War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Smoke and mirrors continue to embody the war in Iraq. Even as New Hampshire residents go to the polls today for the first primary of the 2008 presidential race, the slaughter in the Mid East continues as the pundits, talking heads and the mainstream media (now affectionately/sarcastically dubbed the ‘MSM’ by those in the know)…
As the new year gains momentum, nothing seems to have changed — yet. The results off the “surge” has painted a heart-warming and optimistic picture of the hell that’s Iraq. The real weak-link of the so-called surge is the alliance between former Sunni insurgents now bearing arms for US dollars to fight Al-Qaeda in Iraq…
An inescapable horror: BAQUBA, Iraq (AFP) – Three Iraqi civilians were killed by US military fire in two incidents on Thursday in the province of Diyala, one of the most dangerous regions in the country, Iraqi security officials said. Two people died in the town of Al-Ghalibiyah, just west of the provincial capital Baquba, when…
“One can only wonder, now that the United States has ‘liberated’ Iraq from Saddam Hussein, just who will liberate Iraq from the United States.” — Raed Jarrar, Iraq consultant at the Public Policy Office of the American Friends Service Committee in Washington, an independent peace group. Jarrar also told Inter Press Service (IPS) the contract…
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Darcy Woodke recalled the day she picked up her husband and several of his National Guard buddies after they got back from Iraq. “I stopped at a four-way stop sign. I have never seen people in my life freak out like that. They were saying, ‘Why are you stopping? Go! Go!…
Still, six years after the 2001 U.S.-led invasion, violence persists in much of southern Afghanistan where the government has little presence, and recent militant attacks in Pakistan highlight a long-term regional problem with al-Qaida and the Taliban. Civilian deaths caused by U.S. and NATO forces in the first half of the year rattled the government,…
In the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto’s killing, Decider George is still at a loss for action. What can he do about his old buddy and terror-fighter Pervez Musharraf? Apparently nothing. As the new year quickly approaches, now only a matter of hours, Decider George is relaxing on his no-cattle, big-spread ranch in Crawford, Tex., and…
As in the recent disclosures on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, Decider George has been lying out of his ass for a long time. Probably once he discovered Santa Claus was a lie, he understood the need to continue the effort. Asked if an inquiry would be held after British troops withdraw, David Miliband, the Foreign…
Frances Townsend, Decider George’s homeland security advisor/mouthpiece is quitting. And it’s the same old bullshit, the same old line. “I find it offensive and crippling. When both career people and political people are worried about getting subponaed, it’s hard to get a lot accomplished.” — Interview, The Washington Post (12/22/07) Well, hell, Frances (can we…
On Wednesday Congess approved an additonal $70 billion for the horror in Iraq and Afghanistan, knocking the total up to $700 billion. “Using inflation-adjusted dollars the total cost of those wars has now surpassed the total cost of the Vietnam War (which ran to $670 billion). It’s also more than seven times larger than the…