Repeal of DADT – a Stepping Stone to Nowhere
“[This] weekend on Memorial Day, America will come together to honor all who have served our nation in uniform… Today, by repealing the discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, we also honor the...
View ArticleUS Judge Dismisses Hearing into Guantánamo “Suicides”
Reposted from the blog, Tiresias Speaks. A US federal Judge dismissed a complaint Wednesday (9/29) brought by the families of two Guantanamo prisoners that alleged that the circumstances surrounding...
View ArticleWikileaks’ “Afghan War Diary” as Litmus Test for Media Bias
Reposted from tiresiasspeaks: On July 25th the organization known as WikiLeaks, a confidential resource for whistleblowers who wish to release secrets to the public, released tens of thousands of...
View ArticleCould Osama’s Death Really Mean the end of Afghanistan’s Occupation?
“Late Sunday night local time, two U.S. helicopters from Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and carrying Team Six SEALs flew in low from Afghanistan… The raid began on the smaller of two buildings...
View ArticleThe U.S. Poured So Many Toxic Weapons on Falluja in 2004 That Residents Still...
Michael Kelley Apr. 18, 2012. Business Insider The increases in cancer, infant mortality and perturbations in birth sex ratio in Fallujah are significantly greater than those recorded for survivors...
View ArticleOne of First Iraq Veterans to Publicly Oppose War Will Die for Our Sins
Taken from TruthOut – by Chris Hedges: I flew to Kansas City last week to see Tomas Young. Young was paralyzed in Iraq in 2004. He is now receiving hospice care at his home. I knew him by reputation...
View ArticleBradley Manning is off limits at SF Gay Pride parade, but corporate sleaze is...
By Glen Greenwald of The Guardian: News reports yesterday indicated that Bradley Manning, widely known to be gay, had been selected to be one of the Grand Marshals of the annual San Francisco gay pride...
View ArticleMilitary-Industrial Complex A-Okay As U.S. Shutdown Enters Fourth Day
By Frank Robins SEATTLE, OCCUPIED DUWAMISH TERRITORY — October 4, 2013 “Government Shutdown” — the words are blocked across every paper in the country this week. It sounds like a good idea — and...
View ArticleHeads up Portland: Watch out for FBI Trainer Vahid Brown
Vahid Brown was or is an FBI instructor at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, who has recently been attempting to integrate himself into radical and activist scenes in Portland. As an...
View ArticleThe Strange Case of Vahid Brown, Counter-Terrorism Trainer and Clueless Hipster
Contributed by Kristian Williams: After revelations that he had trained FBI agents at West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center, Vahid Brown found himself suddenly unwelcome in Portland’s radical...
View ArticleThe Marine who was a Jedi
By Jim Fromm Memorial Day 2014 Trigger warning. This piece includes content about suicide and rape. Ever since we were kids, my friend Kythe declared they would be a Jedi Knight. Their most...
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