Bob Morris @ May 17th 2004 16:43 - Category: Unfiled ;
Rumsfeld says it wasn’t necessarily sarin
Don’t jump to any conclusions just yet. That warning comes from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, after the U-S military in Iraq announced that a roadside bomb containing sarin nerve gas had exploded near a U-S military convoy.
If even Rumsfeld is denying it, then it wasn’t even remotely close to being sarin, I’m guessing…
Bob Morris @ May 17th 2004 11:22 - Category: Unfiled ;
Some Iraqis held outside purview of U.S. command
Some Iraq prisoners are being held outside of any normal chain of command.
About 100 high-ranking Iraqi prisoners held for months at a time in spartan conditions on the outskirts of Baghdad International Airport are being detained under a special chain of command, under conditions not subject to approval by the top American commander in Iraq, according to military officials.
Bob Morris @ May 17th 2004 11:20 - Category: Unfiled ;
Iraq prisoner abuse : Climbing up the food chain
“We need to take this up as far as it goes, and we need to do it quickly,” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Rumsfeld Knew: Iraq prison abuse part of Pentagon-approved black ops program.
Seymour Hersch: The New Yorker
The roots of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal lie not in the criminal inclinations of a few Army reservists but in a decision, approved last year by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, to expand a highly secret operation, which had been focussed on the hunt for Al Qaeda, to the interrogation of prisoners in Iraq. Rumsfeld’s decision embittered the American intelligence community, damaged the effectiveness of élite combat units, and hurt America’s prospects in the war on terror.
The May 24 edition of Newsweek says that a memo written by White House Counsel Alberto R. Gonzales after the Sept. 11 attacks may have established the legal foundation that allowed for abusive treatment.
Republican Senators to press Iraq prison scandal
The arrogance and reclusive secrecy of the Bushies has alienated even their supposed allies in the Senate.
As the White House struggles to get beyond the prisoner abuse scandal, it faces an unsettling fact: The Senate Armed Services Committee — controlled by Republicans — plans to keep the issue alive for weeks to come.
The Armed Services Committee, led by 77-year-old Senate veteran John W. Warner of Virginia, has served noticed that it would not pull back, as the House Armed Services Committee has done. Instead, Warner plans extended hearings to call on the carpet such high-profile officials as Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, and L. Paul Bremer III, head of the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority.
Warner and his committee believe they have been treated cavalierly by Rumsfeld and his senior aides, which they find personally and institutionally offensive.
Joe Garecht, a GOP political strategist commented
“Lawmakers like John Warner, Lindsey Graham, John McCain and others are truly angry that this situation existed, and believe that it is the Congress’ duty to reestablish America’s moral credibility abroad,” he said.
US guards ‘filmed beatings’ at terror camp
Lawmakers told of POW abuse months ago
Two months before pictures of Iraqi prisoner abuse became public, the family of one accused soldier wrote to 14 members of Congress that “something went wrong” involving “mistreatment of POWs” at Abu Ghraib prison.
Bob Morris @ May 17th 2004 11:15 - Category: Unfiled ;
Bob Morris @ May 17th 2004 11:14 - Category: Unfiled ;
World Bank corruption may exceed $100 billion
Corrupt use of World Bank funds may exceed $100 billion and while the institution has moved to combat the problem, more must be done, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Thursday.
This of course, being the same World Bank that so piously tells nations they must clean up their corruption before the World Bank will deign to lend money to them.
Bob Morris @ May 17th 2004 11:13 - Category: Unfiled ;
Water from air!
The Liquid Air is a revolutionary appliance that creates pure drinking water from the air.
A totally new untapped water source is now available. Moisture in the Air has been found to be the most viable water source for the future. Water, if obtained from the atmospheric humidity, is readily available and unlimited in supply. This water source is in abundance and can be derived from anywhere around the world.
Bob Morris @ May 17th 2004 11:12 - Category: Unfiled ;
US war games in Iraq in 2002. Saddam won.
In Summer 2002, US forces staged a pretend invasion of Iraq. The pretend forces led by Saddm won the war. Did US military learn anything? No, in fact they kept changing the rules so it would appear they won.
Lieutenant General Paul Van Riper, who lead the pretend Saddam forces, became so disgusted by the cheating US forces that he quit playing.
From a Sept 2, 2002 article in The Guardian:
His driving concern, he tells the Guardian, is that when the real fighting starts, American troops will be sent into battle with a set of half-baked tactics that have not been put to the test.
“Nothing was learned from this,” he says. “A culture not willing to think hard and test itself does not augur well for the future.”
Bob Morris @ May 17th 2004 11:05 - Category: Unfiled ;
Reform Party gives Nader its backing
Nader’s campaign is most definitely getting attention. And where are Greens? Well, the Green Party (GP) is badly split on what to do in 2004, and their nominating convention in June looks to be a pie fight. Choices are a) endorse Nader, b) endorse one of the nonentity Green Party candidates, c) endorse no one, i.e. don’t run a candidate. Toss in a debate as whether or not to run a GP candidate in any state where the vote might be close.
In the meantime, events are overtaking the GP. The Reform Party is backing Nader. Peter Camejo, it’s said, is a possible VP candidate for Nader. Greens need to get united and make an impact. Now.
Bob Morris @ May 17th 2004 10:29 - Category: Unfiled ;
Nick Berg video
On Wed. May 17, I posted a copy of the Nick Berg video.
My web hosting company called this morning to say that within the past 24 hours, 6400 people downloaded this 5.5 mb file -which is way too much bandwidth for me to handle.
The file is now offline. If another website wants a copy to post, I’ll email it to you. Websites only please, I can’t be emailing huge files everywhere.
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