keeping 9/11 in mind

U.S. military deaths from Iraq and Afghanistan now surpass those of the most devastating terrorist attack in America’s history, the trigger for what came next.

The latest milestone for a country at war came Friday without commemoration. It came without the precision of knowing who was the 2,974th to die in conflict. The terrorist attacks killed 2,973 victims in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

--story

why hezollah will never die

take a look at this

Letter of the Day

John Carlson has every right to be offended by a bumper sticker that includes a word he finds offensive ("Can't Escape Dumb and Offensive (but Legal) Messages," Sept. 13). Likewise, the young lady who has the "(Blank) War" bumper sticker has every right to display it.

My primary question, however, revolves around what truly is offensive. War is obscene.

While the obscenity of war at times can be justified, it is one of the least desirable demonstrations of human behavior. War always should be the last resort, and the unjust war is the greatest obscenity.

Being offended by the [anti-war] bumper sticker is fine. Maybe the more appropriate response, however, is being outraged by unjust war.

- Phil George, Pella.

attribution

watching M*A*S*H

and i'm wondering... why do they show the surgeons scrubbing like mad AFTER surgery? they're wearing platex gloves throughout the whole ordeal, the place is as sterile as it ever got over there, and here we have a shot, a 60 second shot, of them scrubbing, talking about the surgeries they've just completed.

i mean, all i have to ask: what are they washing off?

... probably some blooper contest angle.

HYPOCRISY ALERT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A Bush administration official has rejected a claim by a U.N. official that torture in Iraq is worse now than under former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
--story

speaking of state sanctioned torture - in ira, in afghanistan, at gitmo, in secret prisons, with extraordinary renditions. hell, America likes torture so much it legitimizes it with the cover of law.

HYPOCRACY ALERT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A Bush administration official has rejected a claim by a U.N. official that torture in Iraq is worse now than under former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

--STORY

speaking of state sanctioned torture - in ira, in afghanistan, at gitmo, in secret prisons, with extraordinary renditions. hell, America likes torture so much it legitimizes it with the cover of law.

Quote of the Day

"Believe those who seek the truth. Doubt those who find it."
--Andre Gide

attribution

Letter of the Day

Jon von Gillern is sick and disgusted that 30 percent of adults in the United States can't recall the year of the Sept. 11 attacks (Talk About It, Sept. 11).

Do you know what's even more disgusting? More than 30 percent of adult Americans still think Sept. 11 was the work of the Iraqis.

- Donald M. Maze, Marshalltown.

attribution

our very own taliban

Speaking in tongues, weeping for salvation, praying for an end to abortion and worshipping a picture of President Bush -- these are some of the activities at Pastor Becky Fischer's Bible camp in North Dakota, "Kids on Fire," subject of the provocative new documentary, "Jesus Camp."

"I want to see them as radically laying down their lives for the gospel as they are in Palestine, Pakistan and all those different places," Fisher said. "Because, excuse me, we have the truth."

"A lot of people die for God," one camper said, "and they're not afraid."

"We're kinda being trained to be warriors," said another, "only in a funner way."

--story

republican and democrat shoes

can you tell which are which?

betcha didn't know THAT.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In the few short years since the first shackled Afghan shuffled off to Guantanamo, the U.S. military has created a global network of overseas prisons, its islands of high security keeping 14,000 detainees beyond the reach of established law.

--source

what really bothers me is that if any other country did this, the world would be screaming on it's end to terminate this practice.

the numbers

The latest Bush bounce is over. Today, 41% of American adults approve of the way that President Bush is performince his job and 57% disapprove. That's exactly where the numbers were before the President's 9/11 speech.

Overall 21% of Americans Strongly Approve and 42% Strongly Disapprove.

--rasmussen

they're sending george baker to iraq

is that like throwing gasoline on a fire?