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By Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo (about the author) Page 1 of 3 page(s)
For OpEdNews: Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo - Writer The Slaughter In Iraq and Other Truths: After identification and translation, it was determined that although the voice was identified as that of Bin Laden, he made no threats against the USA. Because the tape mentions Democrats gaining the majority in congress, and other more recent matters, some believe it to be brand new. The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author
Apparently, early analysis indicated the voice on recently released videotape is that of Osama bin Ladin, a U.S. official said Friday, as President Bush called the tape "a reminder of the dangerous world in which we live." Bush is never able to rise to the heights of FDR, who taught that '... all we have to fear is fear itself...' It begins easily to look as though his constituency consists of two segments, those profiting heavily from the war and those frightened half to death by his self-serving fear mongering. Finally, ORB's accounting of civilian deaths is a shocker, but not to me!
Coincidence, High Treason, or Just Doing Business the Usual Way and What is The Difference?
The Hidden Cost Of War In Human Lives
Today, the LA Times, a few scattered independent radio news reports and The Huffington Post, The New York Times and Numerous online news services ran the story that Electronic MSM avoided, and the death civil toll has been estimated in Iraq today as anywhere between 1,000,000-1,200,000-1,500,000, which spans even above the range I have been predicting for weeks; 655,000-775,000-1,100,000.
In a survey conducted in August, ORB, the British polling agency which has carried out several surveys on the state of the war in Iraq, let fly their latest in the face of Petraeus and Bush playing down civilian deaths, saying that the toll has fallen 55% since the invincible surge began, but failed to publish numbers
The military has said civilian deaths from sectarian violence have fallen more than 55% since President Bush sent an additional 28,500 troops to Iraq this year, but it does not provide specific numbers. ORB is outing the number at about 1.2 million since the war began. Their survey was a door-to-door survey of household asking more than 2,000 households, how many people in their homes were killed since 2003
ORB said it drew its conclusion from responses to the question about those living under one roof: "How many members of your household, if any, have died as a result of the conflict in Iraq since 2003?" Based on 4,050,597 households in Iraq, the 1.2 million figures was reasonable.
Both the government and the military, however, have refused thus far to provide a count of civilian deaths. That stalling may soon end however, because they are up against a civil lawsuit demanding such information.
ORB says its poll has a margin of error of +-2.4%. According to its research 22% of the household nationwide had at least one war related violent death. Forty-eight percent were shot to death and twenty percent were killed in bombings of various sorts; car bombs, and military bombardments caused most of the other fatalities.
While the medical journal, Lancet put the number at 654,965; Iraq's government said such a figure was "ridiculous." One article calls ORB's projection the highest yet, however, the New York Times today put the figure closer to $1.5 million deaths. I had recently moved my guesswork, from 655,000, to 775,000 and last week to 1.1 million, "at least!"
Is There A Bushite Bin Ladin Partnership?
Apparently, early analysis indicated the voice on recently released videotape is that of Osama bin Laden, a U.S. official said Friday, as President Bush called the tape "a reminder of the dangerous world in which we live." Bush is never able to rise to the heights of FDR, who taught that '... all we have to fear is fear itself...' It begins easily to look as though his constituency consists of two segments, those profiting heavily from the war and those frightened half to death by his self-serving fear mongering.
Bin Laden's last video appeared, right on que, within a few days of the 2004 Presidential election, which of course was pure coincidence, right? Especially when most analysts with putting Bush over the top to beat Kerry-that plus credited it the stealing of God knows how many votes in several states.
This time the tape is once again on que, to account for the "Fall Surprise" in 2008, which some Bushites have in store for the hapless residents of some "Blue" state city, rife with Liberal voters. Bush of course was ready to accentuate Bin Ladin's comment about the Democrats, saying what they want is the same as what Bin Ladin wants, out of Iraq, when in reality, the al Qaeda, according to analysts and common sense want just the opposite. They have our troops mired down in a no-win vain effort, which is exhausting the military, the economy and is a lame excuse to keep gasoline prices artificially high.
"I found it interested that on the tape Iraq was mentioned, which is a reminder that Iraq is part of the war against extremists. If al-Qaeda bothers to mention Iraq, it's because they want to achieve their objectives in Iraq, which is to drive us out," Bush said, trying like all-get-out to tie the democrats to the man most people with working brain cells believe is his partner in crime. He, by releasing such crap lies, is convinced of the stupidity of his supporters and brazenly shows it. Violence is always appealing to the stupid and cowards, and sometimes-stupid cowards want to kill more than they want to live, not for freedom but for hatred and revenge. If they had not felt that way, there never would have been an American Civil War.
I find it even more interesting that twice in 3 years Bin Ladin says exactly what the Bushites, if they controlled him, would want him to say-a bit eerie don't you think? In addition, unless you have an empty head up a place where the sun don't shine or are making like an Ostrich, perhaps more than a bit coincidental, wouldn't you say?
Osama bin Laden purportedly says in this tape that the Iraq war is "unjust" and the result of the very factor, which brought him his vast wealth, capitalism.
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