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Spotlight on Media Military Analysts

April 20, 2008 – 11:23 am

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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. [...]

By Rich | Also posted in Media, Military | Comments (0)

When your spouse cheats on you

March 29, 2008 – 8:55 am

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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 [...]

By bushtool | Also posted in 2008 Election, Iraq, Peace | Comments (1)

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

March 25, 2008 – 11:38 am

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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 [...]

By slim | Also posted in Culture, Iraq, Media | Comments (4)

the unseen casualties

March 21, 2008 – 9:38 am

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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 [...]

By slim | Also posted in Iraq | Comments (1)

Iraq occupation no longer news for US media

March 18, 2008 – 8:18 pm

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Go here for more coverage from The Real News.

Sphere: Related Content

By bushtool | Also posted in Iraq, Media | Comments (1)

unfuckingbelievable

March 14, 2008 – 8:47 am

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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 [...]

By slim | Also posted in Bush crime family, Iraq, Military, War on terror | Comments (0)

Why are there so many names on the U.S. government’s terrorist list?

March 14, 2008 – 6:45 am

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The American Civil Liberties Union has some frightening info about who’s on the U.S. Government terror watch list, as well as a snazzy counter.
In September 2007, the Inspector General of the Justice Department reported that [...]

By Rich | Also posted in Civil rights, Constitution, Domestic spying, War on terror | Comments (2)

Iraq/Afghanistan Winter Soldier Hearings

March 14, 2008 – 6:16 am

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All regular programming on KBOO is pre-empted from 6AM to 4PM today (Friday the 14th) in order to carry the Iraq/Afghanistan Winter Soldier hearings, currently underway.
Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan will feature testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an [...]

By Rich | Also posted in Iraq, Military, War on terror | Comments (0)

bring them all home. soldiers and contractors.

March 12, 2008 – 1:58 pm

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From McClatchy today:
BAGHDAD — U.S. authorities in Baghdad have received five severed fingers belonging to four Americans and an Austrian who were taken hostage more than a year ago in Iraq, officials here said today.
The FBI is investigating the [...]

By slim | Also posted in Iraq, Torture | Comments (4)

We are no better than cave people in this country

March 11, 2008 – 6:38 pm

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We have Ferraro implying Obama has an unfair advantage because of his skin color. But this just disgusts me and makes me ashamed to be an American:
Rep. Steve King of Iowa said Monday that he [...]

By bushtool | Also posted in 2008 Election, Democrats, Iraq, Republicans | Comments (0)