US *speeds up* supply of bombs for Israel; US soldiers Iraq claim they were ORDERED to kill ALL MILITARY AGE Iraqi men....
Needless to say, both of these policies- tons more bombs for Israel, and "Shoot on sight!" orders in Iraq, are the policies of the Bush administration/Republican Party, which is to say that they meet with the APPROVAL of Senator Lieberman and the AIPAC lobby, which is to say that the receive the UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL of the entire Democratic senate caucus.
IF letting Republicans STEAL FOUR NATIONAL ELECTIONS IN A ROW is the PRICE that the Democratic Party "leadership" must actually pay to continue their "Support the administration's open-ended wars in the Middle-east and central-Asia at all cost!" agenda, it is a price that Hillary, Kerry, Biden, Lieberman, and even the often courageous (but here conformist) Senators Boxer and Byrd (et al) ARE WILLING TO PAY.
Weapons
U.S. Speeds Up Bomb Delivery for the Israelis
By DAVID S. CLOUD and HELENE COOPER
Published: July 22, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/world/middleeast/22military.html?_r=1&hp&ex=1153540800&en=3f2d5ce210ea0b64&ei=5094&partner=homepage&oref=slogin
WASHINGTON, July 21 — The Bush administration is rushing a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel, which requested the expedited shipment last week after beginning its air campaign against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, American officials said Friday.
The decision to quickly ship the weapons to Israel was made with relatively little debate within the Bush administration, the officials said. Its disclosure threatens to anger Arab governments and others because of the appearance that the United States is actively aiding the Israeli bombing campaign in a way that could be compared to Iran’s efforts to arm and resupply Hezbollah.
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Soldiers Say Ordered to Kill Young Men
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL
Jul 21, 4:58 PM
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060721/D8J0K0F03.html
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Four U.S. soldiers accused of murdering suspected insurgents during a raid in Iraq said they were under orders to "kill all military age males," according to sworn statements obtained by The Associated Press.
The soldiers first took some of the men into custody because they were using two women and a toddler as human shields. They shot three of the men after the women and child were safe and say the men attacked them.
"The ROE (rule of engagement) was to kill all military age males on Objective Murray," Staff Sgt. Raymond L. Girouard told investigators, referring to the target by its code name.
That target, an island on a canal in the northern Salahuddin province, was believed to be an al-Qaida training camp. The soldiers said officers in their chain of command gave them the order and explained that special forces had tried before to target the island and had come under fire from insurgents.
IF letting Republicans STEAL FOUR NATIONAL ELECTIONS IN A ROW is the PRICE that the Democratic Party "leadership" must actually pay to continue their "Support the administration's open-ended wars in the Middle-east and central-Asia at all cost!" agenda, it is a price that Hillary, Kerry, Biden, Lieberman, and even the often courageous (but here conformist) Senators Boxer and Byrd (et al) ARE WILLING TO PAY.
Weapons
U.S. Speeds Up Bomb Delivery for the Israelis
By DAVID S. CLOUD and HELENE COOPER
Published: July 22, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/world/middleeast/22military.html?_r=1&hp&ex=1153540800&en=3f2d5ce210ea0b64&ei=5094&partner=homepage&oref=slogin
WASHINGTON, July 21 — The Bush administration is rushing a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel, which requested the expedited shipment last week after beginning its air campaign against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, American officials said Friday.
The decision to quickly ship the weapons to Israel was made with relatively little debate within the Bush administration, the officials said. Its disclosure threatens to anger Arab governments and others because of the appearance that the United States is actively aiding the Israeli bombing campaign in a way that could be compared to Iran’s efforts to arm and resupply Hezbollah.
=====================================
Soldiers Say Ordered to Kill Young Men
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL
Jul 21, 4:58 PM
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060721/D8J0K0F03.html
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Four U.S. soldiers accused of murdering suspected insurgents during a raid in Iraq said they were under orders to "kill all military age males," according to sworn statements obtained by The Associated Press.
The soldiers first took some of the men into custody because they were using two women and a toddler as human shields. They shot three of the men after the women and child were safe and say the men attacked them.
"The ROE (rule of engagement) was to kill all military age males on Objective Murray," Staff Sgt. Raymond L. Girouard told investigators, referring to the target by its code name.
That target, an island on a canal in the northern Salahuddin province, was believed to be an al-Qaida training camp. The soldiers said officers in their chain of command gave them the order and explained that special forces had tried before to target the island and had come under fire from insurgents.
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