Insane: "The total cost to America of its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus the related military operations in Pakistan, is set to exceed $4 trillion – more than three times the sum so far authorised by Congress in the decade since the 9/11 attacks.
...If the Brown study is correct, the wars that flowed from 9/11 will not only have been the longest in US history. At $4 trillion and counting, their combined cost is approaching that of the Second World War, put at some $4.1 trillion in today's prices by the Congressional Budget Office."
But will the Taliban stop killing 8 year old girls if the US leaves?
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
40 killed in bombings targeting Baghdadi Shia
LAT: At least 40 Iraqis killed in blasts in Baghdad
"Bombs target two Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, with three explosions at an outdoor market, near a Shiite mosque, and a car bombing at another market."
Also: "Stephen Everhart was brought to Iraq by the U.S. Agency for International Development to assist the University of Baghdad's business college in qualifying for international accreditation.
He was killed Thursday outside the gates of the university when a powerful bomb commonly used by Shiite Muslim militias detonated."
I find it strange and sad that while Sunni militant extremists target Shia civilians, Shia militant extremists target Americans who want to help Iraqis prosper.
"Bombs target two Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, with three explosions at an outdoor market, near a Shiite mosque, and a car bombing at another market."
Also: "Stephen Everhart was brought to Iraq by the U.S. Agency for International Development to assist the University of Baghdad's business college in qualifying for international accreditation.
He was killed Thursday outside the gates of the university when a powerful bomb commonly used by Shiite Muslim militias detonated."
I find it strange and sad that while Sunni militant extremists target Shia civilians, Shia militant extremists target Americans who want to help Iraqis prosper.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
"Peace and Prosperity, NOT War and Austerity"
says Van Jones, on Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Current TV. I like Van Jones! I'm glad to see Keith Olbermann back on TV, and I'm glad I found a new very cool channel! Now they just need to make their broadcasts available online.
Friday, June 17, 2011
The Warning
One American woman warned the US government about the toxic assets that were poisoning the economy, but she was ignored. Thanks Kristi for posting on fb!
Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE.
Saudi women drive
in Riyadh! Maha drove a Hummer with her face covered: "Reporting from Beirut— She got her driver's license in Indiana. She likes to drive fast.
And on Friday, Maha Qahtani, 39, in a face-covering niqab, raced through the streets of Riyadh in her family's blue Hummer H3, defying Saudi Arabia's religion-inspired bans on female motorists.
In all, nearly three dozen Saudi women got behind the wheels of various vehicles Friday, human rights activists said, in what was billed on social networking websites as a day of defiance against the ultra-conservative kingdom's longstanding driving decrees."
And on Friday, Maha Qahtani, 39, in a face-covering niqab, raced through the streets of Riyadh in her family's blue Hummer H3, defying Saudi Arabia's religion-inspired bans on female motorists.
In all, nearly three dozen Saudi women got behind the wheels of various vehicles Friday, human rights activists said, in what was billed on social networking websites as a day of defiance against the ultra-conservative kingdom's longstanding driving decrees."
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
U.S. Puts Ally Bahrain on List With Human Rights Violators Iran, Syria
Bloomberg: 'The United States has put Bahrain, a Persian Gulf ally, in the company of Iran, North Korea, Syria and Zimbabwe on its list of human rights violators to be scrutinized by the UN Human Rights Council.
“The Bahraini government has arbitrarily detained workers and others perceived as opponents,” U.S. Ambassador Eileen Donohoe said in a statement to the council yesterday in Geneva. “The United States is deeply concerned about violent repression of the fundamental freedoms of association, expression, religion and speech of their citizens.”
Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, has tried to crush protests that have wracked the country since February, as the Shiite majority population has agitated for the Sunni Muslim monarchy to allow greater economic opportunities and freedoms.'
“The Bahraini government has arbitrarily detained workers and others perceived as opponents,” U.S. Ambassador Eileen Donohoe said in a statement to the council yesterday in Geneva. “The United States is deeply concerned about violent repression of the fundamental freedoms of association, expression, religion and speech of their citizens.”
Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, has tried to crush protests that have wracked the country since February, as the Shiite majority population has agitated for the Sunni Muslim monarchy to allow greater economic opportunities and freedoms.'
Pakistan arrests CIA informants who led to killing of Usama bin Laden
More proof that the Pakistani government is not on America's side in the fight against Al Qaeda. As if we needed more proof.
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