Interesting that Greyhawk, who normally is quite vigilant in censoring "offensive" content, should stand by why all that X-rated spam appears in the threads where I've commented. Typical wingnut tactics!

And speaking of disinformation in its various guises, here's another bit of evidence suggesting that Bush is preparing a cut-and-run strategy while lying about the Iraqis being ready to take over the job. This will be interesting: We'll have a president who lied his way in, and lied his way out.

http://w3t.org/?u=enw

CAN YOU SAY "CIVIL WAR," ANYONE?

Bush has said the United States will not pull out of Iraq until Iraq's own forces can maintain security. In a speech last week, he said Iraqi forces are becoming increasingly capable of securing the country.

Al-Yawer, a Sunni moderate, said he agreed the United States cannot pull out now because "there will be a huge vacuum," leaving Iraq in danger of falling into civil war. In particular, armed Shiite militias in the south might try to incite war if U.S.-led coalition forces leave, he said in an interview with The Associated Press and a U.S. newspaper at a conference here.

"I wish it were that simple," he said of calls to set a timetable for withdrawal or a drawdown.

But al-Yawer said recent allegations that Interior Ministry security forces -- dominated by Shiites -- have tortured Sunni detainees were evidence that many forces are increasingly politicized and sectarian. Some of the recently trained Iraqi forces focus on settling scores and other political goals rather than maintaining security, he said.

In addition, some Iraqi military commanders have been dismissed for political reasons, rather than judged on merit, he said.

He said the army -- also dominated by Shiites -- is conducting raids against villages and towns in Sunni and mixed areas of Iraq, rather than targeting specific insurgents -- a tactic he said reminded many Sunnis of Saddam Hussein-era raids.

Typical Kolb. Everything is a wingnut conspiracy.

Are you getting a "held for review" notice when you post? Gosh, I wonder if it's for the SPAM that recently popped up in the comments section?

Willy,

Personally I have found very few of your posts to not be offensive. Not verbally in all cases but in your mindless attacks on anyone who disagrees with you. As soon as someone hands you your lunch in a rational manner you revert to personal attacks on them. When you returned from your exile I noticed that you were very careful to stay within the bounds of civility, recently however I believe that in either anger or a display of childishness you seem to have reverted back to your old ways.

I actually look forward to some of your posts just so I can watch other posters turn your talking points into rubble. You are a prime example of the 'American Liberal' and you react exactly as we expect you to. I hope that some day you will realize that your blind hatred of the current president has clouded your views on what is important to the country and I hope you will remember the arguments that you have made based upon that hatred. I have my doubts this will happened since I have watched you argue yourself in circles on this site.

Keep them coming Willy and I want you to know that at least one person out here feels that even though you do so unwittingly, you serve a useful purpose.