I wrote this in December of 2006 to amuse myself. I had posted it on Daily Kos, but I have decided to revive it for kicks. Recently Dick Cheney became Acting President for the second time while Bush was out cold having things removed from his colon, and I was reminded of this piece. Here […]
Well, where the hell do I begin?
U.S. Taxpayer dollars used by the Bush Administration to support Republican election campaigns. I have to admit that this does not surprise me in the slightest. I wonder why it took so long for this story to come to light? Was it because the MSM are too busy with […]
It is time to let everyone know that we have had enough.
Former Private Steven Green
Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office/Associated Press
Private First Class Steven P. Green was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army before the full story was revealed about the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her three family members. Because he had already been released from the military via discharge, the FBI arrested […]
As reported by the Guardian Unlimited:
The 23-year-old - one of four US soldiers accused over the rape and killings - pleaded guilty and agreed to give evidence against the others to avoid the death penalty.
And…
The rape of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the killings happened in Mahmoudiya, a village around 20 miles south of Baghdad. They […]
High School Photo of Sgt. Paul Cortez
from The Army Times
As reported by Tim Hall at the Telegraph Online:
Sergeant Paul Cortez, 24, admitted he was among five soldiers who broke into an Iraqi home, raped the 14-year-old girl, then shot her and her family and set fire to the house.
Cortez was eligible for the death penalty, […]
Private Jesse Spielman / AP
You can read more of this story at both BBC.com and Raw Story.
Private Jesse Spielman was sentenced in military court to 110 years for conspiracy to Private Jesse Spielmanrape and murder.
From the BBC story:
Earlier in the week-long court martial at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, Pfc Spielman of the 101st Airborne […]
“…no indication of any connection to terrorism…”
These seem to be the words we’ll be hearing every time something awful happens now that we live in the age of the global war on terror. Law enforcement, the military, and the press all seem to be in on the same game. There have been many terrible events […]
It was a rainy day in NYC today, so I went to see some serious films to match the mood of the city: NO END IN SIGHT and THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK. Neither of these are feel-good films. But they are both essential and you should watch for them when they open near you.
NO […]
Bush’s latest speech on Iraq (Osama bin Laden did it) :: Politics.ie
Normally Reddit.com is a waste of time, but I found this via Reddit and couldn’t resist sharing.
What you’ll see is a redacted version of a recent speech by President Bush with only a few key fearmonger words and phrases visible. It’s instructive to note […]
