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GI Victor Agosto : ‘There is No Way I Will Deploy to Afghanistan’
Victor Agosto with fan club at opening of Under the Hood Cafe in Kileen, Texas, on March 1, 2009. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.To Victor Agosto, Ft. Hood, Texas: ‘You will deploy in support of OEF on … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Ft. Hood, Peace Movement, U.S. Military
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Nice is Not Enough : Obama and the Israeli Political Mess
Is Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman (with lifted glass) even embarassing his boss, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu? Photo from acus.org.Obama vs. Netanyahu and Lieberman Obama, as shrewd a gentleman as he is supposed to be, is in no way … Continue reading
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
Not Samuel Clemens : Blue Dog Diary
Image of Samuel Clemens from Vintage Memorabilia During my days in college at Virginia Beach I learned quite early that one should beware of certain American writers such as Twain, Upton Sinclair, and John dos Pasos, who were in favor … Continue reading
Swine Flu Redux : We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet
Doctors and nurses treat patients at a tent hospital for influenza victims in Lawrence, Mass., in 1918. Archive photo from Hartford Courant. The outbreak in the Spring of 1918 was not the huge killer. It came back in a second … Continue reading
U.S. Military to GI’s in Afghanistan : ‘Hunt People for Jesus’
Evangelical Christian soldiers praying at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. Photo from Al Jazeera.Military officials at Bagram are caught on tape urging U.S. soldiers to evangelize in the Muslim country. U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan are told to ‘hunt people … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Al Jazeera, Broadcast Media, Evangelical Christians, U.S. Military
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Susan Van Haitsma : The Planet’s Imperative: Stop War, Shine On
Graphic from Neoformix. The life of our planet must not be a flash in the pan, a brief streak of light in time’s expanse. Our ancient Mother deserves a future of infinite history, and so do we, her youngest children. … Continue reading
Artist Delara Darabi Executed in Iran
Delara Darabi made a tearful call early on Friday to her parents. Photo from Amnesty International. Iran Executes Woman for Alleged Murder Committed as a Juvenile Delara Darabi knew the end was close when she made a panic-filled call to … Continue reading
‘Climate Hacking’ : The Real Fear of Freelance Geoengineering
The “Pinatubo option” would involve spewing aerosol gunk into the stratosphere. Photo of Mount Pinatubo from U.S. Geological Survey publications. Freelance atmospheric modification may sound far-fetched, but the potboiler concept was on the agenda last week at an invitation-only, international … Continue reading
Farewell to Space Junk? Satellites With Sails?
Space Junk. Space debris seen from outside geosynchronous orbit. Photo from Wikipedia Commons. With much of our new technologies being dependent upon satellites, a solution to the problem of the proliferation of space junk must be found. By Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading
Al Giordano : How the ‘NAFTA Flu’ Exploded
Updated May 4, 2009 This photo, on the Smithfield Farms website, (still there at this posting on May 3, 2009), carries the following caption: “Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never … Continue reading
May Day in Europe : Protesters Clash with Riot Police
Protesters throw stones at riot police during a May Day rally in Istanbul. Photo by Osman Orsal / Reuters.Giant demonstrations in France; battles with police in Turkey, Greece and Germany Protests reflect growing anger in Europe over unemployment and handling … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Europe, Labor Unions, May Day, Social Protest
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