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“Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography. That struggle is complex and interesting because it is not only about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, about forms, about images and imaginings.”
Edward Said (1994)
Category Archives: Iraq
A Closer Look at Israel's Role in Terrorism
A documentary based on Jeff Gates’ Criminal State (h/t ICH), in three parts. It is an interesting look particularly at how israeli war planners have deployed game theory in inveigling US military involvement. While we’re on the topic, also check … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, Israel, Neocons, US Foreign Policy, Video
Tagged game theory, Jeff Gates, Khalil Bendib
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Terrorists R US
An excellent short testimony from Mike Prysner, an Iraq war veteran connecting the dots between corporatism and militarism. To learn more about Michael Prysner and the organization he helped co-found, see March Forward!
Iraq’s fertile crescent is turning dust bowl
At the moment, “Afghanistan is hot, Iraq is not”, Martin Chulov notes in this anti-war radio interview. Baghdad correspondent for the Guardian, Chulov provides insights on the ecological disaster of Iraq’s dust bowl, the diversion of water from the Tigris … Continue reading
On PTSD, Fort Hood, Afghanistan, Iraq and Empire – Dahr Jamail
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
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, US Foreign Policy, US military, Video
Tagged Dahr Jamail
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