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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /14
Hamid Karzai with U.S. Special Forces during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001. Photo from U.S. Military / Wikimedia Commons.Part 14: 1998-2001A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog /July 10, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bin Laden, Bob Feldman, Mujahideen, South Asia, Taliban, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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Korea : ‘Our Forgotten War’ (And our Annual Fantasy)
The Korean War “became a war against an entire nation.” Photo from the National Archives and Records Administration.Seeds of an imperial policy:‘Our Forgotten War’ in Korea By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2010 “If we stand … Continue reading
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Tagged Communism, Harry Targ, Imperialism, Korean War, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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The ‘Nation-Building’ Mirage : A Trillion Dollars and Counting
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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Tagged Afghanistan, Bush Legacy, Iraq Occupation, Military, Peace Movement, Ted McLaughlin, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Vietnam and Afghanistan : Still Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
American soldiers carry a wounded comrade through a Vietnam Swamp. Photo by Paul Halverson, 1969. Image from The Veterans Hour.Afghanistan, and the specter of Vietnam:Waist deep in the big muddy By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / May 27, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, American History, Counterinsurgency, Harry Targ, U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 7
Demonstration at Kabul University, late 1970. Photo by Louis Dupree / BBC.Part 7: 1968-1976A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / May 14, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader who wonders how the Pentagon … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, South Asia, Student Activism, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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Larry Ray : Killing and Dying in Vietraqistan
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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Tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Fatalities, Imperialism, Iraq Occupation, Larry Ray, Military, U.S. Foreign Policy, Vietnam
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Bay of Pigs Invasion : Blows up in Kennedy’s Face
Cuban cigar: Bay of Pigs invasion blows up in JFK’s face. Cartoon by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (1902-1979) / Illingworth Collection / National Library of Wales.Decades of foreign policy folly:Cuba and the Bay of Pigs invasion The Bay of Pigs fiasco … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay of Pigs, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Harry Targ, Imperialism, JFK, Latin America, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Tom Hayden : Health Care a Big Win for Progressives
Grab of CSPAN screen. Image from gothamist.We achieved what was possible:Health care is victory for progressives Passage of a trillion-dollar health care package means a trillion dollars not available to the Pentagon for their long war. By Tom Hayden / … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Obama Administration, Progressives, Social Change, Tom Hayden, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : The U.S. Must Stop Israel’s Drunk Driving
Image from Peace World Journal.Don’t let your friends drive drunk:U.S. must do more than wring its hands By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / March 18, 2010 “Cursed be he who moves back his neighbor’s territory-marker. And all … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, U.S. Foreign Policy
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A History of Relations with Iran
Mohammad Mosaddeq (1882-1967), Iranian Prime Minister and a major political figure in the modern history of Iran. This photograph was taken ca 1965 in Ahmadabad, Iran.Accusing Iran; Ignoring history By Ted Snider / February 26, 2010 Did Hillary Clinton seriously … Continue reading
Juan Cole on the U.S. Defense Budget
Gates Wants Europe to Beggar Itself on War Expenditures the Way the U.S. Has By Juan Cole / February 25, 2010 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates decries Europe for general anti-war sentiment, unwillingness to beggar itself with expenditures on … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Defense, Economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Government
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Robert Jensen : How the Media Has Failed Us on Haiti
CNN’s Anderson Cooper helps child hurt in rare incidence of violence in aftermath of Haitian earthquake. Great television/bad journalism:Media failures in Haiti coverage By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / January 25, 2010 CNN’s star anchor Anderson Cooper narrates … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, Earthquake, Haiti, Imperialism, Mainstream Media, Media Criticism, Natural Disasters, Robert Jensen, U.S. Foreign Policy
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