Adam Hochschild: Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers
Celebrating War Over and Over and Peace Once Go to war and every politician will thank you, and they’ll continue to do so — with monuments and statues, war museums … Continue reading
More Military Interventions? For what, Ashton Carter?
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
Ashton Carter, I have some questions W.J. Astore The juxtaposition of two stories in my NY Times military “feed” got me to thinking this…
Mel Packer: Yes, my nation is guilty of torture…
Yes, my nation is guilty of torture, of murder, of discrimination, guilty of waging wars to make campaign donors even richer, guilty of many crimes that I was told in … Continue reading
Our Intelligence Agencies: Creating Havoc throughout the World
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
Egyptian Students Protesting the Decision to Exonerate Mubarak of Murder b. traven and W.J. Astore It’s time to eliminate U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies.…
Henry Pelifian: No-Fault Wars
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
When it comes to America’s wars, the buck stops nowhere Henry Pelifian Today, war in the U.S. is like no-fault car insurance. Nobody is…
Mikey Weinstein: Christianity, the Military, and Congress: Onward Christian Soldiers
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
Separation of church and state? Mikey Weinstein. Courtesy of Alternet. I’ve never thought of myself as much of a performer, but this week I…
Mel Packer: Manifesto on Violence
We are being inundated by media and government condemnation of the “violence” committed in Ferguson in response to the Grand Jury’s failure to indict Darren Wilson for murdering Michael Brown. … Continue reading
W.J. Astore: Kicking the Vietnam Syndrome
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
President George H.W. Bush, fist clenched, ready to smack down the Vietnam Syndrome W.J. Astore The Vietnam Syndrome refers to an alleged reluctance on…
Video: Noam Chomsky — The current confrontation between US and Russia
Published on Nov 7, 2014 How did Russia and the West slip back into what seems like the Cold War all over again? How dangerous is the current confrontation? Should … Continue reading
In Iraq, That Dog Don’t Hunt
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
That President Don’t Hunt? W.J. Astore News that President Obama has doubled the number of American troops (whoops — I mean advisers) in Iraq…
Doug Anderson: What Combat Veterans Know
There is a war inside the war that only combat veterans know. They’re not being mysterious when they talk and seem to leave you out. They’d prefer it weren’t that … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: In Transit
on the train between Prague and Vienna I wanted to compose a poem something in a holy moment less than the Elevation at the Mass of course but still filled … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: Afghanistan mi amor
From the beginning, it was to be “Russia’s Vietnam.” First the administration of President Jimmy Carter, then that of President Ronald Reagan was determined to give the Soviet Union a … Continue reading
Jon Queally: At Home and Abroad, UN Report Details Abysmal US Record of Abuse
Torture, indefinite detention, excessive force, and systematic discrimination and mistreatment have become part of the nation’s modern legacy. An official report by the United Nations Committee Against Torture released Friday … Continue reading →