Archive for the ‘Iraq War’ Category
Friday, October 10th, 2008
From Jurist:
US military officers feared for the mental health of alleged terrorism detainees held in isolation in the US, according to documents received through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) . The materials released Wednesday are a collection of heavily ...
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008
A lot of politics always consists of negativity – Monday-morning quarterbacking, dredging up past sins or mistakes, and general finger-pointing that can sound like kids whining, “I’m telling!” It would be more useful to focus on the future and on the positive – what do we want to change? How ...
Posted in 2008 elections, 4000 dead, Agenda, America, Bush, General, Homeland Security, Impeachment, Iraq, Iraq War, John McCain, Middle East, Military, Miscellaneous, Patriot, Politics, Quagmire, Right Wing Nut, Sarah Palin, Terrorism, War, cheney, security | No Comments »
Monday, August 4th, 2008
He also hates our troops, especially those whiny ones who complain about being paralyzed. And thirty-nine of Coburn’s fellow Senate Republicans agree with him.
A total of thirty-six bills have been blocked by Coburn. One of his stated reasons is “excessive spending.” Hey, I know how we can fix that.
But more ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Homeland Security, Iraq War, Reid, media | 2 Comments »
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
When the Supreme Court ruled that child rapists cannot be executed, John McCain issued a somber warning to all Americans. Criminal-coddling decisions like this will become much more common if Barack Obama gets elected.
This anti-war leftist doesn’t even wear an American flag lapel pin for God’s sake. One can only ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Iraq War, Legal News | 6 Comments »
Friday, June 27th, 2008
When terminal cancer patients would like to use marijuana to ease the nausea from chemo-therapy, the government tells them “Tough shit! Suck it up!”
And now the newest group of patients to get shat on by the government: Soldiers suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Ecstasy (MDMA) has been having promising ...
Posted in GIs, Health, Iraq War, Science | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
In my various conversations with politically astute people, I generally raise my highest hope, which is that Obama will tap Feingold for veep. I'm secretly in love with Russ Feingold. He can park his principled shoes under my... erm, never mind. Anyway, every time I bring him up, I get ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Iraq War, Obama, Politics | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
After the attacks on 9/11/2001 many Americans pulled their heads out of the sand and began to ask why anyone would want to do anything so horrible to us. Bill Maher famously asked the same questions in what seemed to a too sympathetic way, by going against the common wisdom ...
Posted in Al Queda, America, BIO, Iraq, Iraq War, John McCain, Middle East, Terrorism, War | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
President Bush's diplomafacatin' negotiators have been working on a new status of forces agreement with Iraq. The negotiations have, for the most part, been behind closed doors - both US and Iraqi. These negotiations also show El Jefe's deep commitment to the concept of negotiating - "I'll tell ya what ...
Posted in Bush, Contributors, George W. Bush, Iraq, Iraq War, Middle East, Political, Politics, War, World News | 1 Comment »
Sunday, June 15th, 2008
When asked what kind of advice he would give to the Syrians, here's what the Republican President said yesterday:
Q (As translated.) To both of you, what specific, concrete requests do you wish to make or send to the Syrian President, Bashar Assad, so that he normalize his relations with the ...
Posted in BIO, Contributors, George W. Bush, Gonzo's Grab Bag, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, Israel, Middle East, Military, Quagmire | No Comments »
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
I love America. It's one country where, if you buckle down and get to work, you can actually make something of yourself. Indeed, there is a long history of the folks migrating here to make a better life for themselves and their families. There is also a long history of, ...
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