Tag Archives: Military Atrocities

Lamar W. Hankins :
Propaganda and the atomic bomb 70 years later

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

The government, with the cooperation and collaboration of the media, used propaganda to justify the use of atomic bombs against Japan. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | August 6, 2015 I was only nine months old when … Continue reading →

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Rick Ayers :
Crimea, Obama, and the nostalgia for World War I

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

The poet Wilfred Owen had the courage to look reality in the face. What can he tell us? By Rick Ayers | The Rag Blog | April 16, 2014 It is fitting that President Obama should quote the poem “In … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Masters of War’ Target Syria

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

“Masters of War.” Art from Society of Wood Engravers. U.S. foreign policy: The ‘Masters of War’ are firmly in control Diplomacy and fairly negotiated economic agreements have taken a back seat to violent military action as the primary way to … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Egypt is the Liberals’ Slaughterhouse

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Egyptian military chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks to the people after the coup. Photo from AP. Image from The Telegraph. Post-coup Egypt:The liberals’ slaughterhouse The Egyptian coup, for now, marks a dead end for political Islam, and a vindication … Continue reading →

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