Aaron,

Thanks for putting up the Guardians piece.

This is a subject close to my heart. We do not lie about the dead in Iraq, we deny that they are dead.

no one knows how many Iraqis have died

True, to an extent, but we do have a couple of pretty accurate estimates, and they are trending towards the million mark.

They appear to ignore, correct me if I am wrong, the more recent survey by ORB, which puts the figure around 900,000 to 1.2 million.

This is a massive failure, is it not? It perhaps explains why so many Iraqis have fled the country, rather than believe the Iraq Body Count figures.

Roundup on the 5th anniversary = 1 comment.

Perhaps you should have weaved in a cross-dressing angle. That seems to pull ‘em in.

Most blog posts on Iraq make one of two claims:

1. George W. Bush is the source of all evil in the world and Tony Blair is his favourite servant.

2. The war is a noble attempt to spread liberty, peace, democracy and really nice things.

The second type seems to be rarer now, but that may be a sampling error on my part. In any event, why would I want to read a blog post barely distinguishable from dozens of similar posts on the same subject saying the same thing, that I have already read?

In any event, why would I want to read a blog post barely distinguishable from dozens of similar posts on the same subject saying the same thing, that I have already read?

I take it you’ll be giving up reading blogs completely then?

2. The war is a noble attempt to spread liberty, peace, democracy and really nice things. ~ ad

Maybe there is reason why fewer and fewer people take this position?

http://tygerland.net/2008/03/19/iraq/

Thanks for posting about the blogswarm.

Big surprise. More BS from Angelina. Running her mouth about ‘humanity’. Dancing her way around the truth as usual. There will be no widespread peace in Iraq anytime soon. That region of the world has remained uncivilized throughout history. For reasons that Angelina will never admit. Starting with a harsh brutal climate and a lack of world prosperity. Aggrivated further by a diminishing supply of natural resources and a rising cost of living worldwide. This is why conflict and religious extremism are so prominent in the desert. This is also why America is the most hated nation in the world. We eat, burn, pollute, occupy, and consume more than any other per capita. In order to secure our way of life, we operate over 100 military bases around the world. Which is why we are refered to as ‘The Great Satan’. Also why the towers and Pentagon were hit. I’m not saying that we deserve anything horrible in return for our super-power status. We don’t. Americans are basically good people. Our goal was never to cause hardship for others. But as a nation, we have been greedy, gluttonous, and ignorant. Led around like puppies by the 1% club. Our way of life is now physically impossible to achieve worldwide. I’m not calling for an equal distribution of wealth and resources. Not even close. I’m not calling for the developed nations to reverse their progress. Whats done is done. But we should be willing to make some compromise for the good of humanity. Unfortunately, the burden has been placed almost entirely on a single generation of men and women who die as we speak. Some fight for their country. Others for a much greater cause. The vast majority serve with honor. But those men and women die in vain. In order to make any real progress in the Middle East, the troop level and funding would have to be increased even further. Maybe, even doubled or tripled. Followed by the most expensive, long term, global humanitarian effort of all time. Enough to achieve some degree of world prosperity. Only then, would the region produce a generation more likey to work together for a common goal. Progress would be made with each following generation. Unfortunately, there will never be world prosperity. NOT WITHOUT A REASONABLE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH AND RESOURCES. So when a greedy, disgusting, wealth concentrating, resource squandering, global warming, hypocrite, pig like Angelina runs her mouth about ‘humanity’, its like nails on a chalk board. Her optimistic BS could not possibly be anymore rank even if it came out of her rank ass. It may as well have. Focus their minds? What a joke. You can’t just run your mouth at an uncivilized society and expect them to change their ways. You have to raise their standard of living first. Otherwise, their focus will always be on their own hardship and their hatred on those who appear to be responsible. A similar rule will soon apply worldwide. Which is why I know beyond any shadow of a doubt that modern society will go down in a ball of flames. All because of a G** D*** RAT RACE. Oprah, Angelina, Brad, Bono, and Bill are not part of the solution. They are part of the problem. Say that reminds me.

Don’t believe one optimistic word from any public figure about the economy or humanity in general. They are all part of the problem. Its like a game of Monopoly. In America, the richest 1% now hold 1/2 OF ALL UNITED STATES WEALTH. Unlike ‘lesser’ estimates, this includes all stocks, bonds, cash, and material assets held by America’s richest 1%. Even that filthy pig Oprah acknowledged that it was at about 50% in 2006. Naturally, she put her own ‘humanitarian’ spin on it. Calling attention to her own ‘good will’. WHAT A DISGUSTING HYPOCRITE SLOB. THE RICHEST 1% HAVE LITERALLY MADE WORLD PROSPERITY ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE. Don’t fall for any of their ‘humanitarian’ CRAP. ITS A SHAM. THESE PEOPLE ARE CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEMS THEY PRETEND TO CARE ABOUT. Ask any professor of economics. Money does not grow on trees. The government can’t just print up more on a whim. At any given time, there is a relative limit to the wealth within ANY economy of ANY size. So when too much wealth accumulates at the top, the middle class slip further into debt and the lower class further into poverty. A similar rule applies worldwide. The world’s richest 1% now own over 40% of ALL WORLD WEALTH. This is EVEN AFTER you account for all of this ‘good will’ ‘humanitarian’ BS from celebrities and executives. ITS A SHAM. As they get richer and richer, less wealth is left circulating beneath them. This is the single greatest underlying cause for the current US recession. The middle class can no longer afford to sustain their share of the economy. Their wealth has been gradually transfered to the richest 1%. One way or another, we suffer because of their incredible greed. We are talking about TRILLIONS of dollars which have been transfered FROM US TO THEM. All over a period of about 27 years. Thats Reaganomics for you. The wealth does not ‘trickle down’ as we were told it would. It just accumulates at the top. Shrinking the middle class and expanding the lower class. Causing a domino effect of socio-economic problems. But the rich will never stop. They just keep getting richer. Leaving even less of the pie for the other 99% of us to share. At the same time, they throw back a few tax deductible crumbs and call themselves ‘humanitarians’. Cashing in on the PR and getting even richer the following year. IT CAN’T WORK THIS WAY. Their bogus efforts to make the world a better place can not possibly succeed. Any ‘humanitarian’ progress made in one area will be lost in another. EVERY SINGLE TIME. IT ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT WORK THIS WAY. This is going to end just like a game of Monopoly. The current US recession will drag on for years and lead into the worst US depression of all time. The richest 1% will live like royalty while the rest of us fight over jobs, food, and gasoline. So don’t fall for any of this PR CRAP from Hollywood, Pro Sports, and Wall Street PIGS. ITS A SHAM. Remember: They are filthy rich EVEN AFTER their tax deductible contributions. Greedy pigs. Now, we are headed for the worst economic and cultural crisis of all time. Crime, poverty, and suicide will skyrocket. SEND A “THANK YOU” NOTE TO YOUR FAVORITE MILLIONAIRE. ITS THEIR FAULT. I’m not discounting other factors like China, sub-prime, or gas prices. But all of those factors combined still pale in comparison to that HUGE transfer of wealth to the rich. Anyway, those other factors are all related and further aggrivated because of GREED. If it weren’t for the OBSCENE distribution of wealth within our country, there never would have been such a market for sub-prime to begin with. Which by the way, was another trick whipped up by greedy bankers and executives. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. The credit industry has been ENDORSED by people like Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGenerous, Dr Phil, and many other celebrities. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. Now, there are commercial ties between nearly every industry and every public figure. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. So don’t fall for their ‘good will’ BS. ITS A LIE. If you fall for it, then you’re a fool. If you see any real difference between the moral character of a celebrity, politician, attorney, or executive, then you’re a fool. No offense fellow citizens. But we have been mislead by nearly every public figure. WAKE UP PEOPLE. THEIR GOAL IS TO WIN THE GAME. The 1% club will always say or do whatever it takes to get as rich as possible. Without the slightest regard for anything or anyone but themselves. Reaganomics. Their idea. Loans from China. Their idea. NAFTA. Their idea. Outsourcing. Their idea. Sub-prime. Their idea. High energy prices. Their idea. Obscene health care charges. Their idea. The commercial lobbyist. Their idea. The multi-million dollar lawsuit. Their idea. The multi-million dollar endorsement deal. Their idea. $200 cell phone bills. Their idea. $200 basketball shoes. Their idea. $30 late fees. Their idea. $30 NSF fees. Their idea. $20 DVDs. Their idea. Subliminal advertising. Their idea. Brainwash plots on TV. Their idea. Vioxx, and Celebrex. Their idea. The MASSIVE campaign to turn every American into a brainwashed, credit card, pharmaceutical, love-sick, celebrity junkie. Their idea. All of the above shrink the middle class, concentrate the world’s wealth and resources, create a dominoe effect of socio-economic problems, and wreak havok on society. All of which have been CREATED AND ENDORSED by celebrities, athletes, executives, entrepreneurs, attorneys, and politicians. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. So don’t fall for any of their ‘good will’ ‘humanitarian’ BS. ITS A SHAM. NOTHING BUT TAX DEDUCTIBLE PR CRAP. In many cases, the ‘charitable’ contribution is almost entirely offset. Not to mention the opportunity to plug their name, image, product, and ‘good will’ all at once. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. These filthy pigs even have the nerve to throw a fit and spin up a misleading defense with regard to ‘federal tax revenue’. ITS A SHAM. THEY SCREWED UP THE EQUATION TO BEGIN WITH. If the middle and lower classes had a greater share of the pie, they could easily cover a greater share of the federal tax revenue. They are held down in many ways because of greed. Wages remain stagnant for millions because the executives, celebrities, athletes, attorneys, and entrepreneurs, are paid millions. They over-sell, over-charge, under-pay, outsource, cut jobs, and benefits to increase their bottom line. As their profits rise, so do the stock values. Which are owned primarily by the richest 5%. As more United States wealth rises to the top, the middle and lower classes inevitably suffer. This reduces the potential tax reveue drawn from those brackets. At the same time, it wreaks havok on middle and lower class communities and increases the need for financial aid. Not to mention the spike in crime because of it. There is a dominoe effect to consider. IT CAN’T WORK THIS WAY. But our leaders refuse to acknowledge this. Instead they come up with one trick after another to milk the system and screw the majority. These decisions are heavily influensed by the 1% club. Every year, billions of federal tax dollars are diverted behind the scenes back to the rich and their respective industries. Loans from China have been necessary to compensate in part, for the red ink and multi-trillion dollar transfer of wealth to the rich. At the same time, the feds have been pushing more financial burden onto the states who push them lower onto the cities. Again, the hardship is felt more by the majority and less by the 1% club. The rich prefer to live in exclusive areas or upper class communities. They get the best of everything. Reliable city services, new schools, freshly paved roads, upscale parks, ect. The middle and lower class communities get little or nothing without a local tax increase. Which, they usually can’t afford. So the red ink flows followed by service cuts and lay-offs. All because of the OBSCENE distribution of bottom line wealth in this country. So when people forgive the rich for their incredible greed and then praise them for paying a greater share of the FEDERAL income taxes, its like nails on a chalk board. I can not accept any theory that our economy would suffer in any way with a more reasonable distribution of wealth. Afterall, it was more reasonable 30 years ago. Before Reaganomics came along. Before GREED became such an epidemic. Before we had an army of over-paid executives, bankers, celebrities, athletes, attorneys, doctors, investors, entrepreneurs, developers, and sold-out politicians to kiss their asses. As a nation, we were in much better shape. Strong middle class, free and clear assets, lower crime rate, more widespread prosperity, stable job market, lower deficit, ect. Our economy as a whole was much more stable and prosperous for the majority. WITHOUT LOANS FROM CHINA. Now, we have a more obscene distribution of bottom line wealth than ever before. We have a sold-out government, crumbling infrastructure, energy crisis, home forclosure epidemic, 13 figure national deficit, and 12 figure annual shortfall. The cost of living is higher than ever before. Most people can’t even afford basic health care. ALL BECAUSE OF GREED. I really don’t blame the 2nd -5th percentiles in general. No economy could ever function without some reasonable scale of personal wealth and income. But it can’t be allowed to run wild like a mad dog. ALBERT EINSTEIN TRIED TO MAKE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. UNBRIDLED CAPITALISM ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT WORK. TOP HEAVY ECONOMIES ALWAYS COLLAPSE. Bottom line: The richest 1% will soon tank the largest economy in the world. It will be like nothing we’ve ever seen before. The American dream will be shattered. and thats just the beginning. Greed will eventually tank every major economy in the world. Causing millions to suffer and die. Oprah, Angelina, Brad, Bono, and Bill are not part of the solution. They are part of the problem. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE HUMANITARIAN. EXTREME WEALTH MAKES WORLD PROSPERITY ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE. WITHOUT WORLD PROSPERITY, THERE WILL NEVER BE WORLD PEACE OR ANYTHING EVEN CLOSE. GREED KILLS. IT WILL BE OUR DOWNFALL. Of course, the rich will throw a fit and call me a madman.. Of course, they will jump to small minded conclusions about ‘jealousy’, ‘envy’, or ’socialism’. Of course, their ignorant fans will do the same. You have to expect that. But I speak the truth. If you don’t believe me, then copy this entry and run it by any professor of economics or socio-economics. Then tell a friend. Call the local radio station. Re-post this entry or put it in your own words. Be one of the first to predict the worst economic and cultural crisis of all time and explain its cause. WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE.

By the way, that was an attempt to boil down a complex issue. I’m sorry if it seemed like a bash on America. Of course, I hate the rich. I always will. But I love the people of this country in general. I don’t want anything bad for America. But our super-power status is part of the problem. Its like a smack in the face felt worldwide. Anyway, I’m no expert on current events. I don’t even understand all of them. But I do know about human nature. Enough to see that we are on a path to destruction. I’m not going to pretend as if any of us are completely innocent. We are not. This giant rat race will be our downfall. GREED KILLS.

NURSE! NURSE!

Quick, he’s got out again. Bring 20 ml of Valium and the gag.

And who left the bleedin’ door unlocked?