I am offering this collection of alternative reporting and opinion on the conflict in Syria because U.S. mainstream media tends to rely exclusively on
Tag: War
We ended the military draft. Maybe we need it again. Or something like it.
Robert Redford’s latest movie, “The Company You Keep,” didn’t make me stand up and cheer, but it did make me think. The movie tells
Deadly leftovers: Unexploded mines and bombs
Imagine this. Dusk is falling. You’re in your kitchen getting ready to put dinner on the table for your family. The kids are outside
Picasso’s Guernica and the horrors of war: 75 years later
War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the
Why protest NATO?
“The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is not a benevolent organization. NATO is not about the North Atlantic and it’s not about our collective defense.
Afghanistan: Has America ever lost a war?
If it was possible to assemble all American presidents who have ever presided over a war, it’s conceivable that none of them would acknowledge
The wrong candidate is right [sort of]
I disagree with Ron Paul on almost everything. Almost. His views on government [he basically says it should have virtually no role in our
Libya: What’s wrong with this picture?
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests. —Henry Kissinger Secretary Hillary Clinton is looking happy and relaxed. The man next to her
The Afghan war is not about terrorism
The war against Afghanistan continues to be portrayed by President Obama, and other government officials—with the help of a compliant and complicit media—as a
Honor Flight: Remembering, wondering
My Southwest Airlines “A” boarding pass on flight #427 from Baltimore to Albany lost its advantage last week, as I was bumped to the