Riverbend’s reaction to the shooting of a wounded man incident apparently shown on TV:
It’s typical American technique- every single atrocity is lost and covered up by blaming a specific person and getting it over with. What people don’t understand is that the whole military is infested with these psychopaths. In this last year we’ve seen murderers, torturers and xenophobes running around in tanks and guns. I don’t care what does it: I don’t care if it’s the tension, the fear, the ’enemy’… it’s murder. We are occupied by murderers. We’re under the same pressure, as Iraqis, except that we weren’t trained for this situation, and yet we’re all expected to be benevolent and understanding and, above all, grateful. I’m feeling sick, depressed and frightened. I don’t know what to say anymore… they aren’t humans and they don’t deserve any compassion. ¹
She linked to MichaelCortese:
[...] isn’t the lies Bush told to get us into this war a cause for anger? How about the needless civilian casualties? How about the delayed assault on Fallujah that not only shows that the right has contempt for Iraqis, but also indifference to American soldiers as the military operation was delayed until after the election in an obvious submission of tactics to political expediency? Should I be angry about any of this, and if not, exactly what is there to be angry about anymore? ²
I have to read more on his site...
This past November 2nd, by a majority, America as a whole assumed responsibility for the unjustifiable mess that is Iraq and culpability for each innocent death. And the blood is so thick that it will hardly be attenuated spread out over 59 million hands. ³
#Iraq