War – Page 3 – Deep Sand

Lions for Lambs

November 18, 2007March 24, 2008 John Drama, Meryl Streep, Political Thriller, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise

Lions for Lambs begins after two determined students at a West Coast University, Arian (Derek Luke) and Ernest (Michael Pena), follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley (Robert Redford), and attempt to do something important with their lives. But when the two make the bold decision to join the battle in Afghanistan, Malley is both moved and distraught. Now, as Arian and Ernest fight for survival in the field, they become the string that binds together two disparate stories on opposite sides of America. In California, an anguished Dr. Malley attempts to reach a privileged but disaffected student (Andrew Garfield) who is the very opposite of Arian and Ernest. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. the charismatic Presidential hopeful, Senator Jasper Irving (Tom Cruise), is about to give a bombshell story to a probing TV journalist (Meryl Streep) that may affect Arian and Ernest’s fates.

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Blood of American Soldiers A Small Price to Pay. Huh?

September 14, 2007 John John Boehner, republicans

In this video of Wolf Blitzer’s Situation Room, John Boehner, Republican Leader of the U.S House of Representatives says that the $2-3 Billion per week, and the blood of American soldiers is a small price to pay in Iraq.

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September 11–Six Years Later

September 11, 2007September 23, 2007 John 9-11, bigotry, Bush, cheney, conservatives, Democrats, Iraq, Middle East, neo-cons, Prejudice, president, republicans, September 11

The attacks of 9/11 were used to justify the invasion of Iraq, and ever since, Bu$h has been using the mantra to strike fear into the hearts of Americans and ensure continued support of his war. He and Dick have incessantly linked the words “al-Qaida” and “Iraq.” In a recent speech about Iraq, Bush mentioned al-Qaida 95 times. No matter that the insurgents in Iraq are not the same group that attacked the U.S.

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More Constitutional Erosion

July 29, 2007 John FISA, george bush, president, Surveillance, Terrorism, Terrorists

In his weekly radio address Bu$h demanded that Congress update the laws governing electronic surveillance. Now why would George give a damn about whether the law is up-to-date or not. It’s not like the Cheney/Bush Administration is following any of the laws anyway.

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And Away Goes the Fifth Amendment

July 19, 2007 John Fifth Amendment, Guardian, Secretary of The Treasury, Terrorism, Terrorists, Treasury Department

President Bush unveiled an executive order that allows the administration to block bank accounts and any other financial assets that might be found in this country belonging to people, companies or groups that the United States deems are working to threaten stability in Iraq.