those who cannot learn from history, con’t
May 27th, 2006 by herichon
It wasn’t enough that Bush had to have his own Vietnam. Now he’s got his own My Lai massacre as well.
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According to costofwar.com, the current cost of the ongoing war in Iraq:
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[...] We brought the Haditha massacre to your attention back in May, sandwiched in between Vaclav Havel and Nate the Nosferatu, and those of you who only get your news from Amphichon will perhaps be interested to hear that yesterday, the Marines filed murder charges against four of their own, and charges of dereliction of duty for failure to investigate against four others above them in the chain of command. (NPR has a nice timeline here for those who need a recap.) It’s a move that’s surprising in some ways – these are harsh charges, unexpectedly so – but perhaps it’s another sign that Washington (and by extension America) is undergoing a sea change. [...]