"We Do Not Torture"

“We do not torture” Mr. Bush told reporters on Nov 7, 2005.
So this is not torture.


“We are finding terrorists and bringing them to justice,” said Bush.
So this is a terrorist being brought to justice.













“Any activity we conduct is within the law,” Bush proclaimed.
So this is a lawful act.











“We do not torture and therefore we’re working with Congress to make sure that as we go forward, we make it more possible to do our job,” Mr. Bush said.
This is the President doing his job.

These new pictures from Abu Ghraib demonstrate our President's commitment to bringing democracy to Iraq. I am sure these men appreciate having Freedom marched so forcefully through their neighborhoods and across their naked bodies.

This crap done in the name of the USA makes me sick.

A Scolding for Bush

At the Coretta Scott King memorial service, Rev Joseph Lowery criticized George W Bush with the President in attendence.

Figures Not Shown To Scale

I think there is a reason why the Pentagon does not track Iraqi deaths.
I think the reason is that Americans are basically decent, caring people.
I think that if Americans were fully aware of how much death and destruction our invasion and occupation of Iraq is causing, I think Americans would search for better alternatives, alternatives that do not include the deaths of soldiers, policemen, and civilians.

The New York Times has drawn a chart depicting the deaths in Iraq in January 2006. Not the whole war so far, just one month. 31 days = 800 human lives.
I am not saying that America is directly responsible for each and every one of those 800 deaths. But our part in this drama is large. We are the party most able to control our own actions.

800 in 1 month. If we laid them all end to end, that would be 15 football fields long. That is a long, long line of death. It is hard to wrap the mind around 1 month's worth of violence in Iraq. How long have we been there? How long are we going to stay?

It is time for us to shut this disaster down. Collateral Damage is not Free.