US must reform or die, says Rice
Condoleezza Rice has said the US cannot “survive as a vital force” if it does not reform. Ms Rice told journalists at the UN that everyone recognised that some things…
Censorship
Interesting tidbit. Front page of the BBC online today (just before US election day) news that the tours of duty of thousands of US soldiers in Iraq are to be…
Tessa Hewitt apologises for Iraq intelligence errors
Blair concedes there may have been no Iraqi WMDs, US inspectors confirm sameSo those tens of thousands of people died by mistake. Well, that’s all right then, at least there…
Samarra doublethink
Today, US forces are storming Samarra in Iraq. As usual they claim to be killing only Iraqi fighters while the hospitals fill up with dead and injured women and children.…
Yet another modest proposal
Following the murder of yet another hostage in Iraq, Psilocybe P Pook (No Relation) has hit on a wizard wheeze to hasten the end of the US occupation he has…
Land of the brave and the free tits
While Iraqis are fighting for their country, US forces are fighting for breast enlargements. Benefits to veterans and the poor are being cut but, the US army’s fighting men and…
No link between Saddam and Al Qaida: gosh!
In case you missed the interim US report into Bush’s bullshit, click here. If I lie to my friends and colleagues, people lose faith in me. When Bush and Blair…
Double finks
Soon after the official end of hostilities in Iraq a year ago, I remember George Bush declaring with a completely straight face that the occupation forces were providing electricity, water…
Abuse photos are blatant fakes
Military experts have cast doubt on the authenticity of the photos of abuse allegedly committed by US and UK troops in Iraq. US General Donald Rumdoings and UK General Emperor…
The Rumsfeld apology — full text
Donald Rumsfeld: I am deeply sorry. Deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply, sorry. Not only am I deeply sorry, I am sincerely deeply sorry for ……