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PRESIDENTIAL OATH
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will
faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will
to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution
of the United States."
W George Bush Wikipedia.org
Tough Talk on Impeachment
A public opinion poll from the American Research Group recently reported that more than four in ten Americans — 45% — favor impeachment hearings for President Bush and more than half — 54% — favored impeachment for Vice President Cheney. ..... watch the show
McGovern: Impeach Bush
As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have belatedly and painfully
concluded that the only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president.After the 1972 presidential election, I stood clear of calls to impeach President Nixon ..... read more
BUYING THE WAR: Watch!
Four years ago on May 1, President Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln
wearing a flight suit and delivered a speech in front of a giant "Mission Accomplished" banner ..... watch the show
Iraq: Monitoring the surge
An extra 30,000 US troops have been deployed in Iraq, mainly in
and around the capital Baghdad, since the launch of the security drive,
or "surge", in February.
The BBC World Service is monitoring its
effects, week by week ....read more
WATCH PBS FRONTLINE
Revelations about faulty prewar intelligence .... watch video
Survey says 600,000 have died in Iraq war
Conflict in Iraq has killed more than 600,000 people since the US-led invasion in March 2003, according to a controversial study .... read more
UN Security Council 2003
In March 2003 the US government announced that "diplomacy has failed" and that it
would proceed with a "coalition of the willing" to rid Iraq of its alleged "weapons
of mass destruction" ..... read more
March 28, 2003
UN Security Council meeting
Oppose War!
After six weeks of boot camp and four weeks of training to be a Humvee mechanic, 24-year-old Army specialist Casey Sheehan was sent to Iraq. Within days he was dead ..... read more
Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan
The Ground Truth
As I watched the documentary about veterans of this war in Iraq, Patricia Foulkrod’s The Ground Truth, at the Irish Rose last week, a freezing washcloth seemed to slap me in the face. The reality sickened me. The suffering of these young men and women mirrored the veterans who returned from the Vietnam War and struggled with their lives in the ’70s, ’80s, right up to today.
Coming clean frosts impossible with this cold reality. Those who serve recoil under the cost-conscious,
mind-warped treatment of the U.S. government and their fellow citizens’ lack of consciousness ..... read more
The Ground Truth—We are not prepared
US Iraq death toll 'hits 3,000'
The death of a Texan soldier in Baghdad brings the total number of US troops killed in Iraq to 3,000, independent groups tracking casualties have said. The US Defence Department confirmed that the soldier was killed ..... read more
January 2,2007, 3000 Soldiers Fall
New Iraq Plan Despite Critics
President Bush unveiled a revised plan for Iraq in a live televised address Jan. 10. One of the elements of his plan was to send 21,000 new troops to help secure the capital Baghdad,
where armed militias have killed thousands of civilians. U.S. troops also will work to ..... read more
January 10, 2007
Televised War Address
Iraq Veterans Speak Out
Over 45 members of Iraq Veterans Against the War came by train, bus, car and plane from across the United States to Washington DC determined to
deliver a message “Support the troops†means bring them home NOW! .... read more
Veterans Speak Out
More then 4000 US Soldiers Lost Their Life
Behind Closed Doors
Amid revelations about faulty prewar intelligence and a scandal surrounding the indictment of the vice president's chief of staff and presidential adviser, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, FRONTLINE goes behind the headlines to
investigate the internal war.... watch video
Behind Closed Doors
Iraq memories too real:
The Arizona Republic 05/05/06 , Jared Martin is back in Tempe...But the Jared Martin who returned is a different man.
He is a decorated former Marine sergeant still dealing with the pain and struggles of adjusting.... read more
A Fallen Soldier
Depleted Uranium
Senator Maria Cantwell sent a letter to Donald Rumsfeld on the question of medical research on servicemembers exposed to depleted uranium (DU) aerosols, NPI has learned.David Edelman, who has put a lot of energy into researching.... read more
Civilian Casualties Of War
The Undiplomatic Truth
They may have finally found the
smoking gun that nails the culprit responsible for the Iraq war. Unfortunately, the incriminating
evidence wasn't left in one of Saddam Hussein's palaces but rather in Vice President Cheney's... read more
January 28, 2003
President Delivers "State of the Union"
What are your thoughts
1. Why are we living with war today?
2. Who is the enemy?
3. Why did our enemy attack us?
4. Where is the enemy?
5. Should we have a dialogue with the enemy?
... what do you think?
The Case for Impeachment
President George W. Bush, Vice
President Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of
Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld.... read more
Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005
Presidential Oath Ceremony
Constitution Summer
THE COST OF
THE IRAQ WAR TO THE US TAX PAYER
OR COMPARE IT TO THE COST OF:
PRE-SCHOOL
KIDS'
HEALTH
PUBLIC
EDUCATION
COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIPS
PUBLIC
HOUSING
WORLD
HUNGER
AIDS
EPIDEMIC
WORLD
IMMUNIZATION
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
May 1, 2003
Today
U.S. Troops Wounded Medical Air Transport Required
n.a.
More thean 8,500
U.S. Troops Killed
139
More Then 4000 Soldiers Lost Their Lifes. http://icasualties.org/oif/
Size of U.S. Forces
150,000
132,000
Size of Iraqi Security Forces
7,000-9000
250,500
Number of Insurgents
5,000
15,000-20,000
Insurgent Attacks Per Day
8
75
Cost to U.S. Taxpayers
$79 billion
$320 billion++++++++++
Approval of Bushs Handling of Iraq
75%
-% ????
Percentage of Americans who Believe The Iraq War Was Worth Fighting
70%
-% ????
Bushs Overall Job Approval
71%
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"THE DECIDER"
Commander in Chief lands on USS Lincoln - May. 2, 2003
Reagan White House Middle East Special Envoy
Rumsfeld and Iraqi Dictator Hussein
Reagan White House Middle East Special Envoy Donald
Rumsfeld shakes hands with Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein during his visit
on December
19-20, 1983. Rumsfeld would visit again on March 24.1984, the
day the UN released a report that Mustard gas and Tabun nerve gas had been used by
Iraq forces against Iranian troops. The NYT reported from Baghdad on March 29. 1984. "American diplomats pronounced themselves
satisfied with relations between Iraq and the United States and suggested
that normal diplomatic ties have been restored in all but name."
WASHINGTON, April 7 (HalliburtonWatch.org) --
The Senate Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) held a hearing today on allegations that Halliburton and its KBR subsidiary have knowingly exposed thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq to hazardous levels of unhealthy water from the
Euphrates River, including human fecal matter. The allegations, made by current and former
Halliburton employees involved in water quality maintenance, were first disclosed by
HalliburtonWatch last September. Visit this link to read the HalliburtonWatch report ..... read more
Constitution Summer