Libya: A new government installed by Western imperialists

I will not defend Moammar Qaddafi. That has to be done by the Libyan people themselves. But I suspect that what the Western imperialists are really concerned and crave are the big oil deposits of Libya.

NATO has become a gang of thugs doing the dirty work of the United States, Great Britain and France.

George W. Bush lied when he said that he went to Iraq looking for weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. now owns Iraq's oil. And the gullible crowd believed him.

Barack H. Obama lies when he says that his NATO friends went to Libya to "protect" civilians. It's the oil stupid!

Yankees are only concerned about one thing: MONEY!

Venezuela should be very alert and build up its defenses. Do not trust the pronouncements of Barack H. Obama, a person who is not worthy of trust. The U.S. is desperate for oil!

Iraq heating up.

Surging Iraq violence: Have we seen this story before?

The death toll in Iraq yesterday, with at least 70 murdered in attacks across the country, was bad enough. But the scope of the killing carries worrying echoes of the way sectarian warfare ramped up across Iraq starting in late 2003, leading to the country's civil war.


The sheer scale of the activity yesterday makes it hard to dismiss events as the work of a handful of terrorists. Car bombs at a market in the southern city of Kut killed about 40. A suicide attack killed three policemen at the government counterterrorism center in Tikrit, the hometown of executed former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Four Iraqi soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in the Sunni town of Baquba, north of Baghdad. Separate car bombs in Baquba and nearby Khan Bani Saad killed eight.


In the Shiite holy city of Najaf, a suicide car bomb attacked the police headquarters, seeking to open the way for other militants. Seven people were murdered in that attack. There were multiple attacks in the ethnically and religiously mixed city of Kirkuk, with extensive damage done to a Syriac Orthodox Christian church there.

Iraq is fast becoming the next forgotten war. In addition, Afghanistan is also fading into the shadows, even though American troops are still dying there. Americans are tired, they don't care anymore while the economic and entertainment news of the day dominates the headlines.

My mission in Iraq makes headlines

I have mentioned in the past that my unit here in Iraq has undertaken a unique mission. Well you can now get a small glimpse of what we have been doing here on CNN...

U.S. hands over Saddam-era officials to Iraqis

I was here at Cropper for this transfer of inmates, and ultimately, authority back to the Iraqi government, and we dealt with these 206 inmates on a daily basis.

Update from Iraq

I am 4 months into the deployment here and taking things one day at a time! It's difficult at times being here, but I am so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends showing their constant support. I tell myself everyday, "it could be worse".

I am currently working as a medic in Baghdad at an unspecified location on Victory Base Complex where I have the privilege and honor of partaking in a very unique mission, one that has given me a lot of knowledge about our enemy, at the same time cementing my firm belief in American exceptionalism.

Everything is different here, from the weather to the terrain to the smell and everything in between. Sometimes it is like being on another planet. Green is a color you do not see very often. Even the smell of trees and the touch of grass is something I miss, and something I look forward to when I come home. I have come into contact with many nationalities- Kuwaitees, Iraqis, Indians, Nepalese, Sri Lankans. The third party nationals who do contracting work here are extremely respectful and kind to American troops. I make sure I show them just as much respect and they show me!

Attacks here have become more frequent unfortunately. You might have already heard, but last month was the deadliest month here since 2008, and July doesn't look too much better. Casualties seem to be a weekly, if not daily, thing here. I have a firm belief Iraq has become the next "forgotten war" but will all soon change towards the end of this year. Al Sadr and other Shite militia groups have vowed unrelenting attacks on US troops here if we do not stick with our December 31st deadline. Now that our government has pledged 8,500 to 10,000 troops to stay past the deadline, I can only see this getting worse.

There are few extracurricular activities here. I am so thankful to have a gym at my disposal for free and that is where I spend most of my free time, as well as a small outdoor basketball court right outside my barracks. There are bootleg DVD shops all over the place here where you can buy horrible quality DVDs for a dollar. There is also a very nice "getaway area" here on VBC where troops can go to relax, which is located inside one of Saddam Hussein's old palaces! Inside there is a movie theater, video game room, and a gym overlooking a lake. Outside is a very nice pool.

Speaking of Saddam Hussein's palaces, I had the opportunity to take a tour of one of them. What an experience that was. It gives you chills some of the things he did. To name a few...he had a special palace built to house all of his concubines, against their will. Almost like a rape prison. Had an in ground pool with no water in it where he kept prisoners to torture them. I could see a spot where a man was chained to the metal ladder on the side of the pool getting his head drilled with an electric drill. His brain matter was still visible, caked on the tiles. He had special brick wall built up to keep construction workers out of his living quarters during construction of one of the palaces. He was always paranoid one of them would assassinate him. After construction they would be ordered to tear it down. I also saw the room where Dan Rather interviewed him, his conference room where he held meetings with his Baathist government, as well as the bombed out Baath party movie theater, which got blown to bits by an American tomahawk missile while 100+ Baathist officials were inside watching Julia Roberts in 'Pretty Woman'! None survived.

Above all, I am happy to be here! It is a unique time in history, and I am taking part in a very unique mission. I get to see the transfer of authority from us to the soldiers of Iraq first hand. It is still somewhat of an eerie feeling seeing Apache helicopters and uparmored humvees with Iraqi flags on them. But they are our ally now, and many American soldiers died for this. I thank each and every one of you on here for your support and your patriotism! It is refreshing and encouraging.

Matt Damon in Green Zone: The most anti-American movie I've ever seen

Over a year ago I wrote a blog urging people not to go see the anti-American Matt Damon Iraq War movie Green Zone. Now, a year later and actually in Iraq, I broke my promise, caved in, and decided I'd give it a shot. Seven barf bags and three fist sized holes in the wall later my systolic blood pressure is back down to only twenty points above normal, as opposed to sixty five an hour ago.

This movie made Oliver Stone's Platoon look like a rosy, nationalistic tribute to American involvement in the Vietnam War. From start to finish Green Zone did nothing but demonize, tear down, and spit on American efforts in Iraq, as well as the American troops.

Matt Damon (big surprise there) plays Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller, an officer in charge of raiding supposed WMD sites in and around Baghdad during the initial invasion in 2003. Upon finding out the intelligence he was given was wrong, he decides to go rogue, disobeying orders while embarking on his own personal quest to find the truth. He eventually gets an American special forces soldier killed while trying to "bring in" an Iraqi general on his own. In a nutshell, this is Matt Damon's left wing wet dream brought to the big screen.

Throughout, we are entertained with scheming Pentagon officials, bloodthirsty and dark US special forces who take away innocent Iraqis with hoods over their heads, and even a bonus television broadcast of President Bush proclaiming "Mission Accomplished" while throngs of ignorant and naive American soldiers applaude. No wonder this movie bombed at the box office! Liberalism and anti-Americanism doesn't sell in an America where only 20% of the population identifies as such. At one point Matt Damon enters the infamous Camp Cropper, a prison in Baghdad where high value prisoners are kept. It just so happens I am stationed at Camp Cropper as I write this and it looks nothing like the way Paul Greengrass in all his enlightened, infinite, liberal wisdom portrayed it. It isn't a dark, American run concentration camp where prisoners are beaten and tortured by evil Americans while pro America propaganda is blared over the PA system.

This film is a disgusting piece of blatant anti-American garbage. Coming from an American soldier who has seen first hand the brutality of Saddam Hussein, I can think of quite a few things they conveniently left out. Nary a word of dictator Saddam Hussein was even mentioned. I urge Matt Damon to take a trip to Baghdad and tour the Baath Party torture chambers and then see how he feels about the liberation of Iraq.

Yay! The evil American helicopter has been shot down by the Iraqi freedom fighters!

The anti-war arguments put forth in this movie are piddly and insignificant. They cater to ignorant high school and college kids who get all their news from John Stewart and Bill Maher. Those same idiots could just as easily be swayed to the complete opposite side if a Hollywood movie was produced about Saddam Hussein's unspeakable cruelty. It's all the way the wind blows.

I don't know why I'm so worked up over this movie. It didn't even make an impact in the political landscape. But so many American soldiers have given their lives here in Iraq for the very cause Hollywood and Washington liberals like Matt Damon, Paul Greengrass, Barack Obama, John Kerry, Micheal Moore, and Keith Olbermann love to tear down. They claim they support the troops. NO you dont! These worms supporting the troops is the same as someone supporting Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mark Texiera, Curtis Granderson, CC Sabathia and the rest of the Yankees roster while wanting the Yankees to lose (or saying the Yankees shouldn't even be playing in the first place). This isn't Fantasy Baseball here. But fantasy is the best word to describe liberal la la land.

There are words here I could say to the likes of Matt Damon and you if you side with him which are unfit for publication on this blog.

I am not here to argue in defense of the Iraq War, but I will say American efforts here have succeeded. We have done the world a service. We are overwhelmingly a force for good. Some people like to believe wars are carried out without any mistakes or bloodshed. Just like the character portrayed in the movie by Damon, those who released this movie while troops are still on the ground in the Middle East are irresponsible traitors!

The movie isn't a lost cause though. There is a good part in the beginning where it shows Saddam Hussein's palaces and Baath Party government buildings getting blown to bits by American bombing. Naturally, Greengrass strategically shows innocent women and children screaming and running for their lives from the evil American bombs! I dismissed that and was thoroughly entertained knowing the evil government of Saddam Hussein was getting annihilated by our righteous justice, WMDs or not!

Greetings from Iraq

It's been a long journey but I'm finally here in Baghdad and loving every minute of it (that's what I tell myself). Things are shutting down at an amazing rate here, and units are already preparing for departure as troops are scheduled to be in country no later than December 31. 2011. I am partaking in a very interesting and somewhat secretive mission. It is a gratifying one, and one that reinforces my belief in American EXCEPTIONALISM. We are a force for good. I see it first hand. And no red faced, bedwetting liberal will be able to convince me otherwise!

It's a different world here. I've had the opportunity to work with some awesome people, Americans, Iraqis, Kuwaitees, Nigerians, and Ugandans, and all have given us nothing short of a warm reception. I've talked to Iraqi translators who suffered horribly under the rule of Saddam Hussein. They believe in this mission, because they know the enormous amount of good we have done. I am proud to be here and regret nothing, including my support for this war since we dropped the first bomb in 2003.

Contrary to popular belief, things are still happening here. The media and general public may have forgotten but attacks still happen daily. Soldiers are still dying. And Iraqi civilians are still subjected to horrific attacks by terrorists here. The Pentagon may have changed the name from OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) to OND (Operation New Dawn) but it's the same war, same players, and same violence. A name change means nothing. Know this, whether CNN or Fox News or MSNBC decides to report on progress here or not, it makes no difference. We still have soldiers dying here.

I haven't been keeping up on the news much but I see our Dear Leader is still making a mess of things. I had to laugh when my buddy, a fellow soldier with me here, showed me this photo:

Like I've said in the past, the armed forces are overwhelmingly anti-Barry. He is the antithesis of everything we are. It will be a great day when Paul Ryan snatches the golden scepter from this maniac in charge.

Things are going well here and I'm going to try to blog again here shortly.

Keep the faith,

Hack