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"Mission Accomplished" : Five Years and Counting!
White House: We ‘paid price’ for ‘Mission Accomplished’By Michael Moore / April 30, 2008 WASHINGTON – The White House said Wednesday that it had “paid a price” for the “Mission Accomplished” backdrop to US President George W. Bush’s May 1, … Continue reading
A Disturbing Pattern of Military Behaviour
Is There an Army Cover-Up of Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers?By Ann Wright, April 29, 2008 The Department of Defense statistics are alarming – one in three women who join the US military will be sexually assaulted or raped … Continue reading
A Small (and, No Doubt, Temporary) Victory
The Pentagon public relations program to skew the news about Iraq probably didn’t violate any laws. It just violated the spirit of open democracy and offended my sensibilities, another inane example of BushCo manipulation and deep-seated insecurity about itself, despite … Continue reading
Bomb Iran : Is It Time?
Ringo Starr. Bomb Bomb Iran by Summer’s End?By Steve Weissman / April 29, 2008 When Senator John McCain serenaded reporters last April with his “Bomb Bomb Iran,” I had to wonder. Was this a taste of his aging flyboy humor? … Continue reading
Hillary Strangelove
Hillary has crossed the line. [The following appeared as an editorial in the Boston Globe, Sunday, April 27, 2008.]Americans have learned to take with a grain of salt much of the rhetoric in a campaign like the current Democratic donnybrook … Continue reading
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Atheism and the Army
Specialist Jeremy Hall, 23, outside Fort Riley, Kan., where he has been stationed since being sent home early from Iraq because of threats from fellow soldiers. Photo by Ed Zurga / NYTSoldier Sues Army, Saying His Atheism Led to ThreatsBy … Continue reading
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Iraq Vet Suicide: Before Someone Stumbles on It
Jeffrey Lucey committed suicide subsequent to his service in IraqVA Debated PR Plan on Vets’ SuicidesBy Jason Leopold / April 24, 2008 Top officials at the Veterans Administration tried to conceal information from the public about the sudden increase of … Continue reading
Leaving Behind the Bunker and Barrier Mentality
Leaving Cheyenne Mountain: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Loathe the BombBy William Astore / April 17, 2008 It took more than four years just to excavate and construct that mountain redoubt outside of Colorado Springs, that Cold War … Continue reading
Proof of Murder, Rape, and Torture in US Custody
Documents Describe Murder And Torture Of Prisoners In U.S. Custody: Newly Released Government Documents Show Special Forces Used Illegal Interrogation Techniques In Afghanistan April 17, 2008 NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union obtained documents today from the Department … Continue reading
Rear Offensive
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Ex-CIA analyst McGovern on Petraeus and Cheney
Ray McGovern: Was Cheney behind Iraqi army’s failed Basra offensive?April 11, 2008 Raymond McGovern is a retired CIA officer turned political activist. McGovern was a Federal employee under seven US presidents for over 27 years, presenting the morning intelligence briefings … Continue reading
The Daily Iraq War Report
And to remind you of the liars that still reside in Washington, DC, with impunity, here is a link to the White House Web site titled Disarm Saddam Hussein. Courtesy of Free Iraq. 9th of April – The Fall of … Continue reading
