Tag Archives: U.S. Military

Ron Jacobs : Raining Shock and Awe in Iraq

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Popular-Pics.com. Raining shock and awe:‘Mission accomplished’ in Iraq? There was nothing good about this war unless you owned stock in the arms industry. Thousands of U.S. men and women were sent to Iraq over and over again to … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Pentagon Calls Civilian Drone Casualties ‘Bug Splat’

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Splat from NuUniform.Drone policy attacked in top think tank report Bug splat!That’s what the Pentagon calls civilian casualties in drone attacks. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | January 17, 2013 The Council on Foreign Relations issued a report … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Obama Continues Immoral Bush Policies

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Four more years. Image from NewsOne.Obama embraces fiveimmoral Bush policies “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period… was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” — … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : The Real Romney Foreign Policy

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Will the real Mitt Romney please stand up? Image from Foreign Policy.Unleashing the military:The real Romney foreign policy Military spending would grow in a Romney administration, especially because of ties to the neocons and a hawkish Congress which promotes military … Continue reading →

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Jack A. Smith : Obama and Romney Differ Little on Foreign Policy

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Obama and Romney: Birds of a feather? Caricature by DonkeyHotey.Birds of a feather? Obama and Romney havesimilar views on foreign policy The back and forth between the candidates on international issues is largely about appearance, not substance. By Jack A. … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : U.S. Special Forces are Back in Iraq

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Special Forces patrol in Iraq, 2005. U.S. Army photo.U.S. Special Forces Deployed in Iraq, again The irony is that the U.S. is protecting a pro-Iran Shiite regime in Baghdad against a Sunni-based insurgency while at the same time supporting a … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Broad Opposition to Grotesque Military Spending

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

“Miss Corporate America” and the “Bloated Military Budget” at Tax Day action in Eugene, Oregon, 2008. Image from NWTRCC.Grotesque military spendingis broadly opposed Now is a good time for peace activists to expand education about the history of unchallenged military … Continue reading →

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Jim Turpin : The Myth of ‘American Exceptionalism’

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The America Issue. Inset image below from Reuters and The American. Let me count the ways: The myth of ‘American Exceptionalism’ By Jim Turpin | The Rag Blog | July 6, 2012 “The position of the Americans is therefore … Continue reading →

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Jack A. Smith : Reversing the Vietnam War Verdict

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Demonstrators at the October 21, 1967 march on the Pentagon carry a banner that says, “Support our GIs, Bring Them Home Now.”Reversing the Vietnam War verdict Most of the allegations about insults directed at soldiers or vets from war opponents … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Drones Don’t Talk Back

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Predator drone crew at Creech AFB in Nevada. Image from Drone Wars UK.Robots ‘R’ Us:Military-style drones reportedon 63 bases in the USA By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2012 NEW YORK CITY — It’s easy to … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Special Ops Now Define Expanding Wars

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Special Ops warrior. Image from Military Pictures.Special Ops now definethe Pentagon’s expanding wars These Special Ops units often operate outside the chain of command and, as they become institutionally stronger, tend to dominate military decision making. By Danny Schechter | … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Vince Emanuele, Anti-War Vets, and the 99%

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Anti-war vet Vince Emanuele. Photo by Jessica A. Woolf / nwtimes.Veterans unplugged:Hoosier anti-war activist connectsreturning veterans to the 99% By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | November 6, 2011 “I grew up in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Working-class family, … Continue reading →

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