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    Atlas of the Real World
    JohnWaterman
    by JohnWaterman  10-1-2008    3
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    Senate honors last living Doughboy of WW1
    gingembre
    by gingembre  6-18-2008    2
     He looks much younger than 107!
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    Iraq War Memorial Planners Forced To Revise Length Again
    gingembre
    by gingembre  4-9-2008    1
     "The goal is to come up with cost-effective, creative solutions to respectfully eulogize our fallen heroes," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who cited a recent decision to construct a part of the monument out of papier-mâché, and another proposal to type the names of newly fallen soldiers on sturdy index cards, which would be kept in a box near the memorial. "So we urge the president to sign our bill to allow the ABMC to strip marble slabs from the steps of the seldom-visited Jefferson Memorial in order to help complete this timeless monument." "Because our grandchildren should be honored just as much for their service in Iraq," she added.
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    A tiny bit of justice for victims of "Dirty War"
    gingembre
    by gingembre  4-5-2008   
     How horrible for this woman, all the other kidnapped "adoptees", and, of course, their real parents! "After being taken by the authorities, Ms Sampallo lived with her adoptive parents, suspecting nothing, until 2001, when a group formed by grandmothers of the stolen babies, tracked her down and revealed her true identity." "It is believed some 500 children were given to families sympathetic to the military government. Eighty-eight have since been tracked down and those behind this case are hoping the publicity will provoke more questions"
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    Poets of the Great War
    gingembre
    by gingembre  1-12-2008    2
      Anthem for Doomed Youth What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? -- Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells; Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, -- The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What candles may be held to speed them all? Not in the hands of boys but in their eyes Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. The pallor of girls' brows shall be their pall; Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds, And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds. September-October 1917 Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
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    Romney's: 5 Strapping Sons - None in Iraq! Hypocrisy
    BobbyRutan
    by BobbyRutan  1-7-2008    5
     More: Of more interest to his combat readiness, David was arrested in April of 2007 for trying to board a plane in Little Rock with a loaded Glock pistol in his carry on bag. So we know that the boy can shoot. Why isn't he on the front lines of the war his father so ardently supports in the name of Christ? (By the way, the reaction of Dad Huckabee to David's gun arrest is notable. "It's one of those stupid things," Mike Huckabee said. "He knows better." Ah, yes, nothing like a forgiving preacher. Do you feel safer now knowing that a gun toting animal abuser's father might be president? Clear the squirrels from the White House lawn now.) Huckabee says the war in Iraq is part of a "World War III' against Islamic fascism
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    "Peace Grannies" back to protesting after aquittal
    kkcapricorn
    by kkcapricorn  12-30-2007    1
     Love those Grannies.
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    WW1 Aussie pics
    righthand
    by righthand  12-30-2007    10
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    Aussie sarcastic Christmas Poem WW1
    righthand
    by righthand  12-30-2007    1
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    WW1 - History and Propaganda Posters
    Socratoad
    by Socratoad  12-22-2007    1
     Fascinating material from the war to end all wars. Alas it appears there has been and continues to be wars and rumors of wars .... : Man the irrational animal.
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    Myths about Multilingual Societies
    BobbyRutan
    by BobbyRutan  12-16-2007    2
     Myth: If everyone agreed to speak only one language, we wouldn't have so much war and interethnic conflict. Reality: Of course people need a common language to understand one another. But that doesn't require eliminating minority languages; it only requires bilingualism. Switzerland has four official languages and has never had a war. Finland has three (Finnish, Swedish, and Lapp). Hawai'i has had two co-official state languages since 1978 -- English and Hawaiian -- and no civil strife has resulted. On the other hand, much of the conflict in the world has erupted in places where there is only one language. For example, in the U.S.'s own Civil War, both sides spoke English. Khmer-speaking Cambodians under Pol Pot killed millions of other Khmer-speaking Cambodians. Thus language is not the "glue" that binds us together. What really binds us as a nation is a common belief in freedom, including the freedom to speak any language we please.
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    GOP Illegal Immigrant Hypocrite/Chickenhawk, Tom Tancredo (also Pres. Candidate barf)
    BobbyRutan
    by BobbyRutan  12-14-2007    2
     More: During the renovation process, two illegal workers hired by Tancredo were alerted to his reputation for immigrant bashing. They went straight to the Denver Post to complain. Tancredo "doesn't want us here, but he'll take advantage of our sweat and our labor," one of the workers complained to the Post on September 19, 2002. "It's just not right." Only days before the Post's story appeared, Tancredo had personally reported an honor student profiled in the Denver Post to the INS because the 14-year-old was not a legal resident of the United States. What kind of people actually vote for subhumans like Tancredo?
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    Are These Neocons crazy or what? This story removes all doubt
    zasel
    by zasel  12-7-2007    2
     It is absolutely amazing how myopic these neocons actually are. I sat at my TV watching as Bolton, the president, Dana Perrino, etc, etc, etc, kept spinning the meaning of the NIE with all kinds of reasons as to why it is wrong. Some of them have the temerity to declare that the Intelligence agencies are twisting their findings in order to make Bush look bad. I have come to the conclusion that the neocons and far right Republicans have finally lost it completely. I sincerely believe that the public is fed up with the lies, and manipulations as well as the overt fear-mongering. Bush and his henchmen are bald face liars, and they should be thrown out of office and tried as the war criminals they are.
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    Emma Goldman
    Socratoad
    by Socratoad  11-30-2007    3
     One gutsy lady ..... dripping with integrity,empathy, and compassion.
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    Iraqi children killed getting toys from US soldiers
    kkcapricorn
    by kkcapricorn  11-18-2007    2
     Just another day in the war.... Those poor kids and those soldiers being human, handing out toys...now dead.
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    In the Hands of the Military
    sahara
    by sahara  11-17-2007    2
      There is a petition circulating. The petition is addressed to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and all U.S. military personnel. It urges them to defy orders to attack Iran. It points out that a pre-emptive war with Iran is a war crime under international law. It reminds military personnel of the statute in the Army Field Manual 27-10, Section 609, and Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 92, that states: “A general order or regulation is lawful unless it is contrary to the Constitution, the law of the United States. ...”The petition notes that any provision of an international treaty ratified by the United States becomes the law of the United States. The United States is a party and signatory to the United Nations Charter, of which Article II, Section 4, states, “All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. ...” Iran has not attacked the United States.
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    The belly of the beast. . .
    curlytwo
    by curlytwo  11-17-2007   
     I have spent a lot of my life burying the dead. I have seen the horrific wounds on what had been vital youngsters from Nam to Iraq. My point here is that there is this surreal-if that's the term- vision of war in the minds of those who rightly despair at the daily reports from far away and get on with ordinary life. We are numbed by the numbers and the sanitized and somber images of funeral honors. What more can we do? Unpleasant as this film is, it shows what I -and my father before me -have seen . How many of those who shake the saber have seen these statistics of war? It might be useful for them to look, to touch, to smell the reality. This film comes close.
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    Payback is Hell
    AtlLiberal
    by AtlLiberal  11-14-2007    2
     A life of hiding and lies catches up with oldster. Some transgressions are too monstrous to ever forget or forgive. I don't suppose his life in Germany is going to be any easier. And don't weep for his wife. She abetted this criminal for decades.
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    More from "Made Love, Got War"
    papananook
    by papananook  10-28-2007   
     I highly recommend this book.
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    Woman confronts Condi Rice with 'blood' on her hands
    BobbyDelray
    by BobbyDelray  10-24-2007    4
     The big version of this photo shows the look on Condi's face much better.
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    Prescott Bush (W's Granddad) & Hitler - Birds Of A Feather?
    BartendingBear
    by BartendingBear  7-24-2007    6
     The roots and thoughts of fascism run deep in the Bush family.
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    Silent Flag Protest Raises Outcry
    debbyski
    by debbyski  7-13-2007    40
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    Mrs. Bin Laden is an angry old lady
    sohil
    by sohil  7-11-2007    1
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    Michael Moore demands apology from Wolf Blitzer
    Scattered_Fusion
    by Scattered_Fusion  7-9-2007   
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    Why military might does not always win: Star
    righthand
    by righthand  7-9-2007    2
     "You can use brute force to kill terrorists or insurgents, but at some time you need acquiescence and compliance from the population, or every time you kill an insurgent or terrorist, he will be replaced." The study's war model claims to be accurate in 80 per cent of the conflicts. Ominously, and despite some gains in Anbar province, the current U.S. mission in Iraq has a probability of success of just 20 per cent. (Vietnam, by comparison, had a 22 per cent chance of success.) There are obvious similarities between Iraq and Afghanistan – an enduring insurgency, an unstable "democratic" government.
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    Powell spills it about Bush / Iraq
    BobbyRutan
    by BobbyRutan  7-8-2007    8
     Al-Qaeda, Powell asserted, was only 10% of the problem in Iraq and Nouri al-Maliki, its prime minister, lacked the political will to establish an effective government. After a promising start to the surge at the beginning of the year, 453 unidentified corpses were found on the streets of Baghdad last month, 41% more than the 321 bodies found in January, according to unofficial Iraqi health ministry statistics.
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    The Misunderestimated Mr. Cheney
    thisnamecantbetaken
    by thisnamecantbetaken  6-29-2007    4
     Hmm...why not decide to impeach he who decides what the Decider will decide.
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    Lugar Urges Quick Shift in Iraq War Strategy
    thisnamecantbetaken
    by thisnamecantbetaken  6-26-2007    1
     Does anyone think Bush will listen? I don't think we should hold our breaths.
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    Standing Up to Conservative Bullying
    gingembre
    by gingembre  6-25-2007    3
     Here's a bit more to explain the brinkmanship and absolutism: "Brinkmanship is being used to force the federal government to write a blank cheque for the pipeline, and indemnify Exxon against ecological disasters and further cost increases..." "Absolutism (Bush-style "you're either with us or you're with the terrorists" framing) is being used to bully Canada into committing to keep our troops in the midst of the anarchy and civil war in Afghanistan. The PR from the military is increasingly using the term 'enemy' to describe anyone in Afghanistan who opposes the continued presence of foreign troops in their country. The ideologically rabid Harper Conservative minority government routinely uses the "if you don't support our war, you don't support our troops" line to disparage anti-war groups. And today a military spokesman lambasted the Canadian media for daring to publicize opinion polls showing Canadians' strong opposition to the war, saying it was "demoralizing our troops".
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    Top 5 Anti war posters
    treebeard31
    by treebeard31  6-24-2007   
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    A Tragic Legacy
    Kore7
    by Kore7  6-24-2007    3
      And the president who vowed to lead the war for freedom and democracy has made torture, rendition, abductions, lawless detentions of even our own citizens, secret "black site" prisons, Abu Ghraib dog leashes, and orange Guantánamo jumpsuits the strange, new symbols of America around the world. New essay by Glenn Greenwald on the future legacy of America's reaction to 9/11.
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    War's sacred toll
    gingembre
    by gingembre  6-18-2007   
     A brief history of wartime destruction of sacred buildings from 587BC through present day. The author recounts his pride in the American military bombers having spared the Cologne cathedral , whose spires were the tallest structures in Europe until the Eiffel tower, during WWII, until an Air Force veteran told him the truth--the Cologne cathedral was not bombed because it was sacred, but because its spires were an essential navigational aid. Why are sacred buildings targets of wartime attack? The author relates the attacks to attacks on religious meaning: "intimate connection between the divine and its expression, including the architecture and design of sacred buildings, enables believers to experience the touch of God on earth. However much religious impulses can be complicit in violence, that ineffable and precious touch is the absolute opposite of war. Human beings can never kill each other without killing God."
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    The canvas of war. Vancouver art gallery
    kkcapricorn
    by kkcapricorn  6-15-2007   
     thought provoking
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    Huge Wildlife Migration Discovered in Sudan, Africa
    ecopirate
    by ecopirate  6-13-2007   
     life finds a way...
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    America is not Bush
    cementedminds
    by cementedminds  6-11-2007    8
     Excellent article.
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    The Nature Conservancy-Protecting nature
    tidbit2
    by tidbit2  6-10-2007    1
     The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
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    Turkey warned Not to invade Iraq ...HUH?
    thinkingblue
    by thinkingblue  6-3-2007    8
     We know Iraq is a powder keg but did we know just how much. Bush keeps muttering the word WIN... I can't imagine what the hell he hopes to win... is it OIL, PRESTIGE, POWER or all of the above? Now Turkey is getting effected by the Iraq lawlessness this war has caused. Regional warfare was the cautionary counsel put to the Bush/Neocons about a preemptive war in Iraq which, of course, they turned a deaf ear to... Well, it looks as though we are looking at far more than a Bush WIN in Iraq. While Bush has his wet dreams of becoming the planet's most beloved leader, we just might be looking down the barrel of some indisputable WMD's that are not hidden away in some Bush/Neocon pipedream.
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    The Military is sending some amputees back into combat
    zasel
    by zasel  5-31-2007    3
     I do not doubt the courage of these heroic soldiers who are asking to be sent back into active duty, and sometimes combat after losing a limb(s) in the Iraq war. But isn't it kinda interesting how the military says ALL of our soldiers have talents and abilities that are needed and if an amputee wants to remain on active duty, or combat, and they are able to do so, they will be sent back, and yet at the same time, they see fit to discharge interpreters, translators, combat personnel etc, simply for being gay?
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    The War Prayer
    wcr111
    by wcr111  5-28-2007    2
     An animated rendition of Mark Twain's story.
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    Mark Twain's "The War Prayer"
    Kore7
    by Kore7  5-28-2007    4
     In 1904, disgusted by the aftermath of the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine-American War, Mark Twain wrote a short anti-war prose poem called "The War Prayer." His family begged him not to publish it, his friends advised him to bury it, and his publisher rejected it, thinking it too inflammatory for the times. Twain agreed, but instructed that it be published after his death, saying famously: None but the dead are permitted to tell the truth. "The War Prayer" was eventually published after World War I, when its message was more in tune with the times. Now, Washington Monthly's publisher, Markos Kounalakis, who was affected by Twain's words when he covered the war in Yugoslavia in the early 90s, has made "The War Prayer" into a short video for release this Memorial Day weekend. It features stunning illustrations by Akis Dimitrakopoulos and is narrated by Peter Coyote, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Erik Bauersfeld. *
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