Let’s see the spin Rumsfeld and his blind chorus put on this NYTimes article this morning: Iraqi casualties soared by more than 50 percent in recent months, the product of spiraling sectarian clashes and a Sunni-based insurgency that remains “potent and viable,†the Pentagon said in its latest comprehensive assessment of security in Iraq. During […]
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Walking Out
Posted on 06 August 2006.
This amazed me in terms of the numbers of deserters from the military: By Ana Radelat Gannett News Service July 05, 2006 Swept up by a wave of patriotism after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Chris Magaoay joined the Marine Corps in November 2004. The newly married Magaoay thought a military career would allow him […]
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What The War Does
Posted on 03 August 2006.
Here’s what the war will create: TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) — A U.S. soldier testified Wednesday that four of his colleagues accused of murdering three Iraqis during a raid threatened to kill him if he told anyone about the shooting deaths. Pfc. Bradley Mason, speaking at a hearing to determine whether the four must stand trial, […]
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Tell Us Now When Things Will Be Better
Posted on 19 July 2006.
It’s been the regular refrain that we hear from the Administration, pro-war Democrats and the talking heads in the press: just wait, the occupation of Iraq is turning the corner, just give it six more months, don’t worry… Yesterday, the United Nations released a report that concluded, according to The New York Times’ article: An […]
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Support The Fast
Posted on 05 July 2006.
Check out the Troops Home Fast here. Seems like a patriotic thing to think about and beats empty sloganeering.
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Why Are You Surprised?
Posted on 26 June 2006.
Apparently, Democrats are angry that the Pentagon presented a plan to the Administration that calls for troop withdrawals from Iraq–while, at the same time, Republicans were attacking Democrats for suggesting–pretty feebly–that troop withdrawals should begin. Well, boo-hoo, it’s your own fault, my friends. Of course, the Republicans were planning a pre-2006 election phony withdrawal of […]
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The Latest Photo-Op
Posted on 14 June 2006.
Well, the president flew off to Iraq for a secret trip, the latest photo-op designed to convince us that, yes, “victory” is just around the corner. Understand that this has nothing to do with the facts on the ground–a country ripped apart by an illegal, immoral war. This photo-op is about one thing only: domestic […]
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Inhumanity Drives Suicide
Posted on 11 June 2006.
Now, what will the Administration claim here? A sign of the victory in the “war on terror?” 3 Prisoners Commit Suicide at Guantánamo By JAMES RISEN and TIM GOLDEN WASHINGTON, June 10 — Three detainees being held at the United States military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, committed suicide early on Saturday, the first deaths […]
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Good For Teddy
Posted on 04 June 2006.
Here’s a Democrat who stood up against this crazy war: Teddy Kennedy. And still proud of his vote. “My vote against this misbegotten war is the best vote I have cast in the United States Senate since I was elected in 1962,” Kennedy said. “And my call more than a year ago — more than […]
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A Real Reality Movie
Posted on 02 June 2006.
I had a chance to hear from the filmmakers of “The War Tapes” a few weeks back. Though I haven’t seen the film, the description of what they had captured struck me then as a sure winner. Today, A.O. Scott has a very positive review of the film so let’s all rush out to see […]
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