Witch Hunts & Green Zones

Can you say Witch Hunt?

Mueller: FBI Probes Classified Data Leaks
By TIM WHITMIRE, Associated Press Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The FBI is conducting investigations similar to the one that resulted in last week's firing of a senior CIA analyst who acknowledged leaking classified information, director Robert Mueller said Monday.
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Hey, you could start at the White House.

Since this is all spurred on by the supposed 'leak' of CIA-agent Mary McCarthy, take a look at this article about her. Just to preempt any partisanship shots that should be coming from the LGF crowd. She protested a Clinton nonstrategy, too. Try again.
What do I mean 'supposed leak'? She leaked classified information, that's why she was fired! Well, according to one official at the CIA and Mary McCarthy, she didn't. It appears up for grabs at this point. One thing is certain, she did disagree with patently stupid neo-policy. Which makes her still fired.

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• Australian PM Howard: No indication US intends to draw down troops by end of year.
  Would the clue be the biggest embassy ever built on foreign soil?

Let's take a look at the Green Zone:


One must keep in shape for dodging mortar rounds & IEDs.


Hey American food!


Delivered by third world slave labor!


I'm ready to sign up for dessert!


....except it comes with Guard Duty.



Here's a more Prophetic photograph taken at the Green Zone:




Remember the Alamo?

Yes, I know I know - we can't leave (thanks neojerks). But how's that Iraqi training going?

U.S. Military Warily Eyes Iraqi Forces
By ANTONIO CASTANEDA, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops aren't just training Iraqi forces, they're also keeping an eye on them, watching for signs they could be moonlighting in the Shiite death squads that target Sunnis.
Bound and tortured bodies — both Sunni and Shiite — turn up every day in the capital, dumped in the streets. Sunni Arabs say their people are the victims of Shiite militiamen who have infiltrated government forces, especially paramilitary commando units of the Shiite-led Interior Ministry.
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Maybe not so good.

Now considering there are Arab and Muslim coalitions and countries all around Iraq who would be more welcomed by them in offering diplomatic solutions, why are we not reaching out to them to assist in defusing the quagmire? Or should we wait until the last American is evacuated off the rooftop of Baghdad, then say, 'Wow, we should've done that differently.'