As long as there are well armed insurgents our troops will need to stay in Iraq and money can be handed over to American corporations at astronomical amounts. For the corporations the war in Iraq has been a tremendous success and anyone who blows the whistle on this money making endeavor will pay the price.
Archive for October 13th, 2007
Whistleblowers on Fraud in Iraq are Jailed and Tortured
October 13, 2007ACLU refuses to hand over secret document to the government
October 13, 2007The government is demanding that the ACLU turn over a classified document that the civil rights group said would be embarrassing to the government and pertains to the war against terrorism. “This is the first time in our 86-year history we’ve been asked to make a document disappear from our files.” – ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero.
Note to Rep. Virgil Goode: Keith Ellison Is Not An Immigrant
October 13, 2007Rep. Virgil Goode is attacking the first Muslim elected to Congress, Keith Ellison, claiming Ellison’s election is evidence we need to reduce immigration. Ellison is not an immigrant. His ancestors have been living in the United States for over 250 years.
Video: Ted Nugent Threatens Obama And Clinton With Machine Guns
October 13, 2007Holy cow! This is crazy… Nugent on stage goes off on some crazy tirade with machine guns in hand…
Minnesota Governor Would Not Invest in Transportation Infrastructure
October 13, 2007In light of the horrific bridge collapse in Minneapolis today, maybe anti-tax people will finally see why sometimes you have to pay the bill. Note: Fatigue cracks were a concern on the last inspection of the bridge.
$30B for Israel War Machine, $30B for Border Fence, $6.4B for Katrina
October 13, 2007how should We, The People, spend our money?
Homophobic Surgeon General Nominee Charged With Conflicts Of Interest
October 13, 2007FTA: “Holsinger used the sale of a United Methodist Church-owned hospital in Kentucky, as a cash cow for his personal ambitions. It took years of litigation by the church to find out what had happened to its money, only to learn that Holsinger had diverted millions…”
Watchdog asks: Why is Bush’s kid brother getting federal bucks?
October 13, 2007An independent watchdog agency has asked the Department of Education to investigate why President Bush’s younger brother, Neil, has received money earmarked for the president’s signature education initiative to sell a curriculum program that has not been subjected to the rigorous evaluation it deserves.
U.S. funds earmarked for anti-Darwin group
October 13, 2007The money is set aside for the Louisiana Family Forum in the labor, health and education financing bill for fiscal 2008, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported Sunday. The group is being paid “to develop a plan to promote better science education.”
Are some Americans becoming like pre-WW2 Germans?
October 13, 2007When radio host Jerry Klein suggested that all Muslims in the United States should be identified with a crescent-shape tattoo or a distinctive arm band, the phone lines jammed instantly. What he said was a hoax. What the callers said was not.
