Another year, another random war. Soon after we all were told that the U.S. is flat broke and can’t even afford heating assistance for the poor, the U.S. gets involved in yet another expensive war. How many millions is this costing the U.S. and all the countries involved (most if not all who claim to be having severe financial problems) and how many lives will be lost? We always seem to have money for bombers and bombs, as though those things take precedence over everything else. This time around, I also noticed that most media anchors and even the reporters were heavily pushing for a war to start. CNN International was the worst perpetrator of a constant push for war before the bombing began. (Of course, they stand to profit from their coverage of a new war, since many people are “bored” with the old ones.) Shock and Awe 2: US, France and Britain Pound Libya   France fired the first shots in the new war with Libya, but the Obama Administration was close behind, with US warships firing upwards of 120 Tomahawk missiles at targets inside Libya. The strikes came largely overnight, and exactly what they hit is largely [...]