three heartbreaking articles

Bought to you by the President of the United States, cynically exploiting Memorial Day since 2002:

• a San Francisco Chronicle article about the insufficiency of public services in Baghdad at this point.


• a rough Boston Globe article identifying how The Prince of DarknessThe First Vice-President To Shoot A Man In The Face During a Staged Duck-Hunting Event Richard B. Cheney has his office screen legislation for possible limitations it might impose on Presidential power. Balance of powers my ass.


• And another heartbreaking article about widows whose husbands were working for George Bush's mission to create a new Halliburton, um, I mean Iraq.


• And to all those who have served the country, thank you for your courage. Now let's demand the same in our public officials.