It turns out an Islamic extremist website was actually being hosted right here in the Untied States: On March 25, a Taliban Web site claiming to be the voice of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” boasted of a deadly new attack on coalition forces in that country. Four soldiers were killed in an ambush, the […]
One thing the Bush administration LOVESSSS is getting out some good propaganda, and they are working at spending our money to do just that: U.S. military leaders in Baghdad have put out for bid a two-year, $20 million public relations contract that calls for extensive monitoring of U.S. and Middle Eastern media in an effort […]
Here is the reason why we won’t be able to help Israel out militarily – we can’t. Look at a couple of the stories today. First from Iraq: A suicide bomber pulled his van into a busy market on Tuesday, lured labourers with job offers and blew himself up, killing scores in one of the […]
So I guess the Iraqis are now on the side of the Democrats when it comes to the problems in Iraq: THE Iraqi Government will announce a sweeping peace plan as early as Sunday in a last-ditch effort to end the Sunni insurgency that has taken the country to the brink of civil war. The […]
This is horrible news, but in reality it is not surprising: Two US soldiers who went missing after an attack on their checkpoint have been found dead and were tortured before being killed, an Iraqi defence official says. Iraqi Defence Ministry official Major General Abdul Aziz Mohammed told Reuters the bodies of Privates Thomas Lowell […]
This reminds me of Bush sending his staff to their ethics training last year, following the indictment of Scooter: A top US commander in Iraq has ordered combat troops to be trained to abide by moral and ethical standards on the battlefield. The move is an apparent reference to allegations Marines killed civilians last year. […]
“When the infidels come they will never leave”. That is what Osama said in the 90’s when our government solicited Saudi Arabia to help fight Iraq prior to the first Gulf War. Well the actions of the U.S. and the U.K. are making it look more like Osama was right all along: The Pentagon has […]
The Times (UK) have reported on further details from Amnesty International regarding the detention of some 14,000 people by US and British Military Forces. As I said in an earlier post, it’s about time some independant international board was given the consent to investigate and visit these places without any red tape and report on […]
How do we gain the support of the Iraqi people? Well the following is a good way NOT to gain any support: BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S. troops opened fire on a crowded minivan north of Baghdad on Monday, fearing a car bomb attack, and killed at least three members of the same family, including […]
A walk back in time. A time when a war with Iraq was a certainty and not a current event. That time is February of 2003. During that time our leaders on Capital Hill were trying to get answers to important questions regarding the upcoming war. They had Paul Wolfowitz and Donald Rumsfeld sitting before […]