Sy Hersh in the New Yorker about the administration’s Iran plans: I was repeatedly cautioned, in interviews, that the President has yet to issue the “execute order” that would be required for a military operation inside Iran, and such an order may never be issued. But there has been a significant increase in the tempo of attack planning. In mid-August, … Read More
“Phony Soldiers”
Followers of the news know that for the past couple weeks, while war raged in Iraq and U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians died, the Senate spent weeks debating a resolution to condemn an a newspaper ad — the MoveOn ad which read "General Patraeus or General Betray Us"? And amazingly, the Senate ended up condemning a pun, some concluding that … Read More
Bloggers Defy Myanmar Blackout
Sometimes the best news can be found from the original sources. If you have been following the terrible events In Myanmar in the mainstream media, you might want to check out these bloggers who are in the midst of it. http://soneseayar.blogspot.com/ Mizzima News The Irawaddy Democratic Voice of Burma Justice & Injustice http://mmedwatch.blogspot.com/ http://ko-htike.blogspot.com/ http://mogokmedia.blogspot.com/ Many of these are not … Read More
9/11 Survivor’s Tale Turns Out To Be B.S.
From CBS News: The six-year anniversary is, apparently, when the gloves come off. The New York Times has a brutal take-down of a 9/11 survivor activist whose sob story of lost love and heroic escape in the flames of the crumbling World Trace Center appears to be almost entirely bunk. Tania Head – possibly not even her real name – … Read More
Flashback To 2003
Remember why we invaded Iraq in the first place? Bush and his supporters will tell you its because Saddam didn’t comply with the U.N. resolutions. They’ll say Saddam wouldn’t disarm. Of course, Saddam, not having WMDs in the first place, couldn’t disarm. They’ll say that Saddam wouldn’t allow the UN inspectors to complete their inspections, which — while true for … Read More
Healthy Children Or War?
President Bush has threatened to veto legislation renewing and expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The legislation would extend health coverage to as many as 10 million children — four million of whom are currently uninsured. Bush has claimed the SCHIP bill contains “excessive spending”, even as he’s requested $200 billion more for the war in Iraq.. When … Read More
Twenty General Speak Out Against Iraq War
It isn’t mentioned often, but generals speaking out against a war policy is very rare in American history. So when it happens, as it has a lot recently, that means that something is horribly askew. After all, why else would these men risk their careers and reputations? What might be called The Revolt of the Generals has rarely happened in … Read More
How To Deal With Autistic And Retarded Kids? Tase Them
I wish I was this was a joke: Every time [Rob] woke from this dream, it took him a few moments to remember that he was in his own bed, that there weren’t electrodes locked to his skin, that he wasn’t about to be shocked. It was no mystery where this recurring nightmare came from—not A Clockwork Orange or 1984, … Read More
Iraq Fact File
New York Times: Military officials said Thursday that contracts worth $6 billion to provide essential supplies to American troops in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan — including food, water and shelter — were under review by criminal investigators, double the amount the Pentagon had previously disclosed. In addition, $88 billion in contracts and programs, including those for body armor for American … Read More
My Two Cents
Dear Unamed "Christian Advocacy Group": Oh, for God’s sakes. They’re risking their lives and getting shot at and dying for a ridiculous unnecessary war that you support. The very least you can do to support them is to let them have their porn. Love, Me
Terrorizing Your Kids
If the objective is terrorism is to spread terror, then this guy is doing the terrorists’ work. Here’s how he prefaces his "chlidren’s book" (which is really a Flash animation) about terrorism: Dear Concerned AmericanOn September 11, 2001, a most vicious and dangerous enemy attacked our nation and gave a wake up call to every American. Now nearly eight years … Read More
Depressing Headline
U.S. military cemetery running out of space RELATED: A harpist who plays at military funerals is getting tired of doing that
Biden Does Political Seriousness
Sen. Joe Biden, on the GOP’s successful filibuster of legislation restoring habeas corpus for enemy combatants: “As I’ve said before, the terrorists win when we abandon our civil liberties. The way we win is to show them that we can fight this war without changing our character as a nation. I hope the Senate reconsiders this issue once again.” . … Read More
Two Important Bills
I’ve sort of noticed that I’m not as political on this blog lately, and I think that is for three reasons. First of all, there’s the burnout factor. I mean, when you’ve seen all the outrages by this Adminsitration over the past several years — from Iraq to Katrina — then the smaller outrages (which would have been big ten … Read More