Gorilla’s Guides is a great blog from within Iraq that I lurk around on regularly, and this postcard came from there. The point of view you’ll find here is very “man on the street”, and being an American, what that man has to say about my country is very sad. I cannot blame anyone for having such opinions in light of what we have done to them, but it is even easier to appreciate the source of their anger when a statement like this is made by the first lady. She’s had some others ones in the past, but this one right here is typical of the world view of the Bush family, as Barbara could have said it just as easily I’d imagine. With that in mind, the President is now beginning to remind me of Norman Bates.
Blue Man in a Red District is a blog that I think is unmatched in its relentless documentation of the facts regarding the treatment that service members and veterans are (not) receiving from our government. Honestly, I’ve been heading there for updates on these types of stories, as ‘Blue Man’ (posts here as Hal Kimball) puts a great amount of time and effort into each one and I’ve found that our perspectives are very similar. One from a couple days ago I enjoyed reading in particular is titled: Problems in Minnesota Veterans Homes…and more
4:30 on Day Seven - Firedoglake’s coverage of the Libby trial has hit a rut as of late. Not their fault of course, but because of the jury not being able to figure it out yet. That said, this site is without a doubt the #1 resource for everything involving the leak case.
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