Category Archives: military

FALLING INTO LINE

Rewarding “Group Think” on Syria By Robert Parry/ Consortium News/ September 13, 2013 “Group think” is alive and well in Official Washington, with virtually all the important pundits marching in lock-step with the Obama administration’s accusations against the Syrian government … Continue reading

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Reflections on 9/11

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report No, we mustn’t forget 9/11 and the thousands of unfortunate victims of that fateful day. I just wish we didn’t dwell on it. The aftermath of that horrendous attack changed our country in major … Continue reading

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Where Have All the Protesters Gone?

What Happened to the Anti-War Movement? By David Sirota/ Nation of Change/ September 6, 2013 A mere 72 hours after President Obama delivered an encomium honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, he announced his intention to pound yet … Continue reading

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Some Things Never Change

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You’ll Have a Blast

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Follow the Money – To Syria

The One Graph That Sums Up Why We’re Going to War With Syria By Chris Miles/ Policymic/ August 31, 2013 If ever there was a sign of the military industrial complex in America, this graph is it. Reports that the … Continue reading

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“CORPORATE TOTALITARIANISM” EXPOSED

Bradley Manning and the Gangster State By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/August 22, 2013 AP/Patrick SemanskyArmy Pfc. Bradley Manning after a                                           … Continue reading

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WTF Are We Doing To Ourselves

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“CREATING AN ORWELLIAN STATE” – AMAZING VIDEO INTERVIEWS

original source unknown If you had any doubts America has been transformed into an increasingly oppressive police state, this Democracy Now broadcast might just dispel those doubts. The video features three targeted American citizens–the interviews start at about 13:00…… Click … Continue reading

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60 Years After the Fact

CIA ADMITS IT WAS BEHIND IRAN’S COUP The agency finally owns up to its role in the 1953 operation By Malcolm Byrne/ Foreign Policy/ August 18, 2013 Sixty years ago this Monday, on August 19, 1953, modern Iranian history took … Continue reading

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