tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post5465481356727816105..comments2024-02-15T21:24:23.524-08:00Comments on Today in The Endless War: War News for Friday, May 21, 2010Cervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-14607475753787409922010-07-22T13:56:37.705-07:002010-07-22T13:56:37.705-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.dinoibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09570870656795605893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-80777465460244678992010-05-21T23:48:09.856-07:002010-05-21T23:48:09.856-07:00"We do have to remember the prime victims are..."We do have to remember the prime victims are the Iraqis, they're the ones who suffered," Loach said. "And, if I can be a little bit contentious, it disturbs me a little when we see films from America in which the main victims are American soldiers.<br /><br />"And it disturbs me even more when films like that are then dedicated to the American military because sure, they suffered, but just think of the millions of Iraqis that are dead, families destroyed, children mutilated, homes smashed, four million people in exile - in that context I find it very disturbing that films about this war are dedicated to the American military." <br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/cannes-film-festival/7751128/Ken-Loach-true-victims-of-Iraq-war-are-civilians-not-soldiers.html%22" rel="nofollow">He got that correct.</a><br /><br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.Dancewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733269960341895623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-7053397980530019352010-05-21T22:23:52.846-07:002010-05-21T22:23:52.846-07:00U.S. Soldiers Accused in Afghan Civilian Murders
...<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/20/eveningnews/main6504056.shtml?tag=cbsnewsTwoColUpperPromoArea" rel="nofollow">U.S. Soldiers Accused in Afghan Civilian Murders</a><br /><br />Members of a squad of about 10 American soldiers are under investigation for murdering at least three local villagers who had angered them. According to the allegations, this is not a case of civilians being mistaken for Taliban fighters and not a one-time moment of rage.<br /><br />Instead, it happened on different occasions over the past several months. The squad leader, a sergeant, is said to have done the shooting.<br /><br />In addition, some members of the squad are accused of smoking hash.<br /><br />Charges could be brought against the soldiers as early as next week. <br /><br />+++++++<br /><br />I would bet there are US troops in Afghanistan who are doing worse than smoking hash.<br /><br />MUCH worse.Dancewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733269960341895623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-56116835276735810112010-05-21T22:19:47.946-07:002010-05-21T22:19:47.946-07:00OT: the killing of cops spree that is going on in...OT: the killing of cops spree that is going on in this country (USA) continues with the death of a Chicago cop and two cops in Memphis.<br /><br />Of course, the cops are not just gun victims, they often kill themselves.<br /><br />That's life in America - where people are both stupid and violent.Dancewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733269960341895623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-72501751271533949652010-05-21T22:18:19.152-07:002010-05-21T22:18:19.152-07:00British director Ken Loach turns a critical eye on...British director Ken Loach turns a critical eye on private security firms operating in Iraq in his new drama "Route Irish," in which trigger-happy mercenaries appear to act above the law. The movie, one of 19 in the main competition at the Cannes film festival, also features a reconstruction of "waterboarding," an interrogation technique used on terrorism suspects which the U.S. Attorney General has called "torture."<br /><br />Loach, who won the coveted Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2006 with Irish drama "The Wind That Shakes the Barley," said it was not too late to expose truths about the war in Iraq, which he opposes, and embarrass the leaders who supported it.<br /><br />"If we can't put them in the dock of the law courts we have to put them in the dock of public opinion, because they need to be brought to account," he told reporters on Friday.<br /><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10710736" rel="nofollow">Film by Ken Loach</a><br /><br /><br /><br />++++<br /><br />I will second his opinion.Dancewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733269960341895623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-74933942197844513422010-05-21T22:09:53.850-07:002010-05-21T22:09:53.850-07:00Iraqi Kurds accuse Turkey and Iran of attacks<a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE64K1Y9.htm" rel="nofollow">Iraqi Kurds accuse Turkey and Iran of attacks</a>Dancewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733269960341895623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-55200065322436642262010-05-21T22:08:42.946-07:002010-05-21T22:08:42.946-07:00Four Kurdish separatist guerrillas were killed whe...<a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE64K1MD.htm" rel="nofollow">Four Kurdish separatist guerrillas were killed when Turkish war planes hit rebel targets in northern Iraq in the largest government operation in more than a year, military sources said on Friday.</a>Dancewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733269960341895623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-35187400370803299062010-05-21T22:06:19.177-07:002010-05-21T22:06:19.177-07:00BAGHDAD - A bomb planted in a building used by Ira...BAGHDAD - A bomb planted in a building used by Iraqi police wounded four policemen when it went off in central Baghdad, an interior ministry source said.<br /><br />KIRKUK - A roadside bomb targeting a government-backed militia member killed him in the southwest of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad on Thursday, police said.<br /><br />MUSSAYAB - A car bomb exploded near a Shi'ite mosque, wounding six civilians in Mussayab, about 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad on Thursday night, police said.Dancewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733269960341895623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-58936867387616800122010-05-21T21:51:04.439-07:002010-05-21T21:51:04.439-07:00After more than 19 years of war, including seven y...After more than 19 years of war, including seven years of occupation, the U.S. Congress still does not grasp domestic politics in Iraq. This week, the House passed a resolution asking the State Department to establish U.S. consulates in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, as well as in "other regions" in the country. This resolution isn't binding, but it still sends the wrong message to Iraqis.<br /><br />The resolution claims it is important to establish such consulates to "facilitate more governmental" missions between the U.S. government and the government in the Kurdish region. Although this move might seem a mere technicality from the U.S. side, it is very controversial in Iraq. The people of Iraq will see such a consulate as a U.S. attempt to undermine the authority of the central government in Baghdad and establish direct diplomatic relations with the regional Kurdish government.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fpif.org/articles/congress_sends_wrong_message_to_iraq" rel="nofollow">Congress Sends Wrong Message to Iraq</a>Dancewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733269960341895623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-53649555519196210902010-05-21T21:49:32.253-07:002010-05-21T21:49:32.253-07:00A minivan packed with explosives blew up at a crow...A minivan packed with explosives blew up at a crowded market in Iraq's troubled northern Diyala province on Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding 80 others, police and officials said.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE64K5BQ20100521" rel="nofollow">Bomb at market kills 30</a>Dancewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733269960341895623noreply@blogger.com