http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/iraqwar/ en-us Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:15:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405087/posts Law: American heroes are arraigned for allegedly punching a terrorist in wartime. What happens to Tiger Woods isn't vital to our country's future. What happens to Matthew McCabe, Julio Huertas and Jonathan Keefe is. People are more likely to recognize the names of Tiger's alleged bimbo eruptions than the names of these three Navy SEALs we sent into battle. They are not household names in a nation consumed with Climate Gate, the public option and the antics of billionaire athletes. An administration consumed with apologies has said the architect of 9/11's massacre, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, must be given all the... Investors Business daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405087/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:15:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395650/posts War On Terror: As Khalid Sheikh Mohammed receives the benefits of U.S. justice, three Navy SEALs face court-martial for allegedly punching a captured terrorist who hanged Americans from a bridge in Fallujah. Apparently our efforts to impress the world about the marvels of our criminal justice system require us to give foreign terrorists such as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the man who invented the manned cruise missiles that flew into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and plowed into a Pennsylvania field on its way to the Capitol Building, the full rights and protections of the American citizens he conspired... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395650/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:09:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640885/posts War In Iraq: The press is salivating over the prospect of an Iraqi My Lai in the town of Haditha, with ABC trotting out Rep. John Murtha to brand U.S. troops war criminals just in time for Memorial Day. Appearing Sunday on ABC's "This Week," and with the matter still under investigation, Murtha, D-Pa., decided it would be sentence first and trial later when he proclaimed Marines responding to an attack in the town of Haditha on Nov. 19 guilty of murder of at least 15 Iraqi civilians. The incident began as a Marine convoy of Kilo Company, Third Battalion,... Invest. business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640885/posts#comment Wed, 31 May 2006 00:15:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1646586/posts Those who equate Haditha with My Lai, and Iraq with Vietnam, would do well to remember the last time we gave peace a chance. For millions of innocents, it was the peace of the grave. If there's anyone who condones the deliberate murder of civilians, it is not the U.S. government but the anti-war left and its unindicted co-conspirators in the media. Thanks largely to their efforts, we abandoned Vietnam and ushered in an era of mass carnage, boat people and reeducation camps that resulted in more death after the war than during it. After Saigon's "liberation," summary executions of... IBD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1646586/posts#comment Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:14:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362313/posts Published: October 13, 2009 11:27 pm 2 former colonels sentenced: Military contract case had ties to Murtha By MELISSA NELSON The Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. — A federal judge sentenced two former Air Force colonels to prison on Tuesday for destroying documents, lying to a grand jury and other crimes related to a wider fraud scheme by contractors and defense lobbyists with ties to powerful Rep. John Murtha, D-Johnstown. The men, both engineers and graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy, are among those accused by federal prosecutors who are looking into alleged wrongdoing by contractors with ties to Murtha, chairman... Johnstown Tribune-Democrat http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362313/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:10:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336452/posts If your rely only news sources were the three major broadcast networks, or one of the top major national papers, the name "Van Jones" might prompt you to say, "Who?" But, while the media had difficulty reporting on Van Jones the embattled member of the Obama Administration, it had no such trouble covering Van Jones the anti-Iraq War protestor. Jones, who was President Barack Obama's so-called "green jobs czar" resigned in the middle of the night on Sept. 6 - a Saturday night/Sunday morning on Labor Day weekend. He had for weeks been embroiled in controversy after revelations that he... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336452/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:34:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313601/posts The British security contractor accused of murdering two western colleagues in Baghdad and critically wounding an Iraqi appeared in court today and "made a full confession" about his role in the alleged rampage, according to a senior Iraqi official. Daniel Fitzsimons, a former Paratrooper, appeared before an investigative judge who told him he faces the death penalty if convicted. Interior ministry spokesman Major General Abdul-Kareem Kalaph said last night that Fitzsimons had confessed during the brief hearing to shooting dead his colleagues. The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313601/posts#comment Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:50:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312798/posts The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said he should have "howled harder" on Iraq and that the war was the most "dissatisfying moment" of his life. Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in responding to 10 questions in Time magazine, also said the jury is out on whether Iran was developing nuclear weapons. One of the main justifications for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 by the administration of President George W. Bush was the assertion that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. No such weapons were found in the years since the... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312798/posts#comment Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:43:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1785587/posts This story deserves more attention than it’s gotten, so I’m going to give it some. The eagle-eyed NZ Bear while running the show at the Victory Caucus noticed a strange little blurb on the website of MoveCongress.org. MoveCongress.org, for those of you fortunate enough to be unfamiliar with the group, boasts on its masthead that it wants to “Move Congress to End the War in Iraq.” This morning, the group was scheduled to be blessed with an exclusive briefing from Jack Murtha on how…well, I’ll let you see how MoveCongress.org described Murtha’s agenda: Chairman Murtha will describe his strategy for... Hugh Hewitt/Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1785587/posts#comment Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:02:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260259/posts 5-2009 5-2009 21 0 0 21 28 0.75 4-2009 4-2009 19 0 0 19 30 0.63 3-2009 3-2009 9 0 0 9 31 0.29 ICasualties http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260259/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 02:23:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252995/posts Donald Rumsfeld covered Iraq briefing papers with Biblical texts According to a report in GQ magazine the religious texts were imposed over pictures of the US armed forces engaged in the war. Shown to only a small circle of senior advisers, the pages were first used on the eve of the 2003 invasion and were designed to provide support and encouragement to Mr Bush, a Christian who often cited the Bible while in office. Some Pentagon officials feared that if the documents were leaked at the height of the conflict, the use of Christian language to justify the invasion of... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252995/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 03:34:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248488/posts LATEST:Five US soldiers killed in shooting at American base in Baghdad, US military says. More to follow. _ BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248488/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 14:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239129/posts this video is great, but I'm really annoyed that since the military won't identify the man, FoxNews is requesting viewers to identify him: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518143,00.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239129/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:16:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235010/posts War Resistor Sgt Chiroux successfully challenged his misconduct hearing, facing down the U.S. Army and offering a potential "green light" for other soldiers challenging the legality of U.S. action in Iraq and Afghanistan. DigitalJournal Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235010/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:22:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2233450/posts Well there is nothing like time to allow one to see the truth. Senator Reid was flat out lying about the war in order to score political points and win the presidency for Democrats and he was lying so that Democrat could increase their control of Congress. [Both objectives accomplished but at what cost to America?] Creating Orwellian Worldview http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2233450/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:46:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2224330/posts LAS VEGAS — Ethan Hawke might want to avoid crossing paths with Toby Keith in the near future. The country star lit into the actor for an article Hawke wrote in the new issue of Rolling Stone about Kris Kristofferson. In it, Hawke refers to a blowup Kristofferson had with an unnamed country star back in 2003 that sounds a lot like Toby Keith. But a furious Keith, speaking backstage at the Academy of Country Music Awards, said it wasn't true, and added that Hawke did not name him in the story because he did not want to face him... Foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2224330/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:43:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214107/posts 'MARKETS without bombs. Hummers without guns. Ice cream after dark. Busy streets without fear." So began Terry McCarthy's report from Iraq for ABC's World News Sunday on March 15, one of a series the network aired last week as the war in Iraq reached its sixth anniversary. A nationwide poll of Iraqis reveals that "60 percent expect things to get better next year - almost three times as many as a year and a half ago," McCarthy continued. "Iraqis are slowly discovering they have a future. We flew south to Basra, where 94 percent say their lives are going well.... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214107/posts#comment Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:26:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211784/posts The protest remained peaceful until the main group arrived at Civic Center Plaza. There, a couple hundred pro-Israel protesters waving Israeli flags were waiting for the larger contingent, which included many pro-Palestine protesters. The pro-Palestine group broke off from the larger demonstration to confront the Israel supporters, who were carrying signs including "Hamas, stop using children as human shields." Both sides yelled angrily at each other and some protesters got into a physical fight, shoving each other. Police arrested at least two people. About 100 police in riot gear were at the scene, and a dozen police vans were parked... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211784/posts#comment Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:35:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2210043/posts Have you ever made the point that President George W. Bush kept this country safe after 9/11, only to have a liberal respond: "Nuh-uh! You can't prove Bush kept us safe!" This fallacious posturing is rooted in the ridiculous assumption that, because terrorists have not conceded that Bush defeated them, we cannot not say "Bush succeeded in keeping America safe after 9/11." I reference Article I, Section 53 of The Holy Doctrine of Liberalism, which clearly states, "Insist everything George W. Bush ever did was wrong, or you run the risk of accidentally validating conservatism." I'm here to tell you... Conservative Brawler http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2210043/posts#comment Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:24:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2193039/posts Ever Wonder what ever happened to the War in Iraq? Did our hero's come home? You hardly ever hear about it on the evening news any more. Only in the rare cases when there is a homicide attack. It used to be the top story every day. Where did it go? There has to be some sort of "gag order" on the press. I have never heard the United States issue such a "gag order" but I am now convinced there has to be one in place right now. Why else would the press fail to cover the Good News... Pratt Tribune/Yidwithlid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2193039/posts#comment Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:15:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177043/posts On the occasion of the publication of the paperback version of his book, War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism, Douglas J. Feith participated in a conference call this afternoon with a number of bloggers, including FinkelBlog. Feith served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy for United States President George W. Bush. He worked closely with the President, Vice-President and Defense Secretary Cheney in formulating US policy on Iraq and Afghanistan. Highlights from Feith’s remarks: * Even though the rhetoric of the Obama campaign was harsh toward the Bush administration on... FinkelBlog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2177043/posts#comment Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:51:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174800/posts Over at Big Hollywood Iraq War Vet Sqt. Welch has declared war on Hollywood liberals: Almost 90% of Americans believe the war in Iraq is and was a waste. The Hollywood media feeds the public wasteful, depressing, and horribly fabricated stories. When did the U.S. military become the bad-guys? We are stereotyped “Generation Kill.” I guess that is all we do. All we do is go to Iraq, hunt innocents and slaughter them. I guess that is what I did for eight months while I was there. I guess I really didn’t save Iraqi families from being tortured by foreign... Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174800/posts#comment Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:54:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166625/posts Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave star Tom Morello has been declared a soldier for peace by a group of Iraq War veterans. The rocker has been presented with one soldier's medals for fighting for an end to war back home in America. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166625/posts#comment Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:19:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2164767/posts Here is video of Vice-President Dick Cheney making the case that the United States has achieved most of it's goals in Iraq and saying in answer to a question from Jim Lehrer that the Iraq War was worth it . . . . (watch video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2164767/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:15:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162753/posts I would like to devote my time to research and post such research that would put to rest any doubts or misinformation about the validity of a link between Iraq's leadership under Saddam Hussein and the Al Qaeda terrorist network. What I need most is links or references to official documents, relevant source non-biased source materials, and or confirmed quotable information. What isn't needed are posts from other conservative bloggers or "news" sites that are inherently biased towards defending their view. Any help would be appreciated. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162753/posts#comment Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:08:51 GMT