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Saturday, July 28, 2007 |
AlterNet: "After four years of war, American Marines and soldiers have become socialized to atrocity. The war in Iraq is now primarily about murder. There is very little killing.
All troops, when they occupy and battle insurgent forces, as in Iraq, or Gaza or Vietnam, are placed in 'atrocity producing situations'.
In this environment, surrounded by a hostile population, simple acts such as going to a store to buy a can of Coke means you can be killed. This constant fear and stress pushes troops to view everyone around them as the enemy. This hostility is compounded when the enemy, as in Iraq, is elusive, shadowy and hard to find.
The rage soldiers feel after a roadside bomb explodes, killing or maiming their comrades, is one that is easily directed over time to innocent civilians who are seen to support the insurgents. It is a short psychological leap, but a massive moral leap. It is a leap from killing - the shooting of someone who has the capacity to do you harm - to murder - the deadly assault against someone who cannot harm you. The war in Iraq is now primarily about murder. There is very little killing.
After four years of war, American Marines and soldiers have become socialized to atrocity."
CommonDreams: "Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev criticized the United States, and current President George W. Bush in particular, on Friday for sowing disorder across the world by seeking to build an empire.
'The Americans then gave birth to the idea of a new empire, world leadership by a single power, and what followed?' Gorbachev asked reporters at a news conference in Moscow.
'What has followed are unilateral actions, what has followed are wars, what has followed is ignoring the U.N. Security Council, ignoring international law and ignoring the will of the people, even the American people.'
'It is a massive strategic mistake: no single centre can command the entire world, no one,' he said. 'Current America has made so many mistakes.'"
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AlterNet: "FBI Director Robert Mueller contradicts Alberto Gonzales' testimony about the infamous hospital room visit to Ashcroft regarding warrantless wiretapping.
When it comes to Alberto Gonzales' precarious future, it's important to remember that we're not just dealing with one lie, we're dealing with several. He lied about DoJ divisions over domestic surveillance. He lied about coaching witnesses before congressional testimony. He lied about violations of the Patriot Act.
In each instance, he lied in sworn testimony, in public, before congressional committees, which is exactly why several lawmakers are now asking that he be investigated for perjury."
The Attorney General of the United States has committed perjury. It just shows how criminal the Bush clique is and how they are destroying the American democracy. George W. Bush has appointed Gonzales to lie for him.
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