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"The U.S. has become precisely the kind of surveillance state that we were always told was the hallmark of tyrannical societies, with literally no limits on the government's ability or willingness to spy on its own citizens and to maintain vast dossiers on those activities."
Glenn Greenwald
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Fatigue Cripples US Army in Iraq

August 12th, 2007 · No Comments · Iraq, War

Exhaustion and combat stress are besieging US troops in Iraq as they battle with a new type of warfare. Some even rely on Red Bull to get through the day. As desertions and absences increase, the military is struggling to cope with the crisis.
Peter Beaumont in Baghdad
Sunday August 12, 2007

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[tags]Iraq, Impeach Bush, War[/tags]

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