Rape, Torture, And The Evil That Men Do

Larisa Alexandrovna's recent post "The evil that men do..." discusses two emerging stories from Iraq, stories of torture and rape.

Larisa says:

There are two stories today that will make your blood boil - if you have a conscience that is, and your patriotism really mean something - if you get up and say enough is enough - assuming you are patriotically inclined beyond just the symbols of freedom.

I shouldn't like to think I've lost my conscience, but these stories do not make my blood boil. On the contrary, I find them quite chilling.

My reaction has nothing to do with patriotism.

For me, these stories transcend patriotism.

Or maybe they simply shred it.

The Art of War Profiteering

An attractive headline, yes? But clearly our friends at Halliburton care more about the profiteering than the art:

The vice president’s associations with Halliburton “raise concerns about the appearance of a conflict of interest or favoritism,” Judicial Watch argued, “particularly since the contract was awarded to KBR without a bidding process and because the contract was not announced to the public until after it was approved.”

The way to stop raising the concerns, of course, would be to stop announcing the contracts, even after they're approved!

That was simple. Let's hope they never hire me as a tactician.

Please read more from Larisa: Fixing the policy around the contracts