Category Archives: Wars

That dick Cheney – Can He Still Be Prosecuted for War Crimes?

Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Dick Cheney, the brains behind the administration that doctored phoney intelligence as an excuse to remove his long-time nemesis, Saddam Hussein. The same administration that rushed us into an illegal war in Iraq based on the existence of WMDs while … Continue reading →

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Cheney Dishonored

Posted on Saturday, March 2, 2013 by Ken

 The World According to Dick Cheney is a documentary based upon a multi day 20 hour interview with the former vice president.   Cheney justifies the torture of suspected terrorists with the following quote:    Tell me what terrorist attacks you would have … Continue reading →

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Limbaugh’s Inane Self-Contradictory Blathering

Posted on Saturday, February 23, 2013 by Marc Belisle

Regarding the upcoming sequester, Rush Limbaugh said he is ashamed of his country.  He alleges that this is because more people believe the Democrats’ version of how we got to this point than the Republicans’.  Given that the GOP Congress … Continue reading →

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Ignorance is Strength: Neocons Contradict Each Other Defending Torture Yet Again

Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” –Nietzsche Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s taut, brooding paean to the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden has been controversial since long before it even hit … Continue reading →

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Ejecting from Afghanistan

Posted on Monday, January 14, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“Geography is destiny.” –Unknown Afghanistan is a treacherous land.  In every sense of the word.  Soon we will be leaving it behind.  President Obama announced in a January 11th joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai that American troops … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Speech vs. Wall Street’s Interests

Posted on Saturday, January 5, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”  –Henry David Thoreau You know that civil rights are in dire straits when Rage Against the Machine starts to seem eerily prescient. … Continue reading →

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A Line in the Sand

Posted on Friday, November 23, 2012 by Marc Belisle

“And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?” –W. B. Yeats, The Second Coming The Middle East is beginning to resemble Europe prior to World War I.  A hundred years ago, the … Continue reading →

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Mitterand Mitt Or Pres. Romneocon?

Posted on Monday, October 22, 2012 by Ken

Out of Romney’s 24 special advisors on foreign policy, 17 served in the Bush-Cheney administration. If Romney were to win, it’s likely that many of these people would serve in his administration in some capacity — a frightening prospect given … Continue reading →

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Halloween Debate on Benghazi: Romney Should Dress as Sesame Street’s ‘The Count’

Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2012 by Marc Belisle

With Halloween nearly upon us, for tomorrow’s debate, Romney should dress as ‘The Count.’  He’s an aristocrat with a huge mouth obsessed with meaningless numbers.  And The Count is a Muppet.  But unlike the oddly charming Count, Romney’s vampire campaign … Continue reading →

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A Brief Refutation Of Romney’s VMI Speech

Posted on Monday, October 8, 2012 by Ken

Following is a brief correction of Romney’s VMI speech.  No one could possibly correct all the mistakes and falsehoods in one evening so let me just hit a few major points.   Romney said:  The attack on our Consulate in Benghazi on September 11th, 2012 was … Continue reading →

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