They Price We Pay

The Hidden Cost Of War

I Should Be Shocked

Halliburton sued for human trafficking. Twelve men recruited in Nepal died after forced transfer to Iraq, lawfirm says.

One Day = $720 Million

Just think...

The Oppressors

Finally, the truth is seeping out. Contrary to how President George W. Bush has tried to justify the Iraq war in the past, he has now clumsily — if inadvertently — admitted that the invasion and occupation of Iraq was aimed primarily at seizing predominant influence over its oil by establishing permanent (the administration favors “enduring”) military bases.

He made this transparently clear by adding a signing statement to the defense appropriation bill, indicating that he would not be bound by the law’s prohibition against expending funds:

“(1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq,” or
“(2) To exercise United States control of the oil resources of Iraq.”

Follow The Money #2

The Great Iraq Swindle

To Be King

Beloved DC Think Tank Calls For Bush To Nuke Iraq and Become World Dictator

Old Dick

Dick Cheney '94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire

It's Not Cowardice

Operation Yellow Elephant - It's their war. Why aren't they fighting it?

Hawks Kill The Dove

Brzezinski predicts provoking war with Iran.

Enduring Freedom

In 1943, some American troops were stationed in Iraq. Here is a War Department handbook introducing them to the country, and providing some dos and don'ts when interacting with the Iraqi people

War Profits

As of yesterday, gas prices are the highest in U.S. history—we just passed the 1981 record, even adjusted for inflation.1 Prices could reach $4.00 per gallon in parts of the country, just in time to crimp summer vacation plans. As consumers suffer, the oil industry continues to reap the windfall—breaking profit records on an almost quarterly basis. It's outrageous!

Enough is enough. Hearings start today on H.R. 1252, a House bill that would make gas price gouging a federal crime, punishable by 10 years in prison. Speaker Pelosi has said she'll move the bill to a vote this week—if there's the two-thirds majority required to fast track the bill through the process.

Oil company lobbyists are frantically trying to stop the bill. Your representative needs to hear from you today. Will you sign MoveOn's petition asking Congress to pass the price-gouging bill—and then tell your friends?

Bandwidth Ban

While the military is actively using YouTube to promote its view of the war (U.S. Military's "Multi-National Force" on YouTube) it is simultaneously banning troops from using YouTube claiming a problem with bandwidth, Controlling the bandwidth of war. (By Patrick Jackson, BBC News)

Information War

Information Operations Roadmap

The Price We Pay

The Cost Of War

Enemy Action

New limits on blogging by U.S. soldiers

On Record

Record of Iraq War Lies to Air April 25 on PBS