John McCain, that maverick politician, that military hero, that chaser of and braggart about his prowess with stippers, appears to be making a fool of himself with his hypocritcal pronouncements about how safe things are in Baghdad. But clearly, as one commentator noted, he does this in his quest for the Republican Party Nomination to run for the office of POTUS. Throw red meat to the faithful, hard-core, racist war mongers.
Here's a headline sampling of the "good news" from Iraq from Professor Juan Cole's Informed Comment Blog. You be the judge:
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
3 US Troops Killed, 16 Wounded
19 Iraqis Dead, 33 Wounded in Muqdadiya Bombing
The wire services reported at least 55 killed in political violence in
Iraq on Tuesday, with hundreds wounded.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Tens of Thousands in Najaf Demand US Departure from Iraq
Monday, April 09, 2007
10 US Troops Killed
Thousands of Sadrist Demonstrators Come to Najaf
Sunday, April 08, 2007
64 Dead in Iraq; 4 US Troops Killed;
Bombings in Baghdad, Bodies in Baquba;
US vs. Mahdi Army in Diwaniya
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Chlorine Truck Bomb Kills 30, Wounds 100;
Rumayla Pipeline Near Basra Bombed;
Assault on Mahdi Army in Diwaniya
Friday, April 06, 2007
70 Killed in Iraq
Diplomacy of Iran May be Legacy of British Sailor Hostage Crisis
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Rash of Kidnappings of Dozens of Shiites
Iraq Government misplaces or Steals $8 Billion
A diversion: It's Good News Week
1965 pop tune sung by Hedgehoppers Anonymous
1965 pop tune sung by Hedgehoppers Anonymous
It's good news week,
Someone's dropped a bomb somewhere,
Contaminating atmosphere
And blackening the sky,
It's good news week,
Someones found a way to give,
The rotting dead a will to live,
Go on and never die.
Have you heard the news?
What did it say?
Who's won that race?
What's the weather like today?
It's good news week,
Lots of floods in Asia now,
They've butchered up the sacred cow
They've got a lot to eat.
It's good news week,
Doctors finding many ways,
Of wrapping brains in metal trays,
To keep us from the heat.
It's good news week,
Someone's dropped a bomb somewhere,
Contaminating atmosphere
And blackening the sky,
It's good news week,
Someones found a way to give,
The rotting dead a will to live,
Go on and never die.
Have you heard the news?
What did it say?
Who's won that race?
What's the weather like today?
(what's the weather like today?)
It's good news week,
Families shake the need for gold,
By stimulating birth control,
We're wanting less to eat.
It's good news week,
Doctors finding many ways,
Of wrapping brains in metal trays,
To keep us from the heat.
To keep us from the heat.
To keep us from the heat.
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