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fear and greed

There are some sick fucks in this country with some serious entitlement issues:
Officials are investigating the deaths of six sea lions who appear to have been shot Sunday after climbing onto traps in the Columbia River.
Wildlife officials said that the bodies of the sea lions were discovered at noon Sunday on two floating traps just [...]

Chomsky on Iran (five parts)

the lamest excuse

Q [Helen Thomas] How does the President intend to commemorate “Mission Accomplished” after five years of death and destruction?
MS. PERINO: What you’re referring to is the banner that ran — that was aboard the ship five years ago. President Bush –
Q I’m talking about the anniversary tomorrow.
MS. PERINO: Yes, I get — no, I understand. [...]

it’s not fucked up until bushco fucks it up

Al Qaida’s back in pre-9/11 fighting form, operating without fear or restraint along the Pakistan- Afghanistan border with the tacit support of Pakistan’s ISI, but somehow Iran is the world’s “most active” state sponsor of terrorism according to BushCo:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida has rebuilt some of its pre-Sept. 11 capabilities from remote hiding places in [...]

this is your justice department on the g.w.o.t.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Three men accused of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to attack U.S. and allied troops met only once during the two years an undercover informant investigated them, the informant testified Wednesday.
The informant, Darren Griffin, is the key witness in the case against Mohammad Amawi, Marwan El-Hindi and Wassim Mazloum, [...]

less than 3/8th human

At least the Founders cared whether the slaves lived or died.
For McCain, the only thing in Iraq that matters is that our soldiers aren’t getting killed. The Iraqis can kill each other just as much as they like. On This Week (4/20/08):
STEPHANOPOULOS: You’ve defined success in Iraq as a “generally peaceful, [...]

Spotlight on Media Military Analysts

Most of the mainstream media seem to have dropped any pretense of impartiality.I listened to an NPR piece about the cease-fire talks in Israel and both guests were pro-Israel, American Enterprise Institute members, who gave no mention of the Palestinian people’s complaints. To make matters worse, few Americans know who these frequently sourced or featured [...]

When your spouse cheats on you

Good article over at OpEd News about the state of our country. An analogy of our current state of affairs comes to mind of the spouse (i.e. we Americans) who refuses to acknowledge that his/her mate is unfaithful (i.e. our government’s illegal and immoral Iraq occupation and the lies supporting the occupation). The [...]

fuck the troops, i’ve got a mortgage to worry about

PZ on our national vegetative state:
I don’t get it.
As a nation, we stand atop a pedestal of bones and ruined lives. The disruption of families is ongoing, and our honor has been thrown away by the greed and ignorance of our leaders. And yet we carry on as if nothing is happening, nothing is wrong, [...]

the unseen casualties

It’s been five months since Riverbend last posted on her blog, Baghdad Burning; that last post was on her family’s move to Syria, joining the 2 million Iraqis who have fled their homes to escape the violence and segregation that have come to dominate everyday life in Iraq.
In her last post, Riverbend wrote about Syria’s [...]

Iraq occupation no longer news for US media

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unfuckingbelievable

I apologize for the graphic picture, but this is just sickening. After 6+ years of was in Afghanistan, a war that should have been over 5 years ago were it not for the disasterous invasion and occupation of Iraq, the Chimp has the gall to play Walter Mitty. Not only is Bush a [...]