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http:// --> Ashland, Oregon HOME Valley & State Sports Nation & World Opinion/Editorial Classifieds Business Columnists Obituaries Weather Archive Hot Topics Forum Photo Gallery Past Readers Polls Revels Etcetera Backpage O-Zone Special Sections Real Estate Guide Menu Guide Shakespeare Subscribe Contact Us Rate Card Place an Ad Online Games Movie Preview September 26, 2006 The whole world is talking, but America isn't listening By Mike Green "The world is beginning to doubt the moral basis for our war on terror" Excerpt from letter: Colin Powell to John McCain Sept. 13, 2006 Last week the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sat down with the Washington Post and fielded some very straightforward — even hostile — questions regarding his statements about Israel, relations with Iraq, ongoing rivalry with the U.S., and the issue of nuclear weapons. He was quite candid in his responses. This is a leader who does not hide behind his position. He is approachable, accommodating and open even with Americans — who have been convinced he is the spawn of Satan. Unlike our own leaders, he is a man who refers to history and provides facts to support his positions. In response to repetitive questioning about Israel, he asked very tough questions as well — questions that seemingly no reporter has had the integrity or the intestinal fortitude to follow-up, research, or dare put to the face of our president. IRAN SPEAKS BUT AMERICA DOESN'T LISTEN In the interview with the Post, Ahmadinejad referred to a letter he sent to President Bush and made available to the entire world. But who in America has read it? What leader — Christian, secular or otherwise — has delved into the pages of this open, public and quite candid document written by a head of state that our government and media have targeted on a daily basis? It would appear that such an oversight by those who rail against Ahmadinejad particularly, and Iran in general, would be considered irresponsible at best, and hypocritical at worst. Certainly, if President Bush had taken the time to write a carefully worded 18-page letter to any leader in the world, Americans would be tossing that convenient bit of information in the face of any detractor who criticized our leader without the courtesy of at least reading what he had written as a rebuttal to the criticism. Ahmadinejad has absorbed the slings and arrows fired by the most ignorant of amateur historians and biased reporters. He has accommodated the questions of his enemies. He has provided researchable facts. Bush has done none of the above. And still, some Americans perceive the Iranian leader as "brash," as characterized by The Associated Press ("Brash Iran has dreams of glory," Sept. 17, 2006). Many Americans continue to fear Iran, and perceive Ahmadinejad as a maniacal leader, although his nation has been forced to defend itself against the U.S. and Iraq (with U.S. assistance) over the past 53 years. Iran has never invaded another nation. The U.S., however, has several times ... including Iran, twice. CRITICIZING IRAN Its critics point to Iran's support of Hezbollah, an organization created in 1982 out of a need to defend Lebanon against invasion and occupation by Israel. The same critics fail to point out the numerous militias that have been supported by the U.S. — both Muslim and non-Muslim, including the Taliban in Afghanistan — which is likely due to the arrogant notion assumed by many Americans that we are the "good guys" and everyone else is bad, therefore, whomever we support is good €¦ if only for the moment. Furthermore, the U.S. loved Iran when it was a puppet of our nation, as Ahmadinejad points out in his interview with the Post. But when Iran won back its independence, it became a target of hate-filled propaganda promoted in the American press. Additionally, Iran is accused of wanting Israel wiped off the map. But it was Israel that supported Iran in a deliberate effort to prolong an 8-year war, (according to Ariel Sharon) from 1980 to 1988 in which more than one million Muslims died and millions more were injured and displaced. Furthermore, it was Great Britain that wiped away nations from the face of the Middle East map. But, do we target Great Britain with hostile rhetoric? Perhaps it is acceptable to remove a nation that had roots dating back before Christ, while unacceptable to look at a map of the Middle East from 1945 ... when Israel did not exist? To this day, Kurds continue to battle Syrians, Turks, Iranians and Iraqis for the independence they once enjoyed as residents of the now defunct nation of Kurdistan. The Kurds didn't go away. Their nation did. Ahmadinejad asks the western powers to justify and reconcile a massive illegal immigration of European Jews into Palestine in the aftermath of WWII financed by the U.S. government, (an accusation supported by TIME Magazine, Jan. 7, 1952) when it was the Europeans who were responsible for the massacre of millions of Jews. The Iranian leader asked a poignant question in the interview that was dismissed without response: why does anyone who asks questions of that part of history automatically become a target of vitriolic hatred? Even in Israel there are orthodox Jews that argue the premise that Israel today was ill-conceived through secular means and secret negotiations. Yet, the mere suggestion that all the facts are not being considered — and that God did not place Israel in its present-day position in the world — draws a cabal of criticizers who immediately launch a coordinated attack, beginning with accusations of anti-Semitism. What happened to the notion of peaceful discourse? Does not a researcher of facts have to ask the most sensitive of questions without being told to shut up and sit down? The man has a legitimate point. AMERICA'S DEPLORABLE HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD Even today in our own nation, many Americans refuse to face the truth of America's aggressive and deplorable past — genocide perpetrated against the Native Americans, the hundreds of years of enslavement of African peoples in the "land of the free," the illegal immigration into Mexico and lands that were taken by force, the Hitler-esque eugenics experiments in America in the 1930s through 1940s, the institutionalized discrimination, lynchings, rapes, and various murders of innocent people, the medical experiments performed on unwitting human guinea pigs, and the list goes on. Presidents and congress members swore oaths to terrorist organizations. American lawmakers waged war against God, and many nations on earth trembled as this nation transformed from a people that once claimed trust in God to a citizenry whose trust was placed in the hands of a tyrannical government. And in 1953, in the midst of America's transformation, the CIA was authorized to strike a peaceful people in the Middle East, overthrow their government, and gain control of that nation's valuable resource, oil. Still, despite all of the evidence to the contrary, many Americans close their eyes and pretend our nation is wholesome, benevolent and loving. Those words may describe individual Americans, and even many communities at large. But in no way would such words describe our leaders. And it is the naive public that has inherited control over our tyrannical government. IT'S THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC, NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S It is our responsibility to ensure our leaders act in our interest, with our approval ... and constant scrutiny. Unfortunately, we have abandoned our responsibility as parents, and our child-like government — not even 300 years old — has run amok around the world while we chastise anyone who dares criticize our little Sammy, the bully. Today, the leader of Iran calls for an open, transparent debate with President Bush at the United Nations — unfiltered, uncensored, and straightforward in front of the entire world. The response has been merely silence. This government should not level accusations against any nation on earth without being willing to answer the accusations made against it in an environment free of media hype, censorship, and propaganda. The problem that poses is a political one. In America, lawmakers and other elected leaders do not respond until the critical value of "political will" is met. In other words, if enough of the American people at large show disinterest and a lack of concern, American politicians — from the president, members of congress and governors, to regional and local politicians — follow suit. Our leaders do not answer to the American people. They answer primarily to wealthy constituents that with one collective voice can (and sometimes do) express concern. Without such a voice, the American people at large may question, petition and protest ... all in vain. The American people perceive that we are receiving answers when politicians promote propaganda on the political talk shows or in the national news media. But the reality is that history reveals the truth behind the facade years later, when the American public has long forgotten the problem. But the nations our government targets have not forgotten. THE WORLD SPEAKS OUT, BUT WHO IS LISTENING? Excerpt from an AP interview by HAMZA HENDAWI, published Sept. 27, 2006 BEIRUT, Lebanon — Frail, pale and weakened by the Ramadan fast, Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was able to muster just about enough energy to vent his anger at President Bush, whom he recently dubbed “ the devil’s messenger .” “When I look at the actions of that man and his administration, I see that his policies have managed to turn the region into hell,” said Fadlallah, a revered leader among Lebanon’s Shiites, who make about a third of the country’s 4 million people. “They are responsible for all the problems of the world,” said the 70-year-old cleric, who is known to suffer from diabetes and a heart condition. The Iraqi-born Fadlallah spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday in an interview in a room two flights below ground at a large mosque complex in Beirut’s southern Dahiyah suburb, a Shiite stronghold. Fadlallah’s nearby home and office were destroyed in an Israeli air raid in July, but he was not inside the house at the time. On Wednesday, all that could be seen at the site was a mound of rubble that was being leveled by a bulldozer. On Wednesday, Fadlallah also insisted Hezbollah needs its weapons to defend the country. He accused the United States and Israel of reviving the Sunni-Shiite schism in the Arab world in hopes that would make it easier to control. But except for Iraq, the Shiite-Sunni divide has not turned into sectarian conflict, he said, arguing that Sunnis across the Arab world had rallied behind the Shiite militants of Hezbollah during their 34-day war with Israel this summer. In the same week the leader of Iran accused George Bush of thinking he was ruler of the world, the president of Venezuela stood in front of the world and called President Bush the Devil. He spoke of CIA terrorism and U.S. dominance through military aggression. He called into question the notion that Americans desire peace, while our government wages war. He pointed to the veto power we use in the UN Security Council to prevent the UN from calling Israel to task, or doing anything else with which the U.S. disagrees. He distinguished between the American people and our government, as did Iran's president. It is apparent to the world that our government isn't of the American people, by the American people and for the American people. Osama bin Laden said exactly the same thing in an interview with John Miller years ago. Everyone around the globe is calling for the attention of the American people to look closely at what our government is doing on our behalf around the globe. Everyone is crying out to us to be better stewards over so much power. Meanwhile, we shrug our shoulders and wonder why the world hates us. The reality is that the world does not hate us. The world hates our government. But if the rest of the world can see the problem, why can't we, the American people? After the conference of the Nonaligned Nations in Cuba, where 118 countries attended (there are only 192 nations recognized in the world) an event that featured prominent verbal attacks upon the U.S., General Pervez Musharraf openly admitted that the U.S. threatened Pakistan into cooperating with the U.S. in the so-called "war on terror." Musharraf said that former Secretary of State Richard Armitage told Pakistani Intelligence that the U.S. would bomb Pakistan " back to the Stone Age " if it did not cooperate. Armitage denied saying those words but admitted that he delivered a very harsh message that included the words " with us or against us. " Of course, President Bush claimed he knew nothing of any of this until the news broke in the media. And if anyone believes that the most powerful ruler in the world receives his first report of the activities of his State Department from the media, then perhaps a course in Political Science 101 might be helpful. In the spirit of complete openness, Musharraf did subsequently go back on his words and provide statements of trust in President Bush a day later. However, no other leaders in Pakistan are following the lead of Musharraf. And he is under heavy attack by his own countrymen for walking a very fine line with a western power that has a long history of heavy CIA involvement in Pakistan. So who is lying, Musharraf or Armitage? THE UNITED STATES ... A STATE OF DENIAL If the American people do not wish to believe our government is filled with liars, cheats, thieves and bullies, we may also wish to overlook the notion that when a president makes a decision to send military operations and undercover secret operatives into foreign nations, that decision is made with the knowledge that innocent people will be killed. In other words, our presidents have authorized the deaths of innocent people in foreign nations, in addition to sending U.S. troops to their deaths in both covert and overt operations based upon false pretenses. Apparently, that knowledge alone does nothing for the dull senses of many Americans. After all, when someone signs up for military service, aren't they just tossing their life on the trash heap of political machinations? Why should the civilian population be concerned with the sacrifice of military members? Isn't that their job ... to die fighting for whatever the president and congress want for this nation? It seems odd that the American public, which sends its own sons and daughters to fight in defense of this country, would abandon those children to the whims of rogue leaders who ruthlessly send them into immoral (against God's laws) and illegal (against man's laws) battles around the globe. Ladies and gentlemen, can we wake up and smell the sulfur that Chavez spoke of in the aftermath of President Bush speaking at the United Nations? AMERICAN PROPAGANDA The L.A. Times, on Sept. 25, called Chavez a clown. Syndicated columnist Rick Horowitz claimed that even a decade ago, the comments made by Ahmadinejad and Chavez would have been laughable. But it is not funny when a notable newspaper and a national columnist can't recall history. And it is downright embarrassing when the national news media comes out with guns blazing to rip apart leaders of nations who are speaking the truth. Could we take a breath and at least examine the accusations before laughing hysterically as though we are brain-dead idiots? As we look around the globe and see various regions of the world lining up against our nation, why is it we continue to ignore their accusations? Why is it that we refuse to even provide an ear of understanding? LOVERS OF TRUTH ... or lies? The leader of our nation has been asked numerous times to be open and transparent with the American people. He has been challenged to debate by other heads of state. He has refused to talk to both the leaders of foreign nations that desire an audience, and the American people who call for an open and honest revelation of the truth. He has even dismissed the quest for truth made by four widows in New Jersey — through whose actions was born the 9/11 Commission, albeit a fixed jury. Is America so enamored with our president that we would allow him to authorize the kidnapping, torture, imprisonment and murder of peoples around the world and still protect him when he is called to answer for his decisions? Do we love our presidents so much that when they send the CIA to commit acts of terrorism in nations around the globe, we stand in blind allegiance and support of them? Was Dwight D. Eisenhower correct in sending the CIA to kill Iranian Muslims in order to take control of their country? Was Jimmy Carter correct in declaring that the entire Middle East was worth sending U.S. troops to control as American "vital interest?" Do regions of the world become ours simply by decree of an American leader? Was Carter, along with Ronald Reagan, correct in befriending Saddam Hussein and assisting him in waging war against Iran for 8 years? Was it okay to provide him with chemical weapons and the means by which to deploy them? Was a good decision to remain his buddy even after the numerous documented atrocities occurred? Was George H. Bush correct when he lied to the Saudis in 1990 and — in like manner to the convincing statements made to Pakistan by his son in 2001 — sent more than a half-million troops into Saudi Arabia as a pretense of defending the Islamic Kingdom? Did Christians knowingly support the decision to send their sons and daughters to defend the headquarters of Islam? Was William Jefferson Clinton correct when he waged war throughout his presidency in Iraq — and at one point was fighting battles in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and Yugoslavia simultaneously? Were Americans okay with the lie that U.S. troops would be brought home from Bosnia within a year? Was George W. Bush correct when he pretended that Saddam Hussein was a threat to the entire globe and deserved to be invaded by U.S. ground troops? Was the American public informed that the U.S. had long waged an aerial assault — bombarding Iraq with bombs for 13 of the 15 years our military was in control of 2/3 of Iraqi skies? Did the American public know that Bush (41) had made the original unilateral decision to send U.S. troops into the Middle East on August 4, 1990? Can many Americans today articulate the true reason why? DEFINING THE DEBATE If one were to look at the situation at hand it is clear that of the two opposing sides — Non-aligned nations versus the western powers — one side is quite open, straightforward, and willing to discuss the most important issues of life and death in an open and unfiltered forum, while the other side obfuscates, makes false claims, and hides behind propaganda and excuses. In the final analysis, how can any truth-seeker believe a word that comes out of Washington D.C. when it has hid the truth for so long and refuses to sit down at the table of openness and honest communication with the rest of the world that has already initiated the discussion? Calling our leaders to task doesn't automatically lay claim that the truth resides with the accusers. However, numerous accusations have been made that are true. And our leaders have yet to respond coherently, openly and honestly. Isn't it time that we stopped beating around the bush and called for a legitimate debate on the issues that affect our freedom and our lives? IN WHOM DO WE TRUST? Don't we believe we have the capacity to decide for ourselves those things George Bush and his predecessors decided on our behalf in secret? It is time the American people exercised our rights as free people and opened our eyes and ears to the truth filtering in from abroad. And we must call our government into account before it is too late. Today, America is merely an empty shell of a nation filled with many wide-eyed, fearful Americans who huddle around our government faithfully hoping and praying it will save us from many of the world's bogeymen it created. We pray for our leader while praying our troops annihilate other leaders €¦ regardless of whether our leader is wrong. Our motto is "in government we trust." And that same government has used that trust to issue an edict to the world — whoever isn't with us is against us. AMERICA vs. THE WORLD That edict was, and is, a declaration of war upon the entire world. And last week we heard the world whisper its defiance. But unfortunately the voice of the world cannot penetrate the wall of daily propaganda in our land, and the American people apparently cannot hear the screams of the dying €¦ even when they are the voices of our own troops. I have called for the troops to be brought home immediately. Others have countered that they must remain €¦ and pay a heavy price. I believe that those who trust our government enough with the lives of others ought to be willing to place their lives, and the lives of their children, on the line instead. Why should one more innocent life be lost on the basis of lies? It is time for the truth to break the silence. It is time our leaders answered to the American people, and to the nations of the world. President Bush and every member of congress ought to attend a public, open, televised, uncensored debate at the United Nations. And each world leader in the debate ought to be able to question the other, including follow-up questions. It ought to be a no-holds-barred match to see which leader can hold up under the scrutiny of the entire world. Some will criticize such a forum, even as Americans call for the same forum when examining those who desire to become our elected representatives and presidents. And in matters of life and death, us against the world, western powers against everyone else, it is crucial that the citizens of the western powers understand the ramifications of the decisions our leaders are making. Because, unlike the ignorant masses that scream, "love it or leave it," responsible Americans are provided the power to change our government, not simply move to a more palatable system somewhere else. This grand experiment is not over. And our government has not been crowned king of the earth. HOPE RESIDES IN TRUTH, NOT BLIND ALLEGIANCE While some will dismiss the focus on America's failings as negative, preferring to ignore the lessons these failings seek to teach us, it is important that we remember that the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. And in today's America, where the good folks far outnumber the bad, the biggest problem is that the good American folks refuse to see the bad American government and do something about it, thereby enabling the very worst of our society to dominate both us and the world. Meanwhile, the world complains bitterly. Unfortunately, the only people with the political power on the entire planet who can impress upon our leaders the notion that our nation as a whole ought to reflect the moral beliefs of its citizenry are too busy flipping through cable television channels while listening to iPods and surfing the Internet. Mike Green is the author of "The WHOLE truth about the U.S. War on Terror: answers to every question you never knew to ask." TheTruthAboutTerror.com Current Comments: The last I checked God is the one who decides what evil goes on in the world. Jesus said in the last days there shall be wars rumors of wars, pestilences, famines and the waves raging. so I would say God is pretty mad at the lack of knowledment of him and more knowledge of ones-self and what they can get out of life instead of what is best for mankind. Therefore I see no resolution for the situation considering we are not God and cannot change his plan. All this talk is useless God rules not us rosemary ( [email protected] ) - Industry, CA - September 26th, 3:11 PM Thank you Mr. Green for another excellent column. Lear Grace - Ashland Oregon - September 26th, 9:15 PM The behaviour of US is primarily due to the immenese economic power that it has and its geographical location. In no way what the leader decides to do in miltary tems ever effects that gravely on the life of common man, hence an indiffefernt attitude of the common man. In contemporary terms visualise teh political map of UK. It is also important to assess the foresight of the acadmics who provide for the state Dept, all their theories and vision have an element which requires use of power. khalidmahmood - Ankara - September 27th, 2:43 AM Ahmadinejad is a wingnut Muslim,lacks credibility and is not the Iranian leader - their Ayatollah runs the show. Hezbollah is a gang of terrorists and murderers and has demonstrated no other credentials. Isreal is not the problem, Islam's drive to dominance is the problem. We will have peace when we all submit to Sharia as dutiful dhimmi, or when we put an end to the threat - or when Islam accepts reform. Lucien Dauberge - Waltham, MA - September 27th, 10:07 AM What a remarkably exellent op-ed piece with appropriately poignant and timely questions. U.S. citizens would do well to replicate your patriotic courage in speaking the truth and remembering history correctly. May harmony and world peace result from the conference of 118 Nonaligned Nations. Colestine Mafia - Hilt, Ca. - September 28th, 2:50 PM You are a dangerous man Green. Just enough intelligence with a twisted view of reality to really scare us. You really do. There is not enough room in this forum to even begin to address your column. As I think about this,what scares more than you, is the following you seem to have as well as the Tiding�s blessing and support to print your fanatic views. Support for the Iranian President & Venezuela�s dictatorship? Can your next column answer; Why Mike Green hates America so much. Really hates America. Steve L. Iverson - Ashland,Jefferson - September 30th, 8:43 AM Steve - Jefferson, Washington, Adams and Paine - their "twisted view of reality" included the profound distrust of power. In your book, they hated America ? Yet tens of millions of true Americans today agree with them. Many would say that to blindly support the government goes against the basic American ideal. You should do a little research of these issues (outside of fox "news") and keep your mind open to conclusions that you haven't had before. Remember - an American mind is a free mind. Lear Grace - Ashland Oregon - September 30th, 2:28 PM When I was growing up in the '60s and '70s, I was called names because I didn't "accept my place" in society. During 12 years of service I was called names despite receiving numerous awards and accolades. As a Christian who reveres truth, again I have walked in the path of slings and arrows. But, my friends, the truth does not hate. It may convict; but that is its nature in revealing liars, cheats and thieves. So call me nasty names if you cannot refute the Truth; just don't call me "wrong." Mike Green - Ashland, OR - September 30th, 10:40 PM Lear,I don't believe those men had a twisted view of reality, but I believe Green does. His half truths and warped sense of the real world is something that comes from no experience outside from behind his desk or liberal cocktail parties. Fox news has nothing to do with my views. Every time someone doesn't jump on the bash America-Blame America First bandwagon they are insulted with the Fox News or Rush Limbaugh rhetoric. Where were all you people when Clinton was running amok? Steve L. Iverson - Ashland, Jefferson - October 1st, 8:16 AM Steve - Please indicate specifically what "half - truth" you find in Mr. Greens column above. Can you? How do you know what experiences Mr. Green has had? Do you? Tell me where in the above SPECIFICALLY does Mr. Green "bash America" or "blame America first" I suppose if you think the ignorant incompetents currently sitting in D.C. define America, then you've got me. I define America as the people - not the power. But then, I don't think like a slave. By the way, I'm no fan of Clinton, either. Lear Grace - Ashland Oregon - October 1st, 10:20 AM Lear, You have my admiration for your strong stance backing Mr Green. Patriotism is not what Mr Bush & Co. claim it to be. Not at all! Colestine Mafia - Hilt, Ca. - October 2nd, 12:18 AM Wake up people, it is not so simple as Lucien and Steve claim and Rosemary you are apparently beyond hope for an awakening to current political reality. The Bush/Cheney Neocons focused upon global hegemony merge Canada, Mexico and US initially with "free trade" agreements and a porous Southern border while Bush's nationalistic rhetoric "..defending America against terrorists" obscures somewhat the emerging agenda of one-worlder elitists intent on global communism and fascism. Colestine Mafia - Hilt, Ca. - October 2nd, 7:17 AM Wake-up call Continued: Fascism is associated by many scholars with one or more of the following characteristics: "A very high degree of nationalism, economic corporatism, a powerful, dictatorial leader who portrays the nation, state or colllective as superior to the individuals or groups composing it." Turn off the television and read your dictionary if in doubt regarding fascism or socialism, they are counter-productive. We still live in a Constitutional Republic, study up on it! Colestine Mafia - Hilt, Ca. - October 2nd, 7:30 AM Consider this: 1950 - Iran nationalizes its oil. Britain loses control - conducts naval blockade. Asks U.S. to go to war against Iran. 1953 - CIA successfully overthrows Iranian leader. Installs dictator. 1979 - Iran regains independence. 1980 - Carter declares entire Mideast as U.S. "vital interest" - threatens military force. 1980 - U.S. befriends dictator in Iraq. Assists invasion of Iran. No "democracy" requests for U.S.-controlled nations. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia Mike Green - Ashland, OR - October 2nd, 8:50 AM Thanks CM, allow me to reciprocate. Just read this quote from William Blake (whose work inspires me) ... "When I tell any truth, it is not for the sake of those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do" Apropos? Mr. Green, I feel that your column makes an big contribution to Ashland's culture. Thank You. Lear Grace - Ashland Oregon - October 2nd, 11:53 AM En extremus, Lear Another Quote: At the end of the war, when British General Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington, Cornwallis made a very profound prophecy: "A holy war will now begin on America, & when it is ended America will be supposedly the citadel of freedom, but her millions will unknowingly be loyal subjects to the Crown. Your churches will be used to teach the Jew's religion & in less than two hundred years the whole nation will be working for divine world government." Colestine Mafia - Hilt, Ca. - October 2nd, 2:18 PM Mr. Green, Your comments at the recent 9-11 event at SOU prompt me to take another look at U.S. dealings in the middle east. I look forward to reading your book and will likely renew my subscription to the Daily Tidings because of your writings. I agree you make a big contribution to our community. Vicki Davis Vicki L. Davis - Ashland OR - October 2nd, 2:30 PM Vicki, I have to ask the question. If Mike Green is a web only columnist why would you renew your subscription to a paper for something you get for free. And the world goes on..... Just Curous - Ashland, OR - October 2nd, 3:02 PM Deep Pockets in Iraq New York Times Review By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS Published: September 8, 2006 Robert Greenwald�s documentaries are like sledgehammers of rage against everything he finds wrong with America, including Wal-Mart, Fox News and the Bush administration. He wants to rile us up, and he�s not subtle. But then, neither are his targets. Skip to next paragraph Readers� Opinions Forum: Movies In �Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers,� Mr. Greenwald compiles a horrifying catalog of greed, corruption and incompetence among private contractors in Iraq, focusing primarily on Halliburton, Blackwater Security Consulting and CACI International. Leading off with the infamous torture Daniel Hicks - New York NY - October 6th, 2:52 AM Leave a Comment: Advertisement: Advertisement: Paid Advertising Inkjet Printers Student Loans Water Filter Helzberg Diamonds Mortgage Calculator Security Systems Advertisement: Copyright © 2006 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved.