01.24.06

Two Sentences. Two Men.

Posted in Iraq at 9:15 pm by wb42

Do you see an issue here?  The two certainly seem to be out of line, given the crime vs the sentence.  Don’t they?  For starters, one of them is the military officer who got no jail time in the death of an Iraqi prisoner.


A tale of two sentences 
In a police state, no one can hear you scream [...]

ARMY: Near the Breaking Point?

Posted in Iraq at 7:45 pm by wb42

Perhaps one of the most pessimistic assessments to date. 


Associated Press: New report says Army could be near breaking point  
Now, why is it that Americans think Bush is making us safer when he is literally destroying our military? No wonder Iran is making all those nuclear noises…. they aren’t afraid of Bush because they know we may no longer possess the military means to make good on our threats. This is why the war in Iraq matters. This is why it matters if it was a mistake, it if was based on a lie, if it was [...]