On the left side bar, under the ‘Get Active’ section I added a new link. It is to sign a letter to President Bush asking him to meet with Cindy Sheehan. Please take a moment to fill out the petition and pass it on to your friends. President Bush has the opprotunity now to set […]
We get told constantly by the administration that we will leave Iraq once they have enough troops trained to take over their own security. But what if the troops are to scared to even leave their base? This is exactly what is happening in the war-torn country. From ABC news Australia: Iraqi soldiers fear leaving […]
While we are fighting a war in Iraq and a war on terror, we often forget about the other war that has been going on longer than those two combined. That is the war on drugs. This week it has taken a turn for the worse with a break down in diplomatic relations involving one […]
So while our troops are fighting in Iraq, have you ever wondered where the anthrax Saddam surpassingly had come from? We all know that in the end it came from the United States during the 1980’s when we supplied Saddam with the chemical in order to fight Iran, but we can now trace it back […]
Today marks the 31st anniversary of the resignation of Richard Nixon. On August 9, 1974 at noon eastern time his resignation took effect, following the announcement to the American people the night before. To read the resignation speech of Nixon, please visit CNN’s All Politics site. This should signify an important date and hopefully we […]
I got this from Ted Rall’s site. He does excellent comics and opinion pieces. Please check his site out. This struck me as very funny. In a sad sort of way. We hear about the troops who die instantly in Iraq, but never the ones who die a day or two later. Its like the […]
Via ABC News Australia Bank robbers go underground to steal $85m Thieves have dug a 200-metre long tunnel to break into a Brazilian bank’s safe, stealing at least $85 million in the biggest bank heist in the country’s history. The thieves penetrated the Banco Central bank in the north-eastern city of Fortaleza on the weekend […]
Via The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Before the Pentagon begins reducing troop levels in Iraq next year it probably will increase them this fall to provide extra security for a planned October referendum and a December election, a Pentagon official said Monday. Read rest of the article here Funny how things start heating up with […]
Via democrats.com By davidswanson Created 2005-08-08 19:10 I got Cindy on the phone and she continued to maintain that the threat of arrest was real, but said that it came to her via Diane Wilson. I spoke to Diane, who said that it came from Texas State Rep Lon Burman, a Democrat. She said that […]
President Bush is afraid. He is afraid of a grieving mother. Cindy Sheehan has been parked outside the entrance to his Crawford Ranch since Saturday and refuses to leave until he is willing to talk to her. Cindy wants to know why her son died. He was killed in April 2004 while fighting in Iraq. […]