The kingdom is crumbling

Hmm, maybe the Republicans will get trounced, who knows. It might not change very much in the long term as the same people will be controlling the media which is what really counts, along with the all powerful lobby (AIPAC, JDO, ADL etc )

There are some people trying to raise awareness of this and a guy standing for congress:

http://www.thetruth247.com/

The 'War on Terror' has always been a smoke screen for the US to gain control of the access to the world's oil and gas reserves, particularly the Capsian Basin reserves, as well as the M.E. reserves.

Although Bush, Cheney etc. have personally profited from these wars (indeed, that is probably why they were chosen), they have acted under the orders of those that control the US (and some would say global) economy, via the Military Industrial Complex.

The Chinese and Indian economies will soon be demanding more and more of these commodities, this is the real threat to the US's economic future and that situation will not change.

Israel is a puppet regime of the US, anyone that thinks otherwise is mistaken. Although one can argue that the Republican party is a puppet of Israel, the two share a symbiotic relationship that works for the interests of both nations agendas.

As the Chinese and Indian economies will not be going away, any U.S. administration will face the same pressures to maintain control of these energy resources. The democrats will just be a different wrapper for the same policies of military domination for economic ends.

Does anyone seriously think the Democrats would repeal any of the laws passed by the Republicans if they win the Whitehouse, or change the broader policies of global military domination?

Eventually China and the US will either have to square up or enter a new cold war. As with the USSR, potential war by proxy is beginning to emerge with the alignment of many energy/commodity producing nations joining the S.C.O. - the new Eastern Bloc.

Yet another mass media news blackout, this time on the deaths of 300 U.S. military personnel.

Some may remember it was reported that a couple of week ago there was a fire at a US ammo dump on the outskirts of Baghdad. What was not reported however was the number of people killed. One wonders if this is because of the Novemeber congressional election?

This report contains the names of the unfortunates who's sacrifice has not even been acknowledge by those who sent them there. What's even more shameful is that not one media outlet has reported on this.

http://www.tbrnews.org/Archives/a2547.htm#001

Ermm.. Maybe because it isn't true?

You cannot believe *everything* you read on the internet even if it does put BushCo in a bad light.

Why should this lone blogger be the only person to have acquired the official casualty list?

There is enough to criticise the Bush and Blair administrations about from reputable sources without having to rely on crack pots and jihadists.

Juan Cole at "Informed Comment" http://www.juancole.com is a pretty reliable source.
He mentions the explosions at Camp Falcon but does not mention horrendous casulaties. Elsewhere on the internet I have found posts by soldiers stationed at Camp Falcon who also say casualties were light.

That does not mean of course that the Camp was not badly damaged and a lot of expensive eqipment destroyed.

Seeing as how the list of supposed casualties is so specific, giving name, rank, unit, division and so on, this should be relatively easy for someone to verify or disprove.

"You cannot believe *everything* you read on the internet"

What sort of argument is that?

"Why should this lone blogger be the only person to have acquired the official casualty list?"

You obviously have not read the article properly. That is an official DoD list of people transferred FROM al-Habbaniyah, to other hosipitals, immediately after the explosion - the inference being that there was an urgent need for the facillities at al-Habbaniyah, which is the closest US hospital to the incident.

"Juan Cole is a pretty reliable source. He mentions the explosions at Camp Falcon but does not mention horrendous casulaties."

What a ridiculous statement in light of the fact we are talking about a news blackout on the fatalities and not the incident itself - which was reported everywhere.

Juan Cole lives in Michigan, how will he know any different?

"...reputable sources without having to rely on crack pots and jihadists."

I see, you speak the language of the neo-con. I'm sure Brian Harring will take offence at you calling him a crack pot.

If you have anything that can prove the article is wrong then you are welcome to state that.

In fact your reasoning is without rationale - the arguments you put forward to debunk the story are the exact same arguments you use to support your view.

So, why are you so anti this particualar story?

The article is very vague on casualties versus fatalities and what the status of those named is, and wether they are involved in the incident.

Mr Harring is suggesting (reasonably considering the scale of the explosions, and the fact they were caused by an attack and not an accident) that there were far more 'casulalties' (i.e. hundreds) than the 'two slightly wounded'.

Seems to support the story in terms of far more casualties than admitted.

http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2006/10/12/5939.shtml