Tag: iraq war
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no money to treat 9/11 workers, $3 billion a week to fight Iraq?
from jerry mazza: Is this a new 9/11 conspiracy The New York Times is reporting? That “roughly $40 million that was set aside by the federal government to treat rescue workers, volunteers and firefighters who became ill after helping with the 9/11 cleanup and recovery will run out in months, physicians and federal officials said…
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bush can’t kick the habit
from truthdig: Here we go again: A new secretary of defense and yet another call for ending the war in Iraq by escalating it. What are they smoking in the Bush White House? Even as government statistics now show marijuana is America’s No. 1 cash crop, it is important to remember that militarism is the…
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rumsfeld’s legacy
from msnbc:A military leader to be admired – 19%A failed military strategist – 81%
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white house objects to talks
from times online: The White House has made clear its outright opposition to the idea of direct talks with Syria and Iran on the issue of Iraq, after sharply criticising a group of Democrat senators for meeting the leadership in Damascus. Responding to a trip to Syria this week by Ben Nelson, a Florida Democrat,…
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Sen. Smith: ‘I can’t be quiet any more’
from crooks & liars/propaganda matrix: Sen. Gordon Smith joined Wolfie on The Situation Room and explained his new stance on Iraq… (rough transcript) Sen. Smith: I simply hit the end of the rope if you will. I felt I had to speak up because if these sacrifices are being made in pursuit of policy that…
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body of war
from fox news: Add the name of Phil Donahue to the list of people who’ve made documentaries about the effects of the Iraq war… [Donahue] showed his film – which he called a work in progress – to a private screening group last week. The film, “Body of War,” is unfinished but riveting. It should…
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Preemptive Strike
“well now what happened is, one of our base commanders, he had a sort of, well he went a little funny in the head. you know. just a little… funny. and uh, he went and did a silly thing. well, I’ll tell you what he did, he ordered his planes… to attack your country.”- dr.…