[minority opinion] minority opinion: How the Left Turned Against the Jews: The General Jewish Labour Bund held its firstconference in Vilnius on October 7, 1897, to organise the Russian Empire's Jewsin a united socialist party. The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, fromwhich the Bolsheviks split, held its first conference in March 1898.

[Unitedagainstnucleariran.com] Eye on Iran: Banking Group Faces Pressure to Cut Iran Ties | UANI: Join the Cause. Sign the petition and receive action alerts ... The intelligence crisis that erupted in 2010, which has not been previously disclosed, only underscores how central that assessment has become to matters of war and peace." http://t. uani.com/xmsXEC. AP: "Despite saber-rattling from Jerusalem, .... And it is undeniable that America's shock-and-awe success in Iraq caused a fearful theocracy to suspend its nuclear program. Such a historical narrative is as ...

[The Race for Iran] RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR www.RaceforIran.com « The ...: Bush’s bailout failed on a Monday. By Friday, Obama had convinced enough Democrats in opposition to roll over - and the bailout passed, setting the stage for a new dispensation between the American State and Wall Street, in which a permanent pipeline of tens of trillions of dollars would flow directly into Wall Street accounts, via the Federal Reserve.

[jeff_emanuel's blog] U.S. Officials: Al Qaeda in Iraq Behind Deadly Bombings in ...: Along with a testament to AQI’s resilience, the three deadly attacks in Syria over the course of three months show the risk of assuming the makeup of the centers of protest or the active anti-regime population. The risk of al Qaeda and other criminals and terrorists having a presence among the Libyan opposition was intentionally ignored or glossed over during the NATO action there, and the ongoing fighting within that nation and the steady stream of weapons across its borders into neighboring countries in the weeks and months since NATO’s involvement ended demonstrate the problematic nature of that decision.

[michaelcavlanrn's FDL blog] Censorship - A Liberal Value | MyFDL: Asking questions, wondering about the “Invisible Donor Problem” and suddenly gone, banned without any word of warning or explanation. The COTO Years.

[PolitiJim's Rants for Reasonable People] Where's Aldo and Rick's 7 Obama Similarities ~ PolitiJim's Rants for ...: It is undeniable that not only does this Supreme Court affirm that definition, the Constitution's Framers knew it acknowledging their own admissions of reliance on “natural law” and the Law of the Nations. And it is further .

[The American Spectator and The Spectacle Blog] The American Spectator : Attack Iran? Ask Congress to Declare War: The Afghan invasion was ill advised, as you say, but the Iraqinvasion was based on lies and was criminal. We lost theconsiderable political capital we'd gained in the first war, weturned the enemy of our enemy into a friend of our enemy, we wastedtrillions of dollars, we allowed terrorists to make the country itshome, and we turned a secular nation into one ruled by Islamic law.It is one of the most monstrous strategic blunders in history,which will only be exceeded by an attack on Iran.

[End Times Truth] Gulf War – China stone texture – the texture of wood from China: Eisenhower USS Independence and guests to the area where they were ready by August 8 out of 48 of the U.S. Air Force F-15s the first fighter wing at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia landed in Saudi Arabia and immediately began air patrols around the clock Saudiuwaitraq border areas to deter further Iraqi advances The U.S. military also sent warships USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin to the region’s military buildup continued from there eventually reach 543 000 troops twice the number used in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 Much of the material was airlifted or taken the staging areas via fast shipping vessels allows rapid accumulation creating a coalition of a number of Security Council resolutions, UN and Arab League resolutions were adopted in connection with the invasion of Kuwait Saddam Hussein’s Iraq s One of the most important was Resolution 678 adopted on November 29, 1990, which set a deadline for withdrawal from Iraq until January 15, 1991 and authorized ll necessary means to uphold and implement Resolution 660 and a diplomatic formulation authorizing the use of force if Iraq failed to comply with H Norman Schwarzkopf Jr and President George HW Bush visits U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia on Thanksgiving Day 1990 of the United States formed a coalition of forces to join it in opposing Iraq’s aggression is s forces from 34 countries Argentina Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Canada Denmark Egypt France Greece Italy Kuwait Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman Pakistan Philippines Portugal Niger Qatar South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone Singapore Syria Spain in the UAE, the UK and the U.S. Although that in itself does not provide no forces of Japan and Germany made financial contributions totaling 10 billion and 6 6 billion, respectively, U.S. troops 73 of the 956 600 coalition troops in Iraq Many of the coalition forces were reluctant to join Some thought that the war was an internal affair Arabic or unwilling to increase U.S. influence in the Middle East In the end, however many nations were persuaded by Iraq’s belligerence towards other Arab states offers economic aid or debt relief and threats to withhold campaign support and the reasons for the intervention, 12 January 1991, the U.S. Congress authorized the use of military force to drive Iraq from Kuwait, 52 votes were 47 in the U.S. Senate and 183 250 in the U.S. House of Representatives These were the closest margins in force authorized by Congress since the War of 1812 shortly after other coalition states followed the example of the United States and the United Nations gave several public justifications for involvement in the conflict the most prominent is the rape of Kuwait by Iraq, territorial integrity addition, the United States moved to support its ally Saudi Arabia, whose importance in the region and as a key oil supplier that made considerable geopolitical importance during a speech at a special joint session U.S. Congress September 11 gives the U.S. 1990, President George HW Bush summed up the reasons with the following comments within three days 120 000 850 Iraqi soldiers with tanks had poured into Kuwait and moved south to threaten Saudi Arabia’s when I decided to act to ensure that the attack the Pentagon claimed that satellite photos showing a buildup of Iraqi forces along the border were the source of this information, but this was later proved false A reporter for the St. Petersburg Times, obtained commercial satellite imagery at the time in question, which showed nothing but empty Other desert justifications for foreign involvement included Iraq’s history of human rights violations under President Saddam Iraq is also known to possess biological weapons and chemical weapons Saddam had used against Iranian troops during the war against the population Iranraq and in his own country s Kurds in Iraq Al Anfal campaign was also known for having a nuclear weapons program even though there were human rights violations committed in Kuwait by the invading army of Iraq’s best-known in the U.S. were inventions of the public relations firm hired by the government of Kuwait to influence U.S. opinion for military intervention shortly after the Iraq invasion of Kuwait in the organization Citizens for a Free Kuwait formed in the U.S. hired public relations firm Hill Knowlton for about $ 11 million paid by the government of Kuwait, among many other means to influence U.S. opinion distribution of books about the atrocities of Iraq to U.S. soldiers deployed in the region Kuwait Free T-shirts and speakers to college campuses and dozens of video news releases to television stations of the company organized an appearance before a group of members of U.S. Congress in which a woman identifying herself as a nurse working at the hospital in Kuwait City, Iraqi soldiers taking babies described the incubators and left to die on the floor The story was an influence on the inclination of both the public and Congress into a war with Iraq, six members of Congress said that the testimony was sufficient for them to support military action against Iraq and seven Senators referenced the testimony in the debate, the Senate supported the military action in a 52 47 vote a year later of war, however, this claim proved to be an invention was found the woman who had claimed to be a member of the Kuwaiti royal family, in fact, the daughter of Kuwait’s ambassador in the U.S. She had been living in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion Details of the Hill Knowlton public relations campaign including the testimony of the incubator were published in the censorship of the Second Front of John MacArthur R s and Propaganda in the Gulf War California Berkeley, University of California Press, 1992 and came to public attention when an opinion piece by MacArthur was published in the New York Times This led to further consideration by Amnesty International that she had originally promoted an account alleging a number even more babies torn from incubators original false testimony after finding no evidence to support the organization issued a retraction of President George HW Bush repeated the incubator allegations on television at the same time, the Iraqi army committed several well-documented crimes during its occupation of Kuwait, such as summary executions without trial of three brothers after their bodies were stacked in a pile and left to decompose in a public street, Iraqi troops also looted and plundered private houses a residence Kuwait

[Syria Comment] Syria Comment » Archives » News Round UP (23 March 2012): During the coming months of the run up to the 2013 Parliamentary election, Lebanon will also witness more cold stare visits from US bureaucrats such as US Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen who was in Lebanon this week rattling the cage of Lebanese Central Bank officials warning that the US suspects that Lebanese banks are being used to fund the Iranian nuclear program and to finance the Syrian regime so the US may have to act against Lebanese banks and for sure the Beirut based Bank Saderat Iran and the Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank;

[Flüchtlingshilfe Iran e.V. 2010] Eye on Iran: Banking Group Faces Pressure to Cut Iran Ties ...: The Observatory: Iran: Enforced disappearance, arbitrary arrests, ongoing detentions and judicial harassment against human rights defenders

[Mannaismayaadventure's Blog] Gulf War - Mannaismayaadventure's Blog: ”In the Jan/Feb, 1995 edition of Foreign Affairs, French diplomat Eric Rouleau wrote: “[T]he Iraqi people, who were not consulted about the invasion, have paid the price for their government’s madness. Iraqis understood the legitimacy of a military action to drive their army from Kuwait, but they have had difficulty comprehending the Allied rationale for using air power to systematically destroy or cripple Iraqi infrastructure and industry: electric power stations (92 percent of installed capacity destroyed), refineries (80 percent of production capacity), petrochemical complexes, telecommunications centers (including 135 telephone networks), bridges (more than 100), roads, highways, railroads, hundreds of locomotives and boxcars full of goods, radio and television broadcasting stations, cement plants, and factories producing aluminum, textiles, electric cables, and medical supplies.”

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[Iraq Veterans Against the War] Combat Paper Project | Iraq Veterans Against the War: The Combat Paper Project utilizes art making workshops to assist veterans in reconciling and sharing their personal experiences as well as broadening the traditional narrative surrounding service and the military culture.

[At War] A Baghdad of Fresh Flowers, New Paint and Armored Delegations ...: It is undeniable that the summit has captivated Iraq’s attention. Seemingly every newspaper and television station is covering the event, breathlessly updating viewers with news alerts to report the arrival of some trade minister or finance official to Baghdad’s airport.

[Go Essays] The Iraq War: The United States seem to think because Iraq is effectively contained, it is no longer an imminent threat to the United States or any other countries anymore, however, Saddam Hussein had never threatened to attack the United States or to use weapons of mass destruction offensively. Iraq has been weak and under control since the Gulf War and has not troubled its neighbours.

[The Last Gringo] Bush and Company: High Crimes | The Last Gringo: Then ask yourself why Bush refused to hear any evidence that al-Qaeda was the biggest threat to America over the first 8 months of his presidency and the source of serious threats to America over the last three months before 9/11. The answer is that Bush wouldn’t know about the threat if he told his intelligence people that he wanted no intelligence briefing at the cabinet level on bin Laden or al-Qaeda.

[lewrockwell.com] A Day of Dishonor by Laurence M. Vance: NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 19, 2012, as a National Day of Honor. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that commemorate the return of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq.

[The Middle East Channel] Iraq Hosts its First Arab League Summit Since Invasion of Kuwait ...: The U.S. and its allies should call for Assad to step down immediately, and prepare to arm his opponents. Syria is already in a state of civil war, and arming opposition forces will at least give them a chance to protect themselves. International leaders are no fools, and their insistence on dialogue at this stage makes them both morally complicit in the continuing crackdown, and culpable for the instability that will result if Assad clings to power.

[At War] U.S. Navy Program to Study How Troops Use Intuition - NYTimes.com: At War is a reported blog from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other conflicts in the post-9/11 era. The New York Times's award-winning team provides insight ”” and answers questions ”” about combatants on the faultlines, and civilians caught in the middle.

[Iraq Veterans Against the War] Poster Girl and Iraq, Paper, Scissors Film Screenings | Iraq Veterans ...: Iraq Veterans Against the War is open to Active Duty, National Guard and Reservists who have served since 09/11/2001.

[Balloon Juice] Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Things To Think About Before We ...: ourselves into this kind of war again. In between Walt's insistence that we honestly confront our loss in Iraq and this rather pious last hope, this short essay examines many important, depressing truths.

[TheSouthernBlog.com] Bush and Company: High Crimes | TheSouthernBlog.com: Then ask yourself why Bush refused to hear any evidence that al-Qaeda was the biggest threat to America over the first 8 months of his presidency and the source of serious threats to America over the last three months before 9/11. The answer is that Bush wouldn’t know about the threat if he told his intelligence people that he wanted no intelligence briefing at the cabinet level on bin Laden or al-Qaeda.

[You Served® - Veteran and Military Blog and Military Podcast] Sudsy's Introduction | You Served®: I met my wife who was attending K-State Veterinary Medicine School at the time later in 2003), where I deployed to Kuwait with Task Force 1-41 Infantry (then of 3rd Brigade, 1st Armor Division) from April thru June 2002 supporting both the Intrinsic Action and Operation Southern Watch missions as well as hoping to find myself augmenting operations in OEF (which didn’t happen, but sure did to the people we relieved… Just my luck…).

[The Bucky-Gandhi Design Institution] The Second Amendment in Iraq, Combat Robotics, and the Future of ...: So the response to this Second Amendment War from the Pentagon has been to fund the development of weapons systems which are capable of defeating the Iraqi population, with their rifles and improvised bombs, so that the next population that chooses to resist the US military can be swiftly and effectively defeated. What this effort will do, if it is successful, is defang not just the population of Iraq, but all populations, overthrowing the protective effect individual firearms ownership, destroying the intent and effectiveness of the Second Amendment, and unbalancing the Constitution permanently through evolving technology which end-runs around the original intent of the Framers.

[At War] Survey Gives Glimpse Into Minds of Recent Veterans - NYTimes.com: At War is a reported blog from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other conflicts in the post-9/11 era. The New York Times's award-winning team provides insight ”” and answers questions ”” about combatants on the faultlines, and civilians caught in the middle.

[Activist Post] Activist Post: US Army Organ Donor Registry: The Pentagon's ...: I'd like to expand your understanding of how sick, how anti-human, and how deranged American war is with some of my discoveries regarding Army organ transplantation, widespread brain damage, and the tormented victims of war that no longer truly live, but suffer in medical suspension just above death.

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[Mail & Guardian News Feed] Al-Qaeda keeps its grip on out-of-sight Iraqi cities - News - Mail ...: From Mosul, the influence of the militants spreads to the Syrian border and through the Tigris provinces of Nineveh, Kirkuk, Salahuddin and Diyala, across the empty desert to the province of Anbar and the lush Euphrates valley on Baghdad's outskirts that US forces used to call the triangle of death.

[News RSS : Today] US in Iraq: Eight years of fraud and money laundering? — RT: Barack Obama has ordered US troops out of Iraq by the end of the year in the belief that Baghdad can take care of itself. But this .

[Mar15.info] Syria to Top Agenda at Summit in Baghdad |: Iraqi state TV said ambassadors from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain ”” two kingdoms that have long been hostile to Iraq ”” arrived in Baghdad on Monday evening. Their appearance at the summit marked a sort of watershed event for Iraq, which until recently did not have normal diplomatic relations with either nation because former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990.

[VAntage Point] Iraq's Far-Reaching Anniversary | VAntage Point: I joined the Army in 2004, and for a good chunk of that time, the war operated in the background, a far flung destination that I trained for every day. It was strange to know exactly when and where I'd be .

[100.3 WRNB] The End Of The War In Iraq! | 100.3 WRNB: American troops lowered the flag of command that flew over Baghdad Thursday morning, rolled it, and placed it in a green and gray case, officially ending the controversial United States military mission in Iraq after nearly nine years. The understated ceremony under the bright Iraqi sun was the very opposite .

[arabnews - frontpage] Spate of bombs hits Iraq province north of Baghdad - Arab News: Diyala province, a fertile agricultural region criss-crossed by canals where Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds live side by side, has long been one of the most volatile areas in Iraq. Monday’s bombings all took place after sunset in the provincial capital Baquba or towns and villages to the east.

[Move One InMotion] Relocation: Iraq | Move One InMotion: The Health Care system of Iraq was once one of the most developed in the region, with large number of medical schools, variety of advanced resources and largely accessible care. Today, Iraqi medical sector struggles with lack of professional personnel and destroyed or poorly maintained facilities.

[a paper bird] “A war against me, inside and outside”: Security forces, denials, and ...: Now in Baghdad young people who wear black tight clothes and have pics of skulls and let their hair grow long are called emo female “wannabes.” These people are being killed by gangs called “Asa’ib” [presumably Asaib Ahl al-Haq, the “League of the Righteous,” a Shi’ite militia whom some blame for the current attacks] and by the Iraqi police. To these gangs emos and gays are two faces of one coin.

[Iraq and Gulf Analysis] The Baghdad Gamble: Maliki Brings the Arab League to Town « Iraq ...: A peaceful political solution with Assad stepping down, and an agreement to have some form of power-sharing with the Allawites and Christians still retaining important influence in whatever government that emerges is probably the best that Iraq can hope for. Hence, Maliki has made some specific statements as Reidar described that may point to where Maliki would like to see Syrian politics to move towards.

[Cii Broadcasting] Arab summit to back Annan's syria plan-Iraq minister | Cii Broadcasting: “There has to be a political solution, fundamental constitutional and political changes for transfer of power in Syria but through a Syrian-led process with the help of the international community, (like) to have an election under international monitoring,” Zebari said.

[Snafu::Blog] Drumbeats of War - Syria Buffer Zone, Iraq Assassination Plot ...: They apparently did not know, or at least did not share with the Iranians, the most important thing about that promise: whether or not the zone would be at least partially in Syria. If it were, it would almost certainly be seen as casus belli by Syrian President Assad.

[The Common Ills] Iraq snapshot « The Common Ills: Chaos and violence continue, Michael Ratner explains that the US is -- for all intents and purposes -- conducting a secret trial currently, Barack has a new nominee for US Ambassador to Iraq, Amesty International issues a new report which finds Iraq ranking near the top -- sadly, it's not a list you want to be on, preparations for the Arab League summit continue to dominate Baghdad, and more.

[Mar15.info] Syria tops Arab agenda at Iraq summit |: Iraqi authorities have insisted that the summit will focus on structural reform of the Arab League in an effort to make the organization more active, but Syria remains in the limelight, rocked by ongoing protests and deadly clashes, U.S. and European sanctions and a United Nations human rights probe.

[The American Spectator and The Spectacle Blog] The American Spectator : No Man Can Fight Forever: Second, it does not appear to be apolitically created media event such as the Fallujah shootings inIraq years ago that resulted in the courts martial of severalMarines, all of whom were acquitted. Third, it's also nothing likesome of the inevitable and trivial incidents in war, such as thewidely reported case of some Marines urinating on Taliban corpsessome months ago.

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[AidNews] Iraq: Insight – Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear ...: MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A spruced-up Baghdad is welcoming Arab leaders this week to declare that war is over and Iraq is open for business. To Um Qassim, carrying her shopping beside a rubbish-filled creek four hours drive from the capital, it is a cruel joke.

[Islamic Movements] Insight: Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear | Islamic ...: To Um Qassim, carrying her shopping beside a rubbish-filled creek four hours drive from the capital, it is a cruel joke. In her home city of Mosul, out of view of visiting dignitaries, al Qaeda still controls the streets and people like her still whisper …

[Mail & Guardian News Feed] Al-Qaeda keeps its grip on out-of-sight Iraqi cities - News - Mail ...: "Maliki keeps sending Shi'ite troops to Mosul to humiliate Sunnis. He knows that people here won't cooperate with them but even so, he keeps sending them," said Mostafa, a Sunni Arab standing at the entrance of one of the Green Zones, waiting for a relative to escort him inside.

[Freebytes.eu - Published news] Insight: Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear: MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A spruced-up Baghdad is welcoming Arab leaders this week to declare that war is over and Iraq is open for business. To Um Qassim, carrying her shopping beside a rubbish-filled creek four hours drive from the capital, it is a cruel joke.

[Tondan] Insight: Iraq war over? Not where Al-Qaeda rules through fear ...: A spruced-up Baghdad is welcoming Arab leaders this week to declare that war is over and Iraq is open for business. To Um Qassim, carrying her shopping beside a rubbish-filled …

[Scene Releases - RSS FEED] Insight: Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear | Scene ...: A spruced-up Baghdad is welcoming Arab leaders this week to declare that war is over and Iraq is open for business. To Um Qassim, carrying her shopping beside a rubbish-filled creek four hours drive from the capital, it is a cruel joke

[Nigeria News Network] Taliban warn Pakistan lawmakers over NATO supplies | Nigeria ...: A spruced-up Baghdad is welcoming Arab leaders this week to declare that war is over and Iraq is open for business. To Um Qassim, carrying her shopping beside a rubbish-filled creek four hours drive from the capital, it is a cruel joke.

[Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense] Displaced Iraqis still suffering from sectarian war: Amir Sarbut Zaidan al-Batawi died earlier this month and his body was handed over to his family, with Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, wanted by Baghdad on terror charges, releasing photographs he said showed the 33-year-old married father-of-three was tortured.

[Latest World news] Insight: Iraq war over? Not where al Qaeda rules through fear ...: A spruced-up Baghdad is welcoming Arab leaders this week to declare that war is over and Iraq is open for business. To Um Qassim, carrying her shopping beside a rubbish-filled creek four hours drive from the capital, it is a cruel joke.

[PacificEyeWitness - South Pacific] Parliament: NZ Prime Minister Pays Tribute to King of Tonga: LILLE, France (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was placed under formal investigation on Monday by authorities looking into a suspected prostitution ring in the French city of Lille, his lawyer said, following a day of questioning by judges in a closed courtroom. […]

[Blodic.us - Latest News] Insight: Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear - Blodic.us: MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A spruced-up Baghdad is welcoming Arab leaders this week to declare that war is over and Iraq is open for business.

[News Blog] Insight: Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear | News ...: MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – A spruced-up Baghdad is welcoming Arab leaders this week to declare that war is over and Iraq is open for business. To Um Qassim, carrying her shopping beside a rubbish-filled creek four hours .

[Harrington Virgilio869's blog] Displaced Iraqis still suffering from sectarian war - Harrington ...: Talib al-Ajami stands near his makeshift house in a garbage and sewage-filled slum in north Baghdad holding a torn, creased letter from insurgents who drove him from his home in 2006. "In the name of God, the .

[Nuzaddikt] The battle of the return: After the war in Iraq, tensions are palpable ...: Instead, they find themselves perched along the next front in Iraq’s seemingly unending turmoil: the battle of return.

[Foreign Policy] A New Challenge for Our Military: Honest Introspection - By David ...: In Afghanistan as in Iraq, our actions,despite efforts to win public support, have also produced profound alienation,at least in part due to a backlash against a steady number of incidents of what themilitary calls "collateral damage." Such incidents inevitably occur in warfare,but given our political debate, even apologizing for thesemistakes -- acknowledging them as errors -- has been made to seem a sign of weakness.From Abu Ghraib to the burning of the Qurans in Afghanistan, from urinating oncorpses to the murder of civilians, there have been multiple suchincidents -- yet there is little appetite to ask why so many have occurredor whether some aspect of our military or the way it is being run iscontributing to their frequency.

[Richard's Blog] Richard's Blog » Blog Archive » An important anniversary: I have painstakingly studied the story of Jessica Lynch, Rafael Peralta and the battles of Nasiriyah and Fallujah. I have amassed and read thousands of pages of documentation.

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[RT] Has life in Iraq changed for the better without Saddam Hussein? — RT: It certainly isn't a "better place" for the Christians who lived there now that Saddam has been murdered by the US (at the "suggestion" of Israel). Christians and non-Christians lived together in relative peace there under Saddam. 

[NY Essay] Essay or other academic paper Our Corrupt Administration on our ...: President George Bush was considering attacking Iraq to dictate what happens to Iraqi oil and who makes the most profit from it. Not only are they killing hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens but also their very own soldiers and many American lives…why?

[International Policy Digest] Why not get the Law and Politics Right in Iran?: But no international law argument or precedent is available to justify attacking a sovereign state because it goes nuclear. After all, Israel became a stealth nuclear weapons state decades ago without a whimper of opposition from the West, and the same goes for India, Pakistan, and even North Korea’s acquisition of weapons produced only a muted response that soon dropped from sight.

[The Common Ills] Iraq snapshot « The Common Ills: That hearing started a little late and there was concern about votes being called shortly so to speed things along, Platts, Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management and Senator Thomas Carper, Chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Federal Financial Management Committee, waived their opening remarks and entered the written remarks into the record. Appearing before the two Subcommittees were the Army Reserve's LTC Kirk Zecchini, the GAO's Asif Khan, the Army's Director of Accountability and Audit Readiness James Watkins, the Army's Director of Technology and Business Architecture Integration Jeanne Brooks and Aaron Gillison, the Deputy Director of Defense Finance and Accounting Service-Indianapolis.

[jameshouts2010.com] Violence reveals insurgent plans to thwart Iraq's first Arab League ...: Iraqi citizens and lawmakers have questioned whether they would be safe during the Arab meeting or whether it makes them a target in deadly attacks aimed at scaring away the thousands of dignitaries and journalists from attending and, in effect, embarrassing the government. Zebari has said at least six Arab heads of state have committed to attending the final day of the summit, which is scheduled for March 27-29.

[Voice of Russia, News] Iraq: the cost of the war, the problems of the peace: Voice of Russia: Iraq's political life is focused on the issue of Iraq's Sunni vice president Tariq Hashimi who the followers of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and other Shiite politicians blame to be a terrorist aid. Hashimi himself rushed to disappear on the territory of Kurd autonomy and denies everything.

[OpEdNews] OpEdNews - Article: A Little Unfinished Business in the Middle East: My question: Given all the foregoing crimes and calamities, (and the countless others not enumerated in this piece) which of our presidential candidates, particularly those who dwell on their Christian background and virtues, are going to advocate Americans repay the aggrieved and robbed citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq for all the lives lost, for all the treasures stolen, for all the oil revenue swindled in contracts made at gunpoint, in short, for all that we Americans have damaged and destroyed? Speak up, gentlemen!

[William M. Arkin Online] Iran: A Closer Look at Internal Look | William M. Arkin Online:   The major outcome of the exercise was the success of the Army commander to convince General Tommy Franks to provide him a minimum of forces to execute what was called the “running start option” for an Iraq war.  The attack would focus on Baghdad command and control as the center of gravity; a simultaneous and synchronized ground attack from multiple directions aimed at isolating the regime within Baghdad and ultimately at striking sites in the city.

[Kurdistan Adventures] Air services expansion to Iraq accelerating this summer | Kurdistan ...: The 2012 Iraqi budget allocates approximately USD1 billion to transport projects, and more investment is expected from the private sector and via international aid grants. Earlier this year, the Iraqi Transport Minister Hadi al-Ameri made an appeal for foreign private investment in Iraqi transport projects, including rebuilding airports and helping to develop a major rail network.

[opednews] OpEdNews - Article: Nine Years Later: More Shocked, Less Awed: That effort, the single biggest day of protest in history, created international alliances, prevented the United Nations from sanctioning the war, dragged non anti-war groups into the anti-war effort at least as long as the president was a Republican, discouraged military recruitment, and kicked off a movement that -- along with other factors -- eventually ended a war in Iraq, is about to end a war in Afghanistan, and has thus far prevented a war on Iran -- a war that the masters of war have tried very hard to start a number of times in the past 9 years. Of course, the war on Iraq has neither ended completely nor ended in the way people are often told.

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[The Common Ills] Iraq snapshot « The Common Ills: al-Hashemi has noted that Nouri controls the Baghdad judiciary and that he cannot receive a fair trial in Baghdad (which is correct as evidenced by nine Baghdad judges pronouncing al-Hahsemi guilty last month despite the fact that no trial had taken place -- the Iraqi Constitution makes it the law that you are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, that's not a slogan, that's not a bumper sticker, it's written into the Iraqi Constitution, it is the law -- the very same law the judges are supposed to be upholding but clearly either ignore or are ignorant of). al-Hashemi has asked that the trial be held in Kirkuk. 

[The Majalla Magazine] The Odd Couple | The Majalla Magazine: In a greatly publicized interview with Fars News, General Yahya Safavi””the former chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and presently the top military advisor to Ayatollah Khamenei””spoke of the United States having tasked Qatar (together with Saudi Arabia and Turkey) to facilitate anti-Iran forces to come to power in places such as Syria. Esmail Kosari, the Vice-Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s commission on National Security and Foreign Policy, warned that Qatar’s “interference in the internal affairs of other countries will not remain unanswered.” This was in response to Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani’s suggestion that Syrian protesters should be given arms to fight the Al-Assad regime.

[http://labibliaweb.com/cycle/index.php] Women Soldiers In Iraq: Sexual Violence Against Women in the US Military: The Search for Truth and Justice deaths of other US female soldiers on bases in Afghanistan and Iraq will Of these, Benedict chose five whose war lives most reflected the diverse experiences of female soldiers in Iraq, and she followed them over the .Rape has become Or that, as Representative Jane Harman puts it, a female soldier in Iraq is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire.

[Iran Aware] Al Qaeda Network in Iran « Iran Aware: According to Der Spiegel, senior al Qaeda terrorists instructed Meziche and another member of the cell, an Iranian national named Shahab Dashti, to travel to Iran where “they would be told where in Europe they were to be deployed to begin building structures for bin Laden’s organization.” Once in Iran, Dashti “was to undergo facial plastic surgery” because he had already appeared in a propaganda video and was therefore recognizable to European authorities. However, Dashti did not get a chance to fool Western intelligence officials, because he was killed in a drone strike in northern Pakistan in early October 2010, after the Mumbai-style plot was uncovered.

[FrontPage Magazine] Smearing Our Troops | FrontPage Magazine: It should not be taken as an attempt to justify what Sergeant Bales has done, but if economic slowdown and the resulting failure of someone to pay off his home-loan can be a justification for trying to blow off Times Square, so can be the frustration of having to fight a war with an arm tied to his back against an enemy who has no rules, for venting out his frustration on the civilians.

[The Latest posts on MinnPost] 542 antiquities looted in Iraq war return home, but where are the rest ...:  “This is a very happy day - we are making progress in the very important field of returning Iraqi history to its rightful home,” said Iraq's ambassador to Washington, Samir Sumaidaie, who said the objects had been found through a combination of Iraqi and American efforts. “Iraq cannot be summarized by 30 years of problems and wars - it can stand and it can reclaim its history.”

[Antiwar.com Original] George Packer and the Unfathomable by Justin Raimondo ...: “Three deployments over six years in Iraq, including one during the “surge” with intense fighting. A wound that cost him part of his foot, then a head injury in a vehicle accident.

[Middle East Focus-Arabia Deserta] Middle East Focus-Arabia Deserta: Is It Payback Time for Yukiya ...: Like the buildup to the Iraq war (that I supported). Domestic American right-wing pressure, Israeli pressure, Arab princes applying pressure, shadowy exiles making wild claims, terrible intelligence (George Tenet’s “slam dunk), even more terrible analysis and interpretation of the terrible intelligence.

[This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here] Speaking of the Iraq War - This Ain't Hell: But, apparently this a call out to veterans to join the Obama campaign, because, you know he’s done so much for us. Like increased our healthcare premiums 500%, stopped our Cost of Living Allowances for the last three years.

[Phillies Online Fanz] War on Terror, Iraq, Dahlia Wasfi, Islamophobia for Dummies ...: Halliburton Subsidiary, Center for Defense Information states that 51% of federal income taxes spent on war, Lisa Holland from Sky News about widespread child deformities among Iraqi children believed to be caused by white phosphorous – depleted uranium, explanation of how depleted uranium which is made from nuclear waste causes cancer and birth defects.

[JK Alternative Viewpoint] It's time to hold the generals accountable for Afghanistan and Iraq ...: In Afghanistan as in Iraq, our actions, despite efforts to win public support, have also produced profound alienation, at least in part due to a backlash against a steady number of incidents of what the military calls “collateral damage.” Such incidents inevitably occur in warfare, but given our political debate, even apologizing for these mistakes —

[The Enterprise Blog] More disasters America will face if we retreat from Afghanistan « The ...: . Before September 11, 2001, Pakistan was one of only three countries that recognized the Taliban regime, and the Pakistani ISI had a long history of covert cooperation with Islamic militants. After 9/11, President Bush delivered a blunt message to Pakistan’s leaders: you are either with us or with the terrorists. They chose wisely and began cooperating with the United States in the war on terror. In the ensuing years, that cooperation has deteriorated. If the U.S. retreats from Afghanistan, it would end all but completely. Those in Pakistan who were behind the policy of cooperation with the United States would be marginalized, while those who have advocated for cooperation with Islamic radicals and terrorists would be strengthened. Tensions between Pakistan and India would grow. If there were another major terrorist attack, like the 2008 Mumbai bombings, which could be traced back to Islamabad, America’s ability to influence the situation would decline. India would rightly conclude that we are not reliable partners, and had lost our ability to restrain Pakistan””increasing the chances of Indian retaliation, and the risk of war between these two nuclear powers.

[Gorilla's Guides] Gorilla's Guides » Blog Archive » Iraqi refugees return home from ...: During the worst of the violence caused by the US-led war in Iraq, almost a million Iraqis crossed over to Syria, some of them registering with the UN refugee agency in the hope of being resettled.

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[S. Brian Willson] US Veterans Delegation to Iraq, October 1991 | S. Brian Willson: There have been numerous “naked aggressions” committed by one country against another in the Middle East as well as elsewhere, including Iraq’s invasion of Iran in 1980 with U.S. support, and Israel’s “naked aggression” against the Palestinians, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt over the past 44 years, all having received either tacit or open support from the U.S. The worst offender in the world for committing lawless aggression and interventionism is the United States which possesses a global network of a thousand military bases and installations which have supported, it is now known, more than 350 U.S. led or supported military interventions in the “Third” world since the end of World War II, murdering millions.

[Breningstall.com] John le Carré on the Iraq War: The United States of America has ...: The spy novelist wrote, " How Bush and his junta succeeded in deflecting America's anger from bin Laden to Saddam Hussein is one of the great public relations conjuring tricks of history.

[LewRockwell.com] A Day of Dishonor by Laurence M. Vance: In one of our Nation’s longest wars, veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn wrote one of the most extraordinary chapters in American military history. When highways became mine fields and uncertainty waited behind every corner, service members rose to meet the task at hand with unmatched courage and determination.

[Talk politics.] talk_politics: The other great forgotten war:: Not only from the USA of Ronald Reagan deliberately removing Iraq from the list of terrorist-sponsoring states, but in revealing that with the fourth largest army in the world Iranian teenagers without any equivalent firepower regularly came within a hair's breadth of kicking the ass of a regime that in theory in 2003, when far, far weaker, was an existential threat to the United States. This war in general illustrated how in the right circumstances nothing at all changed in terms of the whims and actions of the Great Powers, and thus everyone except Iran has had reason to forget this war, even though remembering it would explain things like the curious irony of Mr.

[Corrente] Keller War-Mongers On in Faux-Stock-Taking of NYT/Iraq War ...: If that was the case, why didn’t the Bush administration order the military into Saudi Arabia, from which 15 of the 19 men accused of the 9/11 hijacking came, along with ideological inspiration, funding and logistical support for the operation? Why some “zealots” were targeted for elimination and others protected was bound up not with any “broad agreement,” but with the geo-strategic interests of US imperialism””in particular, for control of oil, a three-letter word that makes no appearance in Keller’s column.

[The Casemate Blog] The Iraq War, 9 Years Later | The Casemate Blog: Our heavy-handed military actions, wholesale abolition of the Iraqi security apparatus, and condemnation of all Ba’ath Party members led to a schism between Sunni and Shia Iraqis that eventually exploded into civil war. In the chaos we created, al Qaeda saw a grand opportunity to establish a new base from which to launch a campaign that threatened an entire region…Awakening Victory describes how America and our Iraqi partners turned the tide in the Iraq War by finally realizing what the war was about.

[Let's Get Political] The U.S. and it's Coalition Initiates the War in Iraq | History.com ...: Bush announced in a televised address, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.” President Bush and his advisors built much of their case for war on the idea that Iraq, under dictator Saddam Hussein, possessed or was in the process of building weapons of mass destruction.

[Presidential History Geeks] Presidential History Geeks - George W. Bush Announces "Operation ...: Internationally however the invasion of Iraq was strongly opposed by some traditional U.S. allies, including the governments of France, Germany, New Zealand, and Canada, whose leaders argued that there was no evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. On February 15, 2003, worldwide protests against the Iraq war were organized, including a rally of three million people in Rome, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest ever anti-war rally.

[Research History] Research History » Blog Archive » War in Iraq Begins: Mar 19, 2003: Bush announced in a televised address, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.” President Bush and his advisors built much of their case for war on the idea that Iraq, under dictator Saddam Hussein, possessed or was in the process of building weapons of mass destruction.

[??? ??? ???] US war game foreshadows Israeli attack on Iran: The article ominously noted that a similar “Internal Look” exercise had been used in December 2002, by Central Command head General Tommy Franks, “to test the readiness of his units for the coming invasion of Iraq.” Just three months later, in March 2003, US President George Bush unleashed the illegal US-led war of aggression that cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians and devastated much of the country.

[WeMustChange] WeMustChange » Blog Archive » US Power Wanes in Iraq 9 Years ...: It may be impossible to imagine a fifth column of South Korean agitators helping Pyongyang take over Seoul today, but during the Cold War this was a real concern for the United States. So Washington chose to prop up feudalistic landlords and former Japanese collaborators as Seoul’s ruling class, stiffening South Korea’s sinews against the appeal of the North Korean model with a glut of military and economic support.

[Antiwar.com Blog] Dear Department of Justice: Please Investigate Your Old Boss for ...: Of course we are well aware of Obama’s instructions for you to never look backward when it comes to the torture crimes but here’s the part that could allow you to put the handcuffs on your old boss for his new and apparently ongoing terrorist crimes! After Mr.

[PoliticusUSA] No Coicidence: Republicans Pushing For War With Iran Are Big Oil's ...: However, what do Americans get in return for giving Israel money for their defense, and why, if we’re broke as Republicans claim, can we afford to engage in another war and support Israel’s military when Republicans intend on making Draconian cuts to Medicare, food stamps, and assistance for those who need help? Republicans have never given a reasonable answer to that question except that “America stands with Israel.”

[War On Terror News] SD NG reflects back on its Iraq War involvement - War On Terror News: Two of those units include the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment and the 139th Brigade Support Battalion, both of which moved to Kuwait from Iraq during the withdrawal process and now are conducting follow-on missions of retrograde operations, including the transfer of personnel and equipment from the Iraq theater back to the Unites States.

[Gore Vidal] March 19, 2003 – George W. Bush Announces Invasion of Iraq: There were skeptics about Bush’s rationale for invading Iraq, of course, and no one was more skeptical than Gore Vidal. A few years later, in the preface to the book, Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia,”

[NY Essay] Essay or other academic paper Nessecisties Of War on our NY ...: When the United States first invaded Iraq George W. Bush stated, “Iraq has stockpiled biological and chemical weapons, and is rebuilding the facilities used to make more of those weapons.” (writ.news.) President Bush also stated, “We know that the regime has produced thousands of tons of chemical agents, including mustard gas, sarin nerve gas, VX nerve gas.” (writ.news)

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[Corrente] Keller War-Mongers On in Faux-Stock-Taking of NYT/Iraq War ...: Keller’s headline””“Falling in and out of war”””is an accurate reflection of the smug and cynical character of the well-heeled layer of establishment liberals of which he is a part, and which today constitutes a principal constituency for imperialism.

[Mondoweiss] The 'folly' of the 'war lobby'-- What if NYT's top-pick comments reflect ...: In cooperating with Israel's policy of "nuclear ambiguity" - by not bringing the fact of a nuclear-armed Israel to the discussion - the Times and President Obama undermine the possibility of realistic diplomacy. Why are Israel's nuclear weapons off the agenda in the Times reporting?

[Best Charity Information] Q&A: The AP reports that 1one out of 4 homeless are Veterans ...: Any opinions on Disabled American Veterans in Haslett, MI?I want to know the rating of this establishment a propos charity donations. To be more specific, is the question for for funds that I received from the DAV (in the mail) really from your establishment &

[The Common Ills] The 9th anniversary came and went « The Common Ills: Al Lewis (Grandpa Munster) had died in February 2006, two years and one month prior, but it was more important to WBAI that Lewis' old program be re-aired and that Winter Soldier be ignored. Though the weekends for WBAI and KPFT are really nothing but bad music specials (deejays spin records), they felt that was more important than covering Winter Soldier live.

[Mondoweiss] NYT warns Iran strike blowback would kill 200+ Americans-- but ...: [T]he game has raised fears among top American planners that it may be impossible to preclude American involvement in any escalating confrontation with Iran, the officials said. In the debate among policy makers over the consequences of any Israeli attack, that reaction may give stronger voice to those in the White House, Pentagon and intelligence community who have warned that a strike could prove perilous for the United States.

[OB Rag] We need to get the hell out of Afghanistan! Now!: Karzai also called for a significant acceleration in the handing over of security responsibilities to Afghan forces, saying NATO should wind down its combat role in 2013, a year earlier than planned.  Western commanders have said it will be a challenge to bring the Afghan police and army up to a reasonable fighting standard by the 2014 deadline.

[Foreign Policy] A New Challenge for Our Military: Honest Introspection - By David ...: In Afghanistan as in Iraq, our actions,despite efforts to win public support, have also produced profound alienation,at least in part due to a backlash against a steady number of incidents of what themilitary calls "collateral damage." Such incidents inevitably occur in warfare,but given our political debate, even apologizing for thesemistakes -- acknowledging them as errors -- has been made to seem a sign of weakness.From Abu Ghraib to the burning of the Qurans in Afghanistan, from urinating oncorpses to the murder of civilians, there have been multiple suchincidents -- yet there is little appetite to ask why so many have occurredor whether some aspect of our military or the way it is being run iscontributing to their frequency.

[Greanvillepost.com] Scoundrel Media Afghan Massacre Cover-Up |: “Among the Afrikaner war criminals hired by the Pentagon are Frans Strydom (1) and Deon Gouws, both with despicable atrocity records against South Africa Blacks that sought independence. There are an estimated 1,500 South Africans employed by ”•Security Service (personnel) in Iraq, according to the South African foreign ministry.”

[Ourjourneytosmile.com] Will Anyone Debate the U.S. Afghan Strategic Partnership ...: Military and foreign policy elites in Washington have encouraged a conventional presumption that the ”˜war on terror’ requires a long-term U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. Underlying that presumption is a deeper assumption that ”˜terrorism’ can be resolved through war, that is, a supposition that humanity can somehow counter ”˜terrorism’ by killing as many ”˜terrorists’ as possible, regardless of the deadly ANGER these killings, so similar in themselves to terrorist acts, must necessarily fuel, not to mention the costly ”˜collateral damage.’

[The Common Ills] Iraq snapshot « The Common Ills: I'm sorry for anyone who had to fight in the illegal war, I'm sorry to the families and friends who lost a loved one, I'm sorry to those who came back injured, I'm sorry to those who had to put their lives on hold, I'm sorry the United States government didn't value the lives of its own citizens (we always knew they didn't care about Iraqis -- after all that was the message of the Clinton-era sanctions). As for thanks, I believe Barack Obama should be kissing the ass of everyone in the antiwar movement -- a movement he co-opted and rode to the White House.

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[Weasel Zippers] Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Mooch “Frowns Through” State ...: She may have been thinking about the obscene waste of lives and resources that was the Iraq war and the horrific damage it had done to those who survived it and were left to attend the gala event. Now if we can just get out of Afghanistan…

[The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier] Obama Revives al Qaeda in Iraq | The Blog on Obama: White House ...: Since President Obama decided to remove all of our troops from Iraq in December, violence in the country has escalated. This is exactly why his commanders told him that he needed to leave a residual number of U.S. forces in the country to assist the highly –

[This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here] This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here » Blog Archive » al-Sadr ...: So what really yanks my chain is the US military and our “brave” politicians,(and not our boots on the ground soldiers) have allowed this goat molesting, mother fucker to remain alive.

[R/c Planes] #1 - Magnum! The Wild Weasels in Desert Storm. The Elimination of ...: Building upon that record and the recollections of other F-4G Wild Weasel aircrew, the authors show a slice of what life and war was like during that time. The pawns in the game, the ones that had to actually do the fighting and dying were the hundreds of thousands of men and women who left their homes and families to live for seemingly endless months in the vast, trackless desert while the world stage-play unfolded.

[Weasel Zippers] Iraqi Official Says Jihadists Moving Weapons And Fighters From Iraq ...: To be clear, I was talking about Iraq’s Christians since Nineveh is in Iraq and was named as the staging point. But you’re right about Syria’s Christians, they are mostly backing Assad, just like a good chunk of Lebanon’s Christians back Hezbollah.

[This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here] This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here » Blog Archive » Iraq ...: According to the U.S. official, intelligence about the Iranian cargo flights was obtained through the interception of air traffic control communications. Manifests of the planes’ cargo have listed “agricultural equipment” and “flowers.”

[Weasel Zippers] Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Iraq War Veteran Injured at OWS ...: the NYPD for their handling of OWS protesters, because I don’t assume that OWS protesters are bad guys who are just out to provoke the police. They are Americans exercising their constitutional right to publicly dissent, and it should be taken as a given that police officers who are out there on crowd control duty should be acting professionally.

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[This Just In] Bombings rock Iraq on invasion anniversary – This Just In - CNN ...: The attacks on Tuesday come nine years to the day that a U.S.-led army invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003, toppling longtime dictator Saddam Hussein.

[Stars and Stripes] Possible Iranian arms flights reveal US-Iraq differences over Syria ...: For the opposition to bring down the regime and bring about absolute, incalculable change, and this is what the Gulf states are pushing for and we are calling it the Gulf option, and lastly, for the Assad regime to bring about some reforms that are acceptable to the Syrian people including free elections to be held under international supervision and the people will choose their leaders in a democratic way."

[The Common Ills] Iraq snapshot « The Common Ills: I'm sorry for anyone who had to fight in the illegal war, I'm sorry to the families and friends who lost a loved one, I'm sorry to those who came back injured, I'm sorry to those who had to put their lives on hold, I'm sorry the United States government didn't value the lives of its own citizens (we always knew they didn't care about Iraqis -- after all that was the message of the Clinton-era sanctions). As for thanks, I believe Barack Obama should be kissing the ass of everyone in the antiwar movement -- a movement he co-opted and rode to the White House.

[Newsvine - U.S. News - Articles] U.S. News - Mom of Iraq War vet who killed sister, self also feared ...: Especially incredibly stupid wars like the uncalled for, illegal, immoral invasion of Iraq. A war that destroyed the world economy, killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, made America and the world LESS safe, and needlessly killed, maimed, and emotionally damaged countless brave young American soldiers.

[The Truthseeker] U.S. War Game Sees Perils of Israeli Strike Against Iran: Mattis, who commands all American forces in the Middle East, Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia, according to officials who either participated in the Central Command exercise or who were briefed on the results and spoke on condition of anonymity because of its classified nature. When the exercise had concluded earlier this month, according to the officials, General Mattis told aides that an Israeli first strike would be likely to have dire consequences across the region and for United States forces there.

[| truthaholics] | Nine years out of Govt + pinning hopes on those who challenge it ...: In the past three years, all during the Obama administration, I have been to Gaza four times, the first time days after the Israeli 22-day attack on Gaza that killed 1,440, wounded 5,000 and left 50,000 homeless. I have been to Israel and to the West Bank in the past three years and have seen the illegal Israeli settlements, the apartheid walls and the demeaning endless checkpoints.

[The Election Review] Grasping the Syrian Quagmire | The Election Review: As a state at war with Israel since 1948, Syria has historically distinguished itself as the heart of the Arab nationalist movement and defender of its rights against foreign domination and Israeli hegemonic power. Yet, despite its successive failures when directly confronting Israel militarily, Syria has been very successful in facilitating much of the support to the fierce resistance against Israeli aggression, especially in southern Lebanon, as well as against the American military presence in Iraq as demonstrated in its assistance to the insurgent groups against the military occupation in the aftermath of the 2003 American invasion.

[COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS] IRISH IS BACK « COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS: On the day that president Obama was selected (I refuse call him elected) we were were told by the Editor that we could not cast our “doom and gloom” amongst the celebrations on Obama winning. We were to be assigned our own article space and warned that if we stepped outside of it, we would be banned.

[Arne Ruhnau News] Al-Sadr followers mark Iraq invasion: He formally disbanded the group in 2008, announcing that it was transitioning into a movement to oppose secularism and Western thought. Meanwhile, his political movement has become a kingmaker in Iraqi politics: Its 39 members of Iraq’s parliament were key to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s winning a second term.

[The League of Ordinary Gentlemen] Trust Me, Kids — Peace Is Actually Pretty Awesome — The League ...: The greatest evils arise from the best of intentions.   If only the Neocons had believed in democracy and self-determination, our invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan would ring down through the ages as triumphs of democracy. Of course, the Neocons didn’t really believe in democracy.   They didn’t understand either of these countries.    They truly thought they could destroy the village to save it, never listening to the villagers themselves.   They filled their ranks with ideologues and gave credence to liars and bullshit artistes like ol’

[The Common Ills] Someone help Antony Blinken pick his jaw off the floor « The ...: Didn't the mission come to an end because the Iraqi people compelled the Iraqi government to no longer allow criminal immunity for US troops and mercenaries killing, raping, and pillaging? Didn't the mission end without finding the mythical weapons, without forcing the Iraqis to accept U.S. domination, and with the country essentially destroyed -- causing a majority of Iraqis to say they'd been better off before the invasion?

[OpEdNews] OpEdNews - Article: Nine Years Out of Government and Pinning ...: The coordinated U.S. and Israeli war-mongering against Iran and its nuclear program -- still an energy program by estimates of all intelligence agencies -- and the crippling sanctions that follow the same type of inhumane and illegal sanctions wrecked upon Iraq for eight years before the US invasion of that country, will never result in an uprising against a heavily armed government, but the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iranians, just as in Iraq, where Secretary of State Albright said that the deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children will be acceptable to the Bush administration.

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[CBS San Francisco] No Sign Of Gilroy Mother After Iraq Vet Murder-Suicide « CBS San ...: Family members have said they suspected Abel Gutierrez was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in the Iraq War.

[Top Stories] Murder-suicide in Gilroy leaves 11-year-old dead; woman missing ...: On Wednesday night, Abel Gutierrez shot his 11-year-old sister in the head before turning the gun on himself, Gallacinao said. The Gilroy Dispatch newspaper said the girl was a student at South Valley Middle School. 

[NBC Bay Area - Top Stories] Police Still Searching for Woman in Gilroy Murder-Suicide | NBC ...: The 52-year-old Gilroy mother has been missing since last night when her son Abel, an Iraq War veteran, killed his 11-year-old sister and then himself. Stunned neighbors gathered this evening to mourn their loss and to pray police find Martha soon.

[Apartments Dublin CA | For Rent, Rental Ratings] Weeks before Gilroy murder-suicide marred with violence, pain ...: But when police arrived at the Redwoods Apartments Wednesday night, they discovered the body of Abel Gutierrez, a 27-year-old Iraq War veteran, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A few feet away lay his 11-year-old sister, Lucero Luna, dead by the hand of her brother.

[PRIVATE OFFICER NEWS NETWORK] Iraq War veteran kills 11-year-old sister before committing suicide ...: Gilroy CAMarch 17 2012 An Iraq War veteran who may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder shot and killed his 11-year-old sister Thursday in California before taking his own life in a murder-suicide, police said.

[DC Spotlight Newspaper] Iraq War veteran, 11-year-old girl killed in murder-suicide | DC ...: Authorities reported that police are searching for the mother, who may be hurt, of an Iraq War veteran who shot and killed his 11-year-old sister before taking his own life. In California on Thursday, police said Abel Gutierrez, 27, fatally shot his sister, Lucero, in the murder-suicide.

[News-ON San Francisco] No Sign Of Gilroy Mother After Iraq Vet Murder-Suicide | News-ON ...: Blood and gun discharge evidence found in Gilroy vet's car Police searching for the missing mother of an Iraq War veteran suspected in a murder-suicide said Friday they found signs of violence inside his car. Officers found .

[KTRE - National News] Police find signs of violence in CA war vet's car - KTRE.com Lufkin ...: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An Iraq veteran who is believed to have killed his 11-year-old sister and himself in a California farming town this week had been upsetting his family with his talk of suicide and brandishing of guns. When they called police to their apartment two weeks ago, they told the officer the war had left their loved one a changed man.

[Wichita Eagle: Nation and World] Police find signs of violence in CA war vet's car | Wichita Eagle: On Friday, officers were still searching for Gutierrez' mother, 52-year-old Martha Gutierrez. Officers presumed she was dead or gravely injured after finding evidence of violence in the apartment and in Gutierrez' green Ford Mustang.

[News-ON San Francisco] Police knew Gilroy war vet had guns | News-ON San Francisco: An Iraq veteran who is believed to have killed his 11-year-old sister and himself in Gilroy this week had been upsetting his family with his talk of suicide and brandishing of guns. When they called police to their apartment two weeks ago, they told the officer the war had left their loved one a changed man.

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[Not My Tribe] US soldiers made Iraq into what it is today, which is a Hell Hole ...: So what did all those American soldiers create by their two decades PLUS war and occupation of Iraq? An interesting report gives us some idea of just what is the product of their billions upon billions of dollars of work paid for .

[Prospect.org] How to Contain a Nuclear Iran: In April 2009, Secretary of State Clinton warned that Tehran would face “crippling sanctions,” and in May 2009, the president indicated that Washington planned to take stock by the end of the year on the grounds that “it is important for us, I think, without having set an artificial deadline, to be mindful of the fact that we’re not going to have talks forever.”

[politicususa] The Islamic Republic of Iraq? Is This What Americans Died For?: Terrorist and insurgent groups are less active but still adept, the Iraqi army continues to develop but is not yet capable of deterring regional actors, and strong ethnic tensions remain along Iraq’s disputed internal boundaries. Although a government has finally been formed, it remains to be seen how cohesive and stable it will be.

[The Pardu's Scroll] US Veterans finding Jobs upon returning from war « The Pardu's Scroll: towards providing jobs for veterans returning from foreign wars. There should be little doubt our veterans are reaping the benefit of a president who ‘charged’

[Veracity Voice] Truth, Lies and Afghanistan : Veracity Voice: Entering this deployment, I was sincerely hoping to learn that the claims were true: that conditions in Afghanistan were improving, that the local government and military were progressing toward self-sufficiency. I did not need to witness dramatic improvements to be reassured, but merely hoped to see evidence of positive trends, to see companies or battalions produce even minimal but sustainable progress.

[Not My Tribe] About the supposed good character of American army troops ...: Hey Tony a little piece of lesson for you…General Barry McCaffrey retired in 1996….so he was not in the armed forces at all during the war in Iraq…so how the hell would he know what the fuck people were doing over there….quit giving people misleading information….the truth tony the truth shall set you free……

[Mediaite] Sarah Palin To Hannity: Obama 'Seems To Want To Go Back' To Pre ...: One of the worst things for me to come out of Game Change the movie is that Wasilli Vanilli thought you’d call the QUEEN of England for Iraq War head of state issues. I mean…dear god…how is that even possible someone made it to their middle 40′s thinking that?

[Personal Liberty Digest™] Obama's War : Personal Liberty Alerts: mikeb: Nobody has more terrorist ties than the Koch brothers in that their grandfather was the kommandant at Buchenwald.If they ran a gas station and Soros had one across the street Soros would have the star of David as a symbol of his heritage on his pumps and the Koch brothers would have a swastika on theirs.The Koch brothers are worth 44billion and use their money for the tea party express to push their agenda of polluting America and making this a nation of the haves and the have nots.Many people have died due to their business practices and they are also known as the Benzine brothers.

[Not My Tribe] Tea Party soldiers attempt military coup of local Occupy, want OCS ...: Tony for your info I’m less then one percent me and anyone else in thr armed forces…I’m done with thus tony if you are to…eric is my focus…but tony if you want to keep debating that’s kool just something besides the same damn thing…I’m not telling you to get out tony I’ve never have…but when me and you are talking and eric sticks his shit in then yes I’m gonna call him out…tony your just fun to debate with…its eric that’s a total asshole and makes you look bad…

[The Pardu's Scroll] GOP War on Women: Romney and Planned Parennhood « The ...: Huckabee, McCain, McCain on Iraq, McCain sour grapes, McConnell, McDonald, media, media bias, media bias. media.

[This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here] This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here » Blog Archive » Iraqi ...: It is our intention that the medal be awarded to military personnel who served in Iraq as part of the armed forces of the United States and other coalition nations. To qualify to receive the medal, service members must have served for 30 consecutive days or for 60 non-consecutive days within the borders of Iraq, within its territorial waters, or within its airspace during the period of March 19, 2003 to December 31, 2011.

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[The Good Men Project] Repeating Iraq's Mistakes in Afghanistan — The Good Men Project: The plan as recently as 2010 was for the US””as a sort of benevolent big brother””to keep enormous military bases indefinitely in a free Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government. We would maintain an armed presence in the heart of the Middle East alongside 16,000 US contractors based at the largest embassy in the world (US taxpayer bill: $750 million).

[A Guys Magazine] Afghanistan and Iraq: Photographs by War Correspondent Michael ...: Jackie Summers shares a moving TED video by the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, who wants us to know that we can help change the world by building a healthy, strong identity and reconciling with our past.

[The Good Men Project] Defense Secretary Panetta Lands Safely In Unstable Afghanistan ...: Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist Michael Kamber offers The Good Men Project a rare insider’s perspective on how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the actions of a few rogue U.S. soldiers, have created unstable and increasingly dangerous situations, not only for the United States and its allies, but also for the citizens of those countries.

[Foreign Policy] Kicking the Afghan Can - Michael A. Cohen | Foreign Policy: The troop increase in February, 2009, may have been early in his term but it was essentially the fulfillment of a campaign promise that had been examined in depth by then Senator Obama and his staff(s). When the military requested a further troop increase before the initially approved deployment had occurred, the President ordered a thorough analytical process that was to include explication of a rationale for the employment of these new troops and also a firm target date for the hand off to the Afghans and withdrawal of American combat units.

[Tea Party Tribune - Tea Party & Political News] Afghanistan massacre by U.S. sergeant reveals epidemic of ...: Now the Air Force, which runs the military’s only acupuncture clinic, is training doctors to take acupuncture to the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. A pilot program starting in March will prepare 44 Air Force, Navy and Army doctors to use acupuncture as part of emergency care in combat and in frontline hospitals, not just on bases back home.

[News] Analysis: Afghanistan increasingly looks like Iraq – The Associated ...: NBA roundup: Despite Mike .The difference, they said, was that one war Obama inherited, in Afghanistan, was worth fighting while the other, in Iraq, was best ended as quickly as possible.

[Newsvine - The Maddow Blog - Articles] The Maddow Blog - Lindsey Graham's elusive credibility: As Steve Metz reminded me on Twitter last night, in 2006 and 2007 when the Bush Administration was debating surging 30,000 troops to Iraq (a move supported by one Lindsay Graham) it was opposed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. That's right the politicians (who had by the way been wrong about everything in regard to Iraq up to that point) overruled the view of the generals on the ground.

[Dissident Voice] The Unnamed Sergeant | Dissident Voice: While he was earning his stripes in Iraq and Afghanistan, here in the United States, one cannot watch a sporting event without listening to chants about “supporting our troops,” watching war planes fly above our heads, and witnessing the unfurling of American flags as large as an entire football field. Even Hitler could not match the majesty of our accolades for these “war heroes” who kill enemies at will who do not even have air forces or navies to protect them.

[Bouhammer's Military Blog] Karzai is helping Obama's re-election campaign | Bouhammer's ...: So I would not consider it impossible that President Obama and Karzai have been talking and that maybe Obama made some promises or assurances to Karzai for him to make the statement he did at the start of this post. It is a win-win for both of them, and in fact could help both of them to be re-elected.

[Reason Magazine Full Feed] A.M. Links: Mitch McConnell Says Marijuana Can Kill You, Obama ...: With his book, based on the year he spent in the Iraqi desert in2009-2010, and an unauthorized blog (wemeantwell.com) he started in2011 that frequently skewers American foreign policy, Van Buren hastested the First Amendment almost daily.

[This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here] Houston to host parade for Iraq vets - This Ain't Hell: I know that most of you guys don’t want parades and would prefer to just have proper health care and to have people not act funny when you tell them you were in Iraq, but it looks like this all you’re going to get. It’s cool of the Astros to give out boat loads of free tickets, I know you’d rather have a good team handing out tickets, but it’s all Houston has, sorry.

[Eslkevin's Blog] IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR CALL OUT ... - Eslkevin's Blog: The Army staff sergeant accused of this massacre is on his fourth deployment and is rumored to have been diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). While it would be an extreme overstatement to suggest that people with TBI are prone to homicidal behavior, some studies have shown a link between TBI and increased violence.1 Our Operation Recovery campaign is working to end the policy of deploying troops back into battle who are dealing with untreated trauma because we know they are a potential danger to themselves and others.

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[A to Z Press] Itzcoatl 'Izz' Ocampo joins U.S. Marine to kill - The Criminals news ...: Ocampo said he was disappointed when he did not see any combat during a six-month tour of duty in Iraq when he “became a truck driver instead of a killer”. according to a transcript of a secret hearing of the Orange County grand jury obtained by the newspaper.

[KPCC: Latest News] Iraq War vet Ocampo arraigned for string of Orange County murders ...: This photo provided by the Anaheim Police Department shows Itzcoatl Ocampo. Investigators are "extremely confident" that Ocampo is responsible for all four recent killings of homeless men in Orange County.

[The Scrawl of Cthulhu] Itzcoatl Ocampo joined the U.S. Marines to become a killer.: Ocampo said during a taped confession that he would "look at Penthouse magazine to pump himself up" in order to commit the killings.

[Iraq Reviews] Iraq Reviews: Iraq War vet Ocampo arraigned for string of Orange ...: Itzcoatl "Izzy" Ocampo, 23, a Marine Iraq war veteran, is charged with the unprovoked stabbing deaths of four homeless men in north Orange County in December and January and the stabbing deaths of a Yorba Linda woman .

[Marine Corps Times - News] Iraq war veteran charged in homeless slayings - Marine Corps News ...: Anaheim Police Chief John Welter said Berry had filed a report with authorities saying he believed someone was trying to follow and stalk him. Welter said, however, that authorities were working through nearly 600 leads and tips but had not gotten to that report.

[The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Santa Ana] Iraq war vet charged with 4 serial killings - The Orange County ...: The Iraq war veteran arrested Friday as he ran from a strip mall where a homeless man was stabbed to death has been charged with the serial killings of four homeless men, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said at a news conference Tuesday.

[News RSS : Today] Afghans furious as US massacre suspect flown to Kuwait — RT: Now the officials want to deadlock talks on the strategic partnership agreement between Kabul and Washington unless the suspect faces justice in Afghanistan. The pact is supposed to regulate US involvement in Afghanistan beyond 2014, when the last foreign combat troops are to leave Afghanistan.

[Black Gossip] California homeless serial killer suspect to be tried in September ...: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran accused in the serial killings of four Orange County homeless men and the stabbing deaths of a high school friend's. Former U.S. Marine Itzcoatl Ocampo, 23, has pleaded not guilty to the six counts of first degree murder, four of them stemming from the stabbing deaths of transients in December and January that rattled Orange County residents.

[All Milan Hotels] California destitute murderer suspect to become attempted in ...: Smit, 57.Ocampo’s attorney, Randall Longwith, has stated that he’s thinking about mounting an madness defense with respect to his client, possibly associated with his military service in Iraq.Ocampo offered within the Marine corps from This summer 2006 to This summer 2010, and was used to Iraq in 2008, based on the Marine corps.(Confirming by Mary Slosson Editing by Serta Whitcomb and Cynthia Johnston)

[Violamontano2's blog] California homeless serial killer suspect to be tried in September ...: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran accused in the serial killings of four Orange County homeless men and the stabbing deaths of a high school friend's mother and brother will stand trial in September, a judge ordered Friday. Former U.S. Marine Itzcoatl Ocampo, 23, has pleaded not guilty to the six counts of first degree murder, four of them stemming from the stabbing deaths of transients in December and January that rattled Orange County residents.

[Jacksonville Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog] Iraq War Veteran charged with Murder in California Homeless ...: Former United State Marine, Itzcoatl Ocampo, was charged with four counts of murder in California for the deaths of four homeless men. Media Reports stated that "the killing spree began in December, raising concerns that a serial killer was preying on the homeless.

[Chapmannathanael34's blog] Prosecutor says Iraq war vet killed transients for "thrill" (Reuters ...: An Iraq war veteran charged in the stabbing murders of four Orange County, California homeless men made an initial court appearance on Wednesday as a prosecutor accused him of killing for a "thrill." Itzcoatl Ocampo, 23 .

[masteradrian's Weblog] Suspect in O.C. killings of homeless men is an Iraq war veteran ...: Itzcoatl Ocampo of Yorba Linda was chased by bystanders Friday after the most recent stabbing death behind a fast-food restaurant in an Anaheim shopping center parking lot. Ocampo remained in police custody without bail Saturday and is expected in court on Tuesday.

[Stacyestes53's blog] DA: Homeless killings suspect stalked victims - Stacyestes53's blog: shows Itzcoatl Ocampo. Investigators are "extremely confident" that Ocampo a man in their custody is responsible for all four recent killings of homeless men in Orange County, Anaheim Police Chief John Welter said Saturday, Jan.

[Bean Devin 50's blog] Suspect in CA killings returned from Iraq changed - Bean Devin 50's ...: Itzcoatl Ocampo had been living with his mother, uncle, and younger brother and sister in a rented house on a horse ranch surrounded by the sprawling suburbs of Yorba Linda. At the humble home, his mother, who speaks little English, tearfully brought her son's Marine Corps dress uniform out of a closet and showed unit photos, citations and medals from his military service.

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[New Zealand 911 Truth] “Blueprint of the PNAC Plan for U.S. Global Hegemony – Rebuilding ...: 05/06/03: When the Bush administration started lobbying for war with Iraq, they used as rationale a definition of preemption (generally meaning anticipatory use of force in the face of an imminent attack) that was broadened to allow for the waging of a preventive war in which force may be used even without evidence of an imminent attack. They also were able to convince much of the American public that Saddam Hussein had something to do with the attacks of 9/11, despite the fact that no evidence of a link has been uncovered.

[Piazza della Carina] “Rebuilding America's Defenses” – A Summary Blueprint of the ...: This leaves the next president of the United States with an enormous challenge: he must increase military spending to preserve American geopolitical leadership, or he must pull back from the security commitments that are the measure of America’s position as the world’s sole superpower and the final guarantee of security, democratic freedoms and individual political rights” (p.

[Mondoweiss] Neoconservative responsibility for the Iraq war | Mondoweiss: And yet we still have people like Gellian promoting the idea that overthrowing Iraq had anything to do with establishing a democracy. The neocons, of course, have been outraged that Obama did not leave a huge contingent of troops there to make sure that Iraq stays on our side but does anyone think that what we are seeing in that country are the birth pangs of Democracy, as Condi Rice, called the attempt by Israel backed by the US to thwart democracy in Lebanon in 2006 which, despite its arcane political system, might be said to be no less democratic than the US?

[EXOPOLITICS: Politics, Government, and Law in the Universe] EXOPOLITICS: Politics, Government, and Law in the Universe: U.S. ...: “Afghanistan: Zbigniew Brzezinski’s 1997 book, The Grand Chessboard, had said that establishing military bases in Central Asia would be crucial for maintaining ”˜American primacy,’ partly because of the huge oil reserves around the Caspian Sea. But American democracy, he added, ”˜is inimical to imperial mobilization.’ Brzezinski, explaining that the public had ”˜supported America’s engagement in World War II largely because of the shock effect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,’ suggested that Americans today would support the needed military operations in Central Asia only ”˜in the circumstance of a truly massive and widely perceived direct external threat.’  

[Truth News Radio Australia] Deflating the HYPE - Can the seemingly imminent War with Iran be ...: The most probable reasons for the desire to control these countries was to complete it’s dominance of the Caspian Basin oil reserves, protect its allies Israel and Saudi Arabia and to ultimately usurp any possible arrangements between Iran, China, India and Russia that could threaten the trading of oil in US Dollars. 

[Vanishing Cities] AMERICANS AT THE GATES | Vanishing Cities: In a New York Times article, Eleanor Robson, a fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, said, “You’d have to go back centuries, to the Mongol invasion of Baghdad in 1258, to find looting on this scale.” In an on-line article, historian Jens Hansen likens this “erasure of Iraqi, Arab, and world heritage” to “the destruction of La Bibliotheque Nationale and the Louvre in a single day.” He adds, “I do not think any American can fully understand the emotional shock of it. Not only are thousands of antiquities gone, but so too are all the manuscripts and archival documents on which early modern and modern Iraqi history writing could have been based.” In Hansen’s opinion, “Most devastating in all of this is the realization that all it took for the Americans to stop the plunder was to place one tank at the front entrance and a platoon of soldiers around each building.

[thethinkingblue.com Blog] thethinkingblue.com Blog » Black Tie & Body Bags – Iraq war over ...: “New Pearl Harbor” Rebuilding America’s Defenses, entitled “Creating Tomorrow’s Dominant Force”, includes the sentence: “Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event--LIKE A NEW PEARL HARBOR”.

[911 Blogger News Feed] Deflating the HYPE - Can the Seemingly Imminent War with Iran be ...: It was soon obvious which countries were marked for "regime change" or worse in the Middle East including Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Iran. The most probable reasons for the desire to control these countries was to complete it's dominance of the Caspian Basin oil reserves, protect its allies Israel and Saudi Arabia and to ultimately usurp any possible arrangements between Iran, China, India and Russia that could threaten the trading of oil in US Dollars.

[Public Intelligence Blog] Anthony Hall: When War is a Remedy for Terror? « Public ...: This return of Geronimo, the celebrated Apache guerilla fighter, to the role of legend in the 9/11 myth, where fact and fiction merge, serves as a poignant reminder of the foundational importance of the US Indian Wars in orienting imperial America to its global preoccupation with eliminating all Aboriginal impediments to capital’s conquest. Whether in Guatemala, Congo, Vietnam, Iraq, Apacheria, or the Black Hills of the Sioux Nation, indigenous political economies that do not conform to the interests and requirements of the world’s largest transnational corporations have repeatedly been assaulted with both high-tech weaponry and psychological warfare.

[LatinoPOV.com] The Iraq War: A Mistake or a Costly Act of Aggression? | LatinoPOV ...: The Shiite Badr organization and its Mahdi army had previously fought fierce street battles with U.S. troops and its leader Muqtada al-Sadr vowed publicly that fighting would again resume if the Americans did not leave the country. Meanwhile, the government of Iraq has now moved politically closer to an alliance with the neighboring government of Iran who has actively assisted and armed their fellow-Shiites much to the disapproval of the U.S.

[ZeroHedge] Pension Reform Unintended Consequence: The Pentagon Is Broke ...: Take the example of a contractor who is required to pay $120 million to its pension fund under the Pension Protection Act, and yet federal cost accounting rules recognize only $100 million of that as reimbursable by the government. In 2014, the contractor would be able to add a quarter of that difference ”” $5 million ”” to what it can charge the government, for a total of $105 million.

[The Right Scoop] Romney flip-flops: Iraq War now a bad idea given what we know ...: Four years ago, conservatives were enraged that liberals would question Bush’s handling of foreign policy, so Romney was defending the decision to go to war and promising to “double Guantanamo.” (It made zero sense as a policy position and could be understood only as an expression of culture-war solidarity.) Likewise, conservatives are now outraged over Obamacare, so Romney promises to repeal Obamacare.

[Wandering American] Project for the New American Century: Quest for Global Hegemony ...: This however was never done as Bill Clinton wasn’t interested in having the country hijacked by imperialists during his presidency and he instead ordered the beginning of Operation Desert Fox, a series of air campaigns designed to pressure Iraq into disarmament. This move was heavily criticized by PNAC as ineffective and they lambasted Iraq’s opposition movements who were being funded by the Iraq Liberation Act.

[911 Blogger News Feed] Media Roots Radio - White House Spin, Democrats' Wars ...: i'm now in midwest and seems working class which is just about everyone cares nothing about what's actually going on around them, 911 lies, WH spin, fake war on terror, PNAC agenda, destroying mother nature, taking away our freedoms, etc., etc., rather only that they can feed their family. Occupy wall street is supposed to be leadership-less resistance but then make rules for forum no talking about this, that and other.

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