U.S. Wins In 'Afghanistan's Fallujah'; Massacres Kept To a Minimum!
When U.S. Marines took over Helmand's unruly Sangin district (sometimes called "Afghanistan's Fallujah," apparently) from British forces in September, most American military officials assumed we would have to murder everyone, just like we did in the real Fallujah. (Google "U.S. war crimes in Fallujah." Not suitable for work, unless you are allowed to look at pictures of dead and mutilated children, at work!) But a new WikiLeaks cable or whatever tells us that "an influential Afghan tribe" has agreed to help root out the Taliban and their roadside explosives, in exchange for a little money and Not Being Murdered. Hoochiemama! And now David Petraeus can focus on "how to win in Yemen." Why are we bombing Yemen? [ McClatchy ]
Germany denies that it's spying on everybody from outer space. It is, though. [ AP ]
States with budget problems are "pushing new legislation to limit the power of labor unions, particularly those representing government workers, in collective bargaining and politics." Ha ha, legislative union-busting. Bring in the scabs/lobbyists! [ NYT ]
Better yet, you then ask "I thought you were going to put it in?"
see but when we turn it all over to the private sector, we'll have garbage pick up that comes with a cappuccino (for a small fee) and shiny new credit card parking meters (for just a nominal lease fee to the city) and pensions where you can GAMBLE (for a small broker fee) and the very bestest health care in the world just like now.
see?