Cosmic Iguana - Voice of the Evil Doers

Red state resident and Iguana reader Paul sends in this must-read link from the Asia TImes called " What it means when the US goes to war" on the dehumanizing effect of war and occupation with the comment:

I couldn't send this to anyone else I know... It's really a disgusting portrayal of war and specifically this war in Iraq. I didn't feel anyone else could read this and not hate me for exposing the horror and grossness of what's been going on. [*]

Meanwhile Canadian Iguana reader Alco 430 sends in this, explaining the conflict between the US and Iraqi governments over 58 permanent bases in the security agreement :

"Do you know what you call a country in that part of the world with no real air force or army?" asks John Pike, a military expert with globalsecurity.org. "You call it a protectorate.

"Americans are the Republican Guard now,"... [*]

As Chalmers Johnson said in the movie "Why We Fight..."

"When war becomes this profitable, you are going to have more of it [*].