Tag Archives: Military Madness
Kathy Kelly> Tales in a Kabul Restaurant
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 […]
Brigid’s Rap
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 […]
Glenn Greenwald> Washington gets explicit: its ‘war on terror’ is permanent
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. […]
Ray McGovern> Boston Suspect’s Writing on the Wall
“Why do they hate us?” by Ray McGovern, May 18, 2013 antiwar.com Quick, somebody tell CIA Director John Brennan about the handwriting on the inside wall of the boat in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding before Boston-area police riddled it and him with bullets. Tell Brennan that Tsarnaev’s note is in plain English and that it […]
Tomgram: Engelhardt, The Last Empire?
And Then There Was One> Imperial Gigantism and the Decline of Planet Earth By Tom Engelhardt May 7, 2013 TomDispatch.com It stretched from the Caspian to the Baltic Sea, from the middle of Europe to the Kurile Islands in the Pacific, from Siberia to Central Asia. Its nuclear arsenal held 45,000 warheads, and its military had five million troops under […]
Greg Palast> Now that the SOB is dead…” Novel Idea: Asking an Afghan about Afghanistan
“I am moved to recount a bit of my lengthy talk with the Afghan minister after reading reams of meretricious bunkum about Afghanistan from the pens of US propaganda repeaters pretending to be reporters.” By Greg Palast for Vice Magazine Friday, 10. May 2013 GregPalast.com “Now that the sonovabitch is dead, why is the US still angry […]
5 Weapons of Mass Destruction the U.S. Military Uses Every Day – Forbes
Are we preparing to fight a war with Iran because they have grenades and anti-tank rockets? Michael Peck, Contributor 4/29/2013 Forbes When most of us think of weapons of mass destruction, we think of nuclear bombs, or nerve gas, or biological agents. So it was surprising to see accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarn aev charged […]
[Video] Misty Rowan> Spoken Word
Misty Rowan Minnesota spoken word artist Misty Rowan performed these three poems at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Women Against Military Madness. Misty is an active member of the Twin Cities based Anti-War Committee. Additional information and works can be found on her website missteatree.com. Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS […]
America’s Locked-Down Insecurity State
Emerging evidence from the Boston Marathon bombings suggests the brutal attack on innocent civilians was motivated by the fury of two brothers against overseas crimes of the U.S. government. In that, the martial-law lockdown of Boston may be a glimpse at the future to come, says Phil Rockstroh. “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” ― […]
Chris Hedges> The Death of Truth
Chris Hedges interviews Julian Assange of WikiLeaks. By Chris Hedges May 6, 2013 This interview is a joint project of Truthdig and The Nation magazine. LONDON—A tiny tip of the vast subterranean network of governmental and intelligence agencies from around the world dedicated to destroying WikiLeaks and arresting its founder, Julian Assange, appears outside the red-brick building […]
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