that we are FUBAR (F#&Ked beyond all recognition) and of course Iraq is really FUBAR beyond belief
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/world/middleeast/26looting.html
This month, a British government report admitted that one of the major rationales for invading Iraq — the claim that Saddam could deploy WMDs in 45 minutes — probably came from a cab driver
http://www.truthout.org/topstories/122609vh1
Jeremy Scahill gives us more on Blackwater, Xe and Triple Canopy . . . http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/2/obamas_blackwater_jeremy_scahill_on_triple
In fact we rely on them to do a lot of our dirty work says the NY Times. Blackwater founder Erik Prince was exposed as a Crusader wanting to kill all Muslims. It shouldn’t have been a big surprise because they have been sighted and accused of these atrocities all along. But it does give [...]
Parts 1 and 2 of Saddamn The Musical was watching this case closely. It recently ended with a big disappointment for Valerie Plame and for anyone brave enough to place guilt on the highest levels of our government. Leopold tells you in this article: http://www.truthout.org/062309J?n
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Plame’s Lawsuit Against Cheney, Rove
THE REAL AIG SCANDAL
Everybody is rushing to condemn AIG’s bonuses, but this simple scandal is obscuring the real disgrace at the insurance giant: Why are AIG’s counterparties getting paid back in full, to the tune of tens of billions of taxpayer dollars?
http://www.slate.com/id/2213942/
Yankees Sign Iraqi Hurler
Shoe-throwing Right-hander Impresses Scouts
In their latest bid to beef up their pitching rotation for the 2009 season, the New York Yankees today signed Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi to a three-year deal worth $32 million.
The right-handed al-Zeidi, 28, impressed the Yankee scouts with his performance in Baghdad yesterday when he threw both of [...]
yes,”$100 billion at the discretion of Mr. Bush” was left out of the final printed version of the NYTimes article about the bailout “BUSH SIGNS BILL” but if you look online at the original article via TruthOut:
The final agreement called for the $700 billion to be disbursed in parts: $250 billion at first, to get [...]
“King” Henry (Paulson) is not just bailing out the crises that he helped create but he is also saving all of his cronies from responsibility and retribution. Then he wants to create complete totalitarian control over the world economy. Nice work if you can get it.
http://www.democracynow.org:80/2008/9/24/naomi_klein_now_is_the_time#