Fear Up Harsh
Tony Lagouranis was a soldier. An American soldier. An American soldier who tortured Iraqis. He conducted mock executions, forced men …
Category Archives: War
Missing Soldiers
The morning cable news has been treating the 3 missing US soldiers in Iraq in ways usually reserved for missing …
Kicking In The Door
The scene was familiar: uniformed soldiers, rifles swinging restlessly, big man at the door, boots, gun butts smashing smashing, male …
General Failure
The rank of Lt. Col is right in the middle of Army / Marine Corps pay grades — 5 out …
The Media & The War
Set your recording devices for Wednesday’s PBS broadcast of Bill Moyer’s “Buying the War.” You’ll want to have it available …
Just War Theory
I haven’t kept up with the arcana of just war theory since I realized that excuses would be made for …
War Tax Resistance
“Dorothy Hansen used to pay her taxes faithfully every year — until the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Since …
CNN’s Ware Stupified by McCain Claim
Senator John McCain, once an independent of some repute, is loosing all of his marbles in his fading pursuit of …
Numerology on Iraq Numbers
Remember the Lancet reported study by Johns Hopkins last fall? 655,000 Iraqis dead it said. Not 12,000 as the Iraqi …
Other Wars
Following the news of soldiers at Walter Reed Army hospital, and today more scandal at more hospitals, brought to mind …
Officer Against the War
” A Soldier’s Declaration I am making this statement as an act of willful defiance of military authority, because I …
Cluster Bombs: Good!
Cluster bombs. If only they could be teletransported into the neighborhoods of those who think they are such great weapons…. …