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Eight years of distortion and extortion have changed the world. The lessons have been tragic and harsh. The final acts of President Bush will determine how hard it will be for the world to recover from all the bad parts of this fairy tale.

Posted by bosskitty June 8th, 2008 | Tags: Accountability, American President, appropriation, Bush, changing planet, Chris Hedges, Clash of Civilizations, Congress, consequences, disinformation, DOD, Environment, extortion, Foreign Policy, funding, Future Shock, George Bush, global community, Global Economy, global policies, History, Hypocracy, Mismanagement, pay cuts, Politics, responsibility, Tax Dollars, troops, troops | Tagged: Bush, War | Category: Accountability, Bush, Chris Hedges, Clash of Civilizations, Congress, DOD, Democrat, Earth, Election, Environment, Foreign Policy, Future Shock, George Bush, Global Economy, History, Hypocracy, Mismanagement, National, Politics, Republican, Tax Dollars, War, appropriation, changing planet, climate crisis, consequences, disinformation, extortion, funding, global community, global policies, pay cuts, responsibility, revisionism, troops, troops | Tagged: Bush | Comments (2)

Atheist soldier claims harassment

Army Spc. Jeremy Hall sues U.S. for religious discrimination
Hall is known as “the atheist guy,” called immoral and a devil worshipper
He turned to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation for help
“It’s just about time somebody said something” about pressure to believe in God

It eventually came out in Iraq in 2007, when he was [...]

Posted by bosskitty April 27th, 2008 | Tags: Christians, Freedom, Hypocracy, mind control, Religion, terrorists, Theocracy | Category: 1st Amendment, 4th Amendment, Bush, Christian Terrorists, Constitution, Crusade, Deception, Declaration of Independence, Democracy, Founding Fathers, Freedom, Fundamentalist, Jeremy Hall, Religious Freedom, Theocracy, civil liberties, coersion, contradictions, delusion, extortion, taboos, terrorists, troops, veterans | Comments (23)

Depression and suicidal thoughts aren’t limited to vets with PTSD; family members may experience it as well.
… an excerpt from testimony before a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing held February 28, 2008, regarding the Iraq War’s mental health impacts of Iraq War on the families of Guard/Reserve veterans.

Nearly 3 million immediate [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 25th, 2008 | Category: PTSD, Time Bomb, VA, VFW, Walter Reed, War Cost, trauma, troops, veterans, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

The US State Department rejects wannabe immigrants who have gambled their lives to help Americans. The stories are endless and tragic. Americans promise the world to Iraqis and Afghanis, winning their allegiance and support. Often recruiting them for dangerous translator positions, sometimes making outrageous promises they know can’t be kept. Some [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 23rd, 2008 | Category: Green Card, Human Rights, Immigration, Mismanagement, Occupation Army, Outsource, Pentagon Corruption, Promises, Soldiers, US State Department, Ugly American, Volunteers, War Cost, contradictions, critical resources, injustice, negligence, prejudice, profiling, responsibility, translators, troops | Comments (1)

Military Doctors Withholding Treatment from Soldiers with Mental Health Problems
The military is denying crucial care to soldiers, making them vulnerable on the battlefield.
Since 9/11, one Army division has spent more time in Iraq than any other group of soldiers: the 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, New York.
Over the past 6 [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 27th, 2008 | Category: 10th Mountain Division, Accountability, Afghanistan, Army Medical Command, Casualties, Double Cross, Health Care, Hypocracy, Iraq, Mismanagement, PTSD, Pentagon Corruption, Politics, Preventative medicine, Public Health, VA, VFW, War Cost, administration, betrayal, consequences, department of defense, depression, disinformation, mental health, military, suicide, troops, veterans benefits, victims | Comments (2)

After the War, a New Battle to Become Citizens
Despite a 2002 promise from President Bush to put citizenship applications for immigrant members of the military on a fast track, some are finding themselves waiting months, or even years, because of bureaucratic backlogs. One, Sgt. Kendell K. Frederick of the Army, who had tried three [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 24th, 2008 | Category: Bush, Immigration, Iraq, Pentagon Corruption, Promises, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Soldiers, The Liar, VA, VFW, War Cost, immigrants, injustice, national security, profiling, troops, veterans | Comments (2)

No Funds in Bush Budget For Troop-Benefits
President Bush drew great applause during his State of the Union address last month when he called on Congress to allow U.S. troops to transfer their unused education benefits to family members. “Our military families serve our nation, they inspire our nation, and tonight our nation honors them,” [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 9th, 2008 | Category: Bush, Casualties, State of the Union, The Liar, VA, VFW, War Cost, betrayal, troops, veterans, veterans benefits | Comments (1)

Foreign Fighters in Iraq Are Tied to Allies of U.S.
BAGHDAD — Saudi Arabia and Libya, both considered allies by the United States in its fight against terrorism, were the source of about 60 percent of the foreign fighters who came to Iraq in the past year to serve as suicide bombers or to facilitate [...]

Posted by bosskitty November 24th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, America, Anti-War, Arab Nations, Armageddon, Arms Trade, Black Ops, Bush, Casualties, Coalition Troops, Collateral, Corporate corruption, Deception, Holy War, Hypocracy, Islamic Jihad, Narcotics, Occupation Army, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Taliban, Tax Dollars, The Liar, War Contractors, War Cost, addicts, administration, arrogance, candidates, consequences, cover up, disinformation, economics, escalation, illegal arms, profiteers, responsibility, terrorists, troops, veterans, victims | Leave a comment

NO END TO WAR BUDGET WOES
WASHINGTON – To paraphrase an old US Army song (The Caissons Go Rolling Along), the costs of the overall US global “war on terror”, including, but not limited to the Iraq war, just keep rolling along and piling up. The title “The Growing Budgetary Costs of the Iraq War” of [...]

Posted by bosskitty November 13th, 2007 | Category: Afghanistan, Corruption, Democracy, Iraq, Musharraf, Propaganda, Tax Dollars, War Contractors, War Cost, World Order, budget, consequences, dictatorship, disinformation, mental health, profiteers, taxpayers, troops | Leave a comment