Bush's War, or The War Of The Gulf

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Monday, November 14, 2005

Wait For It -- It Sounds Like Justification

Along with the shocking fact that one of the Amman suicide bombers, a fourth, was a woman who failed in her attempt to blow herself to kingdom come (although, since she was married to one of the guys who succeeded, she probably wouldn't qualify for the 72-virgin grand prize but probably would get... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 11, 2005

Death Toll Proceeds Apace Despite "Weakening Insurgency"

Despite the confident pronouncements of pro-Bush analysts, experts, spin-doctors, and a couple of generals in Iraq, the insurgency keeps on grinding away at the American military machine. Five more Americans died today, bringing the total number of Americans killed in Iraq to 2065 (Source: CNN).... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Because We're Doing Such A Good Job In Iraq

A triple bombing in Amman, Jordan killed at least 56 people dead Tuesday. Al-Qaida quickly claimed responsibility, stating that Amman was "a filthy place for traitors." One of the sites bombed was conducting a wedding celebration at the time of the blast. Terrible as these bombings are, it is... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 8, 2005

Defend Saddam, Or Die Trying

Another of Saddam's defense lawyers died in a hail of bullets today. No one has claimed responsibility, but then, well, who really cares. If you defend a piece of inhuman garbage like Saddam, you have to expect this sort of thing. Meanwhile, Operation Steel Curtain seems to be drawing to a close.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 5, 2005

Operation Steel Curtain

The war in Iraq has devolved into a war of ineffective operations on the part of the United States-led Coalition and one of attrition by roadside and suicide bombings by the inurgents. Operation Steel Curtain begain today with American forces attacking a western border city that military... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 2, 2005

Add Six More

According to the Associated Press, 2035 American military personnel have been killed in Iraq. Six were killed today. Two of the men killed were in a helicopter, believed by some to have been shot down. Elsewhere, at least 20 people were killed south of Baghdad by a suicide bomber in a minivan.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 31, 2005

October Ends On A Deadly Note

Six more Americans lost their lives in Iraq today, ending the deadliest month American troops have faced in Iraq since January (107). More than ninety service personnel died in October, bringing the total of military personnel killed in Iraq to 2023. The Pentagon and the Defense Department just... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Body Counts

The Pentagon and the Defense Department, with approval from the White House, no doubt, has begun publishing the number of enemy kills. This is, I'm certain, a direct stab at trying to put the number of American military personnel killed in Iraq into a less disheartening and politically threatening... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

2001

No, this isn't a tribute to Arthur C. Clarke or Stanley Kubrick. It isn't an aside about the effectiveness of classical music in modern film. And it isn't a volatile essay about how machines are taking over our world and dehumanizing it. It is point to be made. A line has been crossed, referred to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 24, 2005

Insurgents Going For Optimal Photo Op

Three car bombs detonated within ten minutes of each other today in Baghdad, killing at least 6 and wounding 15. Two of the bombs went off outside the Palestine Hotel, which is home to members of the press, while the third went off across the square in front of a mosque -- places where such actions... Sign in to see full entry.

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Euphemisticly christened Operation Iraqi Freedom, this political and military quagmire has not only produced a rift among the people of the United States, but a widening gulf between the United States and the rest of the world. "It is time to come home, America. Time to look within our own borders and within our own souls. There are many questions to be answered and many missions to accomplish right here on our own soil. We cannot force-feed democracy to Iraq. We cannot resolve Iraq's internal issues. It is time for the United States to begin to bring our troops home." -- Senator Robert C. Byrd, speech to the Senate, 2005

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