By Ed O'Keefe & Al Jazeera
James Mattis, a lieutenant general, told a crowd in San Diego that it was "fun to shoot some people" and said that some Afghans deserved to die.
Christians Leaders United for War: "The tyrannical Iranian regime shall never threaten the world with nuclear weapons" (original.antiwar.com)
Unlearned lessons of the Soviet invasion - The U.S., like the Soviet Union, is learning the hard way on Afghanistan. (globalpost.com)
US Defense Secretary proposes $2 billion in funds to aid unstable countries... get more unstable (washingtonpost.com)
Ron Paul: The war propagandists are hoping for an "incident" that would justify attack on Iran (ronpaul.com)
Pakistani Taliban commander has said he has sent thousands of fighters into neighbouring Afghanistan to counter the rising level of US troops (english.aljazeera.net)
Obama came out today and said "I never campaigned on a public option!" Obama during the campaign in 2008: “My plan builds on and improves our current insurance system, which most Americans continue to rely upon, and creates a new public health plan for those currently without coverage.” (thinkprogress.org)
Danny Glover: I See No Difference Between Bush And Obama Policies : “He may be just a different face, and that face may happen to be black—and if it were Hillary Clinton, it would happen to be a woman,” says Danny Glover. “But what choices do they have within the structure?” (newsone.com)