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Sy Hersh : Preparing the Battlefield
Drawing courtesy of The New Yorker The Bush Administration steps up its secret moves against Iran. by Seymour M. Hersh This blockbuster article by Seymour Hersh about U.S. covert operations in Iran appears in the July 7 and 14 issue … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Congress, Covert Operations, George W. Bush, Imperialism, Iran, Seymour Hersh, Vietnam
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Kim Phuc : Then and Now
Kim Phuc now lives in Toronto with her husband and two children. Her organization, Kim Foundation International, aids children who are war victims. Photo courtesy of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. In one of the most famous images of the Vietnam … Continue reading
Ghost of Election Past
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
"Ain’t Gonna Study War No More…"
Vets for Peace hold “Sangha” for Ft. Hood GI’sBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog / June 9, 2008 [Doug Zachary is a regular contributor to The Rag Blog. A veteran, he is president of the Austin chapter of Veterans … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, GI's, Iraq, Music, Peace Movement, Rock 'n Roll, Social Action, Veterans, Vietnam
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We Have the Answer, and It Is Us
Dismantling Peace Movement Mythsby Frida Berrigan [From a speech for Peace Action Maine on April 26th, 2008]This moment in time contains so much hope and possibility and so much death and destruction. These are not easy times and they are … Continue reading
Martin Luther King’s Voice Still Silenced by MSM
40 Years Later, (The Late) Martin Luther King Still Silencedby Jeff Cohen Soon after Martin Luther King’s birthday became a federal holiday in 1986, I began prodding mainstream media to cover the dramatic story of King’s last year as he … Continue reading
Seymour Hersh at Trinity College
Reporter Seymour HershPulitzer winner discusses media, Bush, IraqBy Steve Bennett / April 4, 2008 Last night my 82 year-old mom called (after attending Seymour Hersh’s speech), and she was blown away. Mother added that Hersh spoke about the mental condition … Continue reading
Tom Hayden’s Return to Vietnam
[This is a fine article by Tom Hayden, SDS co-founder, primary author of The Port Huron Statement and now California state senator, on his return trip to Vietnam. I recommend it highly. Thorne Dreyer, The Rag Blog.] The Old Revolutionaries … Continue reading
