Monday, October 25, 2004
So how are things going in Iraq?
In a massive pre-election embarrassment for the Bush administration, nearly 350 tons of lethal explosives - which could be used to trigger nuclear weapons - have vanished from a military facility in Iraq supposed to have been guarded by US troops. (full story "Bombshell for Bush: 350 tons of explosives go missing in Iraq" from The Independent)
Iraqi authorities have discovered the bodies of 44 Iraqi soldiers and four drivers after they were ambushed and killed "execution-style" overnight near the Iraq-Iran border after they had just completed training and were heading toward Basra in southern Iraq, an Iraqi military commander said Sunday. (Full story "Dozens of new Iraqi soldiers found dead" from CNN.com)
And Bush claims elections can be held In Iraq in January?! C'mon... I'm not even sure fair elections are gonna be held here in 8 days! (Newsweek)
And on top of that now he thinks it's "up in the air" whether the US can ever be completely safe from terrorist attacks again. Incredibly, I (and John Kerry) actually agree with him I think, but after all his jingoism over the past three years, only now he comes clean after this disasterous war?! (CNN.com | The New York Times)
Even Bush's family doesn't want him elected. (spotted via 525 Reason to Dump Bush | Related: What do you do if you’re the president’s cousins—and you don’t like the way he’s running the country? Set up a Web site in support of John Kerry. Full story from "Family Feud" in Newsweek.)
Also spotted via 525 Reasons: "George Bush suffered an embarrassing rebellion in the ranks [last Wednesday] when the founder of the conservative Christian Coalition said the White House had dismissed the very idea of US casualties in Iraq during the run-up to the war...." - now that could be the "tipping point" Zentonix was speculating about a couple weeks ago. (Full story "Christian leader faults Bush on Iraq deaths" from The Gaurdian)
Finally, welcome back American Black. You were missed in your absence but it's good to see you back on the web. Peep game for his unique take on the news and the world from a black perspective.
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Iraqi authorities have discovered the bodies of 44 Iraqi soldiers and four drivers after they were ambushed and killed "execution-style" overnight near the Iraq-Iran border after they had just completed training and were heading toward Basra in southern Iraq, an Iraqi military commander said Sunday. (Full story "Dozens of new Iraqi soldiers found dead" from CNN.com)
And Bush claims elections can be held In Iraq in January?! C'mon... I'm not even sure fair elections are gonna be held here in 8 days! (Newsweek)
And on top of that now he thinks it's "up in the air" whether the US can ever be completely safe from terrorist attacks again. Incredibly, I (and John Kerry) actually agree with him I think, but after all his jingoism over the past three years, only now he comes clean after this disasterous war?! (CNN.com | The New York Times)
Even Bush's family doesn't want him elected. (spotted via 525 Reason to Dump Bush | Related: What do you do if you’re the president’s cousins—and you don’t like the way he’s running the country? Set up a Web site in support of John Kerry. Full story from "Family Feud" in Newsweek.)
Also spotted via 525 Reasons: "George Bush suffered an embarrassing rebellion in the ranks [last Wednesday] when the founder of the conservative Christian Coalition said the White House had dismissed the very idea of US casualties in Iraq during the run-up to the war...." - now that could be the "tipping point" Zentonix was speculating about a couple weeks ago. (Full story "Christian leader faults Bush on Iraq deaths" from The Gaurdian)
Finally, welcome back American Black. You were missed in your absence but it's good to see you back on the web. Peep game for his unique take on the news and the world from a black perspective.
