Friday, May 14, 2004
The $50 billion boogie for a losing war.
Paul Wolfowitz says "Show me the money!" (probably) | Image courtesy: Seattle Times
Re: the tragic beheading of Nick Berg, even Lebanon-based guerrilla/terrorist group Hizbollah condemns it. (Reuters)
Er, scratch that $25 billion Iraq occupation/war request, it's actually gonna be $50 billion. (Seattle Times)
And on top of that, Rumsfeld admits publicly that he thinks the US might lose in Iraq. (New York Daily News)
Now we're giving medals and commendations to non-soldiers? Can we finally just admit that these "private military contractors" make up the second largest contingent within the so-called international "coalition of the willing" which in truth is, outside of the US and Britain, largely comprised of mercenaries, not armed forces from legitimate countries or sovereign states. (Washington Post | CNN.com)
Image courtesy: thestranger.com
And with respect given to 1115.org (I'm sure), Neal Pollack says, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Joe Liberman, just shut up. (thestranger.com)
