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The irresponsible pursuit of war
| Barry Kissin is a Democratic candidate for Congress in Maryland's 6th District |
By Barry Kissin
 Our country is engaged in an illegal and immoral war of aggression. The only thing unusual about the massacre in Haditha and the ensuing cover-up is that the massacre has been uncovered.
| Nice, categorical statement. I'm sure he has evidence... |
On June 1, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stated that violence against civilians had become a "daily phenomenon" by troops in the American-led coalition who "do not respect the Iraqi people." "They crush them with their vehicles and kill them just on suspicion," he said.
| I missed that statement. If he did make it, it wasn't very diplomatic, was it? Nor does it jibe with the other things he's been saying... |
On June 9, congressional conservatives quietly stripped a provision from an Iraq War funding bill that would have prohibited using any of the appropriated funds for the construction of permanent military bases in Iraq. We are constructing 16 massive military bases in Iraq, not to mention our huge fortress of an embassy in Baghdad. These bases are part of a network of about 800 bases in 130 different countries that we maintain around the world.
Posted by: Fred 2006-07-04 |
