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Greg Moses : Deporting Texas Student Was Big Mistake
Saad Nabeel. Photo by Shehab Uddin / Der Spiegel.What the Times forgot to mention:Story of deported Texas studentAwaits President in Dallas By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / August 9, 2010 While the New York Times Monday morning proclaims … Continue reading
John Ross : Epic Hunger Strike in the Land of the Hungry
Cayetano Cabrera of the Mexican Electricity Workers’ Union (SME). His hunger strike was the longest in Mexican history — but it ended in futility. Photo from Musicios y Politicos y Locos.Where Hunger is palpable:Mexican hunger strike sets recordBut electrical workers … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Hunger, John Ross, Labor Unions, Mexico, Strikes
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Marc Estrin : Awesome Days of Awe
The space between the pillars:Awesome days of awe By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 7, 2010 August 6th: Hiroshima. August 9th: Nagasaki. Three days in between. The days between close-set giant pillars take on special significance. Whatever … Continue reading
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Tagged Atomic Bomb, Hiroshima, Marc Estrin, Nagasaki, Nuclear Weapons
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Ted McLaughlin : Access to Water Is a Human Right
Clean water should be a human right,Not a capitalist commodity By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 5, 2010 A vote took place in the United Nations a few days ago that could eventually have far-reaching effects on … Continue reading
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Tagged Human Rights, Ted McLaughlin, United Nations, Water, Water Conservation
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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : ‘Crossing the Rubicon’ at the Gulf of Tonkin
E. J. Fitzgerald’s painting (1980) illustrates the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. U.S. Navy Historical Center / Wikimedia Commons.Crossing the Rubicon:The Tonkin Gulf Incident It’s an event I can never forget, because I was there, a young sailor working in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gulf of Tonkin, Imperialism, Military, Thomas Cleaver, Vietnam
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Jim Turpin : Cutting Through the ‘Fog of War’
Fog of war. Image from Thomas Paine’s Corner.Rules of engagement:U.S. brutality in the combat zones The chain of command gave orders to fire indiscriminately at civilians even when soldiers made efforts to refuse such orders. By Jim Turpin / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Jim Turpin, Military, PTSD, War Crimes, War Resisters, WikiLeaks
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U.S. Brutality in War Zones: Protocol, Environment or Both? The “fog of war” is defined as the ambiguity of situational awareness by participants in military operations. This term is attributed to Prussian military analyst Carl von Clauswitz who stated: ”The … Continue reading
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Harvey Wasserman : Pete Seeger Sings for Solartopia!
Pete Seeger sings for Solartopia! By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / August 3, 2010 See Video and Lyrics to ‘God’s Counting on Me,’ Pete Seeger’s song about the BP oil spill, Below. “We’ve got a country full of … Continue reading
Will Governor Don Siegelman Get Justice? The fall-out from the Supreme Court’s recent action in the case of Enron CEO Jeff Skilling has brought a famous political prosecution back into the headlines. The conviction of former Alabama Governor Donald E. … Continue reading
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Ed Felien : The Holy War that We Can’t Win
The Afghan jihad:A war that we can’t win By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / August 3, 2010 How can war be holy? What righteous god would welcome the massacre of innocents? And, yet, the origins and history of … Continue reading
