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When your spouse cheats on you

March 29, 2008 – 8:55 am

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 [...]

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

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, [...]

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

the unseen casualties

March 21, 2008 – 9:38 am

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 [...]

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

Iraq occupation no longer news for US media

March 18, 2008 – 8:18 pm

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

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 [...]

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

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 the Terrorist Screening Center (the FBI-administered organization that consolidates terrorist watch list information in the United States) had over 700,000 [...]

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

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 accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out, [...]

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

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 grisly development, and the families of the five kidnapped contractors have been notified, American officials said [...]

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

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 won’t apologize or back down from his prediction that terrorists will be “dancing in the streets” if Democratic [...]

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

MoveOn Vigil Esther Short Park March 19th

March 2, 2008 – 5:06 pm

[ March 19, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
See post here for details.

photo credit: m.j.b.

By admin | Also posted in Events, Iraq | Comments (0)