Atheist Meditations

This may come as a complete fucking shock to the dumbasses who call themselves 'conservatives', and who refuse to absorb any scrap of information that has not been sanitized for them by the Bush Administration, but yet another fucking memo has been leaked to the Washington Post that provides a much different view of life in Iraq.

The memo, signed by the US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad (he may have a funny name, but he's got the best damn neo-con pedigree anybody could every ask for) and sent to the State Department in Washington on June 6th, sure paints a different picture of the 'situation on the ground' than Mr. Bush's last little photo op.

Here's the Democracy Now summary of it:

"U.S. Embassy Memo Reveals Dire Situation in Baghdad
An internal memo from the US embassy in Baghdad leaked to the Washington Post reveals that the situation in the Iraqi capital is far more dire than portrayed by the Bush administration. The memo mentions that one Arab newspaper editor is preparing an extensive study of how ethnic cleansing is now occurring in almost every Iraqi province. One Iraqi employee of the embassy said that he attends a funeral every evening. Neighborhoods in Baghdad are now mostly controlled by militias. Islamic groups are enforcing strict social codes. Women are increasingly being pressured to cover their faces. It is also now considered dangerous for men and children to wear shorts outside. Iraqis working in the U.S. embassy must now keep their place of work a secret even from their own family because anti-American sentiment is so high. For the past six months the embassy has been unable to call Iraqi workers at home or use them as translators for on-camera press events for their own safety. The memo from the U.S. embassy was sent to Washington last week ahead of President Bush’s visit to Baghdad."

Or, read the article over at The Independant.

Yep, we sure are spreading freedom over there.

Will the poor fools who call themselves 'conservatives', who listen to propaganda from the corporate media without the dozen functioning brain cells necessary to question that bullshit, will they never grab hold of their nuts and begin standing tall as Americans? I know, I know, the dozens of paid pundits who make a living manipulating the ignorant, tell them over and over that real Americans don't ever question the will of the leadership - but come on! You don't believe an audio tape by Donald Trump will make you into a slick salesman, or some Ax Body Spray will turn your downstairs neighbors into pole dancers - or maybe you do?

Americans don't let someone piss on their head and tell them that it is raining.

The Bush Administration has made it abundantly clear that they are not going to repeat the 'mistakes' of Vietnam. They are not going to let images get into the public sphere that might lead the public to question the war. Ain't no pictures of flag draped coffins in our newspapers - those soldiers died for our country - fuck 'em, showing their coffin might lead to a political problem. No national eulogy under the Bush Regime. A twenty two year old who got brain damaged by a roadside bomb - he can't remember his middle name, let alone provide the requisite 'pride' at having 'defended America' - ain't nobody gonna see him get interviewed on 60 Minutes. Is it not obvious that they care more about how the war is 'spinning' here on television than they invest thought in what is actually going on over there? Is that any fucking way to fight a war?

If the neo-conned and the evags don't start walking erect. If they don't realize that their dick's can get hard without someone's permission, nothing will ever change.

They are the fucking problem.