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Tom Hayden : Obama to Cave on Iraq Withdrawal?
Image from Progressive America Rising.Pressure from the ‘longer warriors’:Obama to cave on Iraq withdrawal? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / March 3, 2010 Was it too good to be true? In February at Camp Lejeune, our new President … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Obama is ‘Kicking the Can’ on Afghanistan
Kicking the can. Image from Oskar Rough.Obama’s Afghanistan policy:Playing to the imaginary center Like President Johnson before him, President Obama is squandering any hope for his progressive domestic agenda by this tragic escalation of the war. By Tom Hayden / … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Iraq War, Obama Foreign Policy, Political Opinion, Tom Hayden, Vietnam
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Virtual Coup : Times, Pentagon Returning us to Vietnam?
Afghanistan:Beware a Times/Pentagon ‘virtual coup’ It was the military’s manipulative misreporting in Vietnam that fueled Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 disastrous escalation. By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 24, 2009 Some military coups are still done the old-fashioned way. … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Iraq War, Mainstream Media, New York Times, Pentagon, U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam
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Larry Ray : Echoes from Vietnam
Larry Ray in Cu Chi Vietnam, late summer 1966.Echoes from Vietnam: Dying again in Afghanistan Afghanistan is an even older and thornier problem [than Vietnam]. And one that cannot be bombed into submission. By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Iraq War, Journalism, Obama Administration, Sixties, Vietnam
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Gog, Magog and the Burning Bush!
The REAL force behind the Iraq War? Gog the demon as envisioned by Marvel Comics.A French Revelation, or The Burning Bush Now-departed President Bush is a religious crackpot, an ex-drunk of small intellect who ‘got saved.’ He never should have … Continue reading
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Tagged Evangelical Christians, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Religious Fanaticism
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David Zeiger : This is Where We Take Our Stand
Episode One : For Those Who Would Judge Me This is Where We Take Our Stand A web series about Winter Soldier By David Zeiger / The Rag Blog / July 18, 2009 I am more than pleased to announce … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Anti-War Vets, Iraq War, Video, VVAW, Winter Soldiers
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Film / ‘The Hurt Locker’ : Kathryn Bigelow’s Explosive Iraq War Movie
The Hurt Locker will deepen your understanding of what our soldiers have been enduring in Iraq for twelve to fifteen months at a stretch. By Tod Ensign / The Rag Blog / July 11, 2009 See ‘The Hurt Locker, Ticking … Continue reading
Juan Cole on Dick Cheney’s Criminal Irrelevance
Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images.Cheney Worries about Wasting the Sacrifices made in Iraq on behalf of Big OilBy Juan Cole / July 2, 2009 Dick Cheney reacted to the cessation of unilateral US patrols of major cities in Iraq, saying that … Continue reading
Lest We Forget the Horror That Is Iraq
StatisticsBy Dr.Mohammed / May 15, 2009 Yesterday, I was chatting with my colleague about the situation in Iraq and specially regarding the social aspect…we both reached an agreement that we would witness a social crisis or a disaster…the Iraqis’ ethics … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Military
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MEDIA / Where Were the Watchdogs on Iraq and the Economy?
Were the watchdogs asleep on the job? Photo of Rottie ( “Who me?”) from Dog Infopedia.When the Watchdogs Are Asleep, We All Get Robbed In the wake of the financial collapse, I wonder if the remaining (if relatively low) public … Continue reading
Matthis Chiroux: War Resister Scores a Big Win
War Resister Successfully Challenges ‘Misconduct’ Charge By Stephen Dohnberg / April 21, 2009 War resister Sgt Chiroux successfully challenged his misconduct hearing, facing down the U.S. Army and offering a potential “green light” for other soldiers challenging the legality of … Continue reading
