Category Archives: war

War, What Is It Good For?

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

  Troopaganda Eats Its Own Tail By David Swanson/ OpEd News/ November 12, 2017 First they tell you what to think the wars are for. They’re for protection from evil enemies, for spreading democracy and human rights. Then you discover … Continue reading →

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172 Countries and Territories?!!

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN WARS New York Times Editorial/ October 23, 2017 The United States has been at war continuously since the attacks of 9/11 and now has just over 240,000 active-duty and reserve troops in at least 172 countries and territories. … Continue reading →

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WARS: WHO KNEW?

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

How We Learned Not To Care About America’s Wars  By Andrew Bacevich/ TomDispatch/ October 5, 2017 Consider, if you will, these two indisputable facts.  First, the United States is today more or less permanently engaged in hostilities in not one … Continue reading →

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POLICEMEN OF THE WORLD

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

 More Thoughts on Trump’s UN Declaration of War Against Iran and North Korea By Paul Craig Roberts/ paulcraigroberts.org/ September 19, 2017 Trump’s UN speech makes it clear that Trump’s presidency, in terms of his campaign promise to remove Washington from … Continue reading →

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North Korea and Nuclear Sanity

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

Letter published in Monterey Herald, August 2 Your editorial about North Korea–along with the many statements of hawkish politicians beating the war drums–is both absurd and dangerous. North Korea has no desire to attack us.  They may be evil and cruel … Continue reading →

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Never-Ending

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Arlen Grossman
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Syria: Where is the Evidence?

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

Unjust Killing is Murder: The Cruise Missile Attack On Syria and the Just War Doctrine By Doran Hunter/Christian Democracy Magazine/April 10, 2017 Barely 48 hours after the release of sarin gas in Idlib, Syria, the US military launched Tomahawk cruise … Continue reading →

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The Pandora’s Box of War

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Arlen Grossman

By Chris Hedges/Truthdig/April 7, 2017   Victims of this week’s chemical weapons attack in the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in Syria. (Alaa Alyousef / AP)   War opens a Pandora’s box of evils that once unleashed are beyond anyone’s … Continue reading →

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Two Very Different Republicans

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Arlen Grossman
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BARBARA LEE WAS RIGHT!

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Arlen Grossman

Barbara Lee’s Lone Vote on Sept. 14, 2001, Was as Prescient as It Was Brave and Heroic By Glenn Greenwald/ The Intercept/ September 11, 2016 ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER the 9/11 attack, while bodies were still buried in the rubble, George W. … Continue reading →

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