Blue Blogs: Worthy Mentions from the Liberal Blogosphere
Here are what some of the liberal blogs are posting:
:'Pence: Baghdad Bazaar Is Like ‘Any Open-Air Market InIndiana In The Summertime’ - On Monday, Republican lawmakers visiting Iraqtried to argue that President Bush’s escalation in Iraq has made Baghdad —especially the Shorja market — safer. Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) told reportersthat Shorja — where a suicide bomber — is now “.†On his blog, :
And so it went, up and down the street, in between tents and tables,squeezing past pedestrians to inspect the offerings in one booth after another,we milled around this marketplace in downtown Baghdad for more than an hour. Itold reporters afterward that it was just like any open-air market in Indiana inthe summertime. I didn’t mean that Baghdad was as safe as theBargersville Flea Market; I just meant that that was what it looked and feltlike…lots of people, lots of booths and a friendly relaxed atmosphere.
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: 'Father Of G.I. Who Died Mysteriously In Iraq SpeaksOut - Wants Investigation Reopened' - Dr. Johnson spoke last Friday atthe Veterans for Peace speakout on sexual assault in the military outside theRobert A. Young Federal Building in downtown St. Louis. This was just one ofmany events and workshops comprising the 22nd annual national convention of VFP.More material relating to the convention will be posted here as soon as I canget to it. In the video embedded here, Dr. Johnson talks about learning ofLaVena’s death, his suspicions about how she died, and the family’s attemptsto get the Army to reopen its investigation. He is introduced by antiwaractivist and retired Army colonel . The complete post ...
: 'Louisiana Democrats Use Rove-Like Tactics AgainstRepublican Bobby Jindal' - According to a report from Wednesday's SpecialReport (8-22-07), Louisiana Democrats are fighting back against Bobby Jindal,the Republican candidate for Governor. Taking a page right out of the Karl RoveCampaign Bible, Democrats went after one of Jindal's supposed strengths - hisdevout Catholicism - and turned it against him. In 1996 Jindal, a Hindu whoconverted to Catholicism, wrote some inflammatory statements about Protestants,which Democrats have read verbatim in a political ad. Jindal's opinionsreiterated a kind of elitist, separatist concept prominent in the CatholicChurch prior to Vatican II and Pope John XXIII. It seemed that even FOX News -an organization peppered with Roman Catholics like John Moody, Neil Cavuto, BillO'Reilly and Sean Hannity - found it difficult to find something redeeming tosay about Jindal's pietistic scribblings. With video.
: 'Militarycommand wants Iraq troops cut by nearly half' - The chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff is expected to tell President Bush to cut the US footprint inIraq next year by almost half, according to an article in Friday's(registration-restricted) LA Times. Officials say Marine Gen. Peter Pace willconvey concerns by the chiefs that keeping in excess of 100,000 troops in Iraqinto 2008 will "severely strain" the US armed forces. This assessment,the paper says, may sow discord with top Bush officials and Bush's top commanderin Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, who continue to push for more troops. ...
:'GOP Lobby Firm's Allawi Contract Worth $300K for 6Months' - Christina Davidson at IraqSlogger, who that influential GOP lobbying firm Barbour Griffith & Rogersare promoting Iraqi parliamentarian Ayad Allawi to be the new prime minister,has another scoop. On Monday, BGR president Robert Blackwill -- President Bush'sformer Iraq coordinator at the White House -- with Allawi worth $300,000 over six months to provide"strategic counsel" for the would-be-premier "before the USGovernment, Congress, media and others."...
: 'Ugly Reality' - Yes, it's pretty gross. It's prettyugly. It's even worse. That's how new Iraq turned to be. That's how we dieeveryday. That's how people live everyday. That's what these bodies you see deadwent through. And that's how our politicians took part in this murder. Warning:The content of the movie is very violent, ugly, and terrifying. If you have theguts to face reality and help Iraqis, you know where to click. Otherwise, gofinish your business. ...
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