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About Iraq
by 0000-calliope1988-0000
views: 43 | rating: 8.2 | comments: 12
January 17, 2007 11:05 AM EST -- I just want to share a link to a great piece I read about the Iraq situation this morning. http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976887609 And I promise, it has nothing to do with S. . . . more
January 18, 2007 06:45 PM EST -- According to today's (Thursday's) Gather poll, 40% of 160 respondents would rather the U.S. had spent $1.2 trillion on health care instead of the Iraq war. The time has come to talk about universal . . . more
February 13, 2007 08:01 PM EST -- The other night, I watched in disgust as Arizona Republican Senator John "Flip-Flop" McCain stood on the floor of the U.S. Senate and told Democrats Harry Reid and Dick Durbin that it was not . . . more
September 05, 2007 12:11 AM EDT -- If there's any service we here at home can perform for the troops in Iraq, it is simply, but importantly, to be aware of the issues and to follow the debate this month as it unfolds. An informed electorate . . . more
Mythbusting on Gather
by Steve Bachman
views: 54 | rating: 6.9 | comments: 33
December 12, 2006 02:01 AM EST -- A couple of things have managed to really get under my skin today...okay - more than a couple, but I'm short on time and patience right now, so I'm just gonna bust a couple of myths and then call . . . more
December 30, 2006 08:39 PM EST -- Last night, the Iraqi government -- which is unable to provide the most basic services to even the residents of Iraq's largest city -- executed their former president, Saddam Hussein. The Bush Administration . . . more
January 10, 2007 10:14 AM EST -- While President Bush has repeatedly insisted that he is a "strict adherer to the command structure" in tonight's address he will attempt to justify to the nation and to his military . . . more
March 21, 2008 05:22 AM EDT -- President Bush might be excused for saying, as he did, that the success of the surge in Iraq has justified the war's cost. As the architect and the man responsible, his statement could almost be considered . . . more
May 19, 2008 05:43 PM EDT -- Think it's funny?  The next time you read that the national committees and the presidential candidates are spending close to one billion non-productive dollars in this election . . . more
March 28, 2007 10:07 PM EDT -- I've been TRYING to practice brevity in my articles, knowing that most of us lead busy lives and may tend toward a short attention span -- and who's to say that longer is better . . . more
November 30, 2008 08:09 PM EST --   So-called "honor killings" have become so prevalent in the southern Iraqi city of Basra that, according to today's edition of the Guardian, "you can find a killer standing . . . more
July 18, 2007 10:07 AM EDT -- There are deep suspicions that the invasion of Iraq was a smokescreen on the part of the Bush administration to distract attention away from the campaign in Afghanistan that was allegedly intended to . . . more
The Toll - 9/23/07
by Dave McGill
views: 71 | rating: 10 | comments: 28
September 23, 2007 04:20 PM EDT -- The Department of Defense released the obituaries of 20 military personnel killed in Iraq last week, ranging in age from 19 to 32. Ten of the fallen heroes (50%) were killed by improvised explosive devices. . . . more
December 07, 2006 04:26 PM EST -- Having been consigned to the status of "moonbat" by the consensus of the Gather right-wing community, I am obliged to provide a little insight into the reasoning behind some of the views . . . more
August 23, 2007 09:47 PM EDT -- I would like to dedicate this article to all of the fighting men and women of the United States Armed Forces, who have served and are serving now. We may disagree over policy, or over our opinions about . . . more
August 21, 2007 11:58 PM EDT -- They operate with little or no supervision, accountable only to the companies or federal agencies that hire them to do their dirty work. According to a recent Associated Press article, “they have . . . more
October 03, 2007 02:29 AM EDT -- To paraphrase Alexander Pope‘s famous comment from his Essay on Criticism in 1709, a little foot-in-the-door is a dangerous thing. And this is particularly true in politics. How many times has, . . . more
October 24, 2007 12:20 AM EDT -- The Bush administration is ratcheting up the rhetoric on Iran again. Whether that “old dog” will still hunt is yet another matter. What’s important, however, is that our gang seems to . . . more
IRAN AGAIN
by Dave McGill
views: 69 | rating: 10 | comments: 28
August 28, 2007 09:34 PM EDT -- As the date for justification fast approaches, President Bush went back to a familiar well today, claiming once again that Iran is supporting insurgents that are attacking U.S. and Iraqi forces. “The . . . more
The Toll - 7/29/07
by Dave McGill
views: 88 | rating: 10 | comments: 37
July 29, 2007 02:24 PM EDT -- This week’s Toll may make for somewhat disturbing reading.  Other than a slight drop in military fatalities, there has been little good news to report. According to Reuters, yesterday, the . . . more
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