Conflict of Command

The Destruction Of American Military Honor: “Duty, honor, country,” were once the moral standards for the American military. It is nothing short of both a rude, astonishing awakening, as well as a great sense of shame and humiliation, to witness how far both our military and this once great nation have fallen into such disgrace, disrepute and international condemnation and rebuke.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8478.htm

There are still about 30,000 active duty and 11,000 Guard and Reserve personnel in the military who are not U.S. citizens.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8480.htm

Iraqi Girl Blog: Baghdad Burning: American Media...:

Two years ago, the major part of the war in Iraq was all about bombarding us with smart bombs and high-tech missiles. Now there’s a different sort of war- or perhaps it’s just another phase of the same war. Now we’re being assailed with American media. It’s everywhere all at once.

http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2005_04_01_riverbendblog_archive.html#111247654157434704


From Information Clearing House

The House of Commons foreign affairs committee said the slow pace of reconstruction had fuelled the insurgency, and suggested Iraq had replaced Afghanistan as a training ground for international terrorists.

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=361512005


From Information Clearing House

by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

AntiWar.Com

04/07/05

Whenever the administration is challenged regarding the success of the Iraq war, or regarding the false information used to justify the war, the retort is: 'Aren't the people of Iraq better off?' The insinuation is that anyone who expresses any reservations about supporting the war is an apologist for Saddam Hussein and every ruthless act he ever committed. The short answer to the question of whether the Iraqis are better off is that it's too early to declare, 'Mission Accomplished.' But more importantly, we should be asking if the mission was ever justified or legitimate. Is it legitimate to justify an action that some claim yielded good results, if the means used to achieve them are illegitimate? Do the ends justify the means?

http://www.antiwar.com/paul/?articleid=5485


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

"Wal-Mart Sells the Marine Corps" (this is the first time that the Marine Corps uses in-store television networks for recruitment pitches):

http://montages.blogspot.com/2005/04/wal-mart-sells-marine-corps.html

-- Yoshie

From ufpj-news

U.S. troops in Iraq are provoking civilians and hampering rebuilding with an excessive use of force, British lawmakers said in a report Tuesday.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article8474.htm