The War on Terror. Read those words; The. War. On. Terror. Each word has a blunt finality about it, this is not A War on Terror, it is not The Struggle Against Terror, and it is not The War on Extremists or weapon wielding maniacs, or the policy to protect people. It is simply The War on Terror and...
]]>Data contained in the Army’s fifth Mental Health Advisory Team report indicate that, according to an anonymous survey of U.S. troops taken last fall, about 12% of combat troops in Iraq and 17% of those in Afghanistan are taking prescription antidepressants or sleeping pills to help them cope. Escalating violence in Afghanistan and the more isolated mission have driven troops to rely more on medication there than in Iraq, military officials say. […]
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/05/us-troops-are-increasingly-medicated/
]]>This is a very good piece that should make all of us think about how we are manipulated by the news.
http://robnorthrup.vox.com/library/post/d-day-64-years-an-inevitable-failure.html
]]>"What is chilling about Jamail's accounts is the routine destructiveness of the US forces; how they demolish nearby homes after a roadside bomb, leave unexploded munitions in the fields of farmers who don't give information, bulldoze orchards. Livelihoods destroyed, families displaced every day, incubating hatred."
http://dahrjamailiraq.com/weblog/archives/informational_posting/000675.php
]]>MEMORIALIZE THIS..... It is admirable that some people in what's left of the progressive media are trying to make sure the public is aware of the Winter Soldier hearings on Capitol Hill, wherever the Hell that is. I can't listen to the testimony, because the gruesome details of how and when these...
http://thedesperadojournal.vox.com/library/post/chapter-viii-cont-living-on-stolen-time-1.html
]]>In his usual form, former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter told a packed crowd at the Oriental Theater in Denver to stop whining about corporate media and become their own intelligence operatives. We the people have the same resources and tools that intelligence networks rely heavily on; it’s called “Google” he said.
http://www.truthalliance.net/News/Vault/tabid/67/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/416/Default.aspx
]]>Combat Camera Blog
http://thetension.blogspot.com/2008/05/combat-camera-marines-in-helmand.html
]]>invasions ... bombings ... overthrowing governments ... suppressing movements for social change ... assassinating political leaders ... perverting elections ... manipulating labor unions ... manufacturing "news" ... death squads ... torture ... biological warfare ... depleted uranium ... drug trafficking ... mercenaries ...
]]>An address to the men and officers of the Zimbabwe Defence forces by Group Captain Mbedzi
]]>The revelations about alleged Syrian-North Korean nuclear cooperation didn't raise as many eyebrows in Arab media as did the timing of the breaking news. Washington D.C. was obviously not pleased with something. More »
]]>More than 400 pairs of boots representing US troops from California who have died in the war in Iraq were placed on Grace Cathedral's labyrinth.
http://edoc.vox.com/library/photo/6a00ccff97e4f06ea500f48cf1f2330002.html
]]>Patriots Rally for Marines in Berkeley Patriots owned the streets of the notoriously anti-war/anti-military city of Berkeley, CA this weekend. On Saturday, March 22, 2008, EaglesUp, Move America Forward, Patriot Guard Riders and other pro-troop organizations teamed up for a show of support for our military men and women who have come under heavy fire and criticism from the Berkeley City Council.CLICK HERE for the COMPLETE REPORTKTVU TV-2 Reports on the Pro-Troop Rally in Berkeley - HERE
]]>Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (English: Doctors Without Borders) is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic disease.
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