Detainees Allege Being Drugged, Questioned (National)
U.S. Denies Using Injections for Coercion
This article said, "At least two dozen other former and current detainees at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere say they were given drugs against their will or witnessed other inmates being drugged, based on interviews and court documents."
According to one witness under sleep deprivation he remembered, "I said, 'Let me go. I want to go to sleep. If it takes saying I'm a member of al-Qaeda, I will.'"
The Defense Department and the CIA deny all accusations. However according to a memo written by John C. Yoo, a Justice Department lawyer at the time, the article said,"he argued that drugs could be used as long as they did not inflict permanent or "profound" psychological damage."
There would b e no need to write such a memo unless drugs were at least thought about being used in interogations. I am actually surprised the administration even lies about these events anymore. It seems no matter what happens nothing is going to change or get them taken out of office. It is nice to know they still actually try to make it look like they may not want to look guilty of such wrong doings. In reality, I do not think they care one little bit how evil they look or become.
All stories that are factual and sourced will often come down to black or white, true or false, right or wrong, I include personal opinions about where these stories fall in that spectrum and allow humor whenever possible to lighten the topics. Goto @twiggles4u for more.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Media Spotlight II
U.S. Seeks Contractors To Train Iraqi Military
(International)
Things have really began to undergo major changes in our military and feild positions in Iraq and Afghanistan as the United States is now seeking contractors to train the Iraqi military.
As troop levels continue to decrease and the moral along with it the government is finding it hard to fill the necessary positions from the Army alone.
We are just moving farther off the democratic path and miles over a line we should not have passed years ago.
Americans will continue their protests within specifically chosen areas that are not marked "no reporting zones." These are usually far from where anyone would be able to hear or see your rhetoric anyway.
Honest American soldiers fight the war for their country and continue to wonder what it is all for and now they will do it fighting beside men making ten times their pay for the same job they should be performing.
Move over for the contractor is taking over and given far more seniority than the troop who has been fighting in Iraq for the last eight years or more.
It's a wonder we have anyone left in our forces at all. If they are determined to stay you can bet they will look for the first door out only to come back as a "private contractor" instead of just plain ole "private".
(International)
Things have really began to undergo major changes in our military and feild positions in Iraq and Afghanistan as the United States is now seeking contractors to train the Iraqi military.
As troop levels continue to decrease and the moral along with it the government is finding it hard to fill the necessary positions from the Army alone.
We are just moving farther off the democratic path and miles over a line we should not have passed years ago.
Americans will continue their protests within specifically chosen areas that are not marked "no reporting zones." These are usually far from where anyone would be able to hear or see your rhetoric anyway.
Honest American soldiers fight the war for their country and continue to wonder what it is all for and now they will do it fighting beside men making ten times their pay for the same job they should be performing.
Move over for the contractor is taking over and given far more seniority than the troop who has been fighting in Iraq for the last eight years or more.
It's a wonder we have anyone left in our forces at all. If they are determined to stay you can bet they will look for the first door out only to come back as a "private contractor" instead of just plain ole "private".
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The Olive Branch
Mullen Cites U.S. 'Vulnerability' (International)
Transition to New President in Wartime Concerns the Military
Pacific Post
L.A. investigates alleged patient-dumping by Costa Mesa hospital (Local)
A mentally ill man, discharged from College Hospital in Costa Mesa, allegedly was driven 42 miles to the Union Rescue Mission on skid row.
75 students arrested in San Diego State University drug bust (Local)
A mentally ill man, discharged from College Hospital in Costa Mesa, allegedly was driven 42 miles to the Union Rescue Mission on skid row.
75 students arrested in San Diego State University drug bust (Local)
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Media Spotlight I
U.S. airlines flock to foreign repair shops (International)
Carriers cut costs as they outsource repairs and inspections.
Southwest airlines changed it's mind about outsourcing some of its maintenance to a Salvadoran repair shop called Aeroman. Aeroman does not mind though there have alreasy been other airlines who jumped on the opportunity to save up to 25% on labor and maintanace fees.
It is not surprising. The airlin industry is alreasy dealing with high fuel prices in the United States and then there is the post 911 security costs.
MRO (for maintenance, repair and overhaul) is expected to reach nearly $41 billion in the next decade. When your spending that much money as a business the 25% starts to look very appealing.
The airline industry already outsources half of its MRO costs, so it should not come as a shock to anyone.
Carriers cut costs as they outsource repairs and inspections.
Southwest airlines changed it's mind about outsourcing some of its maintenance to a Salvadoran repair shop called Aeroman. Aeroman does not mind though there have alreasy been other airlines who jumped on the opportunity to save up to 25% on labor and maintanace fees.
It is not surprising. The airlin industry is alreasy dealing with high fuel prices in the United States and then there is the post 911 security costs.
MRO (for maintenance, repair and overhaul) is expected to reach nearly $41 billion in the next decade. When your spending that much money as a business the 25% starts to look very appealing.
The airline industry already outsources half of its MRO costs, so it should not come as a shock to anyone.
Media Spotlight II
The Rev. Wright's comments alarm black ministers in Los Angeles (National)
Disputing his characterization of the church, they say they fear Obama's former pastor will hurt the Democratic candidate's chances.
Rev. Wright has spent the last few days back in the spotlight and standing behind all of his words that have offended Americans.
Other black ministers have condemned what Wright has said and do not think it will do Senator Obama any good for his campaign.
Wright seems to have jumped on the money bandwagon and has a book coming out that he obviously wants to use the publicity he is getting in order to sell it.
It is going to be very hard to distance himself as far from Wright as he should have in the very beginning when the con traversal speeches first hit the media.
Obama has tried to denounce them now that more rhetoric has hit his campaign about Wright. It seems that Wrights new words have finally angered Obama enough to make some very harsh decisions that Obama found it hard to do the first time.
I am sure Obama wants to get his campaign back on the talking points about the real issues. Wright ended up not being worth the admiration that Obama may have had for him. It is clear today that Obama wishes he would have distanced himself a bit farther from Wright when he first had the chance.
Disputing his characterization of the church, they say they fear Obama's former pastor will hurt the Democratic candidate's chances.
Rev. Wright has spent the last few days back in the spotlight and standing behind all of his words that have offended Americans.
Other black ministers have condemned what Wright has said and do not think it will do Senator Obama any good for his campaign.
Wright seems to have jumped on the money bandwagon and has a book coming out that he obviously wants to use the publicity he is getting in order to sell it.
It is going to be very hard to distance himself as far from Wright as he should have in the very beginning when the con traversal speeches first hit the media.
Obama has tried to denounce them now that more rhetoric has hit his campaign about Wright. It seems that Wrights new words have finally angered Obama enough to make some very harsh decisions that Obama found it hard to do the first time.
I am sure Obama wants to get his campaign back on the talking points about the real issues. Wright ended up not being worth the admiration that Obama may have had for him. It is clear today that Obama wishes he would have distanced himself a bit farther from Wright when he first had the chance.
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