Contractor Abuses in Iraq; from Democracy Now

As congress mulls over the $180 billion dollar give-away package for the continuation of the Iraq Occupation, Democracy Now and After Downing Street would like you to think about just how much of that is going to be wasted, stolen, misappropriated, or just plain “lost”.

The Israeli Model Surges Toward Iraq

(Photos added by American Everyman; from CounterPunch, here.)
The New Walls of Baghdad
By STEVE NIVA
The new “surge” strategy in Iraq, led by General David Petreaus, has been heavily marketed as an example of the U.S. military’s application of the “lessons of history” from previous counterinsurgencies to Iraq, foremost among them the need to win the population [...]

“This is a wake-up call for the American People.”

What do I need to add to this? Nothing.