Links provided, as usual...
Vets from Iraq are speaking out, and saying that War Crimes were "encouraged" from the top levels of command...
..."The killing of innocent civilians is policy," said veteran Mike Blake. "It's unit policy and it's Army policy. It's not official policy, but it's what's happens on the ground everyday. It's what unit commanders individually encourage."Veteran Matt Howard concurred: "These decisions are coming from the top down," Howard said. "The tactics that we use, the policies that the military engages, will create situations, create dynamics, create -- ultimately -- atrocity."....
That will win "hearts and minds." No wonder they love Blackwater so much. Meanwhile, Patreaus says, " Oh, just ANOTHER 6 months to see if we are getting anywhere..."
Chris Dodd is still threatening Filibuster on the FISA problem. Do it Chris, make them justify shreading our constitutional protection of privacy in front of everyone right before an election. Watch some tunes change...
For those of you who also love it, here is today's "Daily Left News"...
953 Lies Led to Iraq War; Supreme Court Rules For Crooked Cops; Oil Companies Taking Larger Portion of Gas Revenues; Gazans Flee to Egypt After Destroying Wall; Missouri Must Allow Inmate Abortions; Thompson Drops Out of Presidential Race; Cartoon by Matt Filipowicz
Who Benefits from the recent rate cut? Those with good credit mostly. The Hill has a piece on "The Economic Crisis."
The system put into place during the Clinton Administration to archive emails was scrapped by the current administration. Maybe that way the missing emails that started around the time of Valarie Plame's CIA outing couldn't be found and no one could be charged with treason. Not just treason of course, it was an obvious retailiation for her husband debunking one of their false excuses for this illegal war.
Our Patch & Pray Infrastructure...
Bush Budget Cuts at work...
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"..."The killing of innocent civilians is policy," said veteran Mike Blake. "It's unit policy and it's Army policy. It's not official policy, but it's what's happens on the ground everyday. It's what unit commanders individually encourage."
That is a hard thing to read and a hard thing to accept.