There have been a lot of different reports coming out of Iraq these days about the "massacre" in Haditha. One thing I hear from some is "these Marines killed innocents this is a war crime". Or "these Marines only acted in this way due to stress and length of their tour in Iraq".
Source: video.google.com
War is an ugly business. The truth is, we leave our humanity to survive during war time. It is the politician's job to make war look beautiful to use it as a tool to get their political objectives done.
Yesterday I wrote an article called " Lets "Hate" on the U.S. Some More". First of all I would like to thank every one once again for the comments posted on that article, most where insightful and some where not so insightful or flattering for that matter.
Running out of interesting stuff to write or seed? A slow news day can't find a thing to write about. Well Today is your lucky day. I am going to give the ingredients you need to turn a slow news day into a day filled with excitement and fun for the whole family.
Source: mises.org
Nearly all problems associated with immigration that appear to be demographic in nature are actually problems associated with regime intervention in what would otherwise be a peaceful trading environment.
Source: realclimate.org
"For the most part, I think Gore gets the science right, just as he did in Earth in the Balance.
Life is often found in a shade of indescribable grey left only to be deciphered by the one living it. This causes a lot of debate and argument over something that neither party really has control over.
Hey, I think "World Cup" should be one of the main Newsvine tags. It's only going to be until July 9th, so I don't think it will bug our non-footballfans that much.
Source: images.worshiptheglitch.com
Henry Rollins wants to hire Ms. Coulter as his obsequious submissive concubine-domestic. "You are a figure of fun, and I plan to have fun with that figure. You will learn who your daddy is, that's for sure. But mostly, you will shut the @!$%# up.
I've used this image for a while now to define for me a perspective on myself and what I consider sometimes my problems to be. Also at humanities beauty and grace.
The risks of the al-Zarqawi myth
By Scott Ritter
Scott Ritter was a senior UN arms inspector in Iraq between 1991 and 1998. He is now an independent consultant.
(Written Friday 07 January 2005 but relevant as background to Zarqawi as useful figurehead. --Winsome)
Source: The New York Times
If there was ever a sign of a ruling party in trouble, it is a game plan that calls for trying to win by discouraging voting.
As a Republican in New York City, I think it's fair to say that I'm outnumbered. I don't mind being surrounded by Democrats under two conditions. One, they actually know what they are talking about. Two, they are truly Democrats.
These tactics are indirect and simple tactics that can be used in a number of different ways that I am sure I didn’t cover them all. The best way to make people fear is by taking things they deal with everyday and make it scary.
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I'm getting seriously disaffected by the music industry.
For as famous as Jules Verne’s works are in modern culture, not much emphasis is placed on his personal history, but instead on his incredibly vibrant works of fiction and the strange characters that he created. However, as we all know, truth is often stranger than fiction.
Not a big article here, I was simply wondering what magazines Newsviners read on a regular basis concerning the news and world affairs , if any.
I am a huge fan of The Economist, and Foreign Affairs.
I've written about the 'trickery' of inclusion and how it in the end only serves to exclude by pointing out that there was a shortcoming in the first place.
Source: crooksandliars.com
"Guess what Monday is? Monday is the day President Bush will speak about an issue near and dear to his heart and the hearts of many conservatives. It's also the day before the Senate votes on the very same thing.
Jon (prompt) Nagelmakers posted an article written by dada21 here on Newsvine. The article was reprinted from dadas21s personal blog with permission, and was titled "Women should not have the power to vote (or run for office)"
Source: commentisfree.guardian.co.uk
"Critics of the mainstream media are usually less accountable than the journalists they attack", claims David Fuller, a former BBC journalist who has launched an investigation into what he calls the "anti-media crowd":
This is a list of things that I can think of that our great state would benefit from having. Feel free to add more to this list or to use this article as an impetus to get out what you would like for your own state/province/community.
Source: truthout.org
US soldiers killing innocent civilians in Iraq is not news. Just as it was not news that US soldiers slaughtered countless innocent civilians in Vietnam.
Ok, I'll give it to the Bush administration, they don't lie...but they are some of the best BS'rs in the world.
I live in Warner Robins, Georgia. A military town with sort of a slogan "EDIMGIAFAD". It is a mouthful for an acronym, but it stands for 'Every Day in Middle Georgia is Armed Forces Appreciation Day'. With that, I was stunned to hear "Happy Memorial Day".
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