US Vets to Testify About War Crimes They Committed or Witnessed U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are planning to descend on Washington from Mar. 13-16 to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in those countries. "The war in Iraq is not covered to its potential because of how dangerous it is for reporters to cover it," said Liam Madden, a former Marine and member of the group Iraq Veterans Against the War.
Bush: No Promises On Troop Withdrawals --Declines to Repeat Administration Promises of Bringing U.S Troops From Iraq Before Term's End President [sic] Bush declined Saturday to repeat promises made by others in his administration that more U.S. troops will return home from Iraq than scheduled before he leaves office.
Bush: No Promises On Troop Withdrawals --Declines to Repeat Administration Promises of Bringing U.S Troops From Iraq Before Term's End President [sic] Bush declined Saturday to repeat promises made by others in his administration that more U.S. troops will return home from Iraq than scheduled before he leaves office.
FBI Interviews Iraqi Witnesses of Blackwater Shooting The Justice Department appears to be gathering testimony from Iraqi witnesses for a possible trial of Blackwater Worldwide mercenaries over a 2007 shooting in Baghdad that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead.
Iraq war 'caused slowdown in the US' 28 Feb 2008 The Iraq war has cost the US 50-60 times more than the Bush administration predicted and was a central cause of the sub-prime banking crisis threatening the world economy, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. The former World Bank vice-president yesterday said the war had, so far, cost the US something like $US3trillion ($3.3 trillion) compared with the $US50-$US60-billion predicted in 2003.
White House blocks inquiry into construction of $736m embassy in Iraq The Bush administration is blocking an inquiry into the delay-plagued construction of the $736m US embassy in Baghdad, a senior Democrat in Congress said today... In addition, two US state department employees who worked on the embassy project are now under criminal investigation.
Iran offers Iraq $1 bln loan before Ahmadinejad visit Iran is offering a $1 billion loan to Iraq for projects to be handled by Iranian firms, an Iranian official said on Friday, two days before a landmark visit by Iran's president to Baghdad.
U.N. council vote on Iran sanctions delayed again France and Britain have again delayed a U.N. Security Council vote on a third round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program in an effort to win over skeptics, diplomats said on Friday.
Meet Tim Russert By Jamison Foser During this week's Democratic presidential debate, [Tim] Russert didn't ask a single question about global warming, continuing his longstanding habit of all but ignoring the topic. He didn't ask a single question about the mortgage crisis... He didn't ask a single question about executive power, the Constitution, torture, wiretapping, or other civil-liberties concerns. But that shouldn't come as a surprise; of all the questions he has asked while moderating presidential debates during this campaign, only one has dealt with any of those topics. He has, however, asked Dennis Kucinich what he felt compelled to insist was a "serious question" -- whether Kucinich has seen a UFO. And he has asked about John Edwards' expensive haircut.
2 comments:
"Iraq war 'caused slowdown in the US' 28 Feb 2008 The Iraq war has cost the US 50-60 times more than the Bush administration predicted and was a central cause of the sub-prime banking crisis threatening the world economy, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz."
Well DUH!!! Nobody should need a Nobel Prize to call that one.
No kidding the War was not very well planned at all.
And Iran as usual is going about things the smart way by offering a loan, having Iranian companies do work. Instead of the cowboy approach of going in shooting em up.
Post a Comment