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Bush on a tear

There is no stopping this Texas cowboy. He is on a rampage and his global bullying policy isn’t stopping with Iraq. Even while Iraq is escalating into a potential civil war, the US debt is reaching an all-time high; Bush is still spewing his venomous threats toward Iran. Bush preaches using diplomacy to resolve the ...

Bush Admits Intelligence failures

This is an admission worthy of historic significance. This blog has vehemently insisted in the past 2 years that Bush admit that the intelligence used to build the case to invade Iraq was all wrong. Years went by with Bush defending, sidestepping, twisting, ignoring, and insisting that the intelligence was correct. It was vital for ...

Texas oil tycoon indicted

Bribing Saddam Hussein for oil contracts in Iraq is no longer necessary now that the US has control of that country. Texas oil tycoon David Chalmers Jr, his oil company Bayoil of Texas, and Bayoil Supply & Trading Ltd, based in the Bahamas, face federal criminal charges as part of the scheme to pay millions ...

Italy to withdrawl Troops from Iraq 4

Italy has announced today that it will start withdrawing its 3,000 troops from Iraq beginning in September. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday his country will begin a “progressive reduction” of troops. I think this is a good choice by Italy to begin the process of handing Iraq back to the Iraqis. Army Gen. ...

What war on terror?

With all of the media and US Government attention focused on Iraq, Iran and Syria, who is following through with the so-called “War on Terror”? How has Iraq become labeled as part of the ‘War on terror’? Who’s targeting the new al-Qaeda cells that are forming? Does the US Government truly understand the causes of ...

Iraq election over, Iran next?

Isn’t US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice such a sweetheart? She is warmly sending out her heartfelt sympathy to the Iranian people. “The Iranian people should have a chance to determine their own future”. “They should be no different from the Palestinians or Iraqis or other peoples around the world.” I really think she is ...

Iraq election valid?

In the current state of violence in Iraq, will the elections being held Sunday prove to be valid? A US General has said the lack of security could deter many voters in four of Iraq’s 18 provinces that hold nearly a quarter of its population. The security state of Iraq is far worse than the ...

US shares blame

When things are going well, the Bush Administration loves to take the solo credit for their accomplishments. But when things go wrong, they love to share the blame with others. The US mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on a house early Saturday, killing at least 5 people. The BBC report calls it an “embarrassing admission ...

Anti-American Government, NOT Anti-American 4

I would like to clear something up with my American friends. I was reading a CNN article this morning about Bush visiting Canada, and here is a quote from the article: “President Bush’s trip North of the border will be akin to a polite dance where he’ll try to avoid missteps that could create more ...

Iraq State of Emergency

The US Prepares all-out offensive on Falluja in Iraq, and the leaders have declared a 60-day state of emergency in Iraq. Residents of Falluja are fleeing the city in advance of the US attack, bringing the population down to 50,000 from the normal 250,000. US Warplanes have bombarded targets to prepare for the offensive. Full ...