Tag Archives: Military

Tom Hayden : Will Iraq ‘Invite’ Us to Stay?

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Progressive America Rising.U.S. combat ends in IraqBut will Iraq ‘invite’ us to stay? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2010 See ‘The myth that the combat troops are leaving Iraq’ by Col. Andrew Berdy, … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : The Far-Reaching Effects of Child Abuse

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from PsychCentral.Child abuse:Here, there, and likely everywhere By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 15, 2010 There have been several large studies on the effects of occupation — bombing, physical injury, house demolitions, tear gassing, house searches, … Continue reading →

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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : ‘Crossing the Rubicon’ at the Gulf of Tonkin

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

E. J. Fitzgerald’s painting (1980) illustrates the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. U.S. Navy Historical Center / Wikimedia Commons.Crossing the Rubicon:The Tonkin Gulf Incident It’s an event I can never forget, because I was there, a young sailor working in the … Continue reading →

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Jim Turpin : Cutting Through the ‘Fog of War’

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Fog of war. Image from Thomas Paine’s Corner.Rules of engagement:U.S. brutality in the combat zones The chain of command gave orders to fire indiscriminately at civilians even when soldiers made efforts to refuse such orders. By Jim Turpin / The … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : The F-35 and the NIMBYS of Death

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

F-35 helmet: “Cool” lid for flying our “national treasure.”NIMBYS of Death By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2010 BURLINGTON, Vermont — This week the Secretary of the Air Force selected the Vermont National Air Guard as … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Our Brawling General

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

General James Mattis, shown here at Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan, in 2001. Photo by Dave Martin / AFP.‘The lesson was learnt…’Our brawling general By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / July 12, 2010 So we have a new general … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan : The Hole Keeps Getting Deeper

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Environmental art by Andy Goldsworthy. Image from TreeHugger.Digging deeper in Afghanistan:New general, same disaster By Ed Felien / The Rag Blog / July 10, 2010 The first rule about holes is if you find yourself in one and you don’t … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : Fire McChrystal and Get Out of Afghanistan. Now.

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Rolling Stone: The Runaway General. Image from ABC News.Fire General Stanley McChrystal andGet out of Afghanistan NOW By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / June 22, 2010 President Obama must fire General Stanley McChrystal and get out of Afghanistan… … Continue reading →

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The ‘Nation-Building’ Mirage : A Trillion Dollars and Counting

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

U.S. Marine in Afghanistan. Photo by Goran Tomasevic / Reuters.From anti-terrorism to ‘nation building’:Paying dearly for Bush’s wars By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 28, 2010 In October of 2001, President Bush invaded Afghanistan. About a year … Continue reading →

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Harvey Wasserman : The BP Dead Zone

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Before the Spill: Gulf of Mexico, 2009, from Destin, Florida. Photo ©2009 Mark Meyer.While our military rots in the wrong gulf:BP blows an apocalyptic gusher By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / May 12, 2010 See ‘Ripple in still … Continue reading →

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Larry Ray : Killing and Dying in Vietraqistan

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Vietraqistan:One, two, three, four…What are we fighting for? By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2010 “We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has … Continue reading →

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An Unaccustomed Truth : Commander McChrystal Admits to Afghan Atrocities

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP.Times quotes Afghansistan commander:American atrocities turn Afghans into insurgents “We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has ever proven to be a threat.” — Gen. … Continue reading →

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