“In a society where critical analysis and explanation of violent attacks of this nature are dismissed as terrorist sympathizing, there is a stultifying logic that assumes that contextualizing an event is tantamount to justifying it. This crippling impediment to public dialogue may be why the militarized response to the Boston Marathon bombings, infused with the […]
Nygaard Notes Independent Periodic News and Analysis Number 531, May 17, 2013 On the Web at http://www.nygaardnotes.org/ This Week: Death, Danger, Fear, and Media ****** 1. “Quote” of the Week: “Seen as Accidental and Therefore Easily Forgotten.” 2. “Not Simply about Watching Something Unfold” 3. Death, Danger, Fear, and Media 4. Crime? Accident? Or Something Else Entirely? 5. Ethical […]
“The livelihood of millions of people throughout the World is at stake. It is my sincere hope that the truth will prevail and that the understanding provided in this detailed study will serve the cause of World peace. This objective, however, can only be reached by revealing the falsehoods behind America’s “War on Terrorism” and […]
The Afghan Atrocities Update by Kathy Kelly May 21, 2013 Kabul–Since 2009, Voices for Creative Nonviolence has maintained a grim record we call the “The Afghan Atrocities Update” which gives the dates, locations, numbers and names of Afghan civilians killed by NATO forces. Even with details culled from news reports, these data can’t help but […]
Tomgram: Nick Turse, Israel, Iran, and the Nuclear Freight Train “That the spread of nuclear weapons, whatever the country, is a danger to us all is obvious. Who exactly will use such weapons next and where remains unknown. But there is no reason to believe that, sooner or later, nuclear weapons — which have now […]
“The truth will heal us and heal our planet, heal our diseases, which result from the disharmony of our planet caused by the worst weapons in the history of mankind, which should not exist. For this we give our lives — for the truth about the terrible existence of these weapons.”- Sr. Megan Rice by Fran […]
Brigid’s Rap What is our motivation without hesitation to bomb a sovereign nation? It’s not for their liberation but for world domination! It only brings frustration and consternation to all civilization There’s a new manifestation that our drones cause anniliation to innocent populations We need more contemplation to bring humanization to our O’Bama nation In […]
NativeImpact Published on May 18, 2013 May 16, 2013 – Urban Lakota Treaty Lands – Lakota Territory Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click on the item of interest to view. WAMMToday is also on FACEBOOK! Check the […]
The Freedom of the Press Foundation launched a crowd-funded campaign on its website yesterday to raise money to pay for a court stenographer to transcribe whistleblower U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s trial. By Katie Rucke | May 13, 2013 MintPressNews.com Activist groups are hoping to raise funds to hire a court stenographer for Bradley Mannings trial; government authorities refuse to […]
Senior Obama officials tell the US Senate: the ‘war’, in limitless form, will continue for ‘at least’ another decade – or two Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Friday 17 May 2013 07.54 EDT Assistant Defense Secretary Michael Sheehan, right, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s May 16, 2013, hearing on the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force. […]
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