Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!news.heimat.gr.jp!news.northeye.org!yynet.tama.tokyo.jp!nf.asahi-net.or.jp!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!news.glorb.com!hwmnpeer01.lga!news.highwinds-media.com!hw-filter.lga!newsfe12.lga.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: Reggie User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (Windows/20070509) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.activism.peacefire,alt.peace,fj.soc.war-and-peace,humanityquest.peace Subject: Soldier in Iraq asks in despair: Why are we here? tvnl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 1556 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 13:53:56 -0400 NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.185.3.119 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cv.net X-Trace: newsfe12.lga 1180634038 24.185.3.119 (Thu, 31 May 2007 10:53:58 MST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 10:53:58 MST Organization: Optimum Online Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.soc.war-and-peace:492 HEADLINES and NEWS LINKS Courtesy of TvNewsLies.org http://tvnewslies.org/news Jesse's Blog: http://www.tvnewslies.org/blog/ _______________________________________________________________ May 31,2007 WAR : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#war **A soldier in Iraq asks in despair: Why are we here? - After watching his roommate fatally wounded in a roadside bombing, an Army private wonders why the lives of good men are being lost when the Iraqis pose no threat to us and don’t want us there. * Turkish general: Ready for PKK strike * 2 Iraqi employees of U.S. embassy believed kidnapped * Bush's Killer Iraq Talking Points * Dying for an Iraq That Isn't * 5 U.S. GIs among 7 killed in chopper crash * Turkey bolsters troops on Iraq border * Iraq: Worse than you can Imagine * Two more 10th Mountain Division soldiers killed in Iraq ECONOMY : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#economy * GDP revised lower to 0.6% in first quarter * Motorola to Shed 4,000 Jobs in Second Round of Cuts 9/11 News : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#911 * Mossad Agent Pearlman Releases Phony "Al-Qaeda Tape" CONGRESS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#congress * Robert Greenwald vs. Jack Kingston - Jack Kingston takes personal shots at Robert Greenwald during testimony on private contracting in Iraq. * Conyers endorses national effort to impeach Bush, Cheney * Records: Senators who OK'd war didn't read key report DOMESTIC : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#domestic * Oral Dissents Give Ginsburg a New Voice on Court ENVIRONMENT : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#environment * Revolutionary laundry soap product grows on trees, replaces laundry detergent with eco-friendly solution * Bush facing pressure on global warming at G8 summit INTERNATIONAL : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#international * Putin issues sharp warning to US, vows to counter 'imperialism' * Russia cautions U.S. on military aid to Lebanon * Economist: US, Iran Low on Peace Index * Mother on oxygen pump dies after power cut * US school students don’t count in international class - * Norway is most peaceful country: study MILITARY & VETERANS : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#military * Marine vet faces hearing over protest * U.S. soldiers with missing limbs allowed to return to active duty * Too many Iraq deaths, so Fort Lewis consolidates memorial services - * Dissent spreads through U.S. military ranks JOURNALISM & MEDIA : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#media * The U.S. needs a Hugo media moment * Outfoxed: Fox News' Carl Cameron sucks up to Bush HEALTH & SCIENCE : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#health * China sentences ex-head of FDA to death over drug company bribes HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#rights * "Verschärfte Vernehmung" - The phrase "Verschärfte Vernehmung" is German for "enhanced interrogation"...The methods...are indistinguishable from those described as "enhanced interrogation techniques" by the president. * Dugard Slams Israel for its Violation of International law in Gaza Strip * Goldsmith 'told Army to ignore Rights Act' in Iraq OF INTEREST : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#interest * Remember the Liberty! - When Israel attacks, the Pentagon retreats * Daughter of Supreme Court Justice Scalia pleads guilty to DUI ___________________________________________________________________ Please donate to keep our profit free site going Check out our hundreds of premium gifts! http://www.tvnewslies.org/donate/ Join our FREE discussion forum http://tvnewslies.org/phpbb/index.php