Category Archives: war

War Against ISIS: Here We Go Again

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report Reuters, via Landov It is easy to predict what will happen as the United States chooses to start another overseas war. It’s easy because we’ve done it so many times before and once … Continue reading →

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Iraq Déjà Vu

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Arlen Grossman

Brian McFadden

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Doomsday

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Arlen Grossman

A Different D-Day By Gary Brumback/ OpEdNews/ August 18, 2014   America’s military speak of D- Day as the day when a major military action is to be started. The D-Day most familiar to Americans happened over 70 years ago … Continue reading →

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Prescient President

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Arlen Grossman

Eisenhower’s Farewell Address should be seen by every American every year……

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WAR, EMPIRE AND FIREWORKS

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Arlen Grossman

July 4th Militarist Bunkum (an encore by request) By Paul Craig Roberts/paulcraigroberts.org/ July 3, 2014 Did you know that 85 to 90 percent of war’s casualties are non-combatant civilians? That is the conclusion reached by a nine-person research team in the … Continue reading →

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THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

It’s Time to Finally Admit We’re an Empire By David Sirota/ AlterNet/ September 28, 2013 Is America an empire or not? It is a loaded question because in the modern age, that word — empire — is not a moniker … Continue reading →

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Truth: A Casualty of War

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Top 45 Lies in Obama’s Speech at the U.N. By David Swanson/ davidswanson.org/ September 25, 2013 1. President Obama’s opening lines at the U.N. on Tuesday looked down on people who would think to settle disputes with war. Obama was … Continue reading →

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Patriotism & Propaganda Falling Short

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

THE DEAD RHETORIC OF WAR By Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ September 16, 2013 The intoxication of war, fueled by the euphoric nationalism that swept through the country like a plague following the attacks of 9/11, is a spent force in the … Continue reading →

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Reflections on 9/11

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report No, we mustn’t forget 9/11 and the thousands of unfortunate victims of that fateful day. I just wish we didn’t dwell on it. The aftermath of that horrendous attack changed our country in major … Continue reading →

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Imagine

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day

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