Day December 17, 2004

Stating the obvious?

Cuba on Friday put up two huge billboards in front of the U.S. mission with pictures of abused Iraqi prisoners, a swastika and the word “fascists” in bold red letters.  Oh dear, is “fascist” too strong a word? Let’s see,…

Gimme a toke of whatever it is you’re smoking

President Bush said on Thursday that addressing the long-term problems in Social Security would reassure the financial markets, offering a rationale to offset criticism that his plan to add personal investment accounts to the retirement system would require up to…

30 million a day in "destroyed equipment" in Iraq

The Army National Guard is tripling retention bonuses to counter lagging recruitment and is asking for 2$20 billion to replace equipment destroyed in combat as it struggles under the continuing burden of the Iraq war. The war has lasted 21…

Morale in Iraq must be swell, huh?

A U.S. Army combat veteran on leave from a unit headed back to Iraq arranged for a friend to shoot him in the leg in an attempt to avoid returning to the war zone, Philadelphia police said Thursday.