Robert Fisk writing in the London Independent points out many of the "embarrassing" revelations in leaked documentss actually point out the cost in blood of insane policies pretending an US or UN effort can make any semblance of a western democracy in Afghanistan.
[As usual, the Arabs knew. They knew all about the mass torture, the promiscuous shooting of civilians, the outrageous use of air power against family homes, the vicious American and British mercenaries, the cemeteries of the innocent dead. All of Iraq knew. Because they were the victims.
Only we could pretend we did not know. Only we in the West could counter every claim, every allegation against the Americans or British with some worthy general – the ghastly US military spokesman Mark Kimmitt and the awful chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Peter Pace, come to mind – to ring-fence us with lies. Find a man who'd been tortured and you'd be told it was terrorist propaganda; discover a house full of children killed by an American air strike and that, too, would be terrorist propaganda, or "collateral damage", or a simple phrase: "We have nothing on that."] http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-the-shaming-of-america-2115111.html
Would you still recommend using Oxfam to donate to Pakistan flood relief? Does anyone know of places that will match donations like Oxfam did previously?
In the interests of fairness, accuracy, and laughing these idiots out of the court of public opinion, please note Dove World Outreach Center has planned No Homo Mayor Day before burn a Qur'ran Day: No Homo Mayor Day.
"Develop a whole new science [of] military/ political"
Folks, westerners have tried to settle politics in this region even before 1893 and Durand Lie later used to divide Pakistan and Afghanistan--so says wiki. To think the US can defeat the whole Pashtun tribe just amounts to delusional.
Robert Fisk writing in the London Independent points out many of the "embarrassing" revelations in leaked documentss actually point out the cost in blood of insane policies pretending an US or UN effort can make any semblance of a western democracy in Afghanistan.
[As usual, the Arabs knew. They knew all about the mass torture, the promiscuous shooting of civilians, the outrageous use of air power against family homes, the vicious American and British mercenaries, the cemeteries of the innocent dead. All of Iraq knew. Because they were the victims.
Only we could pretend we did not know. Only we in the West could counter every claim, every allegation against the Americans or British with some worthy general – the ghastly US military spokesman Mark Kimmitt and the awful chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Peter Pace, come to mind – to ring-fence us with lies. Find a man who'd been tortured and you'd be told it was terrorist propaganda; discover a house full of children killed by an American air strike and that, too, would be terrorist propaganda, or "collateral damage", or a simple phrase: "We have nothing on that."]
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-the-shaming-of-america-2115111.html
But W. Himself Proposed Ruse
Dear Professor:
As the preacher wrote and as quoted in the Bible. "There is nothing new under the sun," as some US masters of war wanted to use terror in US to foment action against Cuba in '62. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20010430/
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20010430/northwoods.pdf
"Remember the Maine!"
Dear Dr. Cole:
Would you still recommend using Oxfam to donate to Pakistan flood relief? Does anyone know of places that will match donations like Oxfam did previously?
God Bless
Professor Cole, please add my blog address to this comment: http://empireofdirt77.blogspot.com.
Dear Dr. Cole:
Scarce can believe fetishits for force in Israel and/or US would consider armed attack against Iran because of possible negative strategic consequences and huge tactical disadvantages. <a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/08/11/jeffrey_goldberg_probes_israels_iran_strike_option/?ref=fpblg"
While US miltary doctrine embraces asymmetrical warfare, few realize it cuts both ways, witness insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iran has low tech options to stop shipment of oil through Straits of Hormuz and might even have cruise missiles that could threaten US capital ships.
"You need a busload of faith to get by." Lou Reed
Peace:
Dan Hill
http://empireofdirt77.blogspot.com/2010/08/burn-confederate-flag-day.html
Burn a Confederate Flag Day conceived and created by General J. C. Christian.
Messed up href for God hates Jedi.
god-hates-jedi
Dear Mr. Cole:
In the interests of fairness, accuracy, and laughing these idiots out of the court of public opinion, please note Dove World Outreach Center has planned No Homo Mayor Day before burn a Qur'ran Day: No Homo Mayor Day.
Oh, and God hates Jedi:
"Develop a whole new science [of] military/ political"
Folks, westerners have tried to settle politics in this region even before 1893 and Durand Lie later used to divide Pakistan and Afghanistan--so says wiki. To think the US can defeat the whole Pashtun tribe just amounts to delusional.
Gosh, US can't even safeguard "thousands" of laptops belonging to US Special Operations Command. http://empireofdirt77.blogspot.com/2010/07/thousands-of-laptops-stolen-from-us.html
"Journalism has become a linguistic battleground,"
http://empireofdirt77.blogspot.com/2010/07/journalism-has-become-linguistic.html, where dueling metaphors obscure the true meaning of "our" wars: Politicians decry, and people die.