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Two Symbols of American Capitalist Hegemony Posted: Saturday, September 13, 2003 Iraq's Epic Suffering Is Made Invisible A mystery the US is in no hurry to resolve A human brain lay beside the highway. It was scattered in the sand, blasted from its owner's head when the Americans ambushed their own Iraqi policemen. A few inches away were a policeman's teeth, broken but clean dentures, the teeth of a young man. "I don't know if they are the teeth of my brother - I don't even know if my brother is alive or dead," Ahmed Mohamed shouted at me. "The Americans took the dead and the wounded away - they won't tell us anything." Thousands Attend Funeral Of Fallujah "Friendly Fire" Victims Latest Iraq casualty: Our national prestige 87 Billion Apologies Why do politicians so rarely apologize? Why in particular won't they admit to being surprised by some development? Lack of scruples can't explain it: Denying the obvious isn't even good unscrupulous politics. For that reason, it is beyond spin. If spinning involves an indifference to truth, what's going on here looks more like an actual preference for falsehood. The truth would be better politics, and the administration is fanning out to the talk shows to lie anyway. Powell Dismisses French "Unrealistic" Proposal On Iraq Support for Bush and war slumps Cowboy and country This is what George W. Bush's presidency has consisted of, making ill-advised decisions without adequate thought and without regard to the differing, but constructive, views of others. I am still trying to ascertain how his administration virtually classified the U.N. as a useless debating society, but now asks it to quickly embrace his pleas for assistance because the U.N. has a "responsibility to the Iraqi people." Two years down 'Insanity Avenue' Flashback Two Symbols of American Capitalist Hegemony Narcissus in the White House George W. Bush's first and last priority is George W. Bush. Sunday evening's speech was simply an extension of something he has done throughout his life -- ask others to pay for his mistakes and cover the tab for a bill he cannot (or won't) pay. Iraq quagmire? Plan working Hugo Chavez Wins Recall Petition Battle Iran given seven weeks to answer nuclear questions Rafsanjani Blames UN Nuclear Watchdog for False Reports on Iran Dems Scrap Plans To Look Into Claims White House Manipulated Intel On Iraqi Threat The truth is out there   Printer friendly version  Send page by E-Mail |