Today was the first day of Air America Radio and they had amazing guests, Michael Moore, Al Gore, Ben of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and the founder of True Majority. Although they are only available on a few stations nationwide, you can listen to them on their website and on satellite radio, well worth giving them a listen.

The news was filled with tales of the contractors that were killed in Fallujah, Iraq and whose bodies were dragged through the streets. Iraqis Drag 4 US Bodies Through Streets
I was horrified as I believe the nation was to see civilians treated this way. I guess it was naive of me to think that people could go to work in Iraq as Americans and be able to separate themselves from our military forces. I heard on the news that over thirty American civilians have been killed in Iraq thus far, but we haven't heard about them. We haven't heard of the dozens of soldiers that have committed suicide in Iraq or the soldiers that have "fragged" as a friend of mine told me this week, which is when a soldier snaps and tries to kill his fellow or commanding officers. It happened a lot in Vietnam also. We don't hear about those soldiers. We don't hear about the soldiers that joined the army in order to get the Montgomery G.I. Bill so they can go to college and escape poverty, we aren't allowed to know who these soldiers are as people. We only get to stand by the sidelines and wave as they march off to war.

As a civilian, maybe you go into Iraq because there is a ridiculous amount of money to be made, hazard pay is a wonderful blessing if you can come out alive, or maybe you are intent on making a difference and spreading the brilliance that is democracy. You don't expect to be killed in such a way as the contractors in Iraq. My heart goes out to their families. This is their worst nightmare realized. How many civilians, American and Iraqi, have died in this war? When will it end? Where is our president while people are dying in the streets?

W. is mocking the lack of WMD's at fundraisers. He is orchestrating the sham that is the 9/11 commission so that Condaleeza Rice will get to testify on the condition that he and Cheney get to testify off the records and behind closed doors. (Can you feel the noose around your neck Condy as they hang you out to dry? I guess that PhD is really paying off now!)Tag Team testimony from Bush-Cheney will Limit Divergent Answers

Our president is sitting back as the Islamic fundamentalist movement is uniting in their hatred for our imperialism. He is sitting back, shaking a disapproving finger at OPEC while they cut back on oil production and does absolutely nothing while we may be heading for a potential oil crisis. OPEC to Cut Oil Output Despite Demand

My heart is with all of the people- American, Iraqi, British, Polish- and their families that are praying for safety and a way out of this mess in a peaceful way. Finally, there is someone else calling for the president's impeachment, its not just me! (You can read through the archives for my feelings on impeaching the president) and you can click here for this great essay Impeachable Offenses

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