Category Archives: Afghanistan

On PTSD, Fort Hood, Afghanistan, Iraq and Empire – Dahr Jamail

Posted on 16 November, 2009 by

An excellent and wide-ranging  interview with Dahr Jamail on US foreign policy, conducted by Cindy Piester. (The only quibble with the interview would be the claim that the occupation of Iraq is all about oil and the absence of the … Continue reading →

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Kathy Kelly on the cost of war abroad and at home

Posted on 13 November, 2009 by

The wonderful Kathy Kelly gives an excellent, compelling presentation on the costs, monstrosities and sorrows of war at the First Presbyterian Church in Binghamton, NY. She importantly provides the view on the ground from the perspective of Pakistani, Afghani and … Continue reading →

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This Is Where We Take Our Stand

Posted on 2 September, 2009 by

Displaced Films and Northern Light Productions present the trailer and four video installments for their web series, This is Where We Take Our Stand. These extraordinary testimonies come from two hundred and fifty veterans and active duty soldiers who gathered … Continue reading →

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Obama's First 100 Days: The 'Mad Men' Did Well

Posted on 30 April, 2009 by

Beyond Brand Obama, John Pilger proffers an alternative appraisal of the Obama administration’s vaunted first 100 days. Also have a look at Jeremy’s Scahill’s Obama’s Iraq: The Picture of Dorian Gray and the laudable 100 Days Campaign. The BBC’s American … Continue reading →

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