How To Cancel An Election

Had I not been making comments about Bush wanting to keep his job at all costs and that he might being willing to find a reason - any reason - to cancel the elections, I found this interesting and a wee bit scary. I guess you have to be prepared but just knowing that someone is investigating what to do about 'elections' if we have a terrorist attack just feeds into my distrust of this administration.

"Look at the possibilities. If the federal government were to cancel an election or suspend an election, it has tremendous political implications. If the federal government chose not to suspend an election it has political implications," said Soaries, a Republican and former secretary of state of New Jersey.

"Who makes the call, under what circumstances is the call made, what are the constitutional implications?" he said. "I think we have to err on the side of transparency to protect the voting rights of the country."

Soaries said his bipartisan, four-member commission might make a recommendation to Congress about setting up guidelines.

Liars AND Thieves

Looks like George Bush and his CPA were the real "Ali Babas" of Baghdad. A new report, published by Christian-Aid says that the US-controlled coalition in Baghdad is handing over power to an Iraqi government without having properly accounted for what it has done with some $20 billion of Iraq's own money.

I guess there is just no end ...

Measured In Generations ?

You have got to be kidding me!

In a sharp critique of the leader of his own party, Hagel said he believes the occupation of Iraq by the American military was poorly planned and has spread terrorist cells more widely around the world
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"This put in motion a new geographic dispersion" of the terrorists, said Hagel, 58, in an interview before delivering a speech to the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles. "It's harder to deal with them because they're not as contained. Iraq has become a training ground."

He added that although it is too soon to judge how the war in Iraq will ultimately influence the war on terror, in the short term it has created more terrorists and given them more targets -- American soldiers.

Hagel, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, said he agrees with President Bush that the duration of the war on terror might be measured in generations and that to sustain the badly overstretched military for the struggle, a new draft may be needed.

This is not what the American people, particularly those who have been against this course of action since the beginning, bought into. I think it's time for the Bush twins to enlist!

No, Jesse Is Not My Cousin

Here we go again: Kerry Makes Push for Hispanic, Black Votes

Why is it that every time I hear about a candidate pandering for the "black vote", Jesse Jackson's name is almost invariably involved? This is where I start to get irritated about the subtle type of racism that minorities go through on a daily basis. Is Jesse Jackson the only black person these people think of? They only know of ONE black person to approach about getting out the black vote? Do they understand that a WHOLE lot of educated, politically active, registered voting black folks do not give a bleep about Jesse Jackson or anything he has to say? There are a lot of votes in the broad spectrum between Jesse Jackson and Condi Rice.

I personally maxed out on Jesse a couple of decades ago. I am on the verge of declaring that any white politician that I see grinning and shaking hands with Jesse Jackson will not get my vote. These folks need to realize how many savvy blacks are declaring themselves as "Independent" (as have I) and what a force the so called 'hip hop' vote is becoming. My just-turned-nineteen-year-old niece registered to vote as soon as she turned 18. She is fired up and ready to vote this year and, trust, she is no pushover or follower of the masses.

Some blacks complain that he doesn't have any/many blacks in his inner circle. Well, neither do most white folks (remember, no black friends on Friends) and given the perpetually segregated nature of our society, I don't expect otherwise. But, at least LEARN enough to know that Jesse Jackson is not the only black man in this country and that every single black person in this country does not know, like or look to him for leadership!

Lurch is lucky that my primary goal in November is to put that little monkey on his toy horse and send him back to Crawford, TX ... 'cause the Green Party is starting to look very good to me. (More on that later)

ARRRGH for IRR!

Why are we digging names out of the archives to find old reservists so that we can send them to Iraq for a mission that was supposedly "accomplished" more than a year ago?

The U.S. Army is planning to call up close to 6,000 reservists, who will likely be shipped off to Iraq or Afghanistan later this year. Many of the troops will be drawn from the Individual Ready Reserve, which was last tapped en masse more than a decade ago during the first Gulf War. What is the Individual Ready Reserve, exactly, and why is it so seldom used?

The IRR is comprised of former full-time soldiers who still have time remaining on their military commitments. When Army hopefuls sign their enlistment contracts, they are agreeing to an eight-year stint in the service. After four years or so, soldiers who do not wish to become lifers are given discharges and return to the civilian world. But they're still on the hook as IRR reservists and are supposed to keep the Army apprised of their whereabouts.

So, I guess the draft really is next ... but Iraq isn't a quagmire ...

Who's Buying This Bridge ?

All of this hype over the early (ooooooh, two whole days early, on the DL, with no fanfare, pomp or circumstance) handover of "sovereignty" to Iraq has me closed mouthed and smirking. How the HE[double toothpick] can anybody call this a turnover with a straight face? I'm still stuck on the fact that the new Prime Minister has close ties to the CIA and Britain's MI6 and had been in exile. Like the author of this article, I believe that the Iraq Regime Change Is A Sham !

Not The Boss of Me!

Whether Chirac is being deliberately contrary or not, he certainly keeps his foot planted firmly in Dubya's behind.

"We are friends (of the United States), we are allies. We are not servants, of course. And when we don't agree we don't say it aggressively but we say it in a firm manner," French President Jacques Chirac told a news conference.

I like watching the Franco-American sideshow ... if only for grins.

What I'd Been Missing

I joined Netflix a couple of months ago and have basically been watching all of the TV programs from the premium cable channels that I don't have. So far I've seen: season one of Soul Food, a mini-series called Feast of All Saints (based on the Ann Rice Novel), The Chris Rock Show and finally, this past weekend, I began going through the seasons of Sex And The City.

I must say that it is nice to see all of the episodes back to back. I watched the first season and the first 6 episodes of season 2. The whole concept took some getting used to. Those chicks sure did run through a lot of men. I was getting "crotch rot" just looking at them. I can't say I have female friends who get around that much - and if they do, they aren't openly discussing it.

Anyhow, I'll probably get through all of the seasons and rent a few movies in between. I haven't decided whether to queue up The Sopranos. I'm really not fond of violence so I may have to pass on that series.

What A Difference a 'Dubya' Makes

When Mr. Reagan came to Ireland, his ancestral village gave him an emotional homecoming and named a pub after him. Mr. Clinton was celebrated in 1995 by a crowd of 100,000 that brought central Dublin to a standstill.

But Bush Gets 10,000 protestors then proceeds to make an idiot of himself in an interview (with pre-screened questions) with Irish reporter Carole Coleman.

She asked tough questions about the mounting death toll in Iraq, the failure of U.S. planning, and European opposition to the invasion and occupation. And when the president offered the sort of empty and listless "answers" that satisfy the White House press corps - at one point, he mumbled, "My job is to do my job" - she tried to get him focused by asking precise follow-up questions.

The president complained five times during the course of the interview about the pointed nature of Coleman's questions and follow-ups - "Please, please, please, for a minute, OK?" the hapless Bush pleaded at one point, as he demanded his questioner go easy on him.

As usual, it is painful, embarrassing and pathetic to watch him in action. To top it off, he gets mad and cancels Laura's scheduled interview with the same reporter. I doubt that she'd have flubbed it but, in typical piss ant fashion, when he didn't get his way he took his marbles and left the playground.

Desperate Times Bring Desperate Measures

Hitler Image Used in Bush Campaign Web Ad

Don't even need to go there.

Kissed, Dissed, Listed As A Dumb One

People create so much drama in their lives. Of course there are going to be two versions of the truth. But no good, AT ALL, could have possibly come out of their so-called relationship. I am sorry that the girl's feelings are hurt but this was self-created and needs to be self-resolved.

"I really didn't expect him to go into detail about our relationship" in the book, the 30-year-old Lewinsky said in an interview with The Daily Mail.

"But if he had and he'd done it honestly, I wouldn't have minded. ... I did, though, at least expect him to correct the false statements he made when he was trying to protect the presidency."

"Instead, he talked about it as though I had laid it all out there for the taking. I was the buffet and he just couldn't resist the dessert," she was quoted as saying. (emphasis mine)

Monica, when you expose your fat behind and thong to the President of The United States/Leader of The Free World, it rather implies that you "had it all laid out for the taking." She was young but not too young to have already had an affair with another married man. He'd already had other affairs and scurrilous accusations hurled his way. Those are big hints that a) he doesn't have too much regard for his 'conquests' b) he wasn't leaving his wife. Her ego is as big as his if she actually thought she meant something to him - something deep enough to risk his family and his job. She's asking how he'd feel if some man spoke of Chelsea the way he spoke of her. Well, how would she feel if she gets married and some woman "services" her husband the way she serviced Hilary's?

Honestly, I've had my fill of both of them! Jesus Christ himself wouldn't even write a 900+ page memoir. They are two narcissists who nearly destroyed each other. Bill took what she laid out because he could and she offered it because she thought she could.

Dude Drops Out

So the Illinois GOP finally got to him and Jack Ryan decides to throw in the towel for the Senate Race. I just wonder if it would have been better if his wife had consented to public sex ... in a cage ... in a club ... and someone had recognized or video taped it. Would the argument have been that, unconventional or not, he was within the confines of the sanctity of marriage?

Just as I didn't think that Clinton's shenanigans merited impeachment, this privileged information shouldn't have been a deal breaker in this campaign. He probably should have come clean from jump street. Moreover, if he knew he had political aspirations, he probably should have taken more care to control his fantasies. These things are bound to come out ...

Frankly, though, I think that him having Obama followed around with a video camera - violating his privacy and personal space - was a far more condemnable act. But he got his comeuppance! His political life is over before it began.

Of Course Not!

Cheney Says He Has No Regrets For Dropping the F' Bomb

Yes, we know. No one in the Bush Administration makes mistakes, has regrets or apologizes. Did he need to announce that?

"I expressed myself rather forcefully, felt better after I had done it," Cheney said.
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"I think a lot of my colleagues felt what I had said badly needed to be said, that it was long overdue," he added.

Aphrodite Jones -- Crime Reporter

That can't be her REAL name!

I am up too late but catching the repeat of The O'Reilly Factor (which I haven't seen in months) and he is talking to two crime reporters on the Scott Peterson case. I don't know how he is calling that woman 'Aphrodite Jones' without cracking up! Is that like 'Cleopatra Jones'?

I don't know if that is her real name or her 'stage' name but I found her website in a google search. I guess she writes crime novels too.

Get A Life !

This short-necked fool is getting on my last nerve. How long can you go on an attack campaign against the Clintons? Even Bill O'Reilly (whose show he was on tonight) doesn't seem to buy his BS. He is fixated on Bill and thoroughly obsessed with Hilary! Hmmmmmm! And just think ... he used to be their friend.

I'm Hungry

Despite the fact that I've been almost totally consumed with politics over the past year or so, I really do have other interests. My petite self loves food ... good food! I added this blog to my RSS feeds and this sure does look good.

Oh Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!

First he's 'puzzled' by Chalabi's behavior - a man whose garbage about Iraq served as ammunition in the case for the invasion. Now, he's apologizing to war correspondents because they are so scared to travel that they basically resort to reporting rumors and lies? Y'all following?

"Part of our problem is a lot of the press are afraid to travel very much, so they sit in Baghdad and they publish rumors. And rumors are plentiful," Wolfowitz told the panel.

First, Cheney blames"lazy reporters" for blurring the connection between Saddam and 9/11 (i.e. pointing out the Bushco lies). Then Rumsfeld was seen on C-Span saying that the press is dramatizing the prison scandal in Iraq - hence responsible for troop morale and future violence. Now Wolfowitz is calling the press a lot of lying, scaredy cats.

I get it now. Everything is the press' fault. Sad, sad, sad ...

Proper Propaganda

Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 is unfair and outrageous. You got a problem with that? By David Edelstein

Needless to say, Fahrenheit 9/11 never waffles. The liberals' The Passion of the Christ, it ascribes only the most venal motives to the other side. There is no sign in the filmmaker of an openness to other interpretations (or world views). This is not quite a documentary which I define, very loosely, as a work in which the director begins by turning on the camera and allowing the reality to speak for itself, aware of its complexities, contradictions, and multitudes. You are with Moore, or you are a war criminal. The film is part prosecutorial brief and part (as A.O. Scott has noted) rabid editorial cartoon: a blend of insight, outrage, and sniggering innuendo, the whole package threaded (and tied in a bow) with cheap shots, some of them voiced by Moore, some created in the editing room by intercutting stilted images from old movies. Moore is largely off-screen (no pun intended), but as narrator he's always there, sneering and tsk-tsking.

I definitely need to see this though I don't need to get anymore irritated than I already am over the fraud being perpetrated by Bushco. Sure, it is going to be a shameless mockery of the shameless administration of George W. Bush. But, this is only one movie. Cable networks like Foxnews do their spit shine and squeegee job on Dubya's behind 24/7. I'd say this is a welcome, relative, 10 minutes of sanity.

One Mo' Ag'in

We ran into Iraq playing Billy Bad Azz ... thumbing our noses at everyone who was against us (because they weren't with us) ... pouring out French wine ... just plain cutting the fool and insulting anyone and everyone (in America and the world) who dared to disagree with the Dubya's God inspired mission. We went it alone (with a relative few flying monkeys from Britain and fewer still brown nosers from nations who wanted to hang with the big dogs) and now we are stuck in a violent mess. Now we're trying to con NATO into sending troops ... just when it's getting more dangerous than it has ever been!

But when all else fails, lay on the guilt:

National security adviser Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) said Bush would challenge NATO to respond to Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's request for training in Iraq as well as equipment and technical assistance.

"NATO needs to respond to the Iraqis' request," she told reporters. "This is about the spread of freedom and liberty. That's what NATO has stood for from the very beginning. It is consistent with NATO's values."

"Many of the members of NATO would not be free and at liberty themselves had it not been for the sacrifices for others, including sacrifices in the United States," she added.

Once again class! "You break it. You buy it!" The only thing worse than arrogant browbeating is manipulative groveling!

Dropping F-Bomb !

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney blurted out the "F word" at Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont during a heated exchange on the Senate floor, congressional aides said on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Tuesday in a terse discussion between the two that touched on politics, religion and money, with Cheney finally telling Leahy to "f--- off" or "go f--- yourself," the aides said.

"I think he was just having a bad day," Leahy was quoted as saying on CNN, which first reported the incident. "I was kind of shocked to hear that kind of language on the floor."

"That doesn't sound like language the vice president would use but there was a frank exchange of views," said Cheney spokesman Kevin Kellems.

It's not like he's inexperienced at bomb dropping! But, I'll bet he's having some bad days!

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Saudi says foreigners can carry guns

Uh ... Yeah! Like a gun can really beat a bomb!

Love/Hate Yahoo Message Boards

The Yahoo message boards, more often than not, are a hotbed of racism, sexism, homophobia and outright ignorance. Every now and then, though, there are some good posts with useful information and some that are just plain funny!

Lord, Forgive These People ...

For They Know Not What They Do ...

http://www.hotghettomess.com

Doh!

Afghan detainees routinely tortured and humiliated by US troops

Haven't we already determined that this is a given? Isn't the prisoner abuse in the Middle East mirroring the common practices in the United States ?

"... I'm not a politician or a pundit; I'm Black in America. I've seen the tapes of the 1991 beating of Rodney King by members of the LAPD. I haven't forgotten the 1997 torture of Abner Louima by members of the NYPD, who forced a broken broomstick up his rectum. I've known enough people who were or are in prison to be clear that the humiliation and abuse of suspects and prisoners is as American as apple pie.

Such treatment, especially of people of color, has been going on in U.S. jails and prisons for as long as those institutions have existed--and before that, during slavery. Sexual abuse and humiliation, rape, beatings, the use of snarling dogs? Sounds familiar, whether you're talking about the maintenance of slavery in the 18th century or the arrest and imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of Black people in the 21st. (It should also come as no surprise that at least one of those charged in Iraq is a former prison guard.)

So, too, the leering, almost joyful faces of the army personnel as they pose, sometimes thumbs up, with those they torture should sicken and enrage, but not surprise, us. Take a look at the animated expressions of spectators at the lynching of Black Americans, or the snarling crowds participating in the humiliation of civil rights workers during the 1950s and '60s, or the smug police officers acquitted of brutal acts in recent years ..."

Mattie Stepanek

Muscular Dystrophy Advocate Dies at 13

I am going to sound really heartless with this - particularly since he has passed on - BUT:

I never understood why this boy's mother, who has the adult-onset form of the disease, kept having children when they were all born with this disease.

This was one band-wagon (after seeing him on Oprah) that I just never jumped on. I am not sure if it was because I just plain cannot watch sick children on television or if I just found something about it rather contrived. Book hoarder that I am, I never bought this one and never wanted to ...

Hmmm ...

A Fair and Balanced View - For Real!

Bill Clinton Loses His Cool in Democracy (Interview from 2000)

The one thing having an hour commute to and from work has been good for was allowing me to listen to some really good programs on NPR. Democracy Now is my morning drive show. That show gives me 'road rage' ... just not the kind against other drivers. It could be considered a progressive program but the information and the points of view are always thought provoking.

Yesterday, they proved that this show isn't a partisan, leftist propaganda machine. The re-broadcast of this 2000 interview with Bill Clinton, who actually called them to promote getting out the vote for Al Gore, displayed fairness with a vengeance. Amy Goodman had her foot straight up Bill Clinton's behind.

In an interview airing tonight with Britain's BBC television, Clinton reportedly loses his temper with host David Dimbleby when he is repeatedly quizzed about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Clinton's outrage at the line of questioning is being billed as the first time that the former president has been seen to publicly lose his temper in an interview.

But it did happen before. Four years ago in an interview for Democracy Now! We rebroadcast that interview Amy Goodman conducted on Election Day 2000 with the then-sitting president. They discussed many topics you won't likely hear raised this week: Leonard Peltier, racial profiling, the Iraqi sanctions, the death penalty, Ralph Nader and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At one point Clinton accused Amy of being "hostile and combative." On the next day the president's aides threatened to ban Amy from the White House. Amy and her brother David Goodman wrote about the interview in their new book, The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them.

Whew! It was funny! Follow the link above and listen for yourself!

On A Brighter Note ...

I needed some happy news today! American Idol Fantasia Barrino's first single hit the stores today! The CD contains favorites: I Believe, Summertime and Chain of Fools!

If You're Going to Lie, Lie Big!

US admits rise in terror attacks

Colin Powell was out apologizing for the "error" last week but I guess they came clean with the correction (like half the dummies who support Bush are going to read it anyway). But to have twice as many attacks as you previously reported. That wasn't a mistake. It was more smoke and mirrors with the facts. Come now, people rarely remember retractions or corrections once the original story comes out. Heck, people still think Iraqis flew the planes on 9/11.

The US has more than doubled its estimation of the number of people killed by terrorism last year.
The state department said 625 people were killed in 2003, compared with the 307 it claimed in April.

The Bush administration seized on the original report as proof that its "war on terror" was succeeding.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said there had been no attempt to deceive people, and blamed clerical and administrative errors.

A US official said the figure of 625 people killed worldwide was still lower than the previous year's 725 deaths.

These people just hurl lies at the wall to see what sticks!

So Is Beheading En Vogue Now?

Afghans Behead Taliban in Revenge for Beheadings

So now these folks are in a decapitation contest? Are we back in medieval times? Do they at least use giullotines? Who decides who does the chopping? Is that a peon job or the job for the Alpha male?

Clearly confused ...

Stupid, Scary or Both?

Al Qaeda Link To Iraq May Be Confusion Over Names

How do you get Lt. Col. Hikmat Shakir Ahmad confused with Ahmad Hikmat Shakir Azzawi ? Of course I see the same names in a different order. But when you are going to use something as evidence for invading and occupying a country ... when you are going to travel the nation telling "the people" that there were clear links between Saddam and al Qaeda ... would you not be behooved to have the facts straight and names verified?

I am going to go out on a limb and say that not only is this some of the most IGNORANT crap I've ever heard, it borders on being racist! Hikmat Shakir Ahmad/Ahmad Hikmat Shakir Azzawi, Mohammed/Abdul, Tyrone/Jerome ... Same thing - right?

Harry Potter All Growed Up?

Clinton Fans Camp Out in NY for First Book Signing

This is hilarious! When I saw coverage of the hundreds of people lining up to buy Bill's book (the way kids did to get Harry Potter books) I cracked up. Bill was cool with me - despite his lack of good judgment with all those ugly women he was skanking it up with. But, I may not even buy the book at Costco (never finished reading Hilary's) let alone wait in some line to get a copy.

BTW, what kind of security detail will he have at those book signings? There are a lot of nuts out there. Will he be safe?

Told Ya!

Iraqi Militants Behead Korean Hostage

Can You Say Nasty?

What was he thinking?!

Being from Chicago, I still pay attention to Chicago and Illinois politics. But this mess is ridiculous! What kind of ego-maniac would run for office with this kind of 'skeleton' in the closet? It isn't like he had any real chance of beating Obama. I don't get it.

I Am Sick of Polls

Bush Loses Advantage In War on Terrorism (washingtonpost.com)

This incessant polling is working my nerves. We've got months before the election and ANYTHING can happen. Most certainly, I don't want "the dumb one" to win in November but taking his pulse everyday isn't proving anything. John Kerry hasn't even formally accepted the nomination. He doesn't have a running mate.

Even though I think Dubya and his cronies would do anything, including allow a terrorist attack, to stay in office, can we get a break from the polls. They are putting me to sleep. Wake me up in the fall (when I'll be registering voters so we can vote this fool out of office).

Is This News?

Yahoo! News - Most Guantanamo Detainees Pose No Threat -NYTimes

I am so over the lies of this administration that I don't think I'd believe them if they said the sky was blue.

G(mail) There or Be Square!

Having more than enough email accounts (yahoo being my main one and I have a couple of the upgrade packages), I initially thumbed my nose at the prospect of yet another email address. GMail? Big Deal! But, after listening to the guys on "Geek Speak" on NPR talk about people selling them on E-Bay and people coveting them so, I ultimately pounced on the invitation extended to me as a blogger.com user. Well, the next thing I know, I get granted invitations that are replenished almost as soon as I run out! I started sharing them with people on one of my internet lists and I basically get a 'supply' every day!

Apparently people had privacy concerns because targeted ads show up in the interface. I find them to be unobtrusive and generally never even considered that some human had a peek into my mail account. Heck, a hack at any provider could, theoretically, access my accounts.

Anyhow, I am on the band-wagon and am inviting as many people as I can. I'm thinking about getting another one with my first and last name before someone else does. Being on the 'bleeding edge' is always quite fun. AND, it certainly has heated up the competition with other free email providers. Yahoo, stepped up it's game and now offers 100MG for free up from 4MG. Since I was paying 19.99/yr for 25MG, my space has been bumped to 2GB.

People are still selling them on E-Bay and there is also a kooky Gmail swap site. I guess this is, indeed, one of the best things since sliced bread.

Iraqi Officer Tied to Al Qaeda?

Iraqi Officer Tied to Al Qaeda

In desperation to make their lies true, I'm sure they'll find some side-winding way to show a link between somebody - anybody - in Iraq and al Qaeda! Heck, given 6 degrees of separation, we would all be linked to al Qaeda!

A link does not mean a "collaborative" effort between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda any more than Bush's strong ties to the Bin Laden family and rich Saudi's who've funded terrorist networks. If links and collaborative efforts with terrorist networks were just reasons for invading a country, we'd have blown Saudi Arabia sky high a long time ago.

Update: Like I said, Saudi Arabia has all the ties to al Qaeda than we'll ever need.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The al-Qaida group responsible for abducting and killing an American engineer says it was aided by sympathizers in the Saudi security forces, a claim that was denied by Saudi authorities.
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"A number of the cooperators who are sincere to their religion in the security apparatus donated those clothes and the police cars. We ask God to reward them and that they use their energy to serve Islam and the mujahedeen," the article said.

But we don't care about them, right?

The Head Is Coming Off

Someone once mocked me by saying that I started every "debate" or discussion with "Well, A ..." before I begin outlining my argument ... and I guess that is true. When I have something to say, "in the first place", is probably going to be one of the first things out of my mouth.

That being said, I think we need to be clear about the treacherous turn things have taken in Iraq (not even touching the prison abuse thing)!

A) Those folks know dang well no person, place or thing is going to give into the demands of so-called terrorists. So, the Korean's head is coming off. After the Saudi "terrorists" cut off the American's heads, knowing full well NOBODY was going to release prisoners, this will continue.

B) Knowing that we will not "compromise with 'terorrists' " these folks have every intention of doing the beheadings for shock value.

C) They got me! I guess there is one thing for our soldiers to beat people to death with flashlights and ram sticks up their asses to torture them.