Archive for the 'Iraq War' tag

The photo below captures everything that Americans wanted to believe about the Iraq war in the earliest days of the invasion in 2003. Pfc. Joseph Dwyer, an Army medic whose unit… Continue reading

Ever since the Rumsfeld era at the Pentagon ended abruptly in the aftermath of the Democratic victory in the 2006 mid-term elections, the civilian hawks who ruled the Defense Dept. during the early years of… Continue reading


Matthis Chiroux is the kind of young American US military recruiters love.

“I was from a poor, white family from the south, and I did badly

Editor’s Note: John Stewart should be ashamed of himself for entertaining the war criminal Douglas Feith, who should be doing the perp walk in an orange jumpsuit.

Last night, Iraq war… Continue reading

Among the many milestones in Don Zirkel’s life - serving in the Army; editing The Tablet, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s newspaper; and working in the state Division of Human Rights under Gov. Mario… Continue reading

Five years ago, as the Bush administration was preparing to attack Iraq, it claimed that the war would cost $50 billion to $60 billion. We are now spending for military operations alone that… Continue reading

Larry Simons

Neo-con sycophant Michelle Malkin is blowing her hot air again on both of her websites; one, ironically called “hotair.com” and… Continue reading

Innocent people across the world are now paying the price of the “Iraq effect,” with the loss of hundreds of lives directly linked to the invasion and occupation by American and British forces.

An authoritative… Continue reading

Washington - Strained by the demands of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military faces a significant risk that it won’t be able to quickly and fully respond to yet another crisis, according to… Continue reading