from wayne madsen report : mossad killed lebanese former prime minister rafik al hariri

assassination bomb scene of rafik hariri
rafik hariri



assassination bomb scene of elie hobeika

elie hobeika

http://waynemadsenreport.com/

October 24, 2006 -- A senior French DGSE -- Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure -- intelligence officer has told WMR that Lebanon's ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was killed in a car bombing arranged by Israel's Mossad. The revelation from French intelligence is significant as the French government of Jacques Chirac joined the Bush administration and the neo-con policy establishments in Washington and Israel in blaming Syria for the attack. According to the DGSE officer, Israel and its American backers wanted to blame Syria for the assassination of the popular Lebanese leader in order to blame Syria for the attack thus forcing the popular Lebanese revolt that saw the withdrawal of Syrian forces. That left Lebanon defenseless for the "Clean Break" attack launched by Israel, with US support, against Hezbollah and Lebanon's infrastructure.

Assassination of Hariri -- French intelligence reports Mossad was behind it.

WMR was one of the first to report Israeli and American involvement in the assassination of Hariri, as well as those of Elie Hobeika, George Hawi, and other Lebanese politicians.

Yes wayne , and deskRat chronicles also was one of the first to find more than a little fishy , the immediate rush by "condoskeeza" rice and "butcher of beirut" ariel sharon to point the finger of "premature accusation" at syria blaming them as the guilty party in hariri's assassination before the bomb's smoke had cleared and the dust had settled .

As we had speculated at the time , the hariri assassination and the demands by the Us and israel coupled with the demands by the lebanese "orange revolution" that syria withdraw its troops from lebanon-- the mass anti-syrian "orange" demonstrations orchestrated by the Us and israel --were all designed as part of a strategy to militarily isolate hezbollah in order to set them up for destruction during the next israeli invasion of lebanon.

We were correct in our analysis , but must admit that we were as surprised as the rest of the world when hezbollah revealed itself to be much tougher than the zionists and neo-cons had anticipated during their showdown last summer .
hezbollah-katyusha rockets-lebanon


*as a side note-- elie hobeika before his assassination had already announced twice that he was willing to testify against ariel sharon concerning sharon's role in the infamous 1982 massacres of palestinians in refugee camps in lebanon .

hobeika who led the right wing lebanese phalangist militia that went into the camps and killed the palestinians , was also at the time , closely allied with the israeli army .

the israeli armed forces , which under defense minister sharon , had invaded lebanon were physically in control of the area surrounding the shabra and shatila refugee camps and LET hobeika's phalangist militia in to commit the slaughter .

when mossad blew up hobeika and half a city block with him , it looks like the sharon mob was silencing a snitch... israeli complaints about hezbollah crossing the border into israel are a crock of bullfeathers since israel crosses borders whenever it wants --to kidnap , and assassinate whomever it pleases , whenever it pleases ...

Hobeika commanded the Christian Lebanese Forces militia, which killed hundreds of Palestinian refugees while Israeli troops, who invaded Lebanon in 1982, encircled the two camps.

Hobeika said in July that to prove his own innocence he was ready to testify against Sharon. He repeated the offer on Wednesday to visiting Belgian senators. The Palestinians' case was launched under laws giving Belgian courts powers to try crimes against humanity, wherever they have been committed.

A 1983 Israeli inquiry into the camp massacres said Sharon bore "indirect responsibility" and that Hobeika had helped direct Christian fighters who did the killing.

shoulda' left well enough alone...

*Back in the prehistoric ages , during this blogger's youth, comedian flip wilson had a standup routine about an old vaudeville comedy duo called "well enough and bad enough" .

as the story went , the duo was moderately successful for a time , but then had a petty falling out with each other causing them to eventually end up in court as each sued the other for financial damages as well as suing each other for criminal harrassment .

the judge heard both of their cases and then quickly gave his decision .

the judge threw out "bad enough's case entirely and proceeded to heap one financial hardship after another upon comedian "bad enough" until finally "bad enough" was forced by the severity of the announced punishments to plead to the judge , "your honor , why are you being so hard on me and doing nothing to punish "well enough" ?"

the judge shot back the story's punchline , " i'm just trying to teach you that you shoulda' left 'well enough' alone ."

apparently today , former Un weapons inspector hans blix --prevented by the bush administration's insane rush to war from doing his job of searching for what proved to be nonexistent iraqi weapons of mass destruction --is viewing the massive death and destruction caused the iraqi people by the Us invasion and the crushing hardships they have suffered as a result , as proof that bush also , "should have left well enough alone ."




Iraqis Were Better Off Under Saddam, Says Former Weapons Inspector

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix on Wednesday described the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq as a "pure failure" that had left the country worse off than under the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein.

In unusually harsh comments to Danish newspaper Politiken, the diplomatic Swede said the U.S. government had ended up in a situation in which neither staying nor leaving Iraq were good options.

"Iraq is a pure failure," Blix was quoted as saying. "If the Americans pull out, there is a risk that they will leave a country in civil war. At the same time it doesn't seem that the United States can help to stabilize the situation by staying there."

War-related violence in Iraq has grown worse with dozens of civilians, government officials and police and security forces being killed every day. At least 83 American soldiers have been killed in October - the highest monthly toll this year.

Blix said the situation would have been better if the war had not taken place.

"Saddam would still have been sitting in office. OK, that is negative and it would not have been joyful for the Iraqi people. But what we have gotten is undoubtedly worse," he was quoted as saying.

Blix led the UN inspectors that searched for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. He came under heavy fire from Washington when he urged U.S. President George W. Bush to allow the weapons inspectors and the IAEA to continue their work as a way to stave off a war.

Ultimately a U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq and no weapons of mass destruction were found.

as we said long ago , "this war is lost "

a few choice quotes from the article
Is Iraq Another Vietnam? It is Already Lost
by Robert Freeman Published on Sunday, October 22, 2006 by CommonDreams.org

"The War has not only drained the U.S. of over a trillion dollars of wealth, it has bogged the U.S. military in an unwinnable quagmire that has laid bare its once useful (because intimidating) façade of invincibility. In its place, it has left the undeniable recognition of the vulnerability of American “power” and the fragility of American will. These exposed weaknesses will only invite more challenges to American power, dragging the U.S. into a bottomless black hole of conflict that it cannot afford not to fight but that it will prove equally unable to win."

Cheney , rumsfeld , wolfowitz , and perle--before gaining notoriety under the tag of "neo-cons-- they were known as the "crazies" of the old daddy bush administration .

But even then , they were already ready with a plan to take over the middle east--the project for a new american century .

All that was lacking , as the "crazies"-- soon to be re-dubbed neo-cons , so presciently pointed out back then , was a galvanizing pearl harbor type event to traumatize the american lemmings into war frenzy and stampede them and the so-called american republic irreversibly over the proverbial precipice , transforming the Us into a romanesque global empire .

Less than eight months after george dub-ya bush's whitehouse coronation , following his appointment to the presidency by his daddy's and ron reagan's supreme court appointees --abra-ca-dabra --presto chango --like magic , we have the WTC/pentagon attacks --the collapse of the towers permanently etched into the american collective psyche--like a great pavlovian un-liberty bell to be repeatedly rung as a clarion call to middle east war by leaders like--the same clowns who were asleep at the wheel while sworn to protect us from those very same type of attacks --what a coincidence ! what a sick godsend of convenience ! talk about bizarro-world synchronicity--you'd almost think they staged it all !
wolfowitz holding 9-11 commission bovine manure , coverup report-- "looks like we made a clean getaway , boys!"

"That is why none of the putative rationales for War ever panned out. None of them were true. Iraq had had nothing to do with 9/11. It had no WMDs. It had no connections with Al Qaeda. None of that mattered. The American public was mercilessly flogged into a frothing frenzy to embrace a nakedly colonialist war to steal Iraq’s oil and put a stranglehold on China, India, and Europe, America’s new industrial competitors."

* After that last remark about "a stranghold on china , india and europe" , a side bar is necessary for a little background info ...


We have said again and again and especially since reading portions of condoleeza rice's position paper that in 2000 became the bushites' foreign policy on china --a paper naming china as america's regional competitor and rival for economic , political and military dominance in the far east/ pacific rim --that china was in the crosshairs of neo-con gunsights .

It became clear that the bush neo-cons had revived the old pentagon maxim of the 50s/ 60s that said a Us military showdown with china was inevitable --and if the Us were to win this sino-american conflict then it was best that america take on china BEFORE the window of opportunity for Us victory closed-- BEFORE china --with its one billion plus population --could modernize in terms of industry , infrastructure and weaponry and present a too formidible foe for the Us to take on .

When projecting their visions for an unrivaled american colossus standing unchallenged over the entire globe--the new american century --about 25 years into that view of the new century , the neo-cons would be forced to imagine a china as technologically modern as japan with an equally modern economy and the subsequent military prowess that such wealth and technological modernity would generate-- along with a billion plus pool of manpower from which to draw soldiers .

Understand this and you see what the neo-cons see ominously obstructing the horizon when they look out into the future new american century.

It became clear to this observer that once russia had been economically looted by the western robber barons --the once soviet super-power reduced to merely a limited regional power , the Us military adventures in afghanistan and iraq were essentially strategic "foreplay" for the main event somewhere down the line .

The neo-cons were getting into place --militarily positioning assets around the world's largest known remaining oil/energy supplies , preparing for an "eventual" forced showdown with emerging chinese power.

With the russian bear once again reduced to "sick man" status -- almost as it was back in the twilight hours of the czarist era-- there was no one left to fight--no one to stand in america's way to global dominance --And until the creation of the new "islamic fundamentalist boogeyman " , no enemy the pentagon/death merchants could use to frighten gullible americans into spending trillions of tax dollars in new cold war-esque arms races--except the emerging chinese dragon .

Unfortunately for the Us defense contractors , china wisely continued to pursue economic competition with the Us over armed confrontation , but the neo-con "positioning strategy" still would leave the Us poised to militarily cut off china , or any other nation from major world oil reserves .

Such a cut off , or even threat of oil cut off , could force china into conflict with the Us --just as japan had been forced into hostilities with the Us by a 1941 Us oil embargo , when the oil-card was played by the Us as a threat to cripple the japanese economy while japan was already at war , fighting , invading and looting china .

But returning back to the iraq war and why an american defeat is a moot issue :

The U.S. has killed 650,000 Iraqis since the invasion of 2003. That is on top of the 500,000 Iraqi children under the age of five killed as a result of the U.S. sponsored economic sanctions of the 1990s. Together, that is the equivalent of another country coming into the U.S. and killing 14 million Americans. And we stupidly, obscenely balm our consciences with drivel about them “hating us for our freedoms.”

Fallujah, Najaf, Abu Ghraib, and Haditha, are synonymous in Iraq and throughout the Muslim world with wanton massacre, religious despoilation, systematized torture, and ritualistic rape and murder, all inextricably part of the U.S. occupation and its grotesquely savage style of “pacification.”

The consequence, as articulated by U.S. colonel Frederick Wellman has been all too predictable: “The insurgency doesn’t seem to be running out of new recruits. When I kill one of them, I create three.”

duh... not only do you create three insurgent for every one you kill , you left tons of ammunition and weapons unguarded and available for the insurgents to grab and use against you and you practically created the insurgency when you acted as its best recruiter by dissolving the iraqi army --throwing a quarter million trained soldiers into the ranks of the unemployed , already disaffected and disgruntled with the new regime-- a regime clearly sponsored and propped up by the occupiers.


It was precisely such incompetence that motivated Paul Bremer to disband the organs of the Iraqi state, including the Iraqi military. He released a quarter of a million trained, unemployed killers into the civilian population, there, to join the ranks of Kurdish separatists, Shi’ite militiamen, Sunni nationalists, foreign terrorists, domestic jihadists-in-training, and Rumsfeld’s notorious “Baathist dead-enders.”

It was an even more idiotic ilk of incompetence that then failed to secure ammunition depots throughout the country, turning over to this selfsame legion of resistance fighters thousands of tons of ammunition, explosives, and weaponry.

To make matters worse the american doctrine of victory through overwhelming force and firepower works against them when dealing with the iraqi insurgency .

Every burst of panic-stricken gunfire from the americans , every missile fired from helicopter gunships , every depleted uranium shell fired from an abrams tank , every 500 pound bomb dropped from f-16 jets --every dead iraqi civilian killed by Us hands has the opposite effect from "shock and awe" --it enrages , energizes and mobilizes the populace AGAINST you.

Iraq is the middle east -- a region with people famous for blood-feuds .

Long before the sicilians coined the term "vendetta" the arabs were engaged in generation after generation of blood feuding and infamous for acts of revenge such as eating the liver of a freshly killed enemy .

Every iraqi the americans kill requires from his family an act of revenge to restore the victim's and the family's honor--the americans just don't get how important the family-- the clan-- the tribe , are to a people like the iraqis .

The americans don't get it that you cannot win the hearts and minds of a people whose language , religion, culture and customs you don't understand .

You can't win hearts and minds of a people whose honor you have seriously offended and continue to offend , every time you kick down doors to houses and mosques , every time you humiliate elders--the heads of the family-clans and tribes , and every time you conduct yourselves around their women , in ways pereceived as inappropriate .

Even the many rumors of such "inappropriateness" , spread like wild fire among the populace and burn like gasoline --making more enemies for the americans , and more recruits for the insurgents .

It was incompetence of the highest order that failed to adapt ground strategy to the realities of urban guerilla warfare. It is there, on the ground, that an occupation succeeds or fails. And to succeed, the occupier must win the “hearts and minds” of the occupied people. But instead of winning hearts and minds, the U.S. used apocalyptic violence against a civilian population simply resisting invasion by a foreign army.

And the regional and global implications of this Us defeat in iraq ?

But in several important ways, Iraq will prove far more devastating for the U.S. than did Vietnam. It has increased Islamic radicalism in moderate Muslim states that are U.S. allies, including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and, importantly, Pakistan. It has greatly increased Iran’s stature in the Middle East and, because of Iran’s close ties with Russia and China, their power in the world. And its offshoot War, Lebanon, has laid bare the impotence of the U.S. allied-Israeli army — supposedly one of the most powerful armies in the world — against a rag-tag band of 2,000 Hezzbolah guerilla fighters.

Worse, even as the War is lost but cannot, for political reasons, yet be quit, it is being expanded to a global scale. What was to have been a surgical war, over in months (“if not weeks”), has broadened dramatically, dragging the entire western world into its deadly maw. Iraq has greatly increased the motivation, number, skill, coordination, confidence, and reach of combatants battling the U.S., both in Iraq itself and throughout the rest of the world.

Successful strategy involves securing achievable ends from available means. The tragedy of Iraq, the one that guarantees its legacy as an incomparable catastrophe for the U.S., is that while the ends have exploded, vastly beyond America’s capacity to control, the means to secure those ends — soldiers, materiale, allies, finances, and political will — have shrunk dramatically. This is an ironclad prescription for disaster.

more on the camp falcon nuke-like explosion

The Herald, 15 October 2006

"LAST Tuesday night in Baghdad the Iraqi skyline was lit up. In what was believed to be one of the most sustained and ferocious mortar and rocket attacks in three years, there was widespread fear among senior US military personnel that the protected international zone (IZ), formerly the "green zone", was about to experience a direct assault. Major gun battles were being fought in two of Baghdad's districts - Doura and Mansoor. Doura has a large oil refinery, Mansoor is technically an affluent area close to the IZ. Gunfire and explosions were louder than normal and then, at around 7pm, the first large rocket landed inside the IZ itself. Another hit came after 10 minutes, then another two minutes later.

Then a series of different to the daily "normal" rocket attacks, were felt. For those in the IZ, the explosions were so close and so fierce that, even for experienced military personnel, "you could taste the cordite in your teeth". The sustained attacks lasted for two hours, during which Camp Falcon, a major US ammunition and storage dump, was hit.

The attack resulted in what one security official called "a fireworks display". But the display wasn't put on for entertainment. Immediate military feedback pointed to casualties. With the IZ in blackout mode, specific troop and tanks movements were ordered, said to be a precautionary defensive measure. But there was highlevel concern that the fireworks would be followed by something the US military fears - a large-scale assault on the IZ itself. Helicopters were all over the place trying to figure out what was happening and where the attacks were coming from. Tuesday in Baghdad wasn't a good night if you needed to sleep.

The official US military line on Tuesday night was that fire had broken out at the weapons dump in southern Baghdad and that "ammunition cooking off" had caused the explosions."

There were no official reports of casualties. The Iraqi interior ministry added little, saying only that neighbourhoods close to the Falcon forward operating base in Doura had been "shaken".

what was this... nuke at nite , or a fuel /ammo bomb ? we think perhaps it looks the latter ...

*update 10-26-06--the original video in question was later pulled by google --thus can no longer be viewed , but an abbreviated version can be seen at google video fire at Us ammo-dump-- camp falcon


the original was five minutes long and the title asked , "was this a tactical nuke exploding ?" maybe that had something to do with it being pulled . the second version doesn't mention nukes and just says "fire at Us ammo-dump- camp falcon"





Us camp falcon-- recent destruction








"TACTICAL NUKE EXPLODES IN IRAQ?"

"On October 11, 2006, a Tactical Nuclear Device appears to have exploded when fire broke out in an ammunition dump at Camp Falcon inside Iraq.

Video from live nightly newscast in Baghdad caught the detonation - miles away - with it's characteristic ENORMOUS blinding white flash, a rising core of fire then a small mushroom cloud! "

the key section is about 4 minutes in to the video --watch the flames and explosions in the background--they go off at almost regular intervals --then the whole sky lights up--in an unbelievable flash of light--maybe it could have been white phosphorus--or a fuel bomb --who knows--but some serious shite happened ! --of that there is no doubt .

*we'd have to call this "a deskRat bulletin" of sorts -- we just became aware of this video moments ago and thought it a matter of importance--hate to kill the mood --but use the button to turn off volume on the patti austin video below if it interferes with focus--

We were tied up on the phone with a friend who needed a sympathetic ear and-- we're a little ashamed to admit it --surfing the web at the same time -- multi-tasking --when accidently stumbling across this video about a story we had previously read that has been out for a while now about insurgents in iraq , with mortar and katyusha rockets , successfully targeting the american camp falcon's ammo and fuel dumps-- igniting huge blasts that lit up the sky ,throughout the entire night .

with a lying Us government trying to downplay casualties to minimize anti-war protest and voter outrage at home , this has led to much speculation about what actually took place over there .

if it were as some believe , a nuke causing the massive flash that can be seen on the video , there would be corresponding seismic evidence and well as radioactive fallout present in the immediate area that would undeniable.

we would know because the world's scientists would have irrefutable evidence and neighboring countries would be pitching a bitch to america as the radioactivity quickly spread across their region through our common air and water .

a nuke would have more than likely , left much of the area near ground zero a large crater as barren as anything found on the moon .

there would be an enormous amount of american and iraqi casualties both inside and outside of the base .

rescue and fire personnel unless heavily protected , would be subject to radioactive contamination and would likely be very ill and dying by now as would local residents and remaining soldiers .

And , why would the Us store tactical nukes in iraq anyway ? --only as part of a insane plan for air-attacks on iranian nuclear facilities--facilities reportedly hardened built deep within mountains and / or built underground as protection against Us and israeli air attacks ?

typically redacted Us news reports admit the insurgent attacks on the camp ignited fuel and ammo , but claim no american casualties resulted --which frankly , considering the magnitude of the explosions seen , is kinda difficult to believe .

other reports claim at least 300 americans and cia personnel were medi-vacked -- air evacuated --to hospitals for medical treatment and even provide extensive casualty lists of americans as well as claiming at least a billion dollars in damage was done to american supplies , buildings , aircraft , tanks and armored vehicles , supply trucks and humvees .

they say that so much Us military ordinance went up in flames that it may result in critical shortages in ammunition --which would definitely put a crimp in the fighting ability of an army as dependent upon the doctrine of "overwhelming firepower" as the Us military has typically always been .

this attack also shows the growing effectiveness of the insurgency which is now unstoppable having reached , for lack of a better analogy , "critical mass proportions" -- despite the american/isreali inspired death squads known in counterinsurgency terms as an " el salvador" senario .

at one time just 3 years ago there were a dozen insurgent attacks per day on the americans now that figure is at over 90 --despite the Us /israeli/british promoted sectarian violence and death squads in operation ala el salvador designed to exterminate the insurgents and divert their energies away from the occupiers and into blind internecine conflict .

but also puzzling is why the bush administration has not yet tried to spin this devastating attack with katyushas and mortars into an "iranian inspired" assault on americans seeing that katyushas --a mainstay of old soviet era weaponry --were not only in iraq's preinvasion arsenal , BUT also were what hezbollah used against israel--in particular the city of haifa-- during last summer's hezbollah / israeli war--which was--if the israelis had not failed in their efforts--believed to have been the prelude to wider Us/israeli war with iran and syria -- a widening war believed by many observers to have been scheduled for this fall and telegraphed by recent Us troop/ship and aircraft movements to the region .

add to that , reports that the very next day , gunmen--some wearing iraqi police uniforms-- stormed the iraqi tv station that aired this film of the burning Us camp , killed two guards outside the station and then reportedly shot 11 newspeople who were employees of the station--so much for freedom of the press in the "iraqi democracy."

add to that also , the recent move by long time bush crime family "consiglieri" james baker III publicly leaping into the war-debate frey and the statements made that syria , iran and the insurgency would have to be given serious roles in ending the violence in iraq --setting the stage for the dub bush administration to "cut and run" in iraq --well something is definitely up --something is going on --but as of yet , the censored mainstream media is relatively silent and we "freelancers" internet amateur journalists/ analysts don't have enough clear info yet to speculate as to what is really going on--but it does seem apparent that the insurgents dealt the americans a very heavy blow at camp falcon --and if the exploding munitions were depleted uranium --it might as well have been a real nuke that was detonated.

how heavy a blow to the Us ? and the implications for the overall regional/ global conflict --we don't know yet --- but stay tuned... here's some articles on this subject found at tbr news.org

Forward Base Falcon Disaster

by Brian Harring

Baghdad's sky is illuminated by huge explosions in the Iraqi capital (pic AAP)

Late on the evening of October 10, 2006, Iraqi resistance groups lobbed mortar and rocket rounds into the immense ‘Forward Base Falcon,’ the largest American military base in Iraq, located 13 km south of the Green Zone in Baghdad. In addition to accurate mortar fire, Grad and Katyusha rockets were also used.

Falcon base was designed to house a large contingent of American troops, mostly drawn from the 4th Infantry Division, stationed at Fr. Bliss, Texas. At the time of the attack, there were approximately 3000 men inside the camp, which also was filled with ammunition supplies, fuel, tanks and vehicles.

Iraqi contractors had assisted in the construction of the camp, which occupied nearly a square mile and was surrounded with guard tower-studded high concrete walls, and it is now apparent that the Resistance movement had been given important targets from “sources familiar with the layout” of the base.

After the initial shelling, fuel and ammunition stores began to erupt with massive explosions that could be heard, and seen, miles away inside the Green Zone where U.S. military and diplomatic units were heavily guarded.

The explosions, all of them termed “immense” by BBC reporters, continued throughout the night.

In response, US aircraft indiscriminately rocketed and bombed various parts of the city, BBC and AFP correspondents eported, trying to knock out the launch sites of the rockets

The BBC's Andrew North, in Baghdad, said the explosions started at about 2300 (2100 BST) and were becoming "ever more frequent" as the huge fires spread throughout the base, punctuated by tremendous explosions as more fuel and ammunition dumps ignited.

“Intelligence indicates that civilians aligned with a militia organization were responsible for last night’s mortar attack,” said Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Withington, spokesman for the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.

An after action report, issued by the Department of Defense, stated that: “On October 10, 2006, at approximately 10:40 p.m., a 82mm mortar round, fired by militia forces from a residential area in Abu T-Shir, caused a fire at an Ammunition Supply Point (ASP) at FOB Falcon. The ASP, containing tank and artillery rounds, in addition to smaller caliber ammunition, set off a series of large explosions. About 100 troops from the 4th Infantry Division were reported to be stationed at the base at the time, but no injuries were reported.” (Emphasis added.) "The damage to the area will not degrade the operational capability of MND-B (Multinational Division Baghdad),"

When the flames had been brought under control on the morning of the 11th of October, primarily because the entire camp had been gutted, nine large American military transports with prominent Red Cross markings were observed by members of the foreign media taking off, laded with the dead and the wounded.

Over 300 American troops, including U.S. Army and Marines, CIA agents and U.S. translators were casualties and there also were 165 seriously injured requiring major medical attention and 39 suffering lesser injuries 122 members of the Iraqi armed forces were killed and 90 seriously injured members of same, were also evacuated to the U.S. military hospital at al-Habbaniyah located some 70km west of Baghdad.

Satellite pictures and aerial photographs from neutral sources showed that Camp Falcon suffered major structural damage and almost all the U.S. military’s supply of small arms ammunition, artillery and rocket rounds, tons of fuel, six Apache helicopters, an uncounted but large number of soft-skinned vehicles such as Humvees and supply trucks were damaged or totally destroyed. Foreign press observers noted “an endless parade” of military vehicle recovery units dragging burnt-out heavy tanks and armored personnel carriers to another base outside Baghdad.

Many of the walls and towers of the camp were damaged or leveled as were many of the barracks, maintenance depots, and there was considerable damage to the huge mess halls that could hold 3000 soldiers, the huge recreation center with its basketball courts and indoor swimming pools and all the administration buildings

Although official U.S. DoD statements indicated that there were no deaths; that only a hundred men were inside the base guarding billions of dollars of vital military equipment and that there were “only two minor injuries to personnel,” passes belief and certainly reality is more painful than propaganda.

Not only has the U.S. military machine lost much of its armor and transport, and its entire reserves of ammunition and special fuel, but the casualty list for only the first day is over 300..

Here is a transcription of that list who were evacuated to other hospital units:.

In re: Insurgent attacks on Forward Base Falcon on 10-11 October, 2006

Official Casualty List from U.S. military hospital at al-Habbaniyah located some 70km west of Baghdad. U.S. medical personnel at al-Habbaniyah initially stated that the US military hospital at the massive American-occupied air base there had begun to receive dead and wounded personnel. The military hospital in al-Habbaniyah, the largest in occupied Iraq, was opened on 12 May this year in response to sharply rising (and redacted) US casualties.

List compiled and effective as of 11 Oct 06 at 2300.

– A -
Pfc James R. Adams, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Captain Kenneth Adler, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Pfc Bobby Ray Albertson , Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
1st Lt.Keith Allen, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Spc Cletus Anderson, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Lance Cpl John Martin Ansley, Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
Spc Toby Anthony, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
Pfc Gustavo Armijo, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Michael Armstrong, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Capt Steven Arnold, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
James Arthur Ash II, Central Intelligence Agency
Cpl Edward Atkinson, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade

– B –
Pfc Roy Bailey, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
Spc John Baldwin, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Pfc Charles Barbe, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Thomas Barnhart , 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc James Barry, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Capt Robert Bell, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Spc William Bennett , Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Pfc Saul Benson, 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion
Pfc Joseph Berge, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Joseph Berkeley , 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Capt Colmar Betts, 414th Civil Affairs
Zack Billings, Department of Defense
Edward Blair,, Civilian Contractor
1st Lt.Ronald Bort, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Pfc Bowen, James, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Pfc Thomas R. Boyd, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Spc Mel Brewer, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Master Sgt.Roger Brown , 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Francis Byrne, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company

– C -
Pfc Arthur Cahill, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Pfc Fernando Calderon, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Alex Callaghan, Civilian Contractor
Pfc Peter Campbell, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Cpl Douglas Carmody, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Ashanti Carter, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Henry Cartwright, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Ken Casey, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Russell Cavanaugh, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade
Spc Raymond Chamberlain, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Pfc Einar Christiansen, 414th Civil Affairs
Spc Zack Christopher, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Eric Clark, 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion
Ronald Colby, Civilian Contractor
Pfc Marcus M. Cole, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Paul Collins, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Pfc Rory Conner, Department of Defense
Pfc Roger Connolly, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Major Michael Connors, 414th Civil Affairs
Steven Cooke, Department of Defense
Spc Matthew Cooper, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Edward C. Courtney, Central Intelligence Agency
Capt Jimmy Lee Craig, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Spc Samuel Cramer, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Micah Creighton, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Spc Leonard Cunningham, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Paul E. Curtis, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company

– D -
Pfc Sebastian Daly, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
1st Lt.Benjamin Davis, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade
Raymond Day, Civilian Contractor
Pfc Justin Delaney, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Christopher Dixon , Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
Cpl Paul Doherty, 414th Civil Affairs
Pfc Nicholas Dolan, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Lawrence Donahue, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Pfc Randall Douglas, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Carl Dowd , Civilian Contractor
Master Sgt.Phillip Doyle, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Edmund Drake, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Spc Charles Duval, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division

– E -
Spc Brandon East , Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Pfc Jeremy Edwards, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Shane Elkins, 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion
Edgar Elliott , Central Intelligence Agency
Pfc Ronald Ellis, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
2nd Lt.Paul H. Etheridge, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Sgt Kenny Evans, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

– F –
Cpl Thomas Fairchild, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Pfc Ben Farrell, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Robert Feeney, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Angus Ferguson, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Lance Cpl Eetaban Fernandez, Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
Spc Bradford Fields , , Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Raymond, Finlay, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Major Eduard Fischer, 414th Civil Affairs
Pfc Kirk Fitzgerald, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Arnold Flynn, Civilian Contractor
1st Lt.Gene Ford, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Pfc Scott Fort, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Capt Shelby Foster, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Pfc Jon Franklin, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Spc Harold Frederickson, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Pfc Lawrence Frost, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

– G –
Pfc Michael Gaines, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Christopher Gallagher, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
Pfc Israel GarciaRogelio R. Garza, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Pfc Daniel Gardner, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Brad Garrison , Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Lance Cpl Kirk Geary, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Pfc Randy Geohegan, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Adam Gibson, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Master Sgt.Richard M. Gilligan, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Paolo Giovinazzo, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Jeffery Givens, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Cpl Mario Gold, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
2nd Lt.Pedro Gomez, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Michael Gordon , 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Gabriel Govia, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Thomas Grady, Department of Defense
Pfc Kevin Graham, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Pfc Paul Gray, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Samuel Green, Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
Pfc Lloyd Griffith, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Cpl Andrew Gustafson, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company

– H –
1st Lt. Seth Hall, , Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
Pfc Tobias Hancock, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc James Hansen, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Sgt Stuart Harding , 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Randy Hardy, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Pfc Ronald Harris, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Pfc Keith O. Harvey, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
1st Lt.Karl Hawkins, 414th Civil Affairs
Sgt. 1st Class Samuell Hayden, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Randi Hays, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Ben Henderson, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Pfc Kyle Henry, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Spc Danid D.Herron, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Capt Kenneth Hilliard, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc John Hodge, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
2nd Lt.Lee Hoffman, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Master Sgt.David Hoke, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Pfc Ted Holmes, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Kenny Howard, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

– I-
Keith Ingraham, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Pfc Daniel Innis, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Shane Irving, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

– J –
Pfc Tarrnish Jackson, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
Spc Lewellen Jacobs, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Timothy Jasper, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
1st Lt.Larry Jenkins, 414th Civil Affairs
2nd Lt.Phiillip Johnson, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Pfc Brian Johnstone, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Pfc Todd Jones, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Brendan Joscelyn, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
2nd Lt.Cpl Allan Jose, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Thomas Joyce, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Spc Benno Juarez, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

– K-
1st Lt.Eric Kaufman, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Charles Kavanaugh , Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Cpl Jon Keats, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Eric Keefe, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Tony Keeler, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Chester Keenan, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Frank Kennedy, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Jon Kent, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Sgt Jordan Kessler, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Capt Mark King , 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Neil Kirk, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Spc Jeff Klein, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Alan Knoll, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade
.Pfc Adam Koehler, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Capt Osmond Kray, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
2nd Lt.Gary Krueger, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division

– L –
Tracey LaFaver , Civilian Contractor
Lance Cpl Roger Lafferty, Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
Pfc Junior Lambert, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Shawn Lane, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Cpl Charles T. Langholz, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Jimmy Bob Larkin, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
Pfc Eric Larsen, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Law, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Spc Andrew Richard, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Ricardo LeGallo, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
2nd Lt.William S. Leonard, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Pfc Marshal Lindsley, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Master Sgt.Tommy Lee Lipton, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc George Long, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Jimmy Longtree, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
1st Lt. Jasper Loomis, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Pfc Carstairs Lowe, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Robert M. Lynch, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company

– M –
Pfc Paul McKinnon , 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Keith MacVane, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Gunnar Magnusson, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Capt.Martin Mahoney, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Enzo Marini, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Rostan Markovic, Central Intelligence Agency
Spc John M. Marshall, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Michael Martin, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Pfc Scott Marvin, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Pfc Leroy Mason, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Spc Greg Mathews, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Duncan Maxwell, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Brian Mayer, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Arthur Mazzocco, Department of Defense
1st Lt.Joseph McAllister, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Master Sgt. Daniel McBride, . 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc William McClellan, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Spc Lou McConnell, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Sgt. 1st Class Albert McGinnis,. 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Master Sgt.David McRae, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Matthew Medigovich, Central Intelligence Agency
Pfc Vincent Mendoza, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Cpl Richard Milich, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Pfc Ben Miller, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Cpl Robert Mitchell, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Terrence Mogen, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Ted Montague, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Pfc Yates Montecino, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Esteban Morales, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Darrell Morgan, Central Intelligence Agency
Jeffery Morrison, Civilian Contractor

– N –
1st Lt.Noble Natsios, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Carlos Naverez, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
Sgt. 1st Class Edward Nelson , 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Cpl Donald Newcomb, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Roger Newell, Civilian Contractor
Pfc Dorin Nicholson, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Bart Nolan, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Nelson Norton, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Wally Novak, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion

– O –
1st Lt.Chris O’Brien , 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Stephen O’Connor, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Raymond O’Rourke, Civilian Contractor

– P –
Spc James W. Page, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Russell Palumbo, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Pfc Nicholas Pappas, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Troy Parker, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Mark Patten, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
George Paul, Civilian Contractor
Lance Cpl Wallace Peabody, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Pfc Dale Peake, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Reed Perry, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Samuel Petersen, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Roger Platt, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
1st Lt.Thomas Poole, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade
Pfc William Porter, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Sgt Daniel Powell, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Todd Price, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Cpl Kevin Prisley, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Peter Purvis, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

– Q –
2nd Lt.Quesada, Gonzalo, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Liam Quinn, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

– R –
Pfc Chad Railey, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Ignacio Ramirez, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Pfc Arthur Ramsen, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Benjamin Raymond, Civilian Contractor
Spc Todd Reckford, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Aaron Reynolds, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Timothy Richard, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
1st Lt. Paul Richardson, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Robert Riley, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Shawn Roberts, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Cpl Kirk Robinson, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
Sgt. 1st Class James P. Rodgers, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Master Sgt. Chad Romer, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Martin Ross, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Robert Rowan, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
2nd Lt.Seth Ryan, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

– S –
Spc Ricardo Sagan, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Hector Salazar, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Ed Sampson, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
1st Lt Walter San Fellipo, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Bruce Sartiano,, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Raymond Schmitz, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
2nd Lt.Ernest Sherman , 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Mario Sims, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Joshua Smith, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Andrew Snow, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Gerald Sorenson, Department of Defense
Lincoln Stadermann, Translator
Master Sgt.Michael Stephenson, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Carl Stone,, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Capt.Harold Sullivan, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
1st Lt. Lawrence Swenson, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division

– T –
Cpl Augustus Tanner, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Reginald Tate, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Duane Taylor, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Thomas, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Stuart Thompsen, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade
Spc Larry Thomson, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Capt David Towers, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Pfc Dean Townsend, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
2nd Lt.James Tracy, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Pfc Paul Tucker, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Daniel Tyson, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

– U –
Pfc Romillo Ugarte, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Cpl Austin Unger, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

– V –
Spc Ramon Valadez, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Hector Velazquez, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Spc WalterVincent, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
2nd Lt.ThomasVoelker, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

– W –
Spc Carl Wade, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Walker, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Ronald Walsh,, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Jack Ward, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Cpl Sean Weber, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Pfc Steven Webster, Army National Guard’s 35th Special Troops Battalion
Spc Paul Welch, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Capt.Gene Westin, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Master Sgt.Richard Wheeler, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Lawrence White, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Andrew Willams, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Sgt. 1st Class Mario Williamson, Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company
Russell Wilson, Translator
Michael Wisniewski, Civilian Employee
Cpl Chris Womack, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Burton Wood, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo

– Y -
Cpl Fernando Yates, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Istvan Yatsevitch, Civilian Contractor
Cpl John York, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Peter Young, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

– Z –
Pfc Mario Zammarella, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Jose Zamora, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Reuben Zamora, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Arno Ziegler, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
1st Lt.Charles L. Zimmerman, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division




Courtesy of Novosti Press Agency

The Green Zone Follies

Baghdad, 12 Oct 06: “On Tuesday, I was in my quarters, writing a letter to a friend that I knew will be censored so I was being very unspecific about conditions here.

About 2300 there was a huge explosion to the south of the Green Zone, followed at intervals by other, very heavy, explosions that numbered about thirty or forty and lasted all night. I went up onto the roof and saw a great fountain of flames, billowing smoke and flaming debris shooting up into the air like Fourth of July fireworks.

Personnel were running all over the building, wide-eyed with terror and wondering if our compound was going to “get it” next. Usually, we hear distant explosions scattered throughout Baghdad on a daily basis as another convoy is blasted by the insurgent bombs but this ongoing mess was louder, and longer, than anything I have ever encountered.

It was impossible to sleep what with all the explosions and in the morning, I shaved and went to my office. As a note here: I am lucky to have quarters with no windows facing outwards towards Baghdad. The insurgents have sniper rifles, usually U.S. .50 caliber, set up in buildings that have a distant overlook and more than once, personnel shaving in front of a bathroom window have had their brains splattered all over the tile walls as a sniper zeroes in on them. The sound of the shot follows and never, not once, have our security people ever found the sniper’s nest.

In the office I learned that ‘Forward Operating Base Falcon,’ one of our light-headed senior officer’s idea to set up fortified positions in various places, such as the capital of the Al Anbaar province as-Saqr was hit by enemy action, set on fire and suddenly exploded as tons of stored ammunition cooked off.

Camp Falcon at Sukkaniya is located in the southern Baghdad suburb of ad-Durah.. ‘Forward Operating Base Falcon’ was one of the newest and most heavily armed fortified positions.

There now exists a very high threat of suicide bombers in Ramadi who might attempt to ram Falcon with a vehicle packed with explosives, and so heavy concrete barriers were placed around the base designed to prevent such attacks. This did not deter the members of the Resistance movement who lobbed the same type of mortar shells into Falcon as they have been lobbing into the so-called “super secure” headquarters areas of the Green Zone. Falcon had also become the largest US weapons arsenal depot in the American General Headquarters in the south of Baghdad and a very tempting target. This time, we heard later, (and officially denied!) the Resistance used Grad and Katyusha rockets instead of mortars and the results were immediate, prolonged and completely devastating.

The installation itself is full of smoking rubble, and fires were still burning the following day. Although it is still very early to be accurate, reviews here of Falcon’s inventory indicates that losses will certainly exceed $1 billion.

That addresses the loss of property. The loss of life is even worse

Over 300 American troops, including U.S. Army and Marines, CIA agents, U.S. translators and contractors were killed or injured outright or died immediately afterwards en route to hospital or in hospital and over 125 seriously injured, requiring major medical attention and 39 suffering lesser injuries By accounts, charred and totally unrecognizable fragments of personnel were scattered over an eight block area.

122 members of the Iraqi armed forces were killed and 90 seriously injured members of same, were also evacuated to the U.S. military hospital at al-Habbaniyah located some 70km west of Baghdad. U.S. medical personnel at al-Habbaniyah initially stated that the US military hospital at the massive American-occupied air base there had begun to receive dead and wounded personnel. The military hospital in al-Habbaniyah, the largest in occupied Iraq, was opened on 12 May this year in response to sharply rising (and redacted) US casualties.

Initially three large military transport aircraft with the red cross displayed under the wings and on the fuselages, had flown into the base, and casualties were being unloaded and sent into the hospital at the al-Habbaniyah base, and officially, we predictably released a flood of ‘official statements’ that claimed there were “only a few personnel wounded and no fatalities whatsoever.” Also predictably, our people overreacted by launching a wild series of bomb and rocket attacks on random parts of Baghdad, killing an estimated 120 Iraqi civlinans and injuring an unknown number as well as setting fires that were still burning the next morning. There were strong ruimors that a container of artillery shells containing some kind of a nerve gas (for use against Iraqi militant strongholds…shades of Hussein!) turned out to be false. What was involved were a kind of tear gas, thank God, or we would all be dead now!

By now, it should be clearly obvious that the reporting of fatal casualties in both Iraq and Afghanistan are really under stated. For example, we had a young officer in here about three days ago who was talking with several of us. He is assigned to the air field from which the dead are shipped back to Dover, Md. According to him, last month, he supervised the loading of over one hundred and seventy military caskets but amazingly, the official DoD reportage had only a fraction of that. Of course he has no names, only numbers, and perhaps some high officer or Halliburton thief is shipping dope or underaged girls back to the states inside the boxes but this man had no reason to lie. It will be interesting to see if the DoD website shows the deaths over the Falcon incident. Time may tell but they won’t.”

Insurgent mortar fire ignites U.S. ammunition dump

October 12, 2006
by Joseph Giordono,
Stars and Stripes Mideast edition

Insurgent mortar fire hit an American military ammunition dump late Tuesday night, setting off huge explosions and rattling windows and nerves throughout the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, military and civilian officials said Wednesday.

Tank rounds, artillery shells and small-arms ammunition at the Forward Operating Base Falcon site were ignited by the explosion and subsequent fire, casting an orange glow overnight and into Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported by late Wednesday.(Emphasis added. Ed.)

According to military spokesmen, the first explosion happened around 10:40 p.m. Soldiers and base workers were evacuated from the area, and emergency workers raced to control the blaze.

FOB Falcon is in the central Rasheed district of Baghdad. A mortar round fired from southern Baghdad caused the blast, officials said.

“Intelligence indicates that civilians aligned with a militia organization were responsible for last night’s mortar attack,” 4th Infantry Division and Multi-National Division-Baghdad spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathon Withington was quoted by news agencies as saying.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire was still smoldering and more rounds were occasionally cooking off and exploding.

Three battalions, including tank and infantry units, are stationed at the base, but the loss of the ammunition “will not degrade the operational capability of [the division],” a U.S. military news release read. The troops at Falcon have been participating in Operation Together Forward, a massive U.S.-Iraqi effort to clamp down on sectarian violence in Baghdad.

Soldiers as far away as Camp Liberty, near the Baghdad airport, reported hearing the blast, which rattled windows on the base. Many rushed out of their offices and bunks, thinking the explosions were an attack on Camp Liberty.

By Wednesday, the Islamic Army in Iraq — one of several insurgent groups in Iraq — claimed responsibility for the attack.

“With the help of God, the mortar and rocket squads of the Islamic Army have shelled a U.S. Army base with two rockets and three mortar shells,” a Web statement read. “The rockets and shells fell on ammunition dumps causing them to explode.”

There was no way to verify the group’s claim of responsibility.

Other local Iraqi officials said Shiite militiamen were behind the attack.

FOB Falcon is in a largely industrial area of Baghdad, near the district of Dora. Iraqi citizens in the area were notified of the attack and its suspected cause but were not being evacuated.

Iraq’s interior minister, Jawad al Bolani, took to the airwaves to give details of the attack and reassure area residents that the incident was under control.

“There is an alert to security forces to provide any help to the residents of the area,” he said.

Stars and Stripes reporter Anita Powell contributed to this report.

"my space" day two...my headache --so far...

*so we tried to expand "the chronicles" over to the ever popular , "My Space" and as you can see , "my space" has been "my headache" as some difficulties in creating a profile to introduce us to the "my space" community have been experienced --here is how the changes to the profile page were supposed to look , but it is , of course still an idea in progress...


i am diallo sekou , aka "d sekou" , "dsekou" or just plain old "d" , which is the "nom de plume" of the editor of a little known blog called "the deskRat chronicles" that specializes in social commentary -- which eventually , i guess , makes one a pundit or "pandita".

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
pundit
One entry found for pundit.
Main Entry: pun·dit
Pronunciation: 'p&n-d&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi pandit, from Sanskrit pandita, from pandita learned

1 : PANDIT
2 : a learned man : TEACHER
3 : a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media : CRITIC
- pun·dit·ry /-d&-trE/ noun

,Well anyway , MORE learned is what we should all strive to be .

on deskRat i expound at length at times on my socio-economic /political observations , worldview , and the open , unashamed insanity visibly at work in today's world .


So while those we elect to office and those we look to for leadership do little more than strike up the band and rearrange the deck chairs , as the inevitable collision with the icebergs grows closer--someone will point to the disaster plainly looming straight ahead and call the attention of the other passengers to it --in hopes we can effect a freekin' full stop , or turn the ship around -- else we all end up as human popsicles --dead in the icy water .

i feel that the challenges thrown at us by life, the imperatives that we must respond to successfully if we are to continue to exist , are in some ways , the unique yet reincarnated versions of challenges that each generation must face .

whether we make it through life and whether future generations are succesful depends upon how effectively during "our watch" --our supposed time at the helm-- we discern the obstacles in our path , navigate the ship around them and throughly prepare the young people for the moment when it will inevitably be , their turn at the wheel.

personally , i believe that good music is one of the jewels of life--our powers to make music and our powers to make children are probably as close to perfection as we flawed humans can get . i chose the patti austin classic video "through the test of time" because of its uplifting message and celebration of life .

though life at times "pure sucks" , its still , hands down, the best game in town , thus we cherish it . with a little honesty , a little common sense , a little effort and a little love we can make it through life, through the tests of time.


or, as the late musical treasure, Shirley Horn would sing in that slow , silky , honey-sweet voice of hers , "may all your storms-- you weather , and may all that's good --get better . here's to life , here's to love , here's to you. "

Amen-ra ,
Peace

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hear and see the liars in action , doing what they do best...telling lies

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* Details how the Bush administration has aimed its propaganda not at a tactical deception of enemy combatants, but at the American people themselves. This violates long-standing and important American political traditions dating back to the Smith-Mundt Act, which was first passed by Congress in 1948 after lawmakers saw the harm that propaganda had done during Hitler's reign in Germany.
* Gives necessary context and background on the administration's use of leaked information and ad hominem attacks to discredit their critics. It examines the case of CIA analyst Valerie Plame and her husband Joseph Wilson, showing how the administration's eagerness to discredit a critic came at the cost of sacrificing important policy goals, including preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
* Is the first book to compile and compare various accountings of Iraqi and U.S. casualties as a result of this conflict. Why is there no official U.S. count of Iraqi dead? And why have pro-war pundits engaged in smear campaigns against respected research journals such as the Lancet for conducting their own research into the number of casualties?
* As support for the war dwindles, Rampton and Stauber predict a next round of propaganda that will likely be aimed at rationalizing the failures to bring stability and democracy to Iraq. They also warn that the same officials who misled us into war with Iraq are now gearing up to argue for war with Iran. The authors urge all Americans to understand the lies that were told, and to hold accountable those responsible for creating and disseminating them.

"How are nations ruled and led into war? Politicians lie to journalists and then believe those lies when they see them in print."
—Austrian journalist Karl Wiegand, explaining the causes of the First World War.
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and as if more convincing were needed , here's some more of the liars --telling lies --what else do you expect from pathological liars ? the bible ? lol!

*if the dumbocrats really wanted to win an election , all they would need to do is flood the airwaves with video clips like this of lie after lie told by these blatant liars--that is , IF the dumbocrats REALLY wanted to win an election , and IF there REALLY was any real difference between the "leadership" of the two parties and IF with companies like diebolt making the voting machines , there were anything like FREE ELECTIONS IN AMERICA ... unfortunately , we know there ain't , but take a look at this clip anyway , if just to refresh your outrage ...or to see once again the priceless , "deer in the headlights", brain-freeze look of utterly blank stupidity on president bush's dumbassed face when he realizes that once again he's flubbed his lines and , "this is your brain on drugs".

Check me out!

still funny...

keith olbermann on the elimination of habeus corpus

olbermann brings up some good points especially , that one reason the founding fathers of the Us went to war with england , was over king george III's elimination of trial by jury --in other words , king Georgie was locking up colonials without the benefit of due process of law--sound familiar ?

also , the constitution george dubya bush has twice sworn to uphold and defend stipulates that habeus corpus shall not be suspended unless there is an invasion or internal rebellion on-going--a dire national emergency that makes necessary the suspension of due process.

Abe lincoln suspended habeus corpus during the civil war --an internal rebellion --yet the supreme court struck down lincoln's act--during THE time of internal rebellion --during the SAME civil war in which , until the battle of gettysberg in pennsylvania , summer of 1863 , the south was invading the north--taking the fight to the northers on the north's own territory--yet the supreme court did not believe this to be a dire enough emergency to justify the suspension of this crucial ingredient to due process of law .

habeus corpus has been the cornerstone of english law since 1215 with the signing of the magna carta which put permanent limits upon the powers of the english king , preventing him from doing things like... ummm...throwing people into prison on a whim , without due process of law and jury trials...duh...

so old king georgie dubya bush has proven to be more of a tyrant than his predecessor , king georgie the third...it could very well be time for a second "declaration" , and all that went with it, but hardly a peep from most americans made fat , unhealthy , stupid and apathetic by modern day "bread and circuses" designed to pacify the masses--a pacification of the masses that would also put the attempts of the most decadent of roman emperors to shame.

the Us middle class steadily slides backwards into poverty , while high paying jobs slip out of the country , the statisticians tell us what we've known all along in our gut , but seem afraid to admit --that economically we are not as well off as our parents were , who in their day could still support a family on one income --now it takes two paychecks to support a family--and has for some time .

We are working not only more hours , but because of computers , also working more efficiently than our counterparts in places like western europe --yet the Us middle class' standard of living--like the Us dollar , has been steadily in decline .

as we slip closer to third world status , while america seems determined to become a second-rate nation --the slipping away of our rights is almost as rapid as the loss of our dollar's buying power --yet hardly a peep from the "endangered" , at risk masses --despite this "long train of abuses" --umm...i'll have to finish this post later --re-runs of last season's "american idol" are on ...gotta see if "taylor" still won...

"gone fission"...it's been said before... rumsfeld sold north korea nuke technology

While ole rumsy was working on the board for the Swiss company ABB, they sold nuclear technology to North Korea.

we guess that embarassing old photos --like this now internet classic , only instead , of rumsy in north korea and iran , will next surface...

"At the time, intelligence reports indicated the Iraqis were using illegal chemical weapons against Iran 'almost daily.' During several trips to Iraq, Rumsfeld told government officials that the U.S. would consider an Iraqi loss to Iran a major strategic defeat. In a personal meeting with Saddam Hussein in December 1983, Rumsfeld told the Butcher of Baghdad that the U.S. wanted to restore full diplomatic relations with Iraq.

In 2002, Rumsfeld tried to put a gloss on this meeting by claiming that he warned Hussein against using banned weapons, but that claim was unsupported by the State Department's notes on the meeting.

As a result of the openings created by Rumsfeld's diplomatic triumphs, U.S. companies were recruited and encouraged, both covertly and overtly, to ship poisonous chemicals and biological agents to Iraq, by the administrations of both Reagan and George Bush Sr.. Care packages to Saddam included sample strains of anthrax and bubonic plague, and components which would be used to develop nerve poisons like sarin gas and ricin."

"The axis of evil" ? ...Seems more like THE AXIS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS--do "firemen sometimes light fires" so they will have something to do ?

Would a government and its military-industrial-complex arm a potential "boogeyman" so they could one day go to war against their own creation and as a result ,when the US airstrikes begin and the marines land , have a bunch of juicy government contracts to issue out among their old buddy-buddy , crony , military-industrial-complex / merchants of death network ?

do a google search for "the prescott bush--adolph hitler connection" , or better yet , simply go here (http://www.tarpley.net/bushb.htm) and read the chapter titled "the hitler project" of the book "george bush--the unauthorized biography" by webster tarpley and anton chaitkin and see for yourself how the pattern of creating boogeymen and then going to war against the same boogeymen they created , seems to run in the bush family.

Now back to korean nukes . it's also been asserted that the bush administration deliberately torpedoed a clinton administration agreement with north korea to give up its nuclear weapons program in exchange for:
1. written assurances that the Us would not invade them.
2. direct negotiations with the Us.
3. economic and energy assistance including two lightwater , civilian purpose , nuclear energy reactors that would be technologically difficult to convert into weapons materials.

bush reneged on the clinton deal --then further antagonized the north koreans by naming them with iraq and iran in the "axis of evil" and telling reporters how loathesome he found the kim jung il regime.

so in the face of bush regime's saber rattling, middle east invasion , and reneged on deals , a pissed off kim jung il and north korea decided to go back to plan A... they "got" nuclear by obtaining what was said to have been assistance with their nuke warhead program from the international nuclear black market-- in particular , the israeli/a.q.khan/ pakistani network .

it's all been said before , now keith olbermann at msnbc weighs in...

well ladies , it's official...

*for a bit of levity in these troubling times , we took something called "The Billy Dee Williams Smoothness" test.

though not sponsored or endorsed by the painter , turned actor , turned painter , it is an indicator of the man's enduring public persona , when his name and image are used , even humorously , as an icon for being "smooth" and a ladies man ...

And the official results were :

your total was 36 out of a possible 36 , or 100% Smoothness

You're 5 Bottle Smooth!

since about the time of our late twenties, we no longer imbibe in "liquid spirits" because , to be honest , we find alcohol boring , as well as the fact that it eventually ages the body and destroys the mind .

ALSO , colt 45 malt liquor is simply-- 4 proof piss --in terms of quality, but thanks anyway bruh williams...

from viewing some of his film work we had to say the brother has acting talent , yet we always wondered why he did those ads for rotgut like colt 45 ? especially since the image he worked hard over the years to cultivate in films and in the african american community was that of a classy , and well -- a smooth type guy.

just on the surface , you'd think he'd have more class than to be the face-man seen and heard in ads for that swill.


but then , doing a little reading , we found , from cursory examination , that he never took a film role that could be called degrading to black people-- he didn't , as far as we know , stoop to playing a triffling coon--though we know that the demand for those roles seems to never die as far as hollywood is concerned.

we also found that williams got screwed out of what could have possibly been big money and future work by the producers of the "starwars" series of movies , when his "lando calrissian" character never got the "han solo" treatment he was promised in the later starwars flicks AND williams was again screwed over by the producers of the "batman" series of flicks when tommy lee jones got the "two-face /harvey dent" starring role as villian-- a role promised to williams when williams introduced the "harvey dent" character in the previous batman flick .

"Well , that's showbiz" , some might say --others might observe that such is show biz FOR THOSE ETHNIC GROUPS WHO DON'T CONTROL EITHER THE BIZ , OR THE SHOW ...

...at soon to be 70 years of age , we know that hollywood may not have much use for male black elders in film who refuse to play accepted roles as uncle remus , or uncle tom , or servants who drive around "miss daisy".

at a starwars public fanshow / media event , it was revealed that sadly, only one reporter bothered to interview african american community long-time icon billy dee williams --and the interviewer was merely a journalism STUDENT covering the event

...we hope the "artist/painter " thing continues to work out for brother williams and that african americans get their collective act together in hollywood and elsewhere so that our talent gets the opportunities to showcase their abilities as well as receive the financial rewards that they deserve while playing the dignified roles that our children and our people badly need to see...if this happens, then our talented artists won't have to hawk pisswater and snake-oil to keep food on the table


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