REFLECTIONS OF AN AFGHAN WAR PROTESTOR
Say Goodbye to Afghanistan
Manchinsplaining Budget Framing
We need a vaccine against the viral frames promoted by corporate interests in both parties.
But Afghanistan was an Almost Perfect War
But don't worry. There's still plenty of war to invest in.
On Post-War Buyer’s Remorse
Or…The Vietnam Iraq Syndrome I have to admit, I'm feeling pretty satisfied watching President Obama twisting himself into myriad contortions to justify US military intervention in Syria. I'm satisfied because I see this as one further step in a paradigm shift in which Americans reject the legitimacy of war and militarism altogether. The long march... Continue Reading →
Theyre All Our Children
When tragedy strikes our own children, we collectively mourn. The world would be a better place if we did the same for the children of others. Figure 1: Pakistani Children Keeping Vigil for the Sandy Hook Victims Click image for the source In my novel, The Revelation of Herman Smiley the title character is... Continue Reading →
What Nobel Peace Prize?
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Droning on and on about why Pakistan doesn't like us!
Why are we so shocked when people whom we are bombing...don't like us? Secretary of State Clinton, this week, found it difficult to convince the people of Pakistan that sending our killer flying robots into their neighborhoods was being done for their own good. During Vietnam we destroyed villages to save them. In the eighties... Continue Reading →
Droning on and on about why Pakistan doesn’t like us!
Why are we so shocked when people whom we are bombing...don't like us? Secretary of State Clinton, this week, found it difficult to convince the people of Pakistan that sending our killer flying robots into their neighborhoods was being done for their own good. During Vietnam we destroyed villages to save them. In the eighties... Continue Reading →
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