Posts with the tag Iraq

The Name's of The Fallen / Part 20 / Total Count as a today @ 2:55 AM 1/7/2009 :: 4223 Soldiers are Dead / Names In Reverse order from: 4199 to 4223

Percy H Florez — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:58:23 EST

The Name's of The Fallen / Part 20 / Total Count as a today @ 2:55 AM 1/7/2009 :: 4223 Soldiers are Dead / Names In Reverse order from: 4199 to 4223

4223 1/3/2009 Lance Corporal Chadwick A. Gilliam 29 Mayking KY
4222 12/31/2008 Private 1st Class Christopher W. Lotter 20 Chester Heights PA
4221 12/31/2008 Private Benjamin B. Tollefson 22 Concord CA
4220 12/28/2008 Specialistm Tony J Gonzales 20 Newman CA
4218 12/25/2008 Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Joshua D Seitz 19 Pensacola FL
4216 12/25/2008 Major John P Pryor 42 Moorestown NJ
4215 12/24/2008 Specialist Stephen G Zapasnik 19 Broken Arrow OK
4214 12/24/2008 Specialist Stephen M Okray 21 St Clair Shores MI
4213 12/24/2008 Staff Sergeant Christopher G Smith 28 Grand Rapids MI
4212 12/21/2008 Lance Corporal Thomas Reilly Jr 19 London KY
4219 12/20/2008 Lance Corporal Robert L Johnson 21 Central Point OR
4211 12/20/2008 Private 1st Class Coleman W Hinkefent 19 Coweta OK
4210 12/20/2008 Staff Sergeant Jonathan W Dean 25 Henagar AL
4209 12/4/2008 Sergeant John J Savage 26 Weatherford TX
4208 12/4/2008 Sergeant Solomon T Sam 26 Majuro Marshall Islands (MP)
4207 11/25/2008 Master Sergeant Anthony Davis 43 Deerfield FL
4206 11/25/2008 Captain Warren A Frank 26 Cincinnati OH
4205 11/24/2008 1st Lieutenant William K Jernigan 35 Doraville GA
4204 11/21/2008 Sergeant 1st Class Miguel A Wilson 36 Bonham TX
4203 11/20/2008 Private Charles Yi Barnett 19 Bel Air MD
4202 11/19/2008 Gunnery Sergeant Marcelo R Velasco 40 Miami FL
4200 11/15/2008 Chief Warrant Officer Christian P Humphreys 28 Fallon NV
4199 11/15/2008 Chief Warrant Officer Donald V Clark 37 Memphis TN
4201 11/14/2008 Corporal Aaron M Allen 24 Buellton CA

Total Count as a today @ 2:55 AM 1/7/2009 : : 4223 soldiers are dead
More Information please visit our data base: : The Name's of the Fallen
Or you can visit the DoD web site: : US DoD News Release

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Percy H Florez

Bush Gets a Size 10 Remider of Iraqi Gratitude

Gabriel Felix — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:54:06 EST

I believe that the "shoe throwing" incident was a great example of the sentiment most Iraqi citizens have for our outgoing president and the wonderful decision he made over five years ago involving their country. The frustration of the Iraqi people is not easily dismissed by saying: "that guy has the right to do what he did because we brought freedom to their country." Did we? Even if we did, was it our place to invade a nation on the other side of the world for unfounded reasons and illegal justifications? I am sure many believe in the notion of America being the "protector of international community." I for one do not believe in this role and push others to move away from the notion, choosing instead to focus on the numerous domestic issues that merit our immediate attention.

Oh, one more thing, it was a shame that the journalist lacked the aim to plant one in between the eyes of Bush, that would have made for classic viral video material.

He trust his Commander in Chief, George W Bush

Percy H Florez — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:30:42 EST

Sergeant, Gabriel G. DeRoo, trust his Commander in Chief George W Bush, He's one of the 4207 who lost his live in Iraq.

He doesn't know about the "INTELLIGENCE FAILURE" he follow his order and pay the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

"A loving husband, father, son, and noble hero, now stands with his Savior in heaven. Gabriel was born April 1, 1981, to David and Laura De Roo, and he grew up in Paw Paw, Michigan. As a teenager he entrusted his life to Christ, a decision that shaped the rest of his life"
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"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"

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Percy H Florez

Sorry but this WAR is unnecessary

Percy H Florez — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:41:22 EST

maybe you opinion are changed about the war on Iraq.
I would like to invite you for a few minutes of reflexion visiting this web page: Link

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Economic Recovery Act of 2009

Democrat in Buda, TX — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:31:21 EST

This was initially my recommendations starting back in April 2008.

1.The American Manufacturing Credit
2.Global Warming Reduction Act.
3.Home Purchase Credit
4.Savings and Investment Provision
5.Capital Gains and Losses Equity Provision
6.Alternative Energy Development Provision
7.Global Warming Reduction Act.
8.Oil and Gas Exploration provision
9.$5.00 barrel tariff on imported OPEC oil
10.Iraq War Debt Reduction Act

PA-05: McCracken for Congress -- Working the Final Week to Take Back Our Future

Victor M. Ordonez — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:52:23 EDT

The campaign schedule has been pretty intense over the last week and will continue to be so until the BIG day on Tuesday, November 4th. I want to congratulate everyone for putting so much effort into this year's election, not just for an individual campaign, but for the entire Democratic ticket. I've seen people in every community throughout the 5th district working to make sure the message is getting out.

I want to remind everyone it is important that we finish strong. Don't take anything for granted, ignore the polls and work like the polls show our candidates 5 points down. Remember, while all indications show Barack Obama will be our next president, if we believe the polls, Al Gore would be concluding his second term or we would be working to re-elect President John Kerry right now.

Obama and Petraeus Discuss Iraq

John Dukovich — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:59:53 EDT

A very insightful display of steadfastness and informed reasoning, as Obama and Gen. Petraeus have a respectful, spirited discussion of how to proceed in Iraq (excerpt):

...Obama had a choice at that moment. He could thank Petraeus for the briefing and promise to take his views "under advisement." Or he could tell Petraeus what he really thought, a potentially contentious course of action — especially with a general not used to being confronted. Obama chose to speak his mind. "You know, if I were in your shoes, I would be making the exact same argument," he began. "Your job is to succeed in Iraq on as favorable terms as we can get. But my job as a potential Commander in Chief is to view your counsel and interests through the prism of our overall national security." Obama talked about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, the financial costs of the occupation of Iraq, the stress it was putting on the military.

...Petraeus said he understood that Obama's perspective was, necessarily, going to be more strategic. Obama said that the timetable obviously would have to be flexible. But the Senator from Illinois had laid down his marker: if elected President, he would be in charge. Unlike George W. Bush, who had given Petraeus complete authority over the war -- an unprecedented abdication of presidential responsibility (and unlike John McCain, whose hero worship of Petraeus bordered on the unseemly) -- Obama would insist on a rigorous chain of command.

more at:
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1853025,00.html

McCain's "experience" helped get us 2 more "Vietnams"!

John Pedler — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:10:08 EDT

Senator McCain, with his Vietnam and senatorial experience, was perhaps the one US politician who might have stopped the Iraq adventure.

We Cassandras foresaw in 2002 (and went on public record) that just one of the major reasons why the US and UK must not invade Iraq was precisely because that would risk not one, but two more "Vietnams" ("Can't stay, can't leave" situations) - one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.

If McCain, claiming to be the "experienced" presidential candidate, didn't see that obvious risk (although many of us life-long diplomatic and military experts were shouting about it) then his "experience" is so stymied by bad judgement that it counts for nothing.

As for Afghanistan, leaving it as G W Bush's unfinished business, to go into the Iraq maelstrom, alienated that wide 2002 international backing on whose money and support any hope of giving Afghanistan a chance to recover from the Soviet and Taliban years, was lost.

For what Afghanistan needed while the Taliban were quiescent licking their wounds was a realistic world-backed development plan to rebuild, continue the Taliban's no opium policy, and make Afghanistan a reasonably none- too-poor society - much as I saw it in 1970.

Yes - I'm afraid it's too late now. But then as Sweden's brilliant Count Oxenstierna told his would-be diplomat son in 1648 - "Do you not realise, my son, with what little wisdom the world is governed?" Especially with the Bush/Blair team in charge!

Obama, though, has the pragmatism, high intelligence, and common sense to work hard to mitigate the catastrophic folly of President G.W.Bush. He's the only one who could possibly handle this double "Vietnam" challenge.

For more on the current US electoral situation see our www.dipconsult.eu

Wrong-publicans

Grassroots Democrat Bruce — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:18:29 EDT

The Republicans have been wrong about several key issues: war (Iraq), deregulation (which helped cause the current financial system crisis) and the environment (global warming). Time to vote Democratic.

The Name's of The Fallen / Part 16 / Total Count as a today 5/25/2008 4177 Soldiers are Dead / Names In Reverse order from: 4158 to 4177

Percy H Florez — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:02:26 EDT

The Name's of The Fallen / Part 16 / Total Count as a today 5/25/2008 4177 Soldiers are Dead / Names In Reverse order from: 4158 to 4177

4177 9/29/2008 Specialist Christopher T. Fox 21 Memphis TN
4176 9/27/2008 Private 1st Class Jamel A. Bryant 22 Belleville IL
4175 9/24/2008 Captain Michael J. Medders 25 Ohio OH
4174 9/25/2008 Staff Sergeant Ronald Phillips Jr 33 Conway SC
4173 9/23/2008 1st Lieutenant Thomas J. Brown 26 Burke VA
4172 9/14/2008 Chaplain (Col.) Sidney J. Marceaux Jr 69 Beaumont TX
4171 9/21/2008 Staff Sergeant Matthew J. Taylor 25 Charleston SC
4170 9/18/2008 1st Lieutenant Robert Vallejo II 28 Richland Hills TX
4169 9/18/2008 Corporal Michael E. Thompson 23 Harrah OK
4168 9/18/2008 Chief Warrant Officer Brady J. Rudolf 37 Oklahoma City OK
4167 9/18/2008 1st Sergeant Julio C. Ordonez 54 San Antonio TX
4166 9/18/2008 Sergeant Anthony L. Mason 37 Springtown TX
4165 9/18/2008 Sergeant Daniel M. Eshbaugh 43 Norman OK
4164 9/18/2008 Chief Warrant Officer Corry A. Edwards 38 Kennedale TX
4163 9/17/2008 Captain Darrick D. Wright 37 Nashville TN
4162 9/17/2008 Private 1st Class Leonard J. Gulczynski I 19 Carol Stream IL
4161 9/14/2008 Lt. Colonel Ralph J. Marino 46 Houston PA
4160 9/14/2008 Sergeant Wesley R. Durbin 26 Hurst TX
4159 9/14/2008 Staff Sergeant Darris J. Dawson 24 Pensacola FL
4158 9/15/2008 Sergeant 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton 53 Wentzville MO

Total Count as a today @ 5:50 PM 10/2/2008 : : 4177 soldiers are dead
More Information please visit our data base: : The Name's of the Fallen
Or you can visit the DoD web site: : US DoD News Release

S T O P T H E W A R

Stop the War & Bring Troops Home

Percy H Florez

McCain (Palin) qualification to avoid 2 looming "Vietnams"

John Pedler — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:58:01 EDT

Yes - McCain with his Vietnam experience and time in the senate was the US politician best placed to oppose, perhaps even stop, the Iraq war where there was obviously a grave risk that to vote for it - a second war leaving Afghanistan perilous unfinished business - was to risk at the same time not only a second "Vietnam" in Iraq, but a third "Vietnam" in Afghanistan.

The first security job of the next president will be to try to avoid both these new potential "Vietnams". How can McCain, let alone the totally inexperienced Mme Palin (with, we are told, a one in seven actuarial chance of being president by 2012) possibly succeed in this?

No - experience does not automatically qualify. Look at Cheney and Rumsfeld with perhaps more hands-on experience of security and defence maatters than anyone else. They got us into the worldwide catastrophe of Iraq. Not just military, but financial.

Curious that the overall cost of "Iraq" to date is around $700bn, financed by borrow-all-the-way: the same figure as is now assessed as needed to resolve the financial meltdown. The financial demands of "Iraq" are to a large extent responsible for this financial crisis.

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Obama's knockout blow: McCain & "experience"

John Pedler — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:19:24 EDT

The vast majority of us Europeans are apalled at the possibility that American voters will choose McCain/Palin as our leaders (we have have no united voice in the world).

It's not a question of left or right, Rep. of Dem. - for us Europeans it's plain (Palin?) fear: American voters elected the obviously unqualified G W Bush and the well known neo-conservative Cheney in 2000. AND did the same again in 2004 when the full worldwide disaster of Iraq was already becoming apparent.

America's voters, now once again about even in the polls, are quite likely to show their dangerous ignorance a third time and give us 72 yr old past sell-by-date McCain and even more dangerous and utterly unqualified Palin with her good actuarial chance of "running the world".

KEY POINT - McCain's whole campaign depends on bragging that his 'experience' automatically qualifies him to be Commander-in-Chief. But of course experience does not in itself qualify!

Cheney and Rumsfeld had far more experience (executive not just Senatorial) but they manufactured the Iraq war that has proved far more disastrous financially as well as militarily, than ever did the Vietnam war.

And McCain, despite all that boasted "experience" in Vietnam and the Senate, backed and enthusiastically supported Cheney/Rumsfeld - thereby risking a second "Vietnam" in Iraq (Gen. Petraeus himself insists the temporary improvement is extremely fragile and could disappear as the US draws down: i.e the same "can't stay,can't leave" situation as in Vietnam).

Indeed, as a direct result of "Iraq", there's maybe even another "Vietnam" looming in Afghanistan!

Yet he - McCain - was the one US politician who might have made Bush think twice about the invasion had he - with his "experience" - come out against it!

Obama really must deliver this knockout blow: "experience" is NOT qualification - bad judgement nullifies it! And McCain voted for the worldwide catastrophe for the U.S. of "Iraq"
On all this please see my: www.dipconsult.eu

4173 American Soldier are dead!

Percy H Florez — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:39:30 EDT

and John McCain still support this illegal war!
Thousand of thousands are wounded and John McCain still support this illegal war!

And both candidates assume the surge is working!

The Name's of the Fallen: Link

Percy H Florez
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USArmy Paratrooper speaks truth to power

Democrat in Durham, NH — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:01:22 EDT

USArmyParatrooper
Sun Sep 28, 2008 at 01:01:20 AM PDT

After watching the debate I have to speak up. I am a currently serving veteran of the Iraq war who is soon to go back. Senator McCain, with all due respect, you do NOT speak for me. And just as you do not speak for me; I do not speak for all Soldiers. We all think for ourselves.

Stop implying that you are the only one who can understand our veterans, because for millions of us clearly you do not. So let me address some of the things you said during the debate.

GOP DIRTY TRICKS IN THE SWING STATES

funkfresh01 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:20:05 EDT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2008/sep/22/uselections2008.republicans
Republican operatives are using an anti-Muslim film and push polling to raise fears of terrorism and smear Barack Obama
Richard Silverstein, Guardian, 9/22/08

We are now entering the closing weeks of what promises to be yet another close and contentious presidential election contest. As each side seeks to maximise its advantages and minimise its weaknesses, the Republican party has chosen the lowest of low roads, engaging in two sleazy political marketing campaigns over the past week.

First, DVDs of an anti-Muslim documentary film are being distributed to 28 million voters in swing states like Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Colorado and Wisconsin. Second, Republican telemarketers have begun push polling aimed at scaring Jewish voters in swing states from voting for Barack Obama…

The mass distribution of Obsession is an obvious Republican scare-tactic, right out of the Rovian playbook. Party operatives believe that scaring Americans into believing there's a jihadist under every bed will play to Republican strengths and Democratic weaknesses on national security. They swiftboated John Kerry in 2004. Now they're jihadising Barack Obama.

ANTI-ISLAM FILM TARGETS "SWING STATE" VOTERS

funkfresh01 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:15:54 EDT

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43940
Ali Gharib, Inter Press Service, 9/19/08

WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (IPS) - Millions of voters in U.S. states crucial to this fall's presidential election received DVD copies of a controversial documentary film as advertising inserts in their morning newspapers over the past week, with more expected to be sent out over the upcoming weekend.

The 2006 film, "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West", which has been accused by critics of encouraging Islamophobia, was reportedly delivered, or slated for delivery this weekend, into tens of millions of households in states such as Ohio, Michigan, Florida, Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri and other "swing states" that don't vote consistently for either party and usually decide elections.

Republicans and their candidate, Sen. John McCain, have made the battling the threat posed by radical Islamists a central platform of their campaign, while presenting their Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, as being weak on the issue. Obama has also fought off persistent "smear" campaigns, particularly among Jewish voters, that he is a closet Muslim.

John McCain do not deserve....

Percy H Florez — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:53:08 EDT

being commander in chief because thanks to his unconditional support tho the illegal and perverse war of George W Bush more than 4000 brave American soldier dead without any solid justification.

Percy H Florez

‘OBSESSION,’ THE RADICAL RIGHT’S WAR ON ISLAM

funkfresh01 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:26:54 EDT

By Ahmed Rehab

Word count: 830

[Ahmed Rehab is strategic communications director for the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties group. He may be contacted at arehab@cair.com]

You have to wonder about a film that could muster no better an endorsement to adorn its poster than that of CNN’s resident right-wing extremist Glenn Beck. "Obsession is without exaggeration one of the most important films of our time," says Beck. (Who would accuse Glenn Beck of exaggerating?)

The film Beck is lauding, “Obsession: Islam’s Radical War against the West,” is a 2005 work of anti-Muslim propaganda that has recently been widely distributed via an unprecedented campaign.

Obama, his great handicap: racism

John Pedler — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:08:35 EDT

Posted by: dipconsult on Sep 18, 2008
In reply to oped listing the many disadvantages a 'black' faces in the US:

Yes, the vast majority of us in Europe are appalled that the one man who could bring real change cleaning up the worldwide G W Bush mess in warfare and finance, could well lose this election for the sole reason that he is half 'Caucasian' (as you Americans put it) and half African. Had he been 'white' his ratings would be around, say, 60% - a sure victor.

Yes, we too, have quite enough racism in Europe but, for example, even in the 1960s the president of the French Assembly was a person of colour.

And today, by a huge majority we Europeans would vote for Senator Obama - not because we are 'Obamamaniacs' as some of your American media codescendingly dub us, but because we see in this brilliant, well informed, well organised man who opposed the Iraq war (whose military and financial consequences have severely damaged not only the US but our European position in the world) the one person who could indeed turn the page.

From his clearly stated policies, he could indeed lead the world away from the Bush era of sterile confrontation to a new era - made possible by the end of the Cold War - of international cooperation to face the grim challenges not just for the US but for every country. Indeed for humanity. (For more see our website dipconsult.eu )

Iraq Continues to Unravel as a talking point for Republicans

Liz — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:58:05 EDT

NOW IRAQ, ALONG WITH THE ECONOMY, IS UNRAVELING AS REPUBLICAN TALKING POINT

We heard a week ago that the “Sunni “Awakening” militias that USA founded, armed and funded have begun fighting against the Shi’a-dominated Iraqi Army, which is also bankrolled by the United States. The number of attacks by women bombers in Iraq has tripled from eight in 2007 to more than 24 so far this year, according to US military officials. Diyala has been particularly vulnerable. The 25th female suicide bomber killed 20 people on Tuesday of this week, the same day that Petraeus announced that he is moving on to Afghanistan and turning Iraq over to yet another general (another mission accomplished?).

Now today from New America Media I read of more unraveling of the “Mission Accomplished” and “The Surge is working” talking points: Washington seems to be losing its man in Baghdad. Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister who has faithfully defended U.S. interests in Iraq since he was elected in 2006, has lately been defying his patron.