Fighting Debt

I may not be the biggest fan of the policy of invading Iraq, but at least the troops should be well treated. At least something was learned from Vietnam, or was it? Unfortunately, many of the wounded, some suffering traumatic brain Injuries, as described Here and Here, are given the shaft by the same government for which they were fighting. Here's a few articles concerning their treatment and problems when returning home:

Wounded US soldiers fighting off military debts: report.

GAO Says Government Pesters Wounded Soldiers Over Debts.

Report: Wounded soldiers left in debt.

Of course, the government says that they will put a stop to such things, but it just goes to show that these soldiers are considered nothing but numbers by the massive state bureaucracy. For this reason, and many others such as the lack of Proper Equipment, I would never fight for a government.

It's About Time

Robert Fisk: The United States of Israel? It's about time.

The World is Uniting Against the Bush Imperium. It's about time.

Latin America and Asia are Breaking Free of Washington's Grip. It's about time.

Definition of the Day: Israel.

Everything Ends

‘Things that can’t go on forever.’ Excerpt from an interview with Chalmers Johnson. Everything ends.

The Mogambo Guru Expects More Chinese Gold Purchases. Gold beats inflation. Time to stake a claim.

Pakistan Stressed by US Designs on Iran. Be careful how you pick your friends.

Definition of the Day: North Korea.

"Full Responsibility"

'Zarqawi' shows face in new video. Even more viscous than the old guard.

Lay blames others while taking "full responsibility." He sounds like he's been spending time around politicians.

Here's an interview with William S. Lind.

Definition of the Day: Important.

No Borders

No Borders: Beyond the Nation-State By Thomas Bender (via ZenPundit). The big changes for this century are beyond technology.

Commander: Contractors violating U.S. trafficking laws. Crooks are acting like crooks. I'm shocked!

Stolen Away. Freedom for Iraqi pimps and sickos.

Definition of the Day: Nap.

Mutual Enemies

Al-Qaeda finds its missing link in Iran. Mutual enemies. The enemy of my enemy is my friend (or at least until he's been eliminated).

Bush offers little help toward levee repairs. More negligence from the Federal government.

Check out: CounterColumn.

Definition of the Day: Propaganda.

Escalation

To the barricades! Snapshot of Iraq's civil war. Another escalation.

Nigeria is Africa's first nation to clear debt to the West. And $74 a barrel oil doesn't hurt.

BC: "New Orleans Is Our Gettysburg." It certainly looks like it.

Definition of the Day: Gag.

Not Very

William S. Lind: Sweeping Up. How to win? Don't go in.

Paul Craig Roberts: How safe is your job? Not very.

What Rumsfeld knew. He probably gets off on the pictures.

Definition of the Day: Zoo.

Real Horror Show

The Christians you can't see on TV. Real horror show.

US warns Russia over aid to Iran. They're trembling.

Nigeria rebels reject delta projects. Why give up now?

Definition of the Day: Y.

Seattle: It's Full of Whores?

Why the Chinese love Seattle. It's full of whores?

Stranger than lies?

Baghdad Street Battle Smacks of Open Civil War. As if ethnic cleansing doesn't already.

Definition of the Day: Periodical.

Never Trust A Politician

GOP critic Gingrich led Republicans onto the road to corruption. Once a politician, always a politician. They're the lowest form of life. Never trust a politician. "Don't tell me you care, shithead!"

Gaza on Brink of Implosion as Aid Cut-Off Starts to Bite. Never saw this one coming?

State Department Memo: '16 Words' Were False. As if anyone with a brain didn't know.

Definition of the Day: Oblige.

New Players

The Shadow OPEC in Nigeria. The new players in town.

US plots ‘new liberation of Baghdad. Another foray into fantasy land?

Attacks across Iraq leave many dead. Same headline, different day.

Definition of the Day: Fair Use.

War Can Be Waged By Anybody

The poor man's air force. War can be waged by anybody.

Navajos Battle a Modern-Day Enemy: Meth. The rural drug of choice.

No mercy. Zacarias Moussaoui has a death wish.

Definition of the Day: FAA.

Desperation

Will The USA Nuke Its Way Out Of Recession. Desperation is showing.

The real cost of cocaine. So legalize it?

Baghdad: Where no one is safe. Confusion is a permanent state.

Definition of the Day: Idiot.

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics Have Nothing On The Bush Administration

Lies, damn lies & George W. Bush excerpt:

No doubt about it. George W. Bush's lying, rotten, putrid, soulless destruction of a once-great nation called America is now open for all to see.

Bush is not just a liar. He's a serial liar who avoids truth at all costs because facts don't' support his perverted, twisted view of the world. Truth exposes his corrupt administration and lays bare his many crimes against the American people and the Constitution of the United States.

Impeachment? Nah. Too good for this lowlife. Arrest the son-of-a-bitch, lead him from the White House in chains, parade him down Pennsylvania Avenue and then lock him in stocks on the Washington Mall so everyone can see what happens when anyone thinks they are above the law of the land.

Pretty well sums it up. Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics have nothing on the Bush Administration

Rebels close in on Chad capital. Another war little known outside its immediate region.

Definition of the Day: Worship.

Whores Like All The Rest

The Trouble with Big Greens. Whores like all the rest.

William S. Lind: The Fourth Plague Hits the Pentagon. Whores like all the rest.

''Intelligence Brief: Iran and the U.S. Maneuver Carefully Toward Confrontation.'' Limited options for the US.

Definition of the Day: Whore.

When?

Hersh: Our Military Is ‘Very Loyal to the President, But They’re Getting to the Edge.’ When?

Army faces a major officer shortage. Thanks but no thanks.

US Military Secrets for Sale at Afghan Bazaar. Even cheaper than Washington D.C.

Definition of the Day: Zero.

Only an Idiot Would Be Surprised

The War Gets More Grim Every Day. Only an Idiot would be surprised.

Iraq angered by civil war warning. Shut your mouth!

Bush warned against attacking Iran. Yes, he is that stupid.

Definition of the Day: Gnat-Fucker.

Front Line

Taliban on the Front Line at the Pakistan Border. Back to their roots.

Memo to Cynthia McKinney: Shut up and go home. It simply trivializes real racial profiling. It's a little difficult to feel sorry for any D.C. politician for anything whatsoever.

Mubarak: US must not leave Iraq yet. After Israel, Egypt receives the second highest amount of US military aide (at least in dollars). (Columbia is third.)

Definition of the day: Vain.

Libby Rolls

Bush 'ordered intelligence leak.' Libby rolls.

Real men go to Khuzestan. Or maybe not--Iranian national identity is stronger than Iraqi.

Iran stance on Iraq transparent: Kuwaiti columnist. It's pretty obvious, or is it?

Definition of the Year: Zealous.

Today's Reality is Not Yesterday's

Disintegration of Iraq would pose multiple problems for Israel. Today's reality is not yesterday's.

Pakistan army takes on militants. More instability in the world's most unstable nuclear power.

Democracy in Iraq Not a Priority in US Budget. I would have never guessed.

Definition of the Day: Query.

"Count me Out!"

William S. Lind: The Self-Proclaimed Other. Not everyone wants to be included. Their boot heel says, "Count me Out!"

US anti-militia strategy another wrong Iraq move. One more.

Colorado is hot spot for politicking by 527s. Makes me glad I left.

Definition of the Day: Obscure.

Wacky

Cat and mouse with Muslim paranoia. The US has no monopoly on wacky politicians. Everyone needs a diversion.

Moussaoui eligible for death penalty. Speaking of wacky...

Sectarian Strife Fuels Gun Sales in Baghdad. The average price for a Russian-made Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle, which is perfectly legal here, has jumped to $290 from $112 in the past month, according to several gun dealers. Bullets have climbed to 33 cents each from 24 cents. Now why can't I find a deal like that?

Definition of the Day: Pager.

Powder Keg

Seattle's Congressman McDermott finally lost his case over recorded cell phone messages. Meanwhile, it took a Bellevue Republican to get funding for the Viaduct.

Juan Cole: 42 Bodies Found in Iraq; 19 Others Killed in Separate Incidents. Which day does this refer?

Fresh violence erupts in Turkey. Lest one forget the other nearby powder keg.

Definition of the Day: Salary.

A BBC documentary called The Insurgency makes the following point:

Cases of US heavy handedness or the abuse in Abu Ghraib have provided fertile ground for the insurgents to recruit from.

"A number of the insurgents keep saying to me that this is what I was trained for," journalist Michael Ware explained to us.

"They say the next generation is going to be worse than we've ever been. And it's in this way that it's al-Qaeda that are one of the main beneficiaries of this war.

"The Bush administration is the midwife to the next generation of al-Qaeda. And that's a generation that is principally being shaped by Zarqawi," Mr Ware said.

So we know whom to thank.