The war makers in the nation's capital still hold the whip that keeps lashing the dogs of war
Media Spin on Iraq
We're Leaving (Sort of)
By Norman Solomon
The matter of U.S. bases in Iraq is a prime example of how events on Capitol Hill have scant effects on war machinery in the context of out-of-control presidential power. "The House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to bar permanent United States military bases in Iraq," the New York Times reports. But the war makers in the nation's capital still hold the whip that keeps lashing the dogs of war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18077.htm
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=military+bases+in+Iraq
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Norman+Solomon
We're Leaving (Sort of)
By Norman Solomon
The matter of U.S. bases in Iraq is a prime example of how events on Capitol Hill have scant effects on war machinery in the context of out-of-control presidential power. "The House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to bar permanent United States military bases in Iraq," the New York Times reports. But the war makers in the nation's capital still hold the whip that keeps lashing the dogs of war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18077.htm
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=military+bases+in+Iraq
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Norman+Solomon
rudkla - 27. Jul, 09:41
