Category Archives: war

The War Machine Drones On

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report Hillary Clinton holds a small U.S.-made drone that the Ugandan military uses in Somalia to fight al-Qaeda linked militants.(Credit: Reuters) A comprehensive report, Living Under Drones, released in last September by the Stanford International … Continue reading →

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Have Fun Tonight!

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Terrorism: The New Red Scare

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: “Terrorism has replaced Communism as the rationale for the militarization of the country, for military adventures abroad, and for the suppression of civil liberties at home. It serves the same purpose, serving to create hysteria.” … Continue reading →

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Of Course They Don’t Like Us

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

My letter published today in the Monterey County Herald: I don’t think I’m going too far out on a limb in suggesting that the reason Americans are being targeted and killed in Afghanistan, Libya and other countries in the Middle … Continue reading →

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We Have Met the Enemy and He Is…..

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

This video is a bit over the top (especially at the end) but contains a lot of uncomfortable truth…. Speech in video is from a Socialism 2007 conference in Chicago by Iraqi-American physician and peace activist Dr. Dahlia Wasfi. 

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Why Don’t They Like Us?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report “They came with a Bible and their religion, stole our land, crushed our spirit, and now tell us we should be thankful to the Lord for being saved.” Chief Pontiac, 1720-1769, leader of … Continue reading →

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Why I Want Barack Obama to Win, But Won’t Vote For Him

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report thesavoia.com Four years of President Mitt Romney is not something I wish to contemplate. A Romney-Ryan win would be an unmitigated disaster for this nation. I would prefer that President Barack Obama be … Continue reading →

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MUSLIM INGRATES

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

US Media Angrily Marvels at the Lack of Muslim Gratitude NBC News, along with a leading US newspaper, insist that Egyptians should be grateful to the US for having ‘freed’ them By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ September 14, 2012 An … Continue reading →

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BETTER THAN EVEN BUSH

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Obama Campaign Brags About Its Whistleblower Persecutions Excuse me if I don’t join in Democrats’ sycophantic cheerleading for an Obama presidency that has shredded laws and liberties By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ September 5, 2012 A US drone strike in … Continue reading →

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“Always At War”

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, if not before, it has become clear that the US government isn’t crazy about being at peace. We’re nearly always at war with something: nations, drugs, even the abstract … Continue reading →

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