Iraqis Blame U.S. For Last Wednesdays Bomb-fest

   You remember that? More than 300 people were killed and a series of bombings in Baghdad.

  Here's what some of the Iraqis had to say about this mess.

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Kaka Kadir:   "We do not know who is killing us, but we do know who is responsible for our safety. All we receive from our government and the Americans is talk, and holding other people accountable, while it is them who should protect us."

Hussein Rathman: "Karrada is supposed to be very well protected. It seems there is no hope, and everyone should think seriously of leaving the country."

Jabbar Ahmed (  lawyer/human rights activist ): "The problem is that those Americans are still talking about peace and reconciliation in Iraq. They should just leave the country after all the disappointment people here feel towards them. All they are doing is lying all the time, while Iraqi blood has become so cheap."

    Resident Bush has our military in Iraq to do....? Whatever it is, it isn't working and it hasn't been working for six years. the Iraqi people know this and so does our military so why does Bush not understand this? Idiot maybe?

 

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Condi Rice To Ignore Subpoena ?

   Another Republican shithead who is going to ignore a congressional subpoena to appear before the committee to answer questions. Condi is playing the executive privilege game since she was Bush's national security adviser during the period that Congress has questions about.

Rice said she respected the oversight function of the legislative branch, but maintained she had already testified in person and under oath about claims that Iraq had sought uranium from Africa during her confirmation hearing for the job of secretary of state.

Rice noted that she had been serving as President Bush"s national security adviser during the period covered by the panel's questions and stressed the administration's position that presidential aides not confirmed by the Senate cannot be forced to testify before Congress under the doctrine of executive privilege.

    Condi Rice:   "This all took place in my role as national security adviser. There is a constitutional principle. There is a separation of powers and advisers to the president under that constitutional principle are not generally required to go and testify in Congress.

"So, I think we have to observe and uphold the constitutional principle, but I also observe and uphold the obligation of Congress to conduct its oversight role, I respect that. But I think I have more than answered these questions, and answered them directly to Congressman Waxman."

      Rice will probably end up pleading the 5th Amendment as so many Republicans are apt to do in the coming months.

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