Three-four months of war in Iraq would feed all hungry in the world.

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I posted this link in my last entry but it so troubles me I'm gonna post something special about it...

The United States of today does things we used to think only dictators and communists did, and it dissapoints me to no end.Read the contents of that story, read every horrible mind numbing, stomach churning detail, to see what we have become. To ( Read more... )

normally i have a rant to say about these things, but in this case i don't.

as of tomorrow we will have spent more time fighting in iraq than we did fighting in world war II

thanks fark.com and the sydney morning herald for the sources.

now i am gonna go nurse my headache which is stopping me from doing homework tonight.

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Oiling up the draft machine?
The Pentagon is quietly moving to fill draft board vacancies nationwide. While officials say there's no cause to worry, some experts aren't so sure.

By Dave Lindorff

( testes, testes, one, two, three? )

i always wish i could put all my thoughts into a nice little journal entry but i really dont know what to put down right now....so here it is in tiny fragments ( Read more... )

Oil and empire notwithstanding, this war is also about the American libido. Since 9-11 it's been fragile and recessed. Defensive gestures like rallying 'round the flag don't address this deficit of lust. What's needed is a spectacular conquest. A massive military strike against a blustering but bluffing foe was inevitable once we were attacked. It ( Read more... )