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Like a Forced Marriage, It Probably Won’t Work
U.S. seeking 58 bases in Iraq, Shiite lawmakers sayBy Leila Fadel / June 9, 2008 BAGHDAD -Iraqi lawmakers say the United States is demanding 58 bases as part of a proposed “status of forces” agreement that will allow U.S. troops … Continue reading
Torture? Bet You Can’t Prove It!
In this image reviewed by the U.S. Military, the sun rises over Camp Delta detention compound which has housed foreign prisoners since 2002, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, in Cuba, Friday, June 6, 2008. Photo by Brennan Linsley.Pentagon Told … Continue reading
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BushCo Crimes Build a Mountain
George Bush with General David Petraeus at Al-Asad Air Base in Anbar Province, Iraq, last year; JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty ImagesRevealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US controlBy Patrick Cockburn / June 5, 2008 Bush wants 50 military bases, control of … Continue reading
Junior’s Delusions Persist : Rewarmed WWII
Bush Compares War in Iraq, Afghanistan with WW IIBy Diane Smith / May 29, 2008 During a speech held at the graduating ceremony of the Air Force Academy cadets, U.S. President George W. Bush said the war waged by America … Continue reading
Torture. Such a Simple Word. Why Not Use It?
Kids In America(n Torture Camps): Why Does the Media Cover Up War Crimes?By Ted Rall / May 30, 2008 LOS ANGELES–In last week’s column I cited New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau as a prime example of what ails us: … Continue reading
Stop Military Recruitment
Stopping the War Machine: Military Recruiters Must Be ConfrontedBy Ron Kovic As a former United States Marine Corps sergeant who was shot and paralyzed from my mid-chest down during my second tour of duty in Vietnam on Jan. 20, 1968, … Continue reading
John McCain: His Own Best Caricature
In what is labeled as discussion of Bob Dole blasting Scott McClellan (not altogether wrongly!) as a johnny-come-lately “miserable creature” motivated solely by profit to make his belated “revelations” about Bush & Co’s misdeeds, is this seeming non sequitur, which … Continue reading
CNN Still Promotes the Generals’ Propaganda
Pentagon Shill Returns to CNN to Talk About IranBy Andrew Tilghman / May 27, 2008 Brig. Gen. David L. Grange doesn’t wear a star on his shoulder much since his retirement in 1999. But he’s on the list of retired … Continue reading
Senators Reportedly Briefed on Eminent Iran Attack
Bush ‘plans Iran air strike by August’By Muhammad Cohen / May 28, 2008 NEW YORK — The George W Bush administration plans to launch an air strike against Iran within the next two months, an informed source tells Asia Times … Continue reading
Lest We Forget the True History of This Day
War Immemorial Day – No Peace for Militarized U.S.by Bill Quigley Memorial Day is not actually a day to pray for U.S. troops who died in action but rather a day set aside by Congress to pray for peace. The … Continue reading
Will You Explain the Surgical Use of a Five-Hundred Pound Bomb in a Densely Populated Suburb?
On Generals Testifying Before Congress: A Mash NoteBy Fred Reed, April 14, 2008 Whenever I see that some dismal general will testify to Congress regarding the war against Iraq, I imagine the first paragraph of his Power Point presentation: “All … Continue reading
War: A Plague on the Minds of Those Who Fight It
Memorial Day, 2008By Juan Cole Memorial Day is about honoring those who have sacrificed themselves for the nation, in our armed forces. We cannot honor them properly unless we know the full extent of their sacrifice. We have to count … Continue reading
