Tag Archives: American War State

Soldiers Are More Than Cheap Talking Points – Someone Should Tell Donald Trump

Posted on September 14, 2015 by markt

Donald Trump holds up a replica flintlock rifle awarded him by cadets during the Republican Society. (www.telegraph.co.uk) So perfectly chickenhawk. By Matt Gallagher The Guardian (9/11/15) There aren’t many sacred cows left in American politics, but honorable military service has … Continue reading →

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Failure: Despite 14 Years Of The US War On Terror, Terror Attacks Have Skyrocketed Since 9/11

Posted on September 13, 2015 by markt

www.rand.org The US effort has only increased the specter of terrorism, which now haunts millions around the world. By Paul Gottinger Reader Supported News (9/11/15) Terror attacks have jumped by a stunning 6,500% since 2002, according to a new analysis … Continue reading →

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How Can You Possibly Trust US On Nuke Deal?

Posted on September 10, 2015 by markt

(Daily Call cartoon by Mark L. Taylor, 2014. Open source and free to reprint with link to www.thedailycall.org ) United States? Are you kidding? We’re nuts. By Negin Farsad Creative Times Reports (9/4/15) Americans have spent a lot of time over … Continue reading →

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NY Times Claims US Abides By Cluster Bomb Treaty: The Exact Opposite Is True

Posted on September 6, 2015 by markt

The inside of a cluster bomb. (www.reddit.com) The U.S. does not occasionally violate one of those provisions. It continually violates all of them, systematically and as a matter of policy doing exactly that which the treaty expressly bans. By Glenn … Continue reading →

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Blood Money: Gun Maker Creates ‘Crusader’ Assault Rifle With Bible Verse On It

Posted on September 4, 2015 by markt

A Florida gun manufacturer is facing criticism for creating an assault rifle with a Bible verse on it that’s meant to stop “Muslim terrorists” from using it. Images of the AR-15 Crusader rifle posted online by Spike’s Tactical in Apopka show an emblem of … Continue reading →

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Dept. Of Much Needed Humor — Lockheed Martin Sales Staff Instructed To Really Push Tactical Air-To-Surface Missiles This Week

Posted on September 4, 2015 by markt

The  Onion (9/3/15) BETHESDA, MD—In an effort to make a dent in the arms manufacturer’s excess inventory, members of the Lockheed Martin sales team were reportedly instructed during their staff meeting earlier this week to really push the company’s supply … Continue reading →

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‘I Have Become a Body Without a Soul': 13 Years Detained In Guantánamo

Posted on September 3, 2015 by markt

www.abc.net.au It’s been four years since the Obama administration promised to review indefinite detentions. For my client there, it’s been one long nightmare. By Padriss Kebriaei Guardian UK (8/29/15) I feel like there is a heavy weight on my chest … Continue reading →

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West Point Professor Calls On US Military To Target American Critics Of War On Terror

Posted on August 30, 2015 by markt

By Spencer Ackerman The Guardian (8/29/15) An assistant professor in the law department of the US Military Academy at West Point has argued that legal scholars critical of the war on terrorism represent a “treasonous” fifth column that should be … Continue reading →

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How America’s Broken Service Academies Create A Broken Military & Disastrous Foreign Policy

Posted on August 21, 2015 by markt

(Daily Call cartoon by Mark L. Taylor, 2015. Open source and free to use with link to www.thedailycall.oerg ) We need a new generation of cadets—and a few renegade generals —who want to serve us by not going to war. … Continue reading →

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Doctors Who Colluded In US Torture Vote To Crawl ‘out of the dark side’

Posted on August 8, 2015 by markt

American Psychological Association votes almost unanimously to ban members from being involved in Bush-era tactics of torture in wake of damning report.   By John Barber The Guardian (8/7/15) The largest association of psychologists in the United States voted to begin … Continue reading →

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Corporate Killers: Private Companies At The Heart Of US Drone Warfare

Posted on August 8, 2015 by markt

www.geo.tv A secretive industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars. By Abigail Fielding-Smith, Crofton Black, Alice Ross & James Ball Guardian UK (8/1/15) The overstretched US military has hired hundreds of private-sector contractors to the heart of its drone operations to analyse … Continue reading →

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Hitler’s Germans Also Thought They Were Free: “Unconsciously, I suppose, we were grateful. Who wants to think?”

Posted on August 8, 2015 by dennis

“for that was all that was required of most of us: that we do nothing” Excerpt From They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 By Milton Mayer   But Then It Was Too Late “What no one seemed to … Continue reading →

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Anti-torture Reforms Opposed Within Professional Psychology Organizaiton After Damning Report

Posted on August 3, 2015 by markt

Tempers rise within American Psychological Association, which independent review recently found was complicit in brutal military and CIA interrogation.   By Spencer Ackerman The Guardian (8/2/15) Opposition is building to intended anti-torture reforms within the largest professional organization of psychologists in the … Continue reading →

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Works Every Time, Fools.

Posted on July 30, 2015 by markt
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Fragile, Over-Priced, Unreliable, Flaw Plagued, Dogfight Handicapped F-35 Set To Make Its Debut At $159 Million A Pop

Posted on July 29, 2015 by markt

(Editor’s Note: We’re looking at a total of $1 trillion — and counting — for a jet fighter that doesn’t even do what it is supposed to do at a greater cost than promised. Keep this in mind the next … Continue reading →

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