Iraq

NOVANEWS March 19, the seventh anniversary of the Iraq War invasion passed yesterday. No outrage on corporate television. No accountability. No regrets over 4,400 Americans dead, 30,000-plus wounded, and 100,000s traumatized for life. Most Americans know that the war was begun and sustained by self-conscious lies. Most don’t really care. At least Haliburton, Israel and Iran were happy. And Haliburton’s stock went from went from $9.53 (Jan 1, 2003) to a high of $53.07 in 2008 in Bush’s last year in office before it caved in a sea of corruption. Such is the political culture of the world’s greatest democracy. So wave your flag and shout “Mission Accomplished!” Ten Appalling Lies We Were Told About Iraq By Christopher Scheer, AlterNet “The Iraqi dictator must not be permitted to threaten Amer...