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Crazy? yes...
as crazy as going in there, with an undermanned force, in the first place. as crazy as not answering the 9/11 truth commission's questions more thoroughly. as crazy as not prosecuting bush and his cabal for war crimes, dereliction of duty and other offenses. as crazy as not regulating fox news or our financial institutions. we americans are ...
Posted to War Stories by VikingPrince on August 2, 2009
Quit Torturing Me About Torture
In recent days we have seen such a proliferation of news about torture, the torture memos and so forth, that I need not recount it here. To me, here are the salient points, in my humble opinion. 1) Abu Ghraib: Has been over-hyped. The acts were atrocious, but hardly the worst thing to happen to anybody, unless one considers humiliation worse ...
Posted to Today's Papers by mathpol on April 20, 2009
Iraq turning point
Look what happened to Iran after the Shaw departed.
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on February 2, 2009
bad economy - good military
It is sad that because of the recession and lack of jobs that many have no choice but to join the military and fight in Iraq and Afgahnistan.
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on January 19, 2009
bomb Iran
This is a good time to have this plan in the wings. Iran is hemoraghing from lost crude revenues. And the rest of the world suffering the global economic meltdown.
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on January 13, 2009
Do We Believe An American Life Is Worth More Than Any Other?
It is not just Yoo, Bush & Cheney. It is a basic American flaw in philosophical self-awareness that holds that an American life is more valuable than an Iraqi life or the life of any other who can be allowed to die or be tortured for an American. To a lesser extent, although we mourn over our own fallen soldiers, we also place a lesser value ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by john adkisson on December 18, 2008
Large %age of Americans sympathetic to the Shoe Thrower
http://pickfu.com/XB8GWC An informal poll of Americans shows an even split on whether al-Zaidi is a sympathetic figure. Pretty surprising results, IMO.
Posted to Politics by JPF on December 17, 2008
flying shoes
It's the thought that counts. And in this case this particular journalist spoke volumes for the Arabic world. To give Bush credit he did deflect the intensity of the insult the best he could. It goes without saying this will not happen again.
Posted to Explainer by david wayne osedach on December 16, 2008
reconstruction
It will be interesting to see how the Iraq reconstruction will develop How many more billions will the U.S. throw down the drain?
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on December 15, 2008
So, when a blogger . . .
. . . compiles data and insights from various sources, he/she is a spammer. Spam this: http://allanerickson.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/bush-vindicated-on-wmd-in-iraq/
Posted to XX Factor Extra by Allan Erickson on October 28, 2008

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