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Condoleezza Rice: No Regrets That False Reports Of WMD Led To Iraq War

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Staff Sgt. Eric Alva On USMC Gen. Amos

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Michael Luongo Returns To Baghdad

This week Gay City News launches a four-part series from Michael Luongo in which he examines “what changed and what didn’t” since he last investigated gay life in Iraq in 2007. Here’s an excerpt from the first installment: This visit would be full of stark contrasts. It was as if there were two different Baghdads — at least. I would …

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The Iraq War May Be Over, But Don’t Forget The Lies That Got Us There

Watch every minute of this.

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FLASHBACK: 2005 Mehlmann Cartoon

Ken Mehlman even tried to shift the blame for the invasion of Iraq.

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Obama Announces End Of Combat Operations In Iraq As Of August 31st

Today President Obama announced that combat operations in Iraq will cease on August 31st, with a transitional occupation force to remain for another year. “As a candidate for President, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end. Shortly after taking office, I announced our new strategy for Iraq and for a transition to full Iraqi responsibility. …

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IRAQ: Army Orders Soldier To Remove Anti-Gay Facebook Video

A U.S. soldier stationed in Iraq is being investigated for posted a Facebook video in which he mocks two young Iraqi boys, asking if they are little “faggots” who are good at gay sex and whether they will grow up to be terrorists. Army officials have ordered the solider to remove the video from his page, but it has already …

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Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) Introduces The “War Is Making You Poor Act”

Rep. Alan Grayson proposes a bill that: * Limits the amount of funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan * Eliminates the federal income tax on the first $35,000 of every American’s income ($70,000 for married couples) * Cuts the Federal deficit by $15.9 billion The bill requires the president to fund the wars from the $549 billion budget …

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War Criminal: Activists Disrupt Karl Rove Book Signings In California

Karl Rove’s book signing in Beverly Hills was cut short yesterday when activists from Code Pink attempted to conduct a citizen’s arrest. About 100 fans came out to hear Karl Rove at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills Monday night to discuss his book “Courage and Consequences: My Life As a Conservative In The Fight,” — but the fight wasn’t …

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Karl Rove: I’m Proud Of Our Torturers

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Maddow Reviews The Hurt Locker

Best Picture nominee The Hurt Locker is a favorite to win.

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Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) Dies At 77

Outspoken Iraq war critic Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) has died of gallbladder surgery complications at the age of 77. Murtha represented western Pennsylvania for 18 terms. Murtha voted in 2002 to authorize President George W. Bush to use military force in Iraq, but Murtha’s growing frustration over the administration’s handling of the war prompted him in November 2005 to call …

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Shoot To Kill, Sayeth The Lord

Because God Is Love, American soldiers are using rifles with Bible verses engraved on the scopes. The sights are used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and in the training of Iraqi and Afghan soldiers. The maker of the sights, Trijicon, has a $660 million multi-year contract to provide up to 800,000 sights to the Marine Corps, and additional …

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Adam Kokesh Announces Bid For Congress

Noted Iraq war veteran and anti-war activist Adam Kokesh is running for Congress in his home state of New Mexico. You may recall that when I last posted photos of Kokesh protesting at former U.S. Attorney General Albert Gonzales’ congressional hearings, some of you had a slight swooning problem. (Via JMG reader Bernie)

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Fuck You And Goodbye, Dubya

Turn it up and sing along. (Unless you’re at work; there be dirty words here.)

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Shoe Thrower Wants A Pardon

Maybe a few beatings have him changing his tune? A spokesman for Iraq’s prime minister says the journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush has asked for a pardon. Spokesman Yassin Majid says that in a letter sent Thursday to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki the journalist described his behavior as “an ugly act” and asked to be …

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Shoe Protest Spreads To U.S.

Via press release: Please join CODE PINK: Women for Peace, AfterDowningStreet, and Democrats.com this Wednesday, December 17, 2008, in Washington, D.C., at Lafayette Square Park in front of the White House. We will have with us a large supply of shoes labeled with the names of Iraqis who have died in Bush’s war. We encourage you to bring your old …

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You Give Peace A Bad Name

Remember during the 2004 Republican National Convention when anti-Iraq War activists were denied permission to use Central Park’s Great Lawn because it would damage the grass? Well, apparently peace activists are considered more likely to rip up sod than rock fans. Bon Jovi has just been given the OK for a July 12th free concert for 60,000 on the Great …

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Hurray! Only Five More Years Of War!

Meanwhile: After a series of disclosures forced the resignation of two McCain campaign aides with ties to unsavory regimes, the campaign has decided to scrutinize the background of the entire staff to ferret out connections to lobbyists. This morning, according to two Republicans with direct knowledge, Rick Davis, the campaign manager, e-mailed to McCain’s entire staff a memo entitled “McCain …

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Analogies Are Fun

(From Married To The Sea via Ballad Of A Ladyman)

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