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Clare Bayard : Soldiers Charge Troops Unprepared for Deployment
Troops in Afghanistan: How prepared are they? Photo by Brennan Linsley /AP.Army Weak:Reserve members facing deploymentCharge their company not fit for battle By Clare Bayard / The Rag Blog / August 12, 2010 See ‘A call to action at Fort … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Anti-War GIs, Clare Bayard, Fort Hood, Iraq Occupation, IVAW, PTSD, U.S. Army, U.S. Military
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /Conclusion
Iran-Turkmenistan gas pipeline. The Turkmenistan government is apparently still interested in moving forward with a pipeline through Afghanistan. Photo from Tehran Times.Conclusion: 2001-2010A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / July 18, 2010 [If you’re … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : The Vultures and the Hawks
And the empire was off and running: The first atomic bomb (“Little Boy”) on trailer cradle in pit. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.Think outside the bomb:No nukes? No empire. By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2010 [A … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Policy, Imperialism, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Robert Jensen, U.S. Military
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Dahr Jamail : Eric Jasinski, the Army, and PTSD
Eric Jasinski at benefit for Under the Hood Cafe, May 24, 2010. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Ft. Hood’s Eric Jasinski:PTSD soldier punished by army Jasinski’s case is representative of a growing number of soldiers returning from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War GIs, Dahr Jamail, Eric Jasinski, Fort Hood, Mental Health, PTSD, U.S. Military
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The Hidden Toll : 18 Veteran Suicides Every Day
Image from The Public Record.Real cost of war:Shocking suicide rate among vetsBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 27, 2010 We tend to hear about the United States soldiers that are killed in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, … Continue reading
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Tagged Depression, Suicide, Ted McLaughlin, U.S. Military, Veterans, Veterans Administration
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Does the Flag Condone Murder?
The Pharoah’s chariot army drowned in the Red Sea.Do our ‘chariots’ impoverish us?Does the flag condone murder? By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / April 10, 2010 The end of Pesach is said to mark the anniversary of … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical History, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, U.S. Military, War Crimes
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Singer/Soldier Travis Bishop : War Resister Released from Stockade
Singer/soldier Travis Bishop, who refused deployment to Afghanistan for reasons of consience, has been released from prison. Photo from Dallas Dreamer.Fort Hood Soldier who refused to deploy:Travis Bishop released from Fort Lewis stockade By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Afghanistan : Telling the Wolves from the Sheep
It all started in Rhode Island…They shoot Americans, don’t they? To expect that they won’t be shot at is an example of that sort of American innocence that has worn awfully thin after centuries of American invasions of other countries. … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, History, Imperialism, Jonah Raskin, U.S. Military
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Messina Earthquake of 1909 : The U.S. and the ‘Great White Fleet’
“The Great White Fleet” Comes to the rescue in Italy, 1909.American ships, sailors and soldiers:A history of sea power and disaster relief By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / February 14, 2010 America’s leading role in emergency assistance following … Continue reading
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Tagged Earthquake, Haiti, Larry Ray, Natural Disasters, U.S. Military, World History
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Marc Estrin: Hearts and Minds : A Valentine’s Day Love Offensive
Israeli school children are shown writing messages on shells meant for targets in Lebanon. The incident took place July 17, 2006, near the northern Israeli border. The messages reportedly included hearts, a star of David, and the words “From Israel … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Israel, Kurt Vonnegut, Marc Estrin, U.S. Military, Valentine's Day, War Crimes
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Sgt. Travis Bishop : Ft. Hood War Resister to Get Out Early
War resister Sgt. Travis Bishop flashes peace sign to supporters as he is taken to the Bell County (Texas) Correctional Unit after being sentenced to one year in prison at court martial on August 14, 2009. Photo by Eric Thompson.Afghanistan … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Ft. Hood, Peace Movement, Texas, Travis Bishop, U.S. Military, War Resisters
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John Pilger : The Kidnapping of Haiti
U.S. Navy helicopter in front of the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 19, 2010. Photo by Ramon Espinosa / AP.U.S. troops take control:The kidnapping of Haiti By John Pilger / February 1, 2010 [In this article, which originally appeared … Continue reading
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Tagged Disaster Relief, Earthquake, Haiti, Imperialism, John Pilger, Latin America, U.S. Military
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