Category Archives: military

Can You Feel Another War Coming?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Prepping Americans For an Iran War As the American/Israeli war drums beat more loudly over Iran, the U.S. public is being told that this time the warnings about nuclear weapons are right, that no one should listen to Iranian denials, … Continue reading →

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“Killing People Without Knowing Who They Are”

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

SATURDAY, NOV 5, 2011 in Salon.com THE DRONE MENTALITY   In a New York Times Op-Ed yesterday, international human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith describes a meeting he had in Pakistan with residents from the Afghan-Pakistani border region that has been relentlessly bombed … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Iraq Promise Kept…….Almost Three Years Late

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“I will promise you this: that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do.  I will get our troops home.  We will bring an end to … Continue reading →

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Spreading American Goodwill Across the Globe

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases: Its Full Extent Revealed for the First Time By Nick Turse, AlterNet and TomDispatch Posted on October 16, 2011, Printed on October 18, 2011  They increasingly dot the planet.  There’s a facility outside Las Vegas … Continue reading →

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Never Enough Money for “Defense”

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Monterey Peninsula’s golden boy turned Pentagon shill, Leon Panetta. Brave New Foundation video Robert Greenwald

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The War (and Film) You Won’t See

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Banned in the US: the Film You Won’t See By Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall Film Produced and directed by John Pilger Americans now have the opportunity of seeing John Pilger’s critically acclaimed The War You Don’t See as a free … Continue reading →

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Don’t Count on Cuts in the Military Budget

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Political contributions to both parties ruin chances of cutting the military budget. So expect the congressional deficit “super committee” to concentrate on cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and other social programs. from Robert Greenwald and Brave New Foundation http://www.bravenewfoundation.org/?utm_source=youtubehp

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BPR Quote of the Day: Military as Religion

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Worship of the American military and all that it does — and a corresponding taboo on speaking ill of it except for tactical critiques (it would be better if they purchased this other weapon system or fought this war a … Continue reading →

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The Osama bin Laden Death Hoax-Theory #2

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

I have a second conspiracy theory related to the report by our government regarding the death of Osama bin Laden. The scenario: Bin Laden was alive and living in the compound in Pakistan. The U.S. military raid on May 1 … Continue reading →

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The Osama bin Laden Death Hoax

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

I am presenting a conspiracy theory. I have no facts on which to base this, just suspicions. That said, he is my theory: On May 1, our government reported Osama  bin Laden was killed in a U.S. Navy Seal raid … Continue reading →

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