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David Zeiger: These Wars Aren’t Over Yet

Why We Fight from Displaced Films on Vimeo. An Open Letter to Iraq Veterans Against the War Members and SupportersFrom David Zeiger, Director of This is Where We Take Our Stand and Sir! No Sir! Dear Friends, As I write … Continue reading

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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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David Zeiger : Open Letter to Michael Moore from a Madoff Victim

Bernie Madoff and his investors: of an ilk? Photo by Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images.An Open Letter to Michael Moore I was stunned to see you take a broad, uninformed swipe at everyone who invested money with [Bernie] … Continue reading

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David Zeiger : Did the GI Movement End the Vietnam War?

Updated July 26, 2008 G.I. dissenters in David Zeiger’s documentary “Sir! No Sir!”. Photo courtesy of Displaced Fillms.And What is the real legacy of the GI Coffeehouses?By David Zeiger / The Rag Blog / July 25, 2008 David Zeiger is … Continue reading

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Sir! No Sir! – courtesy L. Hansel, D. Zeiger

If I had seen this film while I was in Iraq , things would have been much different. -Garett Reppenhagen, Army Sniper and OIF Veteran. Co-Founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War This is powerful stuff, offering us not only … Continue reading

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Alice Embree :
BOOKS | ‘The Dilsberg Engagement: Love, Dissent and Reprisals’ by Danielle Jaussaud

The author has provided a gripping description of GI resistance in Germany. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | May 6, 2019 [Danielle Jaussaud and Alice Embree will join Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio, Friday, May 31, 2-3 p.m. … Continue reading

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Rag Reunion and Public Celebration:
October 13-16, 2016

Moderated Discussions at ACC Eastview Friday, October 14 1:45-3:30 p.m. Keynote Event: Rag Radio interview with historian Doug Rossinow, author of The Politics of Authenticity, with UT-Austin American Studies professor Julia Mickenberg. Moderator: Thorne Dreyer. Multipurpose Hall (MPH) (EVC8500) 3:30-5:00 … Continue reading

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Alan Locklear Alan Pogue Alan Waldman Alan Wieder Alice Embree Alyce Guynn Anne Lewis Bernardine Dohrn Bill Ayers Bill Fletcher Jr. Bill Freeland Bill Meacham Bill Narum (1947-2009) Bob Feldman Bob Simmons Bruce Melton Carl Davidson Carl R. Hultberg Carlos … Continue reading

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Lamar W. Hankins : Slipping Creationism into Texas Textbooks

Political cartoon by Kirk Anderson. Image from The Skeptical Teacher. How Texas’ Board of Education will slip creationism into textbooks Since a majority of the reviewers of the science texts are ‘creationists’ or proponents of ‘intelligent design,’ there can be … Continue reading

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Randy Rowland : Lindy’s Great Escape

The sit-in of the Presidio 27, Oct. 14, 1968, to be known as the Presidio Mutiny. Photo from the archives of Sir! No Sir!. The Presidio mutiny was a sit-down protest carried out by 27 prisoners at the Presidio stockade … Continue reading

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GI Coffehouse : Checking ‘Under the Hood’ in Killeen, Texas

Grand opening of the Under the Hood Cafe in Killeen, Texas. Photos by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog. Under The Hood is an experiment. It’s a labor of love. It’s an antidote to the “divide and conquer” mentality that … Continue reading

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Remembering Tom Bernard : The GI Movement Against the War in Vietnam

David Zeiger with active duty GI’s at Armed Farces Day, 1971, Killeen, Texas, home of Ft. Hood. Photo from Displaced Films. Tom Bernard, 60, died Dec. 27. 2008. As an active duty GI in Vietnam, Tom was part of WORMS … Continue reading

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