Category Archives: war

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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BPR Quote of the Day: “We Break the Sword”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Perhaps the great day will come when a people, distinguished by wars and victories and by the highest development of a military order and intelligence, and accustomed to make the highest sacrifice for these things, will exclaim of its own … Continue reading →

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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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BPR Quote of the Day: Dragging the People to War

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Why, of course, the people don’t want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his … 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

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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BPR Quote of the Day: Iraq War & Oil

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

‘I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil.’ —Alan Greenspan in his memoir, The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World,  2007.

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Droneland, the Unhappiest Place on Earth

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Droneland   by Vijay Prashad, July 19, 2011 “Bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended, is prohibited.”    (4th Hague Convention, 1907).   A new continent has emerged on our atlas: it is Droneland. The borders … Continue reading →

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