Sunday, March 06, 2005

Iraqi Violence Breeds more Violence & Looting & Slighting of Our Troops

Some news from Iraq: Hmm...maybe that guy who resigned from CNN was dead on about journalists being targeted and shot by our troops? Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, who had been held captive for 1 month by Iraqi kidnappers was released and then mysteriously shot Friday by G.I.'s while travelling in a car along w/4 Italian security officials (1 has died, Sgrena is wounded & she had been exposing abuse against women and children in Iraq despite claims that it had not happened). And it seems as if the cracks are starting to widen in the road to form the Shiite Alliance's legislators as 2 newly elected politicians withdrew from the Iraqi Alliance and as many as 8 more are considering withdrawing, also. That may not be good news for Sistani, who is the cleric who assembled the alliance. A video had surfaced that shows a bound and shot Iraqi being kicked by US soldiers and the Iraqi man died shortly after the video was made, but reports are that the video has been destroyed and that officials determined that the soldiers were not engaged in criminal activity but rather "innapropriate behavior". This is banner news: 90 dangerous sites have been looted in Iraq according to UN inspectors (remember the 380 tons of missing explosives? I see this issue has not been dealt with, huh?). Well, its such a relief to see that the war in Afghanistan was all for...nothing: The Taliban is back and those turban wearing extremists are badder than ever. And what a relief that our soldiers, who are putting their asses on the line (and some are just making asses of themselves by engaging in repellant behaviors w/detainees & some civilians) are now facing NOT RECEIVING PAY FOR THEIR SERVICE BY NOT GETTING PAYCHECKS b/c Rumsfeld & Co. have been dipping into the military money. And whether or not you receive pay, you had better help that you don't get injured if you are a reservist.
Posted by Tina :: 12:22 AM :: 1 Comments:

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