Category Archives: war

Must Be a Different Constitution Now

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

BPR Quote of the Day: “…The power to declare war, including the power of judging the causes of war, is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature…the executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there … Continue reading →

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War as Theft

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

BPR Quote of the Day: “Of course it is tempting to close one’s eyes to history and instead to speculate about the roots of war in some possible animal instinct:  as if, like a tiger, we still had to kill … Continue reading →

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Thou Shalt Kill?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

BPR Quote of the Day: “If there were no external means of dulling their sensibilities, half of mankind would shoot themselves without delay, for to live in opposition to one’s reason is the most intolerable condition. And that is the … Continue reading →

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“Let Us Not Become the Evil That We Deplore”

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

A bit of history: “The Authorization for Use of Military Force,” sailed through Congress just three days after September 11, 2001.  It was passed 98-0 in the Senate, and 420-1 in the House, and remains in force today, justifying  killing … Continue reading →

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Chinese Soldiers in America-How Would We Feel?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

“Imagine” was an independent Ron Paul commercial from the 2012 election. It packs a lot of punch and a lot of truth:

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American Soldiers: Heroes or Victims?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “There was never a good war, or a bad peace.” — Benjamin Franklin Clint Romesha was awarded the Medal of Honor Monday by President Obama, but with “mixed emotions” as he thought about … Continue reading →

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The CIA’s Record of Detention, Rendition and Torture

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

From the GeorgeSoros.com newsletter: Dear Friends, Ghost flights, black sites, and stories of appalling abuse. Please take a minute to watch Amrit Singh of the Open Society Justice Initiative describe the grim realities of the CIA’s post-9/11 campaign of secret … Continue reading →

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Conscientious & Intelligent Objector

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

BPR Quote of the Day:

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Has Leon Gone Over to the Dark Side?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

My Letter to the Editor in the Monterey County Herald today (Jan. 15): Residents of this area take great pride in our “homeboy,” Leon Panetta, currently President Obama’s Secretary of Defense. But I can’t help but cringe when the good secretary defends our bloated … Continue reading →

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Destroying the Village: Then and Now

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

BPR Quotes of the Day: Japanfocus.org Vietnam War:  “We had to destroy the village in order to save it.” –Quote reportedly attributed to an American military officer by journalist Peter Arnett. ICJ Project  Climate Change:  “We had to destroy the … Continue reading →

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