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Latest Articles: War, War, War
House Democrats cut unemployment extension to fund wars
Post Date: 2008-06-04 17:02:47 by christine
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Seeking to find a way to win over fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" members of their own caucus, House Democrats are planning to ax a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits to find a way to pay for the Iraq war. The move comes against the wishes of the Senate: the unemployment benefit passed without incident there, with 75 senators supporting the final bill. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) told the Washington Post yesterday that the unemployment insurance provision would "probably not" be part of the final package of war and domestic spending. The bill provides funding for President Bush's Iraq and Afghan wars. It also provides a new educational ...
Pics of kids in Iraq (NOT graphic, but just kids) that you wont see on abcccbsfauxpmsnbc
Post Date: 2008-06-02 10:07:00 by PSUSA
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Washington Trying to "Checkmate" Chavez
Post Date: 2008-06-02 06:09:51 by Stephen Lendman
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Washington Planning to "Checkmate" Chavez - by Stephen Lendman So says Heinz Dieterich Steffan - German sociologist, economist, political analyst and Hugo Chavez consultant who claims he coined the phrase "21st century socialism" in the mid-1990s. He currently teaches at the Autonomous Metropolitan University in Mexico City and writes often on Latin American issues. In a May 21, 2008 Kaosenlared.net article and follow-up Montevideo, Uruguay debate, Dieterich was blunt. He said "Washington does not want to lose (Latin America) in competition with India, China and Europe." He called the situation "life or death" and that a military attack against ...
151 Congressmen Derive Financial Profit From War
Post Date: 2008-06-01 14:28:48 by christine
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Who profits from the Iraq war? More than a quarter of senators and congressmen have invested at least $196 million of their own money in companies doing business with the Department of Defense (DoD) that profit from the death and destruction in Iraq. According to the latest reports, 151 members of Congress invested close to a quarter-billion in companies that received defense contracts of at least $5 million in 2006. These companies got more than $275.6 billion from the government in 2006, or $755 million per day, according to FedSpending.org, a website of the watchdog group OMBWatch. Congressmen gave themselves a loophole so they only have to report their assets in broad ranges. Thus, ...
On the Burgeoning Military/Industrial Complex
Post Date: 2008-06-01 07:11:34 by Kamala
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Saturday, May 31, 2008 On the Burgeoning Military/Industrial Complex In his final speech as President, Dwight Eisenhower warned against a heretofore unrecognized danger to America, namely the growing influence of what the Commander in Chief called the "military/industrial complex". This excerpt reminds us that despite our nostalgic view of the 1950s, the struggle against Communist was seen as an epic battle: Throughout America's adventure in free government, our basic purposes have been to keep the peace; to foster progress in human achievement, and to enhance liberty, dignity and integrity among people and among nations. To strive for less would be unworthy of a free and ...
IRAN: Former German official says war imminent
Post Date: 2008-05-31 17:24:55 by PSUSA
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An opinion piece by the former German foreign minister published today in a leading Middle East paper says that Israel is planning to attack Iran over its nuclear program. Joschka Fischer, German's top diplomat from 1998 to 2005, is a visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He wrote a piece that appeared in today's Daily Star, an English-language Lebanese newspaper, arguing that President Bush's recent visit to the Middle East was a precursor to a war on Iran's nuclear program: The Middle East is drifting toward a new great confrontation in 2008. Iran must understand that without a diplomatic solution in the coming months, a dangerous ...
BANNED (???) Interview with GEORGE BUSH in IRELAND
Post Date: 2008-05-31 12:27:04 by PSUSA
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McCain Reacts To McClellan: ‘Every Intelligence Agency In The World And Every Assessment’ Said Iraq Had WMD
Post Date: 2008-05-31 11:12:35 by christine
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In his new book, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan charges that the Bush administration manipulated information in a “propaganda” campaign before the Iraq war, making the faulty claim that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Asked about the book today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) defended the administration’s actions in the run-up to the war, suggesting there was no manipulation involved. McCain claimed “every intelligence agency in the world” thought Hussein had WMD: I have not seen the book or the comments. But I know why I supported it [the war] because I believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction as did every ...
'US bribing Iraqi MPs to sign deal'
Post Date: 2008-05-31 07:25:24 by Ada
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The US has offered bribes to Iraqi MPs to lure them into endorsing a security deal that critics believe would make Iraq a US colony. Sources in Iraq's parliament told Press TV on Thursday that Washington has offered three-million dollars in bribe to the lawmakers who sign the "framework accord." Under the agreement, the US would be allowed to set up at least 13 permanent military bases in Iraq and US citizens would be granted immunity from legal prosecution. Iraqi lawmakers, however, vowed that they would never sign the agreement which would turn their country into 'a US colony'. The accord has faced strong objections from religious and political figures inside and ...
Mr. McClellan's Memoir - ((And the Case for Justice))
Post Date: 2008-05-30 13:39:22 by swarthyguy
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We have no particular interest in Mr. Scott McClellan's thesis as discussed in his memoir, which says President Bush knew the American people would not accept the real reasons the President wanted Gulf II, so he faked reasons. Why? Because we knew the US President was faking. Why didn't we say anything? Because we thought the lies were for a very good reason, which was US intended to destroy the House of Saud, the financier of Islam terrorism and to bring the 21st Century to the Middle East. We thought the idea of occupying Iraq was to create a bridgehead from which America could strike East against Iran, West against Saudi, and North against Syria. And we thought that since this ...
Did Press "Enable" Run-Up To War? Couric, McLellan, Yellin Say Yes
Post Date: 2008-05-30 13:04:17 by christine
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In his new memoir, "What Happened," Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary, said the national news media neglected their watchdog role in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, calling reporters "complicit enablers" of the Bush administration's push for war. Surprisingly, some prominent journalists have agreed. Katie Couric, the anchor of "CBS Evening News," said on Wednesday that she had felt pressure from government officials and corporate executives to cast the war in a positive light. Speaking on "The Early Show" on CBS, Ms. Couric said the lack of skepticism shown by journalists about the Bush administration's case for ...
Exclusive: Iran in Secret Talks With al Qaeda, U.S. Officials Say
Post Date: 2008-05-30 10:47:20 by scrapper2
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Sub-title: "Sources Say Iranian Govt., Terror Group in Contact About Militants Under House Arrest" Senior U.S. officials tell ABC News that in recent months there have been secret contacts between the Iranian government and the leadership of al Qaeda. It's a development that has caught the attention of top officials in the White House, the Pentagon and the intelligence community. According to U.S. officials familiar with highly sensitive intelligence on this issue, the contacts are on the status of high-level al Qaeda operatives, including two of Osama Bin Laden's sons, who have been under house arrest in Iran since 2003. The officials don't believe Iran will allow ...
Whose War?
Post Date: 2008-05-29 23:28:51 by christine
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Article I, section 8, clause 11 of the US Constitution says that Congress has the enumerated power of "declaring war" and clause 12 says that Congress has the enumerated power to "raise and support armies." Some argue that the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are not wars because Congress did not declare war in either case, but calling something a "war" or an "illegal occupation" is merely an exercise in semantics, because people are dying just like it's a war. Why, after all these years and all the proof that these military excursions were based on deliberately false information, does the US still have troops on the ground in the Middle East? ...
McClellan: I Became What I Wanted to Change ( ABC's interview transcript)
Post Date: 2008-05-29 22:55:30 by scrapper2
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The following is a transcript of ABC News White House Correspondent Martha Raddatz's interview with former White House Press Secretary and George Bush aide Scott McClellan about his explosive book, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and What's Wrong with Washington." MARTHA RADDATZ: Scott, I, I want to start with these descriptions, for you to describe, first of all, the President. I know you still say you have affection for him, but- you think he's a charming guy, a charismatic man. But some of the things you said in there are brutal, about how he makes decisions, about what he said, during the build-up to the war, during the war. How would you describe him? ...
Pentagon: Army Suicides at 20-Year High
Post Date: 2008-05-29 16:04:50 by christine
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WASHINGTON — The number of Army suicides increased again last year, amid the most violent year yet in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. An Army official said Thursday that 115 troops committed suicide in 2007, a nearly 13 percent increase over the previous year's 102. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because a full report on the deaths wasn't being released until later Thursday. About a quarter of the deaths occurred in Iraq. The 115 confirmed deaths among active duty soldiers and National Guard and Reserve troops that had been activated was a lower number than previously feared. Preliminary figures released in January showed as many as 121 troops might have ...
A Kinder, Gentler Torture.
Post Date: 2008-05-29 13:33:13 by PSUSA
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While staying at his in-law’s village in Afghanistan in December 2001, Abdul Hamid Al-Ghizzawi, my client at Guantánamo, knew little of Bush and Cheney. Later, when vigilante thugs turned him over to the Northern Alliance for an American bounty, Al-Ghizzawi knew nothing of Donald Rumsfeld, Alberto Gonzales, Jay Bybee, John Yoo or Matthew Waxman — the man who would become Al-Ghizzawi’s personal war criminal and who is now a professor at Columbia Law School. So, it was understandable that when Al-Ghizzawi heard American troops were coming, he tried to get himself turned over to them. As Al-Ghizzawi later told me, he thought he would be safe with the Americans “and ...
Iraqis claim Marines are pushing Christianity in Fallujah
Post Date: 2008-05-29 11:39:33 by PSUSA
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FALLUJAH, Iraq — At the western entrance to the Iraqi city of Fallujah Tuesday, Muamar Anad handed his residence badge to the U.S. Marines guarding the city. They checked to be sure that he was a city resident, and when they were done, Anad said, a Marine slipped a coin out of his pocket and put it in his hand. Out of fear, he accepted it, Anad said. When he was inside the city, the college student said, he looked at one side of the coin. "Where will you spend eternity?" it asked. He flipped it over, and on the other side it read, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John ...
Green Beret electrocuted in shower on Iraq base
Post Date: 2008-05-29 09:49:00 by bush_is_a_moonie
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A highly decorated Green Beret, Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth died a painful death in Iraq this year. He died not on the battlefield. He died in what should have been one of the safest spots in Iraq: on a U.S. base, in his bathroom. The water pump was not properly grounded, and when he turned on the shower, a jolt of electricity shot through his body and electrocuted him January 2. The next day, Cheryl Harris was informed of his death. A mother of three sons serving in Iraq, she had feared such news might come one day. "I did ask exactly, 'How did Ryan die? What happened to him?' And he had told me that Ryan was electrocuted," she said. Her reaction was disbelief. "I ...
Why Doesn't al-Qaeda Attack the US?
Post Date: 2008-05-29 06:06:04 by Ada
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With daily television coverage of suicide car-bomb attacks, ambushes, drive-by shootings, stabbings, and other Intifada-type attacks around the world, the question arises as to why al-Qaeda does not stage such small-scale but deadly operations in the United States. From Washington and the presidential campaign trail comes a cocky, multi-part answer: our massive homeland security spending has worked; al-Qaeda is on the run and hiding; and/or the U.S. military is fighting the Islamists in Iraq and Afghanistan so they cannot come to America. There may be a mite of truth in each claim, but the correct answer would be frankly to acknowledge that al-Qaeda would have no trouble mounting the kind ...
Robot + Super Gun = 'Crowd Control'
Post Date: 2008-05-28 21:40:02 by Horse
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What do you do with a robot armed with a million-round-per-minute gun? "Crowd control," naturally. For several months, Metal Storm, the troubled electronic gun developer, has been working with iRobot -- the makers of military machines and cute, semi-autonomous vacuum cleaners -- to arm some of their new, 250-pound unmanned ground vehicles. Last week, at a defense trade show, the two firms showed off the results of their joint venture. Metal Storm's weapons fire bullets electronically, instead of with firing pins and primer. The ammunition is stacked, rather than mechanically reloaded. And the only moving parts in the weapon are the ammunition itself. Which means the weapon ...
Pentagon to shift funds to pay for Iraq war - Ds do nothing to stop Bush (my title)
Post Date: 2008-05-28 17:31:03 by Jethro Tull
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Pentagon to shift funds to pay for Iraq war By Kristin Roberts Wed May 28, 1:42 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon plans to shift $9.7 billion of its overall budget to pay for war operations but warned on Wednesday it will run out of money if the U.S. Congress does not approve more funding by mid-July.
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VA: PTSD and TBI "Overblown"; Like "Football" Injuries
Post Date: 2008-05-28 11:18:10 by PSUSA
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VA Secretary James Peake continued to show little respect for the service of America's newest veterans yesterday by dismissing concerns about the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Speaking alongside Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) in a remote Alaskan village, Peake first used the word "overblown" when discussing PTSD and TBI and then made a "football" comparison. Click for Full Text!
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ABC, FBI Punk'd by Terror 'Fan Video' (Bonus Picture of the Day)
Post Date: 2008-05-28 10:05:05 by tom007
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ABC, FBI Punk'd by Terror 'Fan Video' By Noah Shachtman EmailMay 28, 2008 | 9:30:00 AMCategories: Press Corpse Ashton_2 On Tuesday, ABC News posted a story headlined "Al-Qaeda Tape to Call for Use of WMDs." Which would be awfully scary -- if it were true. "Operatives" from the terrorist group, the network warned, "will post a new video on the Internet in the next 24 hours, calling for what one source said is 'jihadists to use biological, chemical and nuclear weapons to attack the West.' The report then quotes FBI spokesman Richard Kolko, who says that "there have been several reports that al Qaeda will release a new message calling for the ...
Iraq Soldier Discusses His "Kills" (VIDEO)
Post Date: 2008-05-28 10:04:45 by christine
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In the spring of 2007, a conference was held on the outskirts of Washington, DC. Entitled Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan, it hearkened back to the Winter Soldier testimonies held three decades ago during the Vietnam War. Of the testimonies we filmed, this one, by Iraq War vet Jon Michael Turner, was the most compelling and intense. Click for Full Text!
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Iraq claims burst over White House trail
Post Date: 2008-05-28 09:39:02 by tom007
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Iraq claims burst over White House trail 49 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AFP) — Explosive new revelations about President George W. Bush and Iraq reverberated along the White House trail Wednesday, exposing Republican candidate John McCain to possible damage on the war. Excerpts from a score-settling memoir by former White House press secretary Scott McClellan, threw the unpopular conflict back into the political crossfire offering an opening to Democrat Barack Obama, who opposed it from the start. McClellan wrote that the president was not "open and forthright" on Iraq and relied on propaganda to sell an unnecessary war, and also savaged the White House over its botched ...
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