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2004 August 19
Iraq is not newsworthy
The death rate for US troops in Iraq continues to increase but the news has
no time for it.
2004 July 08
Terror attack postpones US election?
Can't happen at the moment. The day of the election is the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November. The states have passed laws supporting
elections on that date. To postpone the election EVERY state would have to
agree and change their laws to the same new date. If even one state holds
out that state can claim to have held the only valid election and have the
right to select the President.
Iraq has been sovereign for ten days
And still the US has not released the POWs it holds. I have not heard anyone
question it so I do not know the latest excuse not releasing them as
required by the Geneva Convention.
2004 July 06
Hussein on trial
We learn the first day the US not the Iraqi judge censored much of the
proceedings. That is not a good start. We only saw part of the Hussein and
none of the other eleven. But one man didn't shut off the sound
recording so we learned the official exchange between him and judge.
So we learn the war against Kuwait is one of the charges. We also learn
there was no mention of the war against Iran. An odd ommission to say the
least. How can one war be a crime and the other not a crime? Kuwait is on
the US good guy list and Iran on the bad guy list. So the US is running the
trial not Iraq.
It was rumored the whackos really want a grand crusade on the order of WWII.
Now it appears they want a show trial like Nuremberg.
2004 June 22
Very strange reactions
Caught in clear lies they repeat the lies as though repetition will change
lies into facts. Stranger still reporters deal with them as though
repetition is working.
Hung with own words
Apparently someone has dug up a Bush speech saying the Geneva Conventions do
not apply and it will be used by the defense in the courts martial cases.
2004 June 20
Happy Birthday to me
Born in 1945 as the replacement for WWII.
US kills 20 in Fallujah missile attack
Americans are not permitted in Fallujah. Americans have announced they only
killed al Qaeda/militants/bad guys/whatever even though they have not
examined the attack site. Iraqis say only civilians including many women and
children were killed. The US military spokesman denied this and repeated the
original claim. How can he know as there are no US military on site to look?
2004 June 19
Only Bush can't face the facts
Three modest facts.
- No evidence of any connection between Hussein and 9/11.
- No evidence of any unconventional weapons.
- No threat to the United States.
Together it means Bush owes Iraq an apology and he should plan to spend the
next twenty years or so in prison in the Hague.
How dumb can they sound?
The US is complaining of non-Iraqi fighters entering Iraq to fight the
non-Iraqi Americans.
2004 June 14
New enemies
Explain to me how making ten of thousands of new enemies for America in Iraq
has made America safer. Iraqis who attack America as a consequence of the
war are not terrorists but simply pursuing justice. Iraqis have a right in
simple justice to seek to balance the scales in death and destruction. The
Bush master plan is simple, call them terrorists and kill them.
Contractors are new enemies
The US wants all contractors to be immune from Iraqi law. They are already
immune from military law and immune from their national laws. That will
leave revenge as the only avenue of justice. They will soon be declared
terrorists.
Collaborators being killed
Members of the puppet government of Iraq are being killed off. That is
always the fate of collaborators.
Speaking of releasing prisoners
Good thing you didn't hold hold your breath from yesterday. The US announced
it will continue to hold some 5000 prisoners after 30 June and did not
address releasing Hussein. Hussein will not be permitted to have a public
trial.
Speaking of Hussein turn over to Iraq
Still not holding your breaths I hope. US says it will hold Hussein after 30
June. And when will everyone be turned over? When the resistance to the
occupation ends. There is nothing like a firm date.
2004 June 13
Iraq war ends June 30
And by all the rules of war and Geneva Conventions and common sense, all
POWs are to be released no later than June 30. There are no excuses for any
delays except for individuals charged with specific crimes which are crimes
under the conventions of war.
And if there are people charged with crimes they can only be tried by Iraq
or by an international tribunal. The US has no standing in the matter of
their trials.
But don't hold your breath. Afghanistan was "free" nearly two years ago and
still the US holds prisoners from that war without charges, presumably for
the rest of their lives as no other date or condition has been set.
This is war Bush style.
2004 June 11
Reagan
Today is Friday, the official eulogy day. The rule is to speak well of the
dead. No one will break the rule. I guess they all got it out of their
systems while he was alive.
Tomorrow the news officially forgets Reagan was ever born and all the backed
up news on how high the torture authorization hits the fan. And all the rest
replaces Reagan. It is good to have it on a Saturday. Fewer people pay
attention on Saturday which may not hurt Bush as much.
Kerry
Lurch still has not taken a stand against Bush or contrary to anything Bush
has done and now has a clear six point lead against Bush. Lurch may be the
first candidate to win in a landslide without breaking a sweat.
Iraq government
The people of Iraq all say it is a puppet and violence will increase. Who am
I to argue with them when they agree with me.
It now like it was when the Brits were pulling the strings. The Brit
puppet's body was tied to the back of a car and dragged through the streets
of Baghdad until it more or less disappeared. Citizens of Washington, DC
take heed. Imitation will be dealt with severely.
CIA, NSA, and all the billion dollar intelligence agencies
It is time to disband them all. Anyone with an internet connection and using
google learned all the propaganda about Iraq was false in hours not two
years and still hoping it is true. Tens of billions of dollars are being
wasted paying for tens of thousands of people who are incompetent compared
to a google search.
2004 June 10
Medical records of prisoners
The "interrogators" are given the medical records of prisoners at
Guantanamo. The official answer is, it is done to determine the prisoners
are healthy enough to be interrogated. What kind of questioning requires a
healthy prisoner to survive?
2004 June 9
Justice Department as dumb as Padilla
When the US claimed a street punk could make a dirty bomb the allegation has been questioned. Many
were willing to give the gov the benefit of the doubt. The dumbasses at the
Justice Department finally released some details. They said he was going to
simply put explosives around uranium. That is essentially harmless despite
the word uranium. Once more it is revealed the people in Justice are as dumb
as street punks. A man has been in prison without charges for over two years
for being as dumb as Ashcroft.
To be clear. This may show criminal intent to cause harm and injury. But
Justice portrayed him as in fact capable of causing devastating harm and
injury not as a dumbass like Ashcroft and the other people involved in this.
Ashcroft either deliberately lied about Padilla or Ashcroft is a dumbass.
There is nothing in between. Even calling it a "dirty bomb" is a flat out
lie.
Bremer controls future elections in Iraq
The US has prohibited free elections in Iraq by banning anyone associated
with any militia from standing for office for three years. Whether or not
the limitation is reasonable, it is for Iraq to do not Lord Bremer.
Suing civilian torture companies
The companies are named in the official Army report so they are being sued.
They will have do to more than mere say it was not authorized. They will
have to demonstrate it in a civil trial. A civil court nailed OJ after he
walked from a criminal court. The only defense would appear to have everyone
down to the torturers themselves testify they did not order it leaving the
torturers to take the fall or give contradictory testimony.
2004 June 5
Draft talk
You have probably thought about or heard both sides by now. But there is a
third side. More troops are needed to either continue the occupation of Iraq
or for additional wars of aggression. There is a middle way. If we don't
have the troops end the occupation and don't start the wars. It is very
simple. It is not as though any of this has anything to do with the defense
of the United States.
Since the defense of the US is not involved in either the occupation of Iraq
nor in any additional wars of conquest there is no justification for a
draft. If neither can be done with current volunteer troop strength don't do
it. It is only irrational people who do not accept limits.
It is sort of a radical idea to live within limitations. If the people
really want these wars they will certainly volunteer to fight them. I have
no problem increasing funding to recruit a larger volunteer army. That is
not the same as a draft. If people do not want to conquer other countries
why should they be forced to?
I am also willing to change the age requirements. The army needs mechanics.
I have no problem letting mechanics in their 40s join up to repair Humvees
behind the lines. Given their cheering on the war there are certain to be
enough of them to provide all the mechanics the army needs. That will free
up thousands of recruits to be foot soldiers.
Given the overwhelming support for the war on terror eliminating the age
requirement could staff all specialty requirements. The young kids can all
carry rifles and fight in tanks. They won't be needed for other duties.
We have already shown this by contracting out chow line and KP to civilians.
They do not pass the physical or age requirements of the military. If that
can be done without any risk so can the motor pool. But that would be
expensive and there are so many tens of thousands of mechanics willing to
ship out to the middle east at a quarter the pay to back up their words with
actions. All it would take is changing unnecessary age and physical
requirements.
And of course not one of the flag waving patriots would volunteer. It is
only a good war if someone else fights it. They would fight it but they are
too old or can't pass the physical. I sympathize with them. So I propose
simply we remove the impediments which prevent them from doing what they
want to do.
2004 June 4
Bush refuses to cooperate with criminal investigation
Former ambassador Joseph Wilson was sent to Niger by the US to investigate
the papers indicating Iraq had purchased uranium ore. They had already been
exposed as a crude forgery but Wilson was sent anyway. Wilson confirmed they
were a crude forgery. For whatever reason his wife, Valerie Plame, identity
as an undercover CIA operative was released to the press. The low life Bob
Novak made it public. This is a crime worth five years in prison.
The FBI has requested White House personnel sign papers to release Novak and
others from their confidentiality agreement. Bush has refused to order that.
Granted, those who refuse to sign are automatically suspect. Anyone taking a
plea bargain would name who else knew. That would likely confirm Bush knew.
Everyone who knew are accomplices to the crime.
The story out of the White House is Bush has ordered something called full
cooperation with the investigation. That does not include the
confidentiality releases. What does full mean? This is not a cat and mouse
game. This is a felony investigation. Quibbling over details has no place in
it. Bush is even more liable to identify the perps than the FBI which is
only his delegate in the matter.
There is no need for Bush to consult an outside criminal attorney unless he
does know something about the leak. Knowledge of a crime requires him to
take action as he is more responsible than the Attorney General to take
action. He cannot invoke executive privilege to cover up a crime. It is his
responsibility to uncover and expose crime. The entire Justice Department is
merely his deputy in criminal matters. His only lawful recourse is to refuse
to answer questions as the answers would incriminate him, to take the fifth.
Negative political consequences of doing so do not permit him to lie.
National security cannot be claimed as the crime itself was damaging to
national security.
And while so far the story is Bush is only considering hire an attorney,
Cheney has already hired a criminal attorney. This could only be related to
his crimes in giving billions of dollars in contracts to his previous
employer.
There isn't much more to say about this until I have some feeble White House
denials to ridicule.
2004 June 3
Truce of Najaf
It appears over. So far no clear indication of which side is responsible or
what happened.
The Fun News
Grand jury testimony names Bush as a conspirator and accomplice to the
felony of revealing a CIA covert operative as such. That is five years for
the act and ten years for the conspiracy.
Given the new rules Bush will be held naked in solitary with a bag over his
head for three days before interrogation while being dunked in water to near
the point of drowning. It is as yet unclear if he will be detained in
Guantanamo while being questioned. Sarcasm aside, those are the new rules.
Certainly those who gave Chalabi classified information satisfy the criteria
for enemy combatants.
With any luck the game is over. But Bush could pull it out of the fire by
turning on his advisors with a vengeance and gain grudging respect from his
former detractors and cement his role as imperial ruler.
2004 June 1
Pachachi did the right thing
He rejected the position of President as the US wanted. Another loss for the
US. Another win for a possible future Iraqi unity. Iraqis uniting around
Iraq rather than personal and transient benefit.
Reluctantly
Bush: Throughout our history, American has gone to war reluctantly.
Did anyone notice any reluctance at all in the war on Iraq? Afghanistan? The
man is out of touch with reality.
2004 May 31
What does America offer the world?
Florida 2000 elections would too obvious to mention. Also too obvious, sex,
drugs and rock and roll. But in practice the US does not offer anything. It
imposes. It imposes its latest and greatest fads upon the world from Xena,
Warrior Princess and Deep Throat to live free or we will kill you.
It is impossible to impose freedom by force.
That is a truth America has not realized. In practice the government has
imposed only murderous dictatorships and not encouraged one truly democratic
movement as it always has required undemocratic forces to control the so
called democratic country.
Fact is human love war because war brings slaughter. As long as you are on
the winning side slaughter vindicates you. The vicarious thrill we all feel
when the bodies of the designated enemies are shown does bring a thrill to
the heart and uplift the spirit. That is a fact of human nature. Even the
most anti-war can't deny the feeling of satisfaction when the news reports
insurgents killed. The wild cheering of the pro-war faction at such reports
fills them with pride even if they were defending their homes or avenging
the death of their children. That only adds to the pleasure of the kill.
The Arab Mind
As we are still in the slow news cycle of the US Memorial day three day
weekend let me also digress on how I knew Iraq would not go as Bush and the
Neocon Trotskyites presented it. I first assumed "Arabs" were just like
Americans. I then hypothesized the response of Americans to an Iraqi conquest
of America to rid us of Bush. And then I hypothesized the Iraqi stated
intention of imposing an Iraqi style government upon America. And then I saw
things through the eye of Iraqis.
Let me not assume Iraqis are as dumb as I am. Let me assume they might give
Americans a chance where I would shoot any and all Iraqis troops on sight
just for the fun of it. Let me assume Iraqis would give Americans a few
months to deliver on their promises where I would not give Iraqis any time
at all before I started killing them. Enough assumptions. Iraqis are much
more tolerant than I would be, ever. Americans can consider themselves very
fortunate Iraqis are much nicer than I would be under any circumstances.
And I have not been wrong in thinking Iraqis are better than me. They have
shown remarkable restraint where I would have killed without compunction
from day one. Even Jerry Falwell were he capable of being rational might
have to admit that. So might Bush were he rational.
Keep in mind Bush is proof that never being sober for twenty years does not
have any long term effects. And remember when he says it is only his faith
keeping him from being a falling down drunk he really means it thus proving
he is unable to form a coherent thought.
Even his detractors claim he is not stupid. That only indicates his
detractors are dumber than he or Bush really is intelligent and just plays
dumb on TV. If that is true he knows exactly what he is saying and doing and
intends all the consequences.
It is not like any of this is new. I posted
this back in July 2003.
A free Iraq
The Iraqis want to appoint one man, the US and UN want another man. Why
would a free Iraq give a damn what the US and UN want? Why would the US and
UN have any interest at all in who is chosen? Bremer threatens to veto the
Iraqi choice. Who is Bremer to tell a free people what to do?
The difference between the two men is simple. The Iraqi choice, Ghazi
al-Yawar wants the US to leave. The US choice, Adnan al-Pachachi, wants the
US to stay. Freedom of choice was never so simple as this. Iraqis have none.
Pachachi's most patriotic act would be to say the US should leave. Yawar's
clever choice would be to announce the US should stay and change his mind
later.
2004 May 30
Holidays
Strangely the entire world appears to take a holiday on American holidays.
It is like nothing happens in Israel on Saturday. Even non-Jews covering
events in Israel take the day off.
So without events it is time to reflect on my confidence in the course of
events. Regardless of the claims of the cynics, Bush and his cabinet are
human. Unfortunately being human means admitting mistakes means admitting
responsibility for the consequences of the mistakes. The consequences of
their mistakes are to great to bear if admitted. Therefore no mistakes will
be admitted, the course to hell will be stayed, and everyone else will be
blamed for the consequences.
Cynics will also say his eye is on re-election and that rules his thinking.
Not really. Re-election means the people agree with him. Therefore he did
not make mistakes and is not responsible for the consequences. Even if he
loses he can take solace the 40% who voted for him agreed he was not
responsible even though the 40% are yellow dog Republicans.
He can't turn back and he has no path forward save what fate deals him. He
has no long term objective, only the objective of the week. And Kerry is
almost trying to out Bush, Bush. He would just do it a bit differently so
Bush can't attack the difference. It appears to be a bit like Clinton/Dole
in 1996. Dole could not get traction and neither can Bush. Bush can only
campaign based upon his success and he has no success to point to. Should
even bin Laden ride to his rescue with some terror attack Kerry need only
point out Bush has not made America safer from terrorism.
Rummy the lovable idiot
At West Point you said, "Yet despite our successes, we are closer to the
beginning of this struggle with global insurgency than to its end." Applying
the Clinton school of English Analysis we discover the war against the perps
of 9/11 really did end in Afghanistan. The war on Iraq doesn't seem to fit
in any place other than it incited insurgency against the occupation. And
now we are in a new war against people who resist occupation and aggression.
Insurgency is against either the local government (civil war) or it is
against a foreign military occupying their country. That is it. There is no
insurgency in the US against the US. That leaves us with Afghanistan and
Iraq where there are insurgencies against American occupation. Unless he is
saying we are going to be fighting other countries' wars his statement makes
no sense.
Failed completely
Following what I said long ago there is a stampede to agree with me, we
failed in Iraq. There is no agreement on how to pull out with the least
damage. The so called leaders are still sticking to the 135,000 troops for
the foreseeable future claim. They don't repeat it but they do not
contradict it. They rely upon their flacks to make it look good. Of course
Bush did not exactly say ten years nor did Clinton exactly say he did not
have sex with that woman.
Murdering a Wedding Celebration
That is the introduction to war with Syria. It is what Congress wants. It is
what Bush wants. It is what Israel wants. Can anyone doubt it is next on the
agenda?
2004 May 29
A very slow day
All I can remember is the first Gulf War cost $91 billion and the
participating countries paid for it, not the US.
2004 May 28
Victory for Al Sadr
Unless the US plans to drop a missile on him, he has won the stand-off with
the great US military. He was losing twenty men for every American dead. He
won. He won by not surrendering. He won by not losing. That is guerrilla
warfare in action.
Will it encourage other Iraqis to resist? Who knows. The important thing is
if it discourages Americans from attempting to suppress a free press in
Iraq. Keep in mind all this fighting was over a two-bit tabloid with a
circulation of a couple thousand. All the arrest warrant crap came later.
This comes after the defeat at Fallujah where no US demands were met. No
weapons turned in. No "terrorists" arrested. But a Ba'athist is running the
show.
But ...
Daily isn't good enough some times. I wrote the previous section about 12
hours ago. Now I read the US has sent tanks back into Najaf and the fighting
has started again. The US did announce a pullout. Now it is back in. Maybe
someone realized it is dangerous to let Iraqis think they have a chance
against the all powerful conqueror. Five dead, fourteen wounded and the
fighting continues. Their hearts and minds will surly follow.
Speaking of Ba'athists
One has been tapped to run Iraq. It looks like the rule is any Ba'athist but
Hussein.
2004 May 27
Israeli terrorists in the US
Six cases of Israelis in the US illegally driving rented moving trucks have
made the national news in the US. In three cases explosives have been
detected. None have been questioned with extreme prejudice. The government
can't deal with Israeli terrorists in America.
Prediction. When there are so many cases even the New York Times cannot
ignore the story, the government will thank then for their assistance in
testing security measures around the country. Why they had to be Israeli
nationals will never be answered. Anyone who asks will be labeled
anti-semitic.
FBI catches on
They picked up on the accusation of Chalabi passing classified information
and are searching for the criminals in the Pentagon who gave him classified
information. Espionage and perhaps treason are legitimate charges. The smart
money is betting on Israel being involved again.
$191 Billion so far
And the budget for 2005 has not been submitted. Bush insists we will be
there through 2005 with no plans to leave in 2006. $191 billion so far with
another $25 billion for this year bringing this year to $112 billion. So we
reasonably expect at least $112 billion for 2005. So by the end of 2005 we
will be at $303 billion if it doesn't get any worse, if no more troops are
needed.
Sloganeering patriotism
They don't quite spell it out but it is a variation on the following.
You must support Bush to support the troops.
If you don't support Bush you don't support the troops.
Criticizing Bush means you do not support the troops.
The point is to define patriotism as supporting Bush and his fellow ignorant
war mongers. Bush put our troops in danger and criticizing Bush for doing it
means not supporting the troops. I'll bet anything you want that if the
troops are given a vote to stay or leave they will be back next week.
2004 May 26
Impeach Bush
People are beginning to talk seriously about impeachment. It will have to
include Cheney and Rumsfeld at a minimum.
Terrorists are coming
Maybe if Bush had pursued terrorists rather than invading Iraq for the
purpose of creating more terrorists whatever Bush is planning to let happen
wouldn't be an issue at all. Everything is known about the coming attack
except who, what, when, where and why. The smart money is betting on US made
anthrax being used again. Do England's bookies have a line on this yet?
We can also speculate on the who. We know the country is suffering from a
rash of Israelis driving moving vans that test positive for explosives. We
know they are in the country illegally. We also know for some unexplained
reason the US simply deports them. There have been six cases reported in the
news so far.
We have lost in Iraq
I know, old news. The only question is if we are going to cut our losses and
leave now or kill a few more tens of thousands of Iraqis and make our loss
greater than it is now. All over the middle east people who were trying to
promote democracy are faced with democracy equals torture. They can no
longer present the benefits of Western government. The only defense is
believe what we say not what we do.
No serious person ever thought any of the changing things Bush talked about
could be accomplished. Bush changed the objective every few weeks and to
different audiences but none of them turned out to be doable.
But a rational person would ask for a form of government that does not have
any torture, rape and murder at all instead of one that just punishes it
with wrist slaps after they occur. The much publicized single courts martial
was punished this a tenth of what it would merit in civilian law for each
count. If murder, rape and torture are just abuse then what is the point of
law?
And back to what I said much earlier, the grunts are being hung out to dry
while the generals are being saved from life at hard labor. If the grunts
are being ordered to fall on their swords then I want the sword to be as big
as possible so they are encouraged to point the finger higher up. They did
not learn these methods on their own. This has been the worst disaster for
US foreign relations in all of history. There is no way to recover from it.
There is no way to recover from it because Americans will not like the idea
of punishment in accordance with the crime for what they did to Iraqis.
Building the new American embassy
Isn't this rather stupid? Why build an embassy before knowing if Iraq will
want any diplomatic relations with the US.
2004 May 25
No power of the enemy will stop us in Iraq
Sounded good when Bush said it in his speech except that the enemies he is
talking about are Iraqis. Iraqis do not like the collaborators the US has
chosen. That is why they have been killing the people who collaborate with
the Americans.
And when he said "terrorists will not determine the future of Iraq" he said
Iraqis will not determine the future of Iraq. Those he calls terrorists are
patriots. Patriots will determine the future of Iraq. Collaborators will
not.
UN appointed government to come
This is the biggest joke of all. Iraqis showed their love of the UN when
they blew up the UN compound and chased it out of the country. And now we
are supposed to believe Iraqis will embrace whatever the UN chooses.
Iraqis are who?
They are any Iraqi and every Iraqi. Until there is a government chosen by
Iraqis every Iraqi speaks for his country. Chaos? Of course. That is why men
create governments. But an imposed or selected or chosen government is not
instituted by Iraqis so it has no moral authority. It has only lethal
authority. As such it does not differ from a dictatorship.
Chalabi
I have no brief for a convicted embezzler who help the neo-con marxists to
lie us into war but if in fact he is guilty of passing classified
information to Iran I want the arrest of those who gave him classified
information. Which American would give a foreigner classified information?
No UN troops to Iraq, please
If Bush can get combat troops out of Iraq he will just start another war
some place else. He might even get back to taking an interest in Osama bin
Forgotten.
If there is another terrorist attack in the US
Be certain to blame Bush first for going after Iraq instead of terrorism.
Despite his continuing lies, there is no evidence of any connection of Iraq
to terrorism, 9/11 or anything like that in the US.
2004 May 24
Bush to start PR campaign for his Iraq plan
Which will do great things for all the Iraqis who listen to American TV.
Expect only platitudes, no substance, and no exposition of a plan. It is
unlikely he will outline the new course he swears to stay.
US denies damaging mosque
Even though it destruction where the tank smashed into the building, the
bodies have been sent to local morgues and the blood stains where people
were crushed and dragged 30 feet inside the mosque by the tank are
documented on tape. Americans will believe the denial. Iraqis will see it
for themselves. And Americans will wonder why the crazy Muslims don't love
them.
This is almost as good as denying shooting up a wedding party after the
before and after film has been aired showing the wedding celebration and the
dead guests. Who are you going to believe? The US Army or your own eyes?
All reconstruction has been stopped by the fighting
Except the military bases. Even though we are not staying eleven permanent
bases are being built. Even though we will leave as soon as possible money
is being wasted on these permanent camps. Whatever for?
Kerry need do but one thing
Promise he will not issue pardons to anyone in the administration. This will
permit them to be tried under US law where they face the death penalty.
Those nancyboys in the Hague don't use the death penalty.
A great speech by Bush
The only new thing was a new torture facility to replace the old. The first
thing we do, we destroy the evidence.
Otherwise not one change from the "course of the month" that is steadily
winning the hearts and minds of Iraqis to the cause of killing as many
Americans as possible until they have the sense to get out before they all
die.
Bush really is smart. He is seeking respect from Islam. It is required of
all Muslims to respect those whose minds have been taken by Allah. Bush said
to be praying that is not a rumor started by Cosby and Hope in Road to
Morocco.
Networks don't do kitsch
So they didn't carry his trivial speech. They do get embargoed copies of
speeches before they are delivered. If you do not like my opinion of it,
consider the opinion of the four major broadcast networks that didn't waste
the air time on his bilge.
2004 May 23
Persistent rumors
Just as there were rumors of torture before the pictures came out there are
rumors of mass graves created by the US to cover the slaughter of entire
villages. Rumors have it they are in out of the way places. The problem is
the US knows so little about Iraq they might have picked the most popular
recreational hiking area in the country.
General Sanchez implicated
He runs the US Military in Iraq. He has been implicated in approval of the
torture, rape and murder. Stand by for attacks on those who gave the
information. This on top of all the unofficial information from volunteer
Deep Throats pointing to Rumsfeld as the instigator and authority for it
all.
Rafah
Israel's murder rampage in Rafah continues. Israel's murder rampage in the
occupied territories continues. I don't write about it much as I can say the
same thing every day of the year and it is true.
To the troops in Iraq
What to come home soon? Beat up an Iraqi and send pictures of it to the
Washington Post. In the current environment just some harsh language might
be enough.
Speaking to you folks. I have no idea who told you what you are doing in
helping instead of hurting. What is happening to you is because you did what
those idiot officers told you to do. You should know how to deal with them.
You should know by now Iraq was never a threat to the US. You were never
there to protect the US. You were lied to. Don't shoot the messenger. You
have the vote. Use it. A president is a hired hand. No more.
Bush is God
Or receives direct revelation from his judeo-christian god. And that god
ordered everything that has happened in Iraq. Israel at least spared the
Christian God from involvement in its slaughters of the innocents.
No more photos of torture to come from Iraq
Digital cameras of all kinds have been prohibited to the troops. And that
means torture and other atrocities will continue else there is no need for
the ban.
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