October 30, 2003

1.  A brief history lesson regarding wars and corporate welfare.

2.  Post-war coalition building is not going so well
3.  The nasty media, not telling us all the positive news from Iraq
4.  The views of one soldier in Iraq
5. A Pentagon whistleblower on the "shadow govt"
*****************************
1.  This article gives a few examples from history regarding the use of the military to protect corporate interests.  It quotes Marine General Smedley Butler, who says most of his 33 years in the Marines was as a muscle man for the wealthy and corporations. Puts current events into a larger context.
 http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5060.htm
 
2.  As you might have expected, things aren't going so well in terms of getting other countries to send their people to Iraq. 
 http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1028/dailyUpdate.html
 
3.  The White House now says the nasty liberal media (the same ones who were waving the flag wide and high just 6 months ago) are not telling the whole story about how great things are going in Iraq.
 http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1028/p09s01-codc.html?mostViewed
 
4.  This soldier is pretty candid in this letter that was published in his local newspaper.
 http://www.newsreview.com/issues/chico/2003-10-16/news.asp
 
5.  If what this person says is true, heaven help us all.  Let me know if you read any other stories related to this issue
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/29/1067233251576.html