On Tuesday, White House spokesman Tony Snow said President Bush learned of the killings only after a reporter from Time magazine asked questions.

This is compounded bt the constat barrage of hate by the right's mouthpieces constantly reinforcing the idea that Iraqis are subhuman.

O'Reilly referred to Iraqis as a 'prehistoric group' and advocated that we 'bomb the living daylights out of them.' Earlier, during the siege of Fallujah, O'Reilly used his radio program to urge the military to 'level' the city. 'We know what the final solution should be,' he said, leaving listeners to wonder whether he meant a nuclear strike."

MSNBC's Imus in the Morning offered derisive, racist commentary about Palestinians during the November 12 funeral of deceased Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat. Regular Imus guest and sports anchor Sid Rosenberg referred to Palestinians as "stinking animals" and suggested: "They ought to drop the bomb right there, kill 'em all right now." On November 19, the program broadcast a radio segment featuring a guest -- parodying General George S. Patton, Jr. -- who said that the recent report of a U.S. Marine shooting an unarmed, injured Iraqi insurgent provided the enemy "with another cozy 'al Jazeera moment' for the Muslim masses to respond to with their routine pack-of-rabid-sheep mentality." The guest also referred to a deceased Iraqi insurgent as "a booby-trapped raghead cadaver."

Asked whether he favored any policy changes in Iraq, Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) responded: "We need to have a different mix of troops, is the key. We may need to move some troops around"... In a sign of frustration, he offered an unorthodox military solution: "If we have to, we just mow the whole place down, see what happens. You're dealing with insane suicide bombers who are killing our people, and we need to be very aggressive in taking them out."

Come on SD, show us some links that say they are subhuman.

Regular Imus guest and sports anchor Sid Rosenberg referred to Palestinians as "stinking animals"

humanity does not transcend nationality.

But there is an intriguing variation in Eman's account the third time she tells it. She says she was expecting the bomb. WALID (through translator): I was planning to go to school. I was about to get out of bed. I knew the bomb would explode, so I covered my ears. The bomb exploded. The bomb struck an armored vehicle. I don't know if it was a Humvee or an armored vehicle. When the bomb exploded, they came straight to our house. CHILCOTE: The question is, was her expectation of the explosion a premonition, a fear based on the sound of the passing convoy? Or was it based on some knowledge? The interviewer does not follow up. He says the 9-year-old got confused and got her story mixed up.

This is compounded bt the constat barrage of hate by the right's mouthpieces constantly reinforcing the idea that Iraqis are subhuman.

Posted by Jondee June 1, 2006 10:01 PM ppj - Express a sentiment that proves that you arnt subhuman. You know, something other than whimpering with defference at fearless leaders every whim; all that does is put you in the same league with wild dogs. Now roll over and let little shrub scratch that belly. Atta boy. Its just a shame you couldnt have been there after that explosion; Im sure you would have put that little nine-year-old terrorist outa her misery. And her grandmother - if she was still moving - too. Battle hardened guys like you always have the grim resolve to do what needs to done, dontcha?

The BBC has uncovered new video evidence that US forces may have been responsible for the deliberate killing of 11 innocent Iraqi civilians. The video appears to challenge the US military's account of events that took place in the town of Ishaqi in March.

For the next 30 days, they would receive lessons in "core warrior values", a military statement said.

A few sadists" - or a nation of sadists? That's what this whole question boils down to: have we become so corrupted by ambition and blinded by self-righteousness that we have spawned an army of baby-killers? And are we going to make weak excuses for them - by crying over the amount of "stress" the poor dears have to endure - or will we face the truth, about ourselves as well as them? The ugly truth is that we have been corrupted by dreams of empire: our foreign and military policy of "preemption" is the doctrine of a swaggering bully. To claim preeminence on every continent, to strut and preen on the world stage and demand applause at gunpoint, this is evidence of a collective mania, a severe psychological affliction, and, I might add, a mortal sin - the sin of hubris. We imagine that we are, like Nietzsche's "overman," beyond good and evil: acts that would be judged harshly if done by others become, in ourselves, evidence of unsurpassed virtue. Yes, our soldiers commit atrocities - but they are being investigated and prosecuted, aren't they? Well, that remains to be seen, but, in any event, what this argument misses is that our policy of untrammeled aggression requires terroristic tactics. If we don't have the stomach to kill women and children, then we had better turn back now. Because there is no nice way to be a global hegemon. We either give up the role, or else resign ourselves to many more Hadithas.

Its just a shame you couldnt have been there after that explosion; Im sure you would have put that little nine-year-old terrorist outa her misery

Sailor - Well, were are the links?
A statement was made, the statement was called, and, per usual, the statement can't be covered. So what does Sailor do? Sailor tries to change the subject with an insult added for good measure.

humanity does not transcend nationality.

This is compounded bt the constat barrage of hate by the right's mouthpieces constantly reinforcing the idea that Iraqis are subhuman.

Still, for several weeks now, right wing radio talk show hosts, like Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage -- who dominate the airwaves and much of the political debate across the American heartland -- have been hammering home the idea that our enemies are far more inhumane than anyone on the U.S. side.

I'm going to give you one further example from my background as an anthropologist just so that you -- I'm trying to put context on this because you can go crazy if you don't have the context on this, because I'm going to lead up to something of what we must do to these primitives. Because these primitives can only be treated in one way, and I don't think smallpox and a blanket is good enough incidentally. Just before -- I'm going to give you a little precursor to where I'm going. Smallpox in a blanket, which the U.S. Army gave to the Cherokee Indians on their long march to the West, was nothing compared to what I'd like to see done to these people, just so you understand that I'm not going to be too intellectual about my analysis here in terms of what I would recommend, what Doc Savage recommends as an antidote to this kind of poison coming out of the Middle East from these non-humans.

If you don't want to get shot by the police, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, then don't point a toy gun at them. Or, as I believe our motto should be after 9/11: Jihad monkey talks tough; jihad monkey takes the consequences. Sorry, I realize that's offensive. How about "camel jockey"? What? Now what'd I say? Boy, you tent merchants sure are touchy. Grow up, would you?

The question of whether anyone uses the exact word "subhuman" is irrelevant

CommonDreams doesn't make any claims, they link to articles. So ppj lied again, what a surprise.

Could Haditha be just the tip of the mass grave? Just who is doing the mass killing? Who is dumping so many bodies on garbage heaps?

After Haditha, we are going to reshape our suspicions.

aw - Yes. And a rational comment by you would also help.

June 02, 2006 WORCESTER, Mass. --Sen. Edward Kennedy kicked off the Democratic State Convention on Friday by declaring his vote against the Iraqi war "the best vote I've cast in the United States Senate." ... "On Iraq and so many other issues, something's got to change, and we know what it is. We'll say it loud and clear to Republicans in November: You're fired," Kennedy told several thousand delegates gathered at the DCU Center. "Americans aren't looking for big government or small government, liberal government or conservative government. They're looking most of all for competent government." ... Kennedy's speech was being preceded by remarks from former Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota, a famed liberal, anti-war candidate and the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee. "Get our troops out of Iraq -- now," said McGovern. Recalling his decision to serve as a bomber pilot against Nazi Germany in World War II, the former senator said, "I had not the slightest regrets that I volunteered at the age of 19. ... But Iraq presented no such threat to any country, least of all us."