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Tag Archives: Iraq
In case it’s not clear who the bad guys are in Iraq…
Here are excerpts just released from the cablegate (wikileaks) trove of top secret US cables (this one was sent to Condoleeza Rice, then Secretary of State). Please read them and judge for yourself. (the original cable is here) [...] American troops … Continue reading
Posted in Terrorism, War crimes, War in Afghanistan/Iraq
Tagged civilians, Iraq, war crimes, Wikileaks
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Curveball: The WMD were all in my head
The Guardian has broke a story that is a surprise to none: The WMD hype that brought the US public to a “kill Saddam” frenzy aand stifled political debate in Congress, leading up to the Iraq war, was all based … Continue reading
King vs. Obama
If you have time to watch/read this video (or its attached transcript), it is enlightening and revealing. With surprising acumen, commentators compare Martin Luther King to Obama and find Obama hard to distinguish from any of his predecessors, even George … Continue reading
Posted in Mythologies of capitalism, Terrorism, US military, US politics
Tagged Afghanistan, Iraq, Martin Luther King, Obama, poverty, war
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