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Do You Ever Wonder ? – The Series

Cross Posted at  KOS and so, my homage to Andy Rooney. A collection of life's cunundrums big and small.  Follow me beneath the fold for the latest edition.

Torture, Terrorism, Death Squads when we stopped being the good guys

A few days ago this essay was posted on docudharma it concerns state sponsored terrorism and torture enabled by the DoJ, CIA and of course our President. My response to the essay has evolved into a diary about the roots of our violent, regime changing, torturing, death squad, secret prisons and extraordinary rendition school of foreign relations.  Follow me below the fold for a glimpse of our shameful past, present and future and when we stopped being the good guys to the rest of the world.

35% of the Iraqi population is either dead, maimed or a refugee **update

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            1 in 3 people is the stunning reality of this war and no one speaks for them
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I wish to inform and hopefully to move you. I have gathered this information from various sources, UNICEF, the United Nations, WHO, medical journals and relief organizations. The figures are often based on estimates along with some verifiable reports and eye witness accounts because hard figures are difficult to gather. I tried, whenever possible to use multiple sources. Additionally, the UN places the prewar  population of Iraq at 22 million. With numbers so large they are already incomprehensible, understand  it is very likely the toll is greater than we can imagine or ever be able to document.
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You are invited below the fold where I hope we will find a sense of proportion and perspective and most of all outrage. 

Tasers the new “weapon” of choice for law enforcement

Are you sick of hearing about Taser abuse? Do you believe most people deserve getting Tasered? Are you unclear about why Tasers are even used and under what circumstances they were intended to be used?
You are invited below the fold for some essential information regarding the startling reality of Taser abuse. Hopefully armed with this knowledge be pissed off enough to do something in your town to change the use of something even more popular and equally as lethal as choke holds.
snackdoodle's essay

Iraq, no one speaks for them

I wish to inform and hopefully to move you. I have gathered information from various sources like UNICEF, the United Nations, WHO, medical journals and relief organizations among others. The figures are often based on estimates in part based on verifiable reports because hard figures are difficult to gather. I tried whenever possible to use multiple sources.  You are invited below the fold where I hope we will  find a sense of proportion and perspective.

Do you ever wonder? The Series

Do you ever wonder? Well, yes and so another foray into life’s conundrums big and small. 

You are invited to follow me below the fold.

Road to DC Progress Report

Just a quick update on how the trip is going

Do you ever wonder

Do you ever wonder? The catch phrase made popular by humorist Andy Rooney. A 60 Minutes staple, he is both funny and thought provoking at the same time.

Please follow me below the fold for my take on that age old question.

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