United states Air Force (private mercenaries) planes bomb a wedding party in the desert village of Mogr el-Deeb, Iraq, killing up to 40 Iraqi citizens.

       Question: Is it any wonder why they hate us?

       [added 12/23/2023]

       Serves them right for having a good time when one of the Bushes is at war.  How are we ever going to make these crimes right with the world?  Don’t ever forget it was done in our name, with our blood and treasure. –– JL

 

       United states Army General Ricardo S. Sanchez, commander of the Multi-National Force – Iraq, in testimony to the senate armed services committee denies that he ordered inmates under his jurisdiction to be tortured.

       [added 12/23/2023]

Subsequent Events:

6/5/2004                    11/2/2004                    6/8/2006

References:

Chalmers Johnson, Nemesis: the last days of the American Republic, (New York: Metropolitan, 2006), 44.

Iraq Desert Bombing Video Shows Carnage, 21 May 04
www.notinourname.net/war/wedding-party-21may04.htm

U.S. Reportedly Kills 40 Iraqis at Party
www.burlingtongop.org/National%20News%20Archive%202004/US_Reportedly_Kills_40.htm

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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