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In the past I have tried to retain a neutral position regarding this story. I am a suporter of our and our Allies actions in Afghanistan, past and future; however stories like this make it hard to have faith in our allies. Was Omar Khadr Coerced? (National Post) Even thought the Khadr family history is . . . → Read More: Child Soldier or Terrorist? First, a brief bit of history. Cure spooky flashback sequence sound effects: What would war with Iraq cost? – CNN.com, January 2nd, 2003 WASHINGTON (CNN)—The White House is downplaying published reports of an estimated $50 billion to $60 billion price tag for a war with Iraq, saying it is “impossible” to estimate the cost at . . . → Read More: The cost of the war in Iraq just keeps climbing. Remember that excellent NYT op-ed written by seven U.S. soldiers? Well, two of them just died in Iraq: Two of Seven Soldiers Who Wrote ‘NYT’ Op-Ed Die in Iraq NEW YORK The Op-Ed by seven active duty U.S. soldiers in Iraq questioning the war drew international attention just three weeks ago. Now two of the . . . → Read More: Two of the soldiers that wrote “The War As We Saw It” op-ed are now dead. ”…but I’ve seen what it can do to skyscrapers.” – Anon
After reading this Salon.com article I’m convinced that President Bush is flat out guilty of crimes and misdemeanors and should be impeached immediately. On Sept. 18, 2002, CIA director George Tenet briefed President Bush in the Oval Office on top-secret intelligence that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction, according to two former . . . → Read More: Bush lied to us about WMDs in Iraq. He must be impeached. President Bush went around claiming that we’d step down as Iraqi forces became ready to step up. The obvious question that line of thinking poses is: What if they’re never ready to step up? WASHINGTON – Iraq’s security forces have made “uneven progress” and will be unable to take over security on their own in . . . → Read More: Four years later and the Iraqi security forces still suck eggs. [While we’re on the subject of blowing taxpayer dollars:] US Army Col (Ret) Daniel Smith asks some very provocative questions in a recent article on Foreign Policy In Focus: The “headline-grabber” read: “U.S. Plans New Arms Sales to Gulf Allies.” Nothing startling there. For decades the United States has routinely sold or transferred weapons and . . . → Read More: Good Question: Why Sell Saudi Arabia $20 Billion in Arms Now? [Reposted from SmugBaldy.com - because I’d rather have you read my writing.] There are plenty of horror flicks out there, but way deep down we know they’re fictional and so we’re not really scared by them. Startled, maybe. Disgusted, sure. But not really scared. No, in order for a movie to really reach inside you . . . → Read More: Scariest Movie Ever: Why We Fight Normally, I would post some sort of news item for discussion or something of the sort, but recently, I’ve been made aware of certain troubling events back home which I thought might interest the SEB Community. It concerns PTSD and the military’s solution to the disorder. Prior to his arrival in Iraq, my brother Justin . . . → Read More: PTSD & How Its Being Swept Under The Rug This sort of thing isn’t going to help us one little bit… And I’m sure this helps even less… Found via Boing Boing. |
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