Category Archives: military

Today’s Memorial Day Halitics

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Hal Ginsberg and I agreed on most things today (that’s rare) on my regular Monday guest host spot on the Halitics video podcast (or vlog, if you prefer). We talked about what the U.S. owes war veterans, and didn’t avoid … Continue reading →

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Gaza, Ukraine, Trump Trial, Elections, Climate, and More–Lots to Talk About

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

How can we fit all the numerous news events into a one-hour Halitics YouTube videocast? By moving as fast as we can! I join Hal Ginsberg, as I do every Monday to talk about everything political and newsworthy. Sometimes we … Continue reading →

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The News Heats Up

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Arlen Grossman

Lots of important news for Hal Ginsberg and me to discuss and argue about. Trump goes on trial and Israel and Iran exchange weapon power. Here’s our weekly Monday YouTube videocast:

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Halitics: Issues in the News

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

Last Halitics for me until mid-December (Vermont to Monterey, CA). Hal and I discuss the current news, from the Middle East and here at home. Live 9:00am PT, Noon ET. Available any time after that.

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War in the Middle East

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

Hal and I spend the hour talking about the Israeli-Palestine War and what comes next.

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America Can’t Let the 9/11 War Lies Go Down the Memory Hole

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ September 11, 2023 Today is 9/11, the event that first brought America together and then was cynically exploited by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney to have a war against Iraq, following their illegal invasion of … Continue reading →

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How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths 

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

A review of Norman Solomon’s War Made Invisible By Bryce Greene/ Fair.org/ August 1, 2023 Brown University’s Costs of War project released a study this year estimating that US-led wars since 9/11 have contributed directly and indirectly to 4.5 million deaths in … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Underestimate Putin

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ Letters, Monterey Herald, March 22, 2023 A confused letter writer recently wrote that since the U.S. won its independence from England without asking for help from other countries (not true, by the way), Ukraine shouldn’t be asking … Continue reading →

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SCOTT RITTER: DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE. UKRAINE CAN’T WIN THIS WAR

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

Former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter explains why a Russian victory is inevitable, and what it costs the West to refuse to accept this **A very different point of view……. BY DIMITRI LASCARIS/ TheReal News.com/ NOVEMBER 15, 2022 Reports … Continue reading →

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SUICIDE IS EASY

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Arlen Grossman

It says a lot about the maturity and evolution of the human race that it is possible that one (questionably stable) person can use a nuclear weapon that could easily spark a horrific war that would result in the death … Continue reading →

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