colonialism

I just came across an interesting interactive world map of US Foreign Policy on the site Historyisaweapon.com

Check it out, its very nicely done. Its an interactive history of US backed coups. Coups that toppled democratically elected goverments in favor of brutal dictators who in return backed US business interests.

As the Congress wets its pants over Michael Mukasey's ambivalence regarding Waterboarding and torture, I wonder if they are as critical of bombs, bullets, colonialism, and physical assault against Iraqis? I wonder if they think about the sanctions against Iraq, imposed by Clinton's Presidency, that literally starved the Iraqi People killing over 1 million?

It strikes me as a bit grotesque that we live in a country that has legalized the death penalty and torturous practices like water-boarding. The top 2 articles on the New York Times website shows the horror-show nature of our country. Happy Halloween.