Mark LeVine | 101 Uses of Chaos

Here's a couple of stories that you should read.....................Scott


Mark LeVine | 101 Uses of Chaos
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/081106M.shtml
Mark LeVine writes, "With George Bush still insisting on the need to fight
'Islamic fascism' to the bitter end, Labor Party Defense Minister Amir Peretz
imploring Israeli soldiers to turn southern Lebanon 'to dust,' and Iran's Mahmud
Ahmedinejad declaring the need to wipe Israel off the map, the hubris,
arrogance, and utter disdain for human life that has brought the Middle East to
its latest precipice continues to harden the hearts of leaders and peoples
alike. And all will be the losers because of it."

Jeremy Scahill | Mercenary Jackpot
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/081106N.shtml
"While the Bush administration calls for the immediate disbanding of what it has
labeled 'private' and 'illegal' militias in Lebanon and Iraq, it is pouring
hundreds of millions of dollars into its own global private mercenary army
tasked with protecting US officials and institutions overseas. The secretive
program, which spans at least twenty-seven countries, has been an incredible
jackpot for one heavily Republican-connected firm in particular: Blackwater
USA," writes Jeremy Scahill.