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war on terror

Pants Wetters

November 14, 2009

Virginia Democratic Senator Jim Webb on AG Eric Holder's announcement that five of the 9-11 plotters will be tried in New York federal court…..
Those who have committed acts of international terrorism are enemy combatants, just as certainly as the Japanese pilots who killed thousands of Americans at Pearl Harbor. It will be disruptive, costly, and [...]

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Why "They" Hate Us

October 19, 2009

Glenn Greenwald…
"One of the most astounding feats in propaganda is how we've managed to take people who live in a country which we invade, bomb and occupy — and who fight against us because we're doing that — and call them "Terrorists," thereby "justifying" continuing to bomb and occupy their country further."
That sentence may not [...]

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Schrub, The Terrorist

August 21, 2009

Over the past number of years, whenever I suggested that George W. Bush was actually an American terrorist leader, I was quickly reprimanded by those Serious and Grown-up Conservatives who immediately sought to describe the former president as "protecting us from Islamofascists."
Now, former Bush Homeland Security head, Tom Ridge, in a new book, follows [...]

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Insanity

December 30, 2008

Israeli air strikes continue to terrorize Palestinians in Gaza. 350 Palestinians are dead, many of them civilians. 4 Israelis have been killed.
Here's Israel's plan…
Israeli says its offensive, which began Saturday, is designed to neutralize the threat posed to southern Israel by Hamas rockets. As the air strikes continued Tuesday, Israeli Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit [...]

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Israeli Military Kills 280 Palestinians, 1 Israeli Dead

December 28, 2008

Israeli airstrikes against Hamas facilities in Gaza continued on Sunday and the death toll rose to more than 280 in Israel’s most severe campaign against Palestinian militants in decades. Link
Why such a "severe" attack? Because "shock and awe" works so well…
Israeli analyst Ron Ben-Yishai said the strike was "shock treatment … aimed at securing a [...]

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How Did We Get Into Such A Mess?

July 26, 2008

It's good every now and then to review where we are and how we arrived here.
Reviewing always helps in gaining, or regaining, one's perspective.
I've chosen a former Reagan Republican to help with today's review. And not just any old Reagan Republican either…but instead, one who has survived the usually fatal virus of conservative [...]

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Catching Up

July 15, 2008

Pre-emptive apology…..the following post was done in haste…
Barack Obama will give a speech today that will focus specifically on foreign policy. Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, al-Qaeda….will all be part of that speech. Hopefully the substance of the speech will be covered fairly and accurately by mainstream media….however, I'm not holding my breath. It's tough for media [...]

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One Eye Blind

July 13, 2008

Many proponents of American militarism have repeatedly boasted about how the great U.S. military machine had "routed" the Taliban following Bin Liden's successful attack on U.S. soil on September 11, 2001. These same militaristic minded proponents argued that America had "won" by defeating the Taliban, despite the fact that most of the top Bin Laden [...]

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That Other Attack Inside The U.S. After 9-11

March 30, 2008

Even though Bush Doctrine supporters and the usual neo-con loving media mouthpieces continue to insist that George and Dick have kept America safe, conveniently, AFTER 9-11…..reality demonstrates such fabrication as just another lie from the most untruthful groups ever to occupy the White House and place a telepromter reader in a teevee anchor chair. [...]

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Fantasy League Neo-Cons

March 9, 2008

U.S. Rep. Steve King(R-IA) on Friday announced his bid for a fourth term in Congress…..
"I don't want to disparage anyone because of their race, their ethnicity, their name – whatever their religion their father might have been," he said. "I'll just say this: When you think about the option of a Barack Obama potentially [...]

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