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The Mission in Afghanistan: Poppy Protection?
Marines Stuck Protecting Opium in HelmandBy Barnett Rubin / May 8, 2008 An AP story quoting me about the deployment of U.S. Marines to Garmser District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan is making the rounds on the Internets, and mostly being misinterpreted … Continue reading
Breaking: Attack on Iran Inevitable?
War With Iran Might Be Closer Than You ThinkBy Philip Giraldi / May 9, 2008 There is considerable speculation and buzz in Washington today suggesting that the National Security Council has agreed in principle to proceed with plans to attack … Continue reading
Military Moms: We Need Each Other to Heal
Mother’s Day Veteran: Moms Wear Combat Boots, Tooby Eli PaintedCrow At the age of twenty, being a mother of a three and five year-old was not easy. Being a single mom on welfare living in a cockroach-infested apartment was not … Continue reading
Just Another Day in Baghdad
Iraq’s secret war of widows deepensBy Agence France-Presse / May 10, 2008 BAGHDAD, Iraq — Ducking bullets and dodging car bombs may be part of daily life for millions of Baghdadis but behind black veils yet another struggle is being … Continue reading
Peace Action for Mother’s Day
As Julia Ward Howe wrote in her Mother’s Day Proclamation, “Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have taught them of charity, mercy and patience. We women of one country will be too tender … Continue reading
Both Sides Will Claim They Aren’t Prejudiced
Americans are in utter denial about this topic. But I see it and hear words from white mouthes that instantiate it every single day of the week. And I don’t see this changing here anytime soon. It is too ingrained, … Continue reading
One-Hundred Thousand Casualties a Year
Real Clear Numbers: 101,000 U.S. Casualties a YearBy Alexander Cockburn / May 11, 2008 A friend of mine who’s a librarian was recently reviewing job applicants. Asked his qualifications in library skills, one man put “machine-gunner.” He was a vet … Continue reading
Wall Street Always Rides a Wave Until It Crashes
Characterizing the Subprime Mortgage CrisisWill the Mortgage Industry Pay for Its Crimes?By Danny Schechter / May 10, 2008 There is a time in the life of every writer when you find yourself fearing that you have become a robo call … Continue reading
We Are Settling for a Child’s Bargain
Even the symbols of Amerikkkan politics are child’s toys. When will we find the courage to end the cycle of destructive, fear-based politics and throw out the people who wish it upon us? When will we grow up? Richard Jehn … Continue reading
The High Cost of Waste in Our Society
Food waste on ‘staggering’ scaleAxis Commentary / May 10, 2008 Editor’s Note: This is a report from a survey carried out in England and Wales. The BBC report does not mention this in the context of famine now being predicted … Continue reading
Made in the USA?
Let’s remember that the USA is the biggest arms manufacturer in the world. Using nothing but Las Vegas odds, the likelihood that all those “Iranian” arms being found in Iraq actually came from the USA is rather high. “[T]he US … Continue reading
Let’s Hold ‘Em Accountable for the Propaganda
Why Big Media Needs Propaganda to Surviveby Megan Tady / May 9, 2008 The mainstream media are as likely to report on Pentagon propaganda — and thus, themselves — as President Bush is likely to cede that “mission accomplished” was … Continue reading
