Nan Levinson: The Big Dick School of American Patriotism
Let’s face it: we live in a state of pervasive national security anxiety. There are various possible responses to this low-grade fever that saps resolve, but first we have to … Continue reading
Major General Walter Stewart (U.S. Army, ret.): Chris Kyle did not live long enough
Sniper Chris Kyle did not live long enough. I don’t say this in the context of his and Chad Littlefield’s senseless murder at the hands of a supposed brother-in-arms, but … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: Tet, 1968-2015, A Valentine
Clouds heaped three tiers high on the horizon. Lightning whitens the chambers tier by tier all the way up. And again. Thunder like arc light bombing and more flashes. They’re … Continue reading
Daniel N. White: America’s Refusal to Face the Hard Moral Choices of War
James Fallows, a noted journalist and author of National Defense (1981), is tits on a boar useless these days. That’s my conclusion after reading his Atlantic Monthly cover story, The … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: My War on Terror — Letter to an Unknown American Patriot
Dear American Patriot, I wish I knew your name. I’ve been thinking about you, about all of us actually and our country, and meaning to write for a while to … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: The Insane Danger of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
We need to initiate a massive campaign to make LAWS against the law. Does your spell check program ever frustrate you when it changes the grammatically correct “the person who” … Continue reading
Peter Van Buren: Hollywood War Porn from WWII to American Sniper
In the age of the all-volunteer military and an endless stream of war zone losses and ties, it can be hard to keep Homeland enthusiasm up for perpetual war. After … Continue reading
W.J. Astore: Your Wish Is My Commando
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
W.J. Astore Privatization of war is making it far easier for America’s imperial state to wage endless war throughout the world. Consider the case…
Andy Piascik: Why Is Henry Kissinger Walking Around Free?
On September 11, 2013, hundreds of thousands of Chileans solemnly marked the 40th anniversary of their nation’s 9/11 terrorist event. It was on that date in 1973 that the Chilean … Continue reading
Andy Piascik: Democracy, Socialism and Counterrevolution in Latin America
Recent developments in Latin America continue that region’s remarkable surge toward democracy and socialism and away from the clutches of US imperialism. Left parties have won recent presidential elections in … Continue reading
Vietnam: Some Real History
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
The My Lai Massacre Andy Piascik John Mihalec’s recent column in the Connecticut Post (50 Years Ago: The Start to Vietnam War, February 7)…
Chris Hedges: The Terror We Give Is the Terror We Get
We fire missiles from the sky that incinerate families huddled in their houses. They incinerate a pilot cowering in a cage. We torture hostages in our black sites and choke … Continue reading
William J. Astore: War Is the New Normal
Seven Deadly Reasons Why America’s Wars Persist It was launched immediately after the 9/11 attacks, when I was still in the military, and almost immediately became known as the Global … Continue reading
William D. Hartung: Military Strategy? Who Needs It?
The Madness of Funding the Pentagon to “Cover the Globe” President Obama and Senator John McCain, who have clashed on almost every conceivable issue, do agree on one thing: the … Continue reading →