Children’s views of Operation Iraqi Freedom
These drawings by children were collected over a 2-month period in May and June 2003 at the request of Carl Rosenstein and the Puffin Foundation.
A description of the project is here.
Via Sugarfused.
Domestic Terrorism
The Supremes
They’ve announced the cases they are going to hear this session. For those of you tired of reading the many so, so serious posts on many of the cases head over to the Happy Furry Puppy place to read some serious but laced with humor commentary:
The Goddamned Pledge of Allegiance vs. Some Godless Atheist Commie Freak. You don’t really want to know what I think about this, other than you know that it’s going to be used as a political clubbing tool… as evidenced by subtle-as-a-flying-mallet Press Secretary Scott McClellan yesterday:
Well, head over to read what mcClellan said and what the Furry Puppy person does think about it.
What are we fighting for?
If this is it:
US soldiers driving bulldozers, with jazz blaring from loudspeakers, have uprooted ancient groves of date palms as well as orange and lemon trees in central Iraq as part of a new policy of collective punishment of farmers who do not give information about guerrillas attacking US troops.
then the rebuilding effort is truly broken and misnamed.
This terrorism is not something that any legitimate government supports.
For more detail and links see Electrolite and Whiskey Bar. Be sure to read the comment threads.
Via Mark Kleiman.
Powell says UN Sanctions Worked
Well, he said this 2 1/2 years ago:
And frankly they have worked. He has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors.
As The Slactivist points out:
A year later, when the administration’s goal was no longer merely maintaining sanctions, but a full-scale invasion of Iraq, they argued precisely the opposite. Saddam has WMDs. He poses a threat.
Go read the Slactivist’s report and analysis.
Update: This is getting a bit old in blogosphere time. Walter noted early this morning that others like Kevin Drum, Atrios and Lean Left were hitting on this yesterday. Go over to idols of the marketplace to get those links.
bush’s WMDs
Some folks had expectations that David Kay would present his report on IRAQI WMDs in September. If he did deliver a report it apparently was not adequate and he is back working in Iraq. The current timetable? Whenever he gets the truth:
HUME: What do you say to the notion — you’re beginning to hear it more and more now — that actually he got rid of them but he didn’t want his neighbors to know that, you see, because he wanted to be able to continue to intimidate them? What do you say to that?
BUSH: I think, like I said, be patient. The truth will be out. I told David Kay to go find the truth and to bring back reports based upon his own timetable that are solid reports about what he has found. We’re analyzing miles and miles of documentation, we’re interviewing all kinds of people in Iraq. Some of the famous cards in the deck of cards, and just average citizens who are bringing information.
We’ve been there for about four months. And David is spending a great deal of time learning the truth. And the truth — we’ll find out the truth.
For some value of truth. What does w believe the truth is: