Month: July 2007

In my previous two articles on July 4th (1, 2), I said that the meaning of that holiday was gradually being lost. But on July 4th of this year, I participated in our local Monterey parade and found that some of it either hadn’t been lost or was being rediscovered. My friend Lawrence Samuels, an … Continue reading “The Meaning of July 4th,
Part Three”

Idiots in Israel, along with those American idiots in the punditocracy who can’t see where they are going because their vision is blocked by Israeli backsides, are trying to pressure our idiots in the White House to commit an act of insanity. That act of insanity is launching a military attack against Iran because the … Continue reading “Idiots on the March”

Updated at 11:55 p.m. EDT, July 15, 2007During violence that targeted mostly civilians, 78 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 64 more were wounded. Two Americans servicemembers were killed in separate incidents. An IED killed two Australian contractors as well as injuring another Australian and a Filipino. Also, a U.S. F-16 crashed upon take-off … Continue reading “Sunday: 78 Iraqis, 2 GIs, 2 Australian Contractors Killed; 64 Iraqis Wounded”

Air strikes have destroyed civilian homes rather than al-Qaeda targets under the U.S. military operation in Baquba, residents say. But signs have emerged of an al-Qaeda presence here earlier, and some residents speak of relief that al-Qaeda has been driven out of the city by U.S. forces. Located 50km northeast of Baghdad, the volatile capital … Continue reading “Iraq: Al-Qaeda Escapes U.S. Assault”

Updated at 11:45 p.m. EDT, July 14, 2007At least 89 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 64 were wounded during the latest violence. Also, a landmine killed one American soldier, while an EFP killed another soldier and wounded a third in a separate incident. In Baghdad, the family of an Iraqi translator for Reuters … Continue reading “Saturday: 2 GIs, 89 Iraqis Killed; 64 Iraqis Wounded”

A summary of a draft of a new National Intelligence Estimate on terrorism that has been leaked so much that the pitcher may have gone dry by now reportedly concludes “that al-Qaeda has reconstituted its core structure along the Pakistani border and may now be a stronger and more resilient organization than it appeared a … Continue reading “A Deadly Diversion”

The U.S. military has expelled the son of a leading peace activist for going AWOL after returning from a year tour in Iraq. Specialist Shaun Manuel, whose father Michael McPhearson directs the organization Veterans for Peace, was given a bad-conduct discharge last month after failing to report for training for a second tour. When Manuel … Continue reading “Peace Activist’s Son Discovers Pain of War”

I rise in opposition to HR 2956 which, while a well-intended attempt to reduce our nation’s seemingly unlimited military commitment in Iraq, is in so many respects deeply flawed. I have been one of the strongest opponents of military action against Iraq. I voted against the initial authorization in 2002 and I have voted against … Continue reading “Don’t Delay: US Out of Iraq Now”

According to Washington Post Staff Writer Joby Warrick, “intelligence agencies” and “nuclear experts” are “all asking the same question: Is Iran attempting to thwart future military strikes against its nuclear facility by placing key parts of it in underground bunkers? “U.S. officials at several military and intelligence-gathering agencies said they are aware of the construction … Continue reading “More NeoCrazy Media Sycophancy”

The evolution of excuses for blundering into and maintaining the Iraq War is becoming comical. The first excuse was weapons of mass destruction. Do you remember the constant talk about weapons of mass destruction, "the worst weapons in the hands of the worst dictator"? Do you remember how President Bush said the sole reason for … Continue reading “Excuses Keep on Coming”