Washington’s criminal war against Iraq enters its third year

[struggle4progress]

<snip> The Iraqi dead-incinerated by US air strikes, shot to death at roadblocks, or killed in merciless sieges like the one mounted last November against Fallujah-number in the many tens of thousands.

US casualties have risen to over 1,520 dead, with more than 11,200 troops wounded and as many as 100,000 in need of mental health care as a result of the carnage they have witnessed in Iraq.

An American occupation army of 150,000 has proven incapable of extinguishing the Iraqi resistance or even securing the center of Baghdad. There is no indication that the killing is about to decline, much less cease, and US political and military officials speak in terms of an occupation stretching on for a decade, if not longer. Conditions for the Iraqi people remain catastrophic, with millions unemployed, basic services like electricity, water and sanitation still in a shambles and the threat of violence ever-present.

Yet, there is a growing drumbeat in the US media and within the ostensible opposition party, the Democrats, to exonerate the Bush administration for launching an unprovoked war based upon lies and credit American militarism with advancing democracy, not only in Iraq, but throughout the Middle East. <snip>

http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=5553

[chelsea0011]

1. In my wildest dreams this AM, I thought MSM might look back...but

all we got were Generals and happy talk about how things are progressing. The lies are now just back burner talk. The MSM has decided it doesn't matter much anymore. And to think we spent the better part of 8+ years with MSM and others over Whitewater. Whitewater vs. thousands dead over a pack of lies. WTF!

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. The BBC did a good programme on Sunday

summing up the lies and deceptions that Blair used in the year leading up to the invasion.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/4332485.stm

Unfortunately the Labour party is trying to distract us with a pledge to make school meals more healthy, while the opposition Conservatives miss a chance by trying to get more gypsies thrown in jail.