It's a hot Saturday night. I'm vegging in the house and watching my blood pressure rise over stories like these from Think Progress...Yup, we've fixed things real good...
Afghanistan ‘cements’ status as top heroin source.
Afghanistan “will produce another record poppy harvest this year that cements its status as the world’s near-sole supplier of the heroin source, yet a furious debate over how to reverse the trend is [...]
Iraqis forced to use separate latrines from U.S. contractors.
At the U.S. Forward Operating base in Iraq, Iraqis — including interpreters — are forced to use separate latrines from U.S. troops. The sign taped to the men’s restroom reads, “US Military Contractors Civilians Only!!!!!” One soldier at the base cited Iraqi “hygiene habits” as a reason for the separation. McClatchy adds, “Another sign, in [...]
Top general warned Bush on Tillman death.
The AP reports that one day after approving a medal claiming former NFL player Pat Tillman had been cut down by “devastating enemy fire” in Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal tried to warn President Bush that the story might not be true. In a sometimes contentious November interview under oath and via videoconference, Pentagon investigators sharply [...]
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