Seriously, Did He Really Say That?
Why does the new US Defense Secretary talk just like Donald Rumsfeld?DefSec Leon Panneta has been making the rounds in Baghdad, begging the Maliki government to ask American troops to…
Iraq
Twisting Baghdad’s Arm
America's new defense secretary, Leon Panetta, has probably never won a poker game in his life.Washington, or at least the Pentagon, is wracked with anxiety over whether it will get…
You’re not defending our freedoms
An Open Letter to the Troops: You’re Not Defending Our Freedoms: Information Clearing House: ICHStephen Harper, Conservatives and Liberals : you should take heed of this letter too. The situation…
They’re Bandits. They’re Supposed to Make Out Like Bandits.
The Pentagon and the Iraqi government are giving up trying to locate $6.6 billion in greenbacks that went missing in the chaos after the American conquest of Iraq. Their conclusion…
Iraq – Let the Butchery Resume
In case you hadn't noticed, Iraq is back to square one. The Maliki government is widely regarded as the most corrupt in recent memory - corrupt, brutal and murderous. Disaffected…
Will America Face the Humiliation of a Fighting Retreat?
U.S. commanders fear that American forces may have to leave Iraq the same way they arrived - fighting.46,000 American troops are scheduled to di di mau out of Iraq this…
The Social Determinants of Health
(Note: This post contains a portion of the talk that I gave last month at the 16th International Conference of the Association of Psychology and Psychiatry for Adults and Children…
Basra and Iraq: Oil and Expectations
A strange portrait of the Southern-Iraqi city of Basra is painted in a recent and brief Economist article. Better than Baghdad struggles to find real evidence of improvement of quality…
Wikileaks: Misanthropy and the Spectre of Scrutiny
Amid the bluster surrounding the public release of 278 of 251,287 secret and confidential USG diplomatic cables by Wikileaks as of Monday November 29th; more telling as to the behaviour…
"Operation Iraqi Freedom Has Ended"
As one of the most controversial wars to ever take place, the War in Iraq is drawing to its anticipated conclusion. Keeping up with his campaign promise, President Obama addressed…
Predators
Like the aliens from the movie franchise, these sick fucks use a massive technological advantage to engage in some deranged sport shooting:
Bill O’Reilly Tells Tony Snow, “You can’t win”
I am still in shock and have been pinching myself to make sure I am awake after watching this O’Reilly video here at the Raw Story. When O’Reilly starts making…