added 2007 Fri Jun 15 5:03:47 by populist
Vanity keeps people from admitting they've been wrong. Pride will not let them believe they have been. The President & his team, most in Congress, and some common people suffer from this refusal to be honest with themselves. This is how they protect their egos - and that is all those who ignore the truth have left at the end of the day.
Vanity keeps people from admitting they've been wrong. Pride will not let them believe they have been. The President & his team, most in Congress, and some common people suffer from this refusal to be honest with themselves. This is how they protect their egos - and that is all those who ignore the truth have left at the end of the day.
added 2007 Sat Jun 2 2:35:39 by populist
I wonder what goes through Cheney's mind when he visits Baghdad. Does he ever look out the window of his armor-plated limmo and see the wasteland he's created -- the burned out buildings, the pock-marked streets, the wretched orphans sorting through the garbage for something to eat?
I wonder what goes through Cheney's mind when he visits Baghdad. Does he ever look out the window of his armor-plated limmo and see the wasteland he's created -- the burned out buildings, the pock-marked streets, the wretched orphans sorting through the garbage for something to eat?
added 2007 Thu May 31 16:57:50 by populist
As the much too familiar saying goes: "In war there are no winners, only losers". This is plain to see as we have all witnessed incredible loss due to the war in Iraq
As the much too familiar saying goes: "In war there are no winners, only losers". This is plain to see as we have all witnessed incredible loss due to the war in Iraq
added 2007 Tue May 29 20:49:21 by populist
So let me get this straight. Sessions, McConnell, and other Republicans have "no problem" using our soldiers as "pawns" in their chess game of war funding, just as long as Bush gets these "pawns" out of Iraq early enough before the next election. That's outrageous!
So let me get this straight. Sessions, McConnell, and other Republicans have "no problem" using our soldiers as "pawns" in their chess game of war funding, just as long as Bush gets these "pawns" out of Iraq early enough before the next election. That's outrageous!
added 2007 Fri May 25 2:29:51 by populist
"After 3,000 of our fellow citizens died at the hands of these terrorists, when are we going to stand up and take them on? When are we going to defeat them?"
"After 3,000 of our fellow citizens died at the hands of these terrorists, when are we going to stand up and take them on? When are we going to defeat them?"
added 2007 Thu May 24 23:53:12 by populist
"American can expect more casualties in Iraq but U.S. troops will have the funds and the resources to prevail." Trace Gallagher said that was the message from President Bush today.
"American can expect more casualties in Iraq but U.S. troops will have the funds and the resources to prevail." Trace Gallagher said that was the message from President Bush today.
added 2007 Wed May 23 8:17:31 by populist
Those who choose to wrap themselves in the American flag are not only invoking the protections granted by our Constitution, they are also submitting to the consequences for violating it. It is time for you to seek the truth.
Those who choose to wrap themselves in the American flag are not only invoking the protections granted by our Constitution, they are also submitting to the consequences for violating it. It is time for you to seek the truth.
added 2007 Tue May 22 20:35:50 by populist
if the war in Iraq bums you out, then imagine how bummed out you would be if you were Tim Kahlor, the father of Sgt. Ryan Kahlor, a 23-year-old kid who has spent more than two years in that Bush-benighted nation.
if the war in Iraq bums you out, then imagine how bummed out you would be if you were Tim Kahlor, the father of Sgt. Ryan Kahlor, a 23-year-old kid who has spent more than two years in that Bush-benighted nation.
added 2007 Tue May 15 13:07:24 by Fabienne
From the article: "A powerful bomb blast in a hotel in the centre of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least 24 people, police and officials say. Latest reports say part of the hotel, the Marhaba, has collapsed, trapping people inside. The bomb is reported to have gone off in the lobby. A number of the wounded have been taken for treatment. About 30 people are reported to have been injured."
From the article: "A powerful bomb blast in a hotel in the centre of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least 24 people, police and officials say. Latest reports say part of the hotel, the Marhaba, has collapsed, trapping people inside. The bomb is reported to have gone off in the lobby. A number of the wounded have been taken for treatment. About 30 people are reported to have been injured."
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added 2007 Tue May 15 3:24:14 by populist
Or any of our sons? or daughters? on any side of this incredibly reckless escapade in Iraq?
Or any of our sons? or daughters? on any side of this incredibly reckless escapade in Iraq?
added 2007 Fri May 11 9:49:58 by STONERS
The U.S.-led coalition confirmed late Thursday that a battle between U.S. forces and Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan caused civilian casualties and that a joint Afghan-U.S. investigation is under way.
The U.S.-led coalition confirmed late Thursday that a battle between U.S. forces and Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan caused civilian casualties and that a joint Afghan-U.S. investigation is under way.
added 2007 Tue May 8 20:16:53 by populist
Two wars and a decade of sanctions have led to a huge rise in the mortality rate among young children in Iraq, leaving statistics that were once the envy of the Arab world now comparable with those of sub-Saharan Africa.
Two wars and a decade of sanctions have led to a huge rise in the mortality rate among young children in Iraq, leaving statistics that were once the envy of the Arab world now comparable with those of sub-Saharan Africa.
added 2007 Sat May 5 22:38:24 by populist
The novel KGB is a creative endeavor that tries to ask the question - why is the killing of poor people taken so lightly and the idea that they might some day seek revenge considered so extraordinary?
The novel KGB is a creative endeavor that tries to ask the question - why is the killing of poor people taken so lightly and the idea that they might some day seek revenge considered so extraordinary?
added 2007 Wed May 2 23:46:01 by populist
Rep. John Shimkus just took to the floor with one of the most ridiculous analogies, comparing the war in Iraq to a baseball game. To me, it seems like John Shimkus has become a follower, not a leader.
Rep. John Shimkus just took to the floor with one of the most ridiculous analogies, comparing the war in Iraq to a baseball game. To me, it seems like John Shimkus has become a follower, not a leader.
added 2007 Wed May 2 23:25:39 by populist
We call our enlisted men and women serving in the military, soldiers; or we could, and often do, refer to them as grunts. ready to become human cannon fodder.
We call our enlisted men and women serving in the military, soldiers; or we could, and often do, refer to them as grunts. ready to become human cannon fodder.
added 2007 Tue May 1 22:10:55 by populist
On its face, it's been a wasted four years, a wasted $500 billion (or $2 trillion, if you count the debt and futre veterans' care), a wasted 3400 American lives (or 55000 American lives if you count all the physically maimed and injured, or 250,000 if you add in the psychologically damaged), a wasted 650,000 Iraqi lives
On its face, it's been a wasted four years, a wasted $500 billion (or $2 trillion, if you count the debt and futre veterans' care), a wasted 3400 American lives (or 55000 American lives if you count all the physically maimed and injured, or 250,000 if you add in the psychologically damaged), a wasted 650,000 Iraqi lives
added 2007 Fri Apr 27 6:14:58 by populist
It's astonishing that members of Congress are either unaware George W. Bush and Dick Cheney lied the nation into war with Iraq, or they are aware of the fact and don't care. A Congress grounded in reality would have unequivocally acknowledged the administration's lies long ago and taken appropriate action -- almost certainly impeachment.
It's astonishing that members of Congress are either unaware George W. Bush and Dick Cheney lied the nation into war with Iraq, or they are aware of the fact and don't care. A Congress grounded in reality would have unequivocally acknowledged the administration's lies long ago and taken appropriate action -- almost certainly impeachment.
added 2007 Thu Apr 26 22:32:04 by populist
Two security plans drawn up by U.S. forces failed dramatically, with a series of bombings last week that killed more than 300 people in Baghdad. Iraqis blame the occupation for the bloodbath.
Two security plans drawn up by U.S. forces failed dramatically, with a series of bombings last week that killed more than 300 people in Baghdad. Iraqis blame the occupation for the bloodbath.
added 2007 Thu Apr 26 20:13:26 by populist
A new humanitarian crisis is rapidly taking shape in the Horn of Africa where eight days of heavy fighting in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has forced about 350,000 people to flee.
A new humanitarian crisis is rapidly taking shape in the Horn of Africa where eight days of heavy fighting in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has forced about 350,000 people to flee.
added 2007 Tue Apr 24 3:17:12 by populist
Iraqis blame the U.S. occupation for the failure of two parallel security plans drawn up by U.S. forces and Iraqi troops that failed dramatically with the bombings last week that killed more than 300 people in Baghdad.
Iraqis blame the U.S. occupation for the failure of two parallel security plans drawn up by U.S. forces and Iraqi troops that failed dramatically with the bombings last week that killed more than 300 people in Baghdad.
added 2007 Fri Apr 20 21:27:17 by populist
Dustin Brim, a 22-year-old Army specialist had collapsed three years ago in Iraq from a very aggressive cancer that attacked his kidney, caused a mass to grow over his esophagus and collapsed a lung.
Dustin Brim, a 22-year-old Army specialist had collapsed three years ago in Iraq from a very aggressive cancer that attacked his kidney, caused a mass to grow over his esophagus and collapsed a lung.
added 2007 Thu Apr 19 0:02:18 by populist
Americans in their sharing of this sadness should consider how others in the world have similar feelings when facing similar loss and tragedy. These 32 senseless deaths are a chance for empathy with other communities who have also lost 32 loved persons to sudden death.
Americans in their sharing of this sadness should consider how others in the world have similar feelings when facing similar loss and tragedy. These 32 senseless deaths are a chance for empathy with other communities who have also lost 32 loved persons to sudden death.
added 2007 Tue Apr 17 20:33:41 by populist
In the past six months, the rate of Americans killed in Iraq has reached its highest level ever, despite four years of fighting.
In the past six months, the rate of Americans killed in Iraq has reached its highest level ever, despite four years of fighting.
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 21:22:32 by populist
Leading Democratic proponents of setting a timetable for pulling troops out of Iraq have refused to meet with the father of a dead soldier who believes a withdrawal would mean his son's life was "wasted."
Leading Democratic proponents of setting a timetable for pulling troops out of Iraq have refused to meet with the father of a dead soldier who believes a withdrawal would mean his son's life was "wasted."
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 20:36:58 by populist
"Since US troops first set foot in Afghanistan in 2001, the defence department has gone to unprecedented lengths to control and suppress information about the human costs of war," said Anthony Romero, the executive director of the ACLU.
"Since US troops first set foot in Afghanistan in 2001, the defence department has gone to unprecedented lengths to control and suppress information about the human costs of war," said Anthony Romero, the executive director of the ACLU.
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 0:57:24 by populist
You walk up toward the big brick penitentiary, through the guard towers and the shotguns and rifles. And you know that none of it has to do with right and wrong. It has to do with we are bigger than you and we don't care about thou shall not kill and we will kill you if you get out of line and run toward home and your son and your wife.
You walk up toward the big brick penitentiary, through the guard towers and the shotguns and rifles. And you know that none of it has to do with right and wrong. It has to do with we are bigger than you and we don't care about thou shall not kill and we will kill you if you get out of line and run toward home and your son and your wife.
added 2007 Tue Apr 10 20:29:11 by populist
DOZENS of Iraqi citizens have received secret compensation payments of up to $90,000 each from the Federal Government after claiming personal harm or hardship caused by Australian soldiers.
DOZENS of Iraqi citizens have received secret compensation payments of up to $90,000 each from the Federal Government after claiming personal harm or hardship caused by Australian soldiers.
added 2007 Thu Mar 29 19:21:07 by populist
With more than 650,000 civilians dead in Iraq, our government must take responsibility for its lies
With more than 650,000 civilians dead in Iraq, our government must take responsibility for its lies
added 2007 Wed Mar 14 19:44:35 by populist
More than a quarter of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have filed injury claims with the government, according to an internal Department of Veterans Affairs report.
More than a quarter of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have filed injury claims with the government, according to an internal Department of Veterans Affairs report.
added 2007 Sat Mar 10 20:26:51 by populist
American soldiers were accused Friday of opening fire on a car carrying a family in the Baghdad district of Sadr City, killing a man and his two young daughters and wounding his son.
American soldiers were accused Friday of opening fire on a car carrying a family in the Baghdad district of Sadr City, killing a man and his two young daughters and wounding his son.
