Category: War

And another thing, while I’m on a tear. FREEDOM DOESN’T MARCH! Everytime Mr. Bush says that ‘freedom is on the march’ I think that is such a stupid expression. Freedom doesn’t march – it should stroll – it should wander… freedom does anything but march together in unison. Argh. I’m getting hungry. Can you tell?

Amprather on DailyKos writes: (heavily excerpted) In the fall of 1943, after being captured by the Nazis in the Ukraine, my grandfather was sent to Auschwitz. When I was 9, I caught my grandfather shaving in the bathroom and that is when I saw it: His Camp Number [tattoo] – 58877241. Betty G found his […]

The Bush administration is fighting the former prisoners of war in court, trying to prevent them from collecting nearly $1 billion from Iraq that a federal judge awarded them as compensation for their torture at the hands of Saddam Hussein’s regime. The rationale: Today’s Iraqis are good guys, and they need the money.

Brigitte Quinn expected Vanity Fair’s Judy Bachrach to toe the line of compliance and puffery with issue to the inauguration. That’s not quite what happened. Oliver Willis has the scoop – and the video clip.

Something to keep in mind on Pearl Harbor Day is that the Japanese thought they were justified – that this was a pre-emptive strike on what they considered an imminent threat. Where have we heard that excuse before?

The records show Tillman fought bravely and honorably until his last breath. They also show his superiors exaggerated his actions and invented details as they burnished his legend in public, at the same time suppressing details that might tarnish Tillman’s commanders.

The US Congress has launched a fresh attack on the international criminal court at The Hague, threatening to cut off development aid to countries who refuse to guarantee immunity from prosecution for Americans at the tribunal. Washington claims that 96 countries have signed immunity pacts, although some have been kept secret at the request of […]

Graphic, 100MB MPG movie. (via Metafilter)