May 31, 2006
Ellis Henican

Tell me again why we're there.

It's four Memorial Days and counting since "Mission Accomplished." We still have 132,000 American troops in Iraq. A million of our men and women have served by now, giving of themselves in tragic and extraordinary ways. Yet the insurgency is growing bolder - not fading away.

Tell me again why we're there.

Already, 2,465 Americans have been killed. Another 18,184 have been wounded. No one knows how many Iraqi civilians have died - 30,000? 40,000? - in this costly effort to save them.   more »

The annual protest at the annual meeting of ExxonMobil was smaller than usual today. Fewer than 100 people were annoyed enough at this giant corporation to spend 30 minutes before work protesting:

Exxon's discriminatory practices. When Exxon took over Mobil, they eliminated partnership benefits and non-discrimination policies for employees.

Exxon's advertising practices. Exxon is the lead sponsor of The Masters Golf Tournament, held at a club that doesn't allow women to enter. You'd think one of the women on the board of directors of this corporation would have something to say about that.

Exxon's enviromental policies. Since the Exxon ...   more »

Look for me on the CBS Evening News talking about the variety ofd reasons we were protesting ExxonMobil this morning at their annual meeting.

And no, i didn't drive an SUV down to the protest. I rode my bike.

-David

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from the desk of

Michael O'McCarthy

opolitique@aol.com

The Haditha Massacre - The Same Old Story

The highly reported, alleged massacre by US Marines of up to two dozen civilians in Haditha, Iraq is the same old story.

The defense is simple: they were following orders from the highest in the chain of command.

"You are either with us or against," said Commander and Chief of US Armed Forces, President George W. Bush after the Al Qaeda attack on 09/11/01.

The command decision to invade and occupy Iraq under the false pretense that Iraq was a co-conspirator of Bin Laden in ...   more »

It must be nice to have friends in high places, I just read this on buzzflash and had to post it here.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=513563

 

I guess now an MBA from Harvard Business School should give one the advantage of a job at a convienience store. I bet this gets zero MSM coverage as well.

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No one seems to get the truth about George W. Bush. Mr. Bush is the most successful president in the history of the United States.

George Bush has one goal for his presidency: to make Bush, his family, and his rich friends wealthier at the expense of everyone else by creating a permanent ultra-wealthy class.

Here is a list of George W. Bush’ successes:

• More people in the U. S. are living below the poverty line
• We have record numbers of bankruptcies and the number is accelerating daily
• The new bankruptcy law is helping the banking and financial industries to confiscate the property of the ...   more »