move the Earth
America Defeated: How Terrorists Turned a Superpower’s Strengths Against ItselfBy Mark Danner, Tomdispatch.com. Posted March 26, 2008. America’s enemies have used an evangelical, redemptive regime, hell-bent on remaking a fallen world, to lay the seeds of their success. [This essay … Continue reading
Ratcheting Up the Pressure on Iran
The March 20, 2008 US Declaration of War on IranBy John McGlynn 28/03/08 “ICH” — — March 20, 2008, destined to be another day of infamy. On this date the US officially declared war on Iran. But it’s not going … Continue reading
