"All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets."
--Voltaire
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Editor's Note: This Wednesday, the Red Cross confirmed the death of dozens of Afghan civilians. Women and children were trying to shelter. Their crime? Getting in the way of another U.S. air strike. The wholesale slaughter of civilians is repugnant to the ideals of a free society - no matter what the excuse may be for murdering them. This week's featured commentary has Steve Osborn weighing in yet again on the crimes of the American Empire. Please stop by the blog to let us know what you think.
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Get Rid of These Old Parasites!
by Steve Osborn
Dear Mr. Obama:
Our endless wars, which we thought would finally end, are expanding. Iraq gets a change of occupiers from combat troops to "advisors." Same troops, different name.
We are upping the killing in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Every time we bomb a village full of civilians on the off chance of killing what we term insurgents, we create still more Afghan and Pakistani patriots yearning for the end to occupation, as I hope we would if we were occupied. What we consider insurgents, they consider freedom fighters trying to rid their country of yet another foreign invader,
Look at the number of bases we have worldwide. We cannot spread ourselves over the earth like peanut butter on a slice of bread. Especially if the jar is getting moldy.
The Military Industrial Complex has billions and billions in war profits. Can't you stop feeding them and start caring for We the People who elected you? So far, all that those of us below the rank of Congressman or CEO have seen is Bush Lite and Bush style lies.
(read more and comment on the blog)
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