Iraq War

Wall Street's Shell Game Will Ruin Us

By Paul B. Farrell| MarketWatch| Markets

… meant take "jobs away from career civil servants and hand them over to the big federal contractors." Reaganomics led to an Iraq war fought by more profit-hungry private mercenary contractors than committed volunteers. Ironically, it created bigger government …

Story|11/10/2009

Hurricane Pork « Emac's Stock Watch

Emac's Stock Watch

… like those enacted after 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina. The 2006 emergency spending bill for Hurricane Katrina victims and the war in Iraq were chock full of money for higher education, relocating railroad tracks and for porky things like a “seafood promotion strategy …

Blog|08/31/2009

Will Whole Foods Employees Pay A High Price For “Free” Speech? « The Brian Sullivan Blog

The Brian Sullivan Blog

… Now I would think he seems to be a pretty likable guy with a bit of vision. I am NO polotician nor a scholar I am just a Iraq War Vet/ DoD contractor who spent alot of time being reformed by N. Boortz.... I will only say that more folks need to stand …

Blog|08/19/2009

Final Score: White House Shouldn't Dismiss Protests

By David Asman| FOXBusiness| Markets

… folks as "right wing extremists." Contrast these smears with the way President Bush respectfully described protestors of the Iraq war . And contrast the way NPR praised Cindy Sheehan with the way they're describing today's protestors. The hypocrisy here …

Story|08/07/2009

How One Country Star is Helping Iraq Veterans Heal « Glick Report

Glick Report

… song to the Wounded Warriors Project. You can download the song. It's beautiful. Here are the lyrics. Nancy Schiliro an Iraq war vet who lost her right eye in Iraq and works for the Wounded Warriors Project met Mac for the first time this morning. She …

Blog|08/05/2009

Obama's Nudgers Vs. Evil Health-care Lobby

By Paul B. Farrell| MarketWatch| Other Stories

… arguments used by critics against Bush and the GOP when they wrapped the flag around their sales job nudging America into the Iraq War ? Or when they nudged us about how torture was essential to prevent another 9/11? C'mon folks, let's lighten up with …

Story|07/13/2009

Barack 'Yogi Berra' Obama At The Bat

By Paul B. Farrell| MarketWatch| Other Stories

… very apropos in a deeply divided America, as stock market prices skyrocketed to the heavens and casualties piled up in the Iraq War hell. Back then, as the bull market roared, Harry Dent was riding high predicting the Dow at 40,000 by 2009 (Now it is …

Story|06/30/2009

Final Score: Bless Those Who Serve Our Country

By David Asman| FOXBusiness| Personal Finance

… FOXBusiness Like many Americans I got a free ride in my defense of freedom. My dad fought in World War 2. My son fought in the Iraq war . But I came of age between wars. Sure, I could have joined in peacetime. But I was too busy -- too busy with my career …

Story|05/22/2009

Cavuto: The Truth About Tea Party Protesters

By Neil Cavuto, Managing Editor & Anchor| FOXBusiness| Markets

… old kick in the pants. From the very folks who seem to like public rage, but only when it suits their own. Rage over the Iraq war ? Legitimate. Rage over Washington spending too much? Not legitimate. You get the picture, and increasingly so do a lot …

Story|04/16/2009

Pink Protests: The Purpose of the Pink Ladies in CodePink

By Kathryn Glass| FOXBusiness| Markets

… presidential candidate. Evans and Benjamin had met through various events and advocacy groups and were together, protesting the war in Iraq , when the idea to form CodePink struck them in 2002. Evans says the group has become her life ever since. She said even though …

Story|04/14/2009