The Tragedy of the American Military – The Atlantic
The AtlanticThe Tragedy of the American MilitaryThe AtlanticIt is the story of an Army squad that is badly shot up in Iraq; is brought back to be honored at halftime during a nationally televised Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game; while there, is slapped on the back and toasted by owner's-box moguls and …and more »
Why Iraq Paid for 50,000 Soldiers Who Didn’t Exist (Firedoglake)
One of the latest stories from Iraq is that some 50,000 "ghost soldiers" haunt the rolls of the Iraqi Army. They have been added to the rosters so that someone can skim away all or part of their salaries. The story has been played for Daily Show-like laughs, has been cited as a cause for […]
