Category Archives: war

Is It Still Torture If We Do It?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

New Bush-Era Torture Memo Released, Raises Questions About What Has Changed And What Hasn’t by Dan Foomkin/ Huffington Post/ April 6, 2012 WASHINGTON — A six-year-old memo from within the George W. Bush administration that came to light this week … Continue reading →

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Ending Authoritarianism and Plutocracy in the U.S.

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

By Rocky Anderson  Presidential Candidate, Justice Party, March 26, 2012,  speaking at Hinckley Institute of Politics, at The University of Utah  Let us consider the fundamental guiding principles for the United States of America — freedom, equal opportunity, compassion, and security. … Continue reading →

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Victims of the American Empire: Us

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

EMPIRES THEN AND NOW By Paul Craig Roberts/ Institute for Political Economy/ March 26, 2012 Great empires, such as the Roman and British, were extractive. The empires succeeded, because the value of the resources and wealth extracted from conquered lands … Continue reading →

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War = Murder

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Murder Is Not an Anomaly in War by Chris Hedges/ TruthDig/ March 19, 2012 The war in Afghanistan—where the enemy is elusive and rarely seen, where the cultural and linguistic disconnect makes every trip outside the wire a visit to … Continue reading →

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The War Profiteers

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Is Good War an Oxymoron?

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Shifting Strategies of Empire by David Swanson/ March24, 2012 Remarks at the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) Conference: President Obama this week declared the war on Iraq to be an honorable success that has given us a brighter future. … Continue reading →

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Check Your Mailbox

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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BPR Quote of the Day: “War Is a Racket”

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“I wouldn’t go to war again as I have done to protect some lousy investment of the bankers. There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill … Continue reading →

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Hedges: “The Iron Doors of the Corporate State are Slamming Shut.”

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Supreme Court Likely to Endorse Obama’s War on Whistle-Blowers by Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ March 12, 2012 Totalitarian systems disempower an unsuspecting population by gradually making legal what was once illegal. They incrementally corrupt and distort law to exclusively serve the … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of War

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Billy Joel/ Goodnight Saigon This song originally appeared on Billy Joel’s 1982 album The Nylon Curtain

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