CNN protester labels

This morning, as I was waking up, I tuned into CNN Headline News. They were covering the recent protest against the war in Washington DC, which was organized by the ANSWER Coalition.

The protesters against the war in Iraq were labeled as "Anti-War," which is relatively accurate. They numbered in the 10,000 range.

At the same time, there was a counter-protest, at the Washington monument, which had about 1,000 people involved. CNN chose to label these people as "Pro-Troop." The fact is, that they believe the war in Iraq is necessary, and therefore, they should have been called "Pro-Iraq War."

Because they were labeled as troop supporters, then, logically, one would assume that the opposition, the anti-war people, do not support the troops. That is far from the truth, as the anti-war protesters want the troops out of the unnecessary war that is killing our troops.

On a side note, the pro-war rally was shouting chants of "U-S-A, U-S-A" while waving the American Flag. Sound familiar? That is straight out of the Presidential advance manual, which instructs loyal party members to shout down the few protesters that make it past the screening process and actually end up in Bush's appearances.

Pentagon to implant microchips in soldiers' brains | Press Esc

Pentagon to implant microchips in soldiers' brains | Press Esc: "Soldiers fear that the biochip, about the size of a grain of rice, which measures and relays information on soldiers vital signs 24 hours a day, can be used to put them under surveillance even when they are off duty."

This means that we are one step closer to the chipping of the population, for our own safety of course. First it was Alzheimer's patients down in Florida, who cannot sufficiently agree to the implantation. Now are military boys, who cannot refuse an order, will be the next victims to receive this uniquely-identifiable, and easily tracked, implant. Any RFID reader within range will be able to track where they go, and the RFID readers, even for passive devices, are gaining range every day as the technology improves. Who will they chip next? The mentally ill? Prisoners? When will the marketing campaign begin to chip the rest of us.

The government also has a long history of using our soldiers to test new drugs and other items that have been far from proven safe and effective. In this war, soldiers were unknowingly forced to test an anthrax vaccine, and many had dire consequences from it. In fact, according to this article, three out of four soldiers reported an adverse reaction. This is only one example of our soldiers being used as guinea pigs, and here, there are some more examples.

It is bad enough that many of these guys are dying to protect our country, or oil as the case may be, but to be also forced to suffer, or even die, from a government experiment is simply an atrocity.

My Way News - PM: Iraqis Can Keep Peace Without U.S.

My Way News - PM: Iraqis Can Keep Peace Without U.S.: "Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi army and police are capable of keeping security in the country when American troops leave 'any time they want,' though he acknowledged the forces need further weapons and training.

The embattled prime minister sought to show confidence at a time when pressure in the U.S. Congress is growing for a withdrawal and the Bush administration reported little progress had been made on the most vital of a series of political reforms it wants al-Maliki to carry out."

Yes, the Iraqi's want us out, but we will not leave until we have secured the oil for the big oil companies...

AlterNet: War on Iraq: Is the United States Killing 10,000 Iraqis Every Month? Or Is It More?

AlterNet: War on Iraq: Is the United States Killing 10,000 Iraqis Every Month? Or Is It More?: "The results are nevertheless staggering for those of us who read the American press: for the deaths that the victims families knew for sure who the perpetrator was, U.S. forces (or their 'Coalition of the Willing' allies) were responsible for 56%. That is, we can be very confident that the Coalition had killed at least 180,000 Iraqis by the middle of 2006. Moreover, we have every reason to believe that the U.S. is responsible for its pro rata share (or more) of the unattributed deaths. That means that the U.S. and its allies may well have killed upwards of 330,000 Iraqis by the middle of 2006."

Sorry Saddam, we beat your record...

U.S. eager and it shows in Iraq - Examiner.com

U.S. eager and it shows in Iraq - Examiner.com: "The U.S. command in Baghdad this week ballyhooed the killing of a key al Qaeda leader but later admitted that the military had declared him dead a year ago.

A military spokesman acknowledged the mistake after it was called to his attention by The Examiner. He said public affairs officers will be more careful in announcing significant kills."

This is only one example of people we have claimed to kill more than once. "chemical Ali," for example, was reported dead many times...

The Raw Story | Pentagon hides piles of IED-shredded Humvees from public

The Raw Story | Pentagon hides piles of IED-shredded Humvees from public: "On American military bases all across Iraq, the shredded wreckage of scores of humvees damaged by IEDs and other explosive devices lie under tarps, hidden from public view. Much like the coffins of soldiers killed in the line of duty, the Pentagon refuses to allow images of the physical toll of battle to be seen by the public."

Soldiers are not allowed to send photos of wrecked Humvees to anyone, as well. They are trying to minimize the bad things we see coming out of Iraq, while spinning propaganda that says how much good we are doing in the country. Check the video out on the linked page...

The Raw Story | Pentagon paying $900,000 to destroy jets it paid millions to build

The Raw Story | Pentagon paying $900,000 to destroy jets it paid millions to build: "Iran is the primary target of the Pentagon's move. According to AP, Iran is the only country trying to keep F-14s airworthy -- jets they bought in the 1970s when it was an ally."

Oops, we sold Iran weapons too. Who won't we arm to the teeth, besides, of course, the enemy of the day? I wonder how many weapons used against our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are stamped with the words "Made in the USA?"

One U.S. soldier who must be counted | Salon.com

One U.S. soldier who must be counted | Salon.com: "As of 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, 3,529 American military service members and civilian employees had died in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. That prepositional distinction, 'in Iraq,' matters. On the same day, June 20, doctors withdrew life support from Army Cpl. Frank Sandoval, following complications from brain surgery for injuries he sustained in Iraq in 2005. He had been declared brain-dead several days prior. Sandoval didn't die in Baghdad or Fallujah; he died in a hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. But as of Thursday, Sandoval has not been included in the official tally by the Department of Defense."

This is a decent article reminding us that the official figures of those who died in Iraq are not necessarily accurate...

At Least 14 US Soldiers Die in Iraq in 48 Hours

At Least 14 US Soldiers Die in Iraq in 48 Hours: "Few details were released. But the military said that the deadliest attack involved a unit working with the Iraqi Security Force to 'clear and control' a section of northeastern Baghdad. Along with the five U.S. soldiers who were killed, three Iraqi civilians and one Iraqi interpreter died, and one other soldier and two Iraqi civilians were injured.

In other incidents, a U.S. soldier died and three were wounded when a rocket-propelled grenade struck their vehicle in northern Baghdad early this morning; four U.S. soldiers died yesterday when a roadside bomb detonated near a convoy in western Baghdad; two Marines were killed Wednesday during combat operations in Al Anbar province; and two other Marines died and four were injured by an explosive device near their vehicle southwest of Baghdad."

Just what I want to hear while my bother is over there.

ABC News: Pentagon Funds Gay Bombs, Armed Sharks

ABC News: Pentagon Funds Gay Bombs, Armed Sharks: "Just three years ago, the military funded a specious study of psychic teleportation, according to the Federation of American Scientists. An 88-page report prepared by the Air Force Research Lab contended that moving through mind powers is 'quite real and can be controlled.'"

Mental teleportation, ok, I will believe that when I see it. The article goes on to say that the spending on these crazy ideas amounts to about 50,000 dollars a second. I wish I had a piece of that pie...

US destroying Iraq with impunity | Press Esc

US destroying Iraq with impunity | Press Esc: "The United States and its allies are killing Iraqi civilians, stealing Iraq's oil and destroying the nation's heritage with total impunity, according to a report released jointly today by 30 NGOs which concluded that The US Coalition is the principal cause of Iraq’s current ills.

The 117-page War and Occupation in Iraq reveals that the US has established broad legal immunity in Iraq for its military forces, for private security personnel, for foreign military and civilian contractors, and even for the oil companies doing business with Iraq and that no matter what crimes the Coalition commits, Iraqis now or in the future face legal barriers if they seek accountability."

We sure know how to cover our rears...

Truthdig - Reports - A Culture of Atrocity

Truthdig - Reports - A Culture of Atrocity: "The rage that soldiers feel after a roadside bomb explodes, killing or maiming their comrades, is one that is easily directed over time to innocent civilians who are seen as supporting the insurgents. It is a short psychological leap, but a massive moral one. It is a leap from killing—the shooting of someone who has the capacity to do you harm—to murder—the deadly assault against someone who cannot harm you. The war in Iraq is now primarily about murder. There is very little killing. American Marines and soldiers have become, after four years of war, acclimated to atrocity. "

Killing becomes second nature when you are brainwashed to do so. The modern military training techniques were instituted after America's civil war, because they would find soldiers dead with several rounds loaded in their muskets. They simply could not kill another human being, so they would load after load into the gun, and, in the confusion, no one noticed that they were not firing. Modern training is designed to slowly break down your morality, thus allowing you to be able to shoot a human. You are turned into a killing machine, a robot, who follows orders. There will always be atrocities on the battlefield because of this training.

Think Progress » Snow: Intense New Levels Of Violence In Iraq Are ‘Signs Of Success’

Think Progress » Snow: Intense New Levels Of Violence In Iraq Are ‘Signs Of Success’: "During his press briefing yesterday, White House spokesman Tony Snow said the increasing chaos was a positive sign. The new levels of attacks 'fit a pattern that we see throughout the region,' he said, 'which is that when you see things moving towards success, or when you see signs of success, that there are acts of violence.'"

So, violence in Iraq = Success!! Mission accomplished again... This is straight out of Orwell's 1984, it is the exact definition of "doublespeak."

Deep Sea News : Munitions Dumping at Sea

Deep Sea News : Munitions Dumping at Sea: "It is no secret that the U.S. military has used the ocean as trashcan for munitions in the past. Peter discussed at the Old DSN how federal lawmakers were pressing the US Army to reveal everything it knows about a massive international program to dump chemical weapons off homeland and foreign shores. 'The Army now admits that it secretly dumped 64 million pounds of nerve and mustard agents into the sea, along with 400,000 chemical-filled bombs, land mines and rockets and more than 500 tons of radioactive waste - either tossed overboard or packed into the holds of scuttled vessels.' "

Wow, I don't even know what to say about this. Don't we already have enough environmental issues going on? They mention later in the text how hundreds of dolphins washed up on shore, dead, with burns similar to the ones created by mustard-gas.

For U.S. Unit in Baghdad, An Alliance of Last Resort - washingtonpost.com

For U.S. Unit in Baghdad, An Alliance of Last Resort - washingtonpost.com: "The American soldiers in Amiriyah have allied themselves with dozens of Sunni militiamen who call themselves the Baghdad Patriots -- a group that American soldiers believe includes insurgents who have attacked them in the past -- in an attempt to drive out al-Qaeda in Iraq. The Americans have granted these gunmen the power of arrest, allowed the Iraqi army to supply them with ammunition, and fought alongside them in chaotic street battles."

"'We have made a deal with the devil,' said an intelligence officer in the battalion."

How many times have we tried deals like this in the past and ended up paying for them in American lives?

Pentagon shuts down portrait exhibit of US troops killed in Iraq | Press Esc

Pentagon shuts down portrait exhibit of US troops killed in Iraq | Press Esc: "The US Department of Defence has abruptly shut down Faces of the Fallen, an exhibition of 1,319 portraits of American military killed in Afghanistan and Iraq on the pretext of sending the portraits 'home to the families of the troops to serve as a lasting tribute to their service.'"

They must be running out of room for all the portraits. The funny thing is that they are not actually granting the money required to disassemble the memorial, though they ordered it shut down.

The Raw Story | Murtha: Iraq War incites homegrown terror groups

The Raw Story | Murtha: Iraq War incites homegrown terror groups: "Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), on ABC's morning news show This Week, argued that the US presence in Iraq is being used by al Qaeda as a recruitment tool.

When asked by host George Stephanopoulos if 'homegrown terrorist plots,' like the one to attack JFK airport, were 'being inspired by the US work in Iraq,' Murtha responded, 'Absolutely.'"

Of course, the US cannot try to take over the world with absolutely no consequences on its own soil. Stay out of the world's business.

U.S. warship bombards Somalia militants - Yahoo! News

U.S. warship bombards Somalia militants - Yahoo! News:
"MOGADISHU, Somalia - A U.S. warship pounded Somalia's remote coastal northeast, targeting Islamic militants hours after a gunbattle with Somali government forces that left eight insurgents dead, officials said Saturday."

We just cannot keep our fingers off the triggers. Maybe the sailors just needed some target practice before they have to start raining artillery down on Iran.

U.S. Africa Command Brings New Concerns - washingtonpost.com

U.S. Africa Command Brings New Concerns - washingtonpost.com

"AFRICOM would have traditional responsibilities of a combat command "to facilitate or lead [U.S.] military operations" on the continent, but would also include "a broader 'soft power' mandate aimed at preemptively reducing conflict and would incorporate a larger civilian component to address those challenges," according to the CRS study."

More preemptive war is on the horizon. This time, the plan is to "stabilize" the entire continent of Africa.