The crisis is so severe that I’m telling women to simply not join the military because it’s completely unsafe and puts them at risk. Until something changes at the top, no woman should join the military.” — no one should join the military.
Category: politics
on “don’t ask, don’t tell”
from cindy sheehan: let’s replace “don’t ask, don’t tell” with “don’t go, don’t kill.”
The FCC – led by Obama appointee Julius Genachowski – sold out Net Neutrality
The FCC’s action today is simply inadequate to protect consumers or preserve the free and open Internet. I am particularly disappointed to learn that the order will not specifically ban paid prioritization, allowing big companies to pay for a fast lane on the Internet and abandoning the foundation of net neutrality. (Al Franken) Full article.
Congress approves largest military budget ever
disgusting.
The Great Islamophobic Crusade
brilliant, comprehensive analysis by max blumenthal. full article here.
‘I didn’t think of Iraqis as humans,’ says U.S. soldier who raped 14-year-old girl before killing her
An Iraq War veteran serving five life terms for raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her parents and sister says he didn’t think of Iraqi civilians as humans after being exposed to extreme warzone violence. Full article.
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Deck London’s Walls with Bethlehem’s Calls
The idea is to provide a stark political backdrop to the frantic Christmas shopping rush, to remind Britain and the West that Israel’s illegal occupation and separation wall are strangling Bethlehem – and Palestine – the birthplace of Christ and Christmas. We’re bringing the reality of Bethlehem to London this Christmas. Full article.
Chris Hedges: Bitter Memories of War on the Way to Jail
Veterans around me were back in the rice paddies and lush undergrowth of Vietnam, the dusty roads of southern Iraq or the mountain passes of Afghanistan. Their tears showed that. There was no need to talk. We spoke the same wordless language. The butchery of war defies, for those who know it, articulation. Full article.
Why Am I An Activist?
Eyal Clyne is an Israeli currently living in London. He has worked with Physicians for Human Rights – Israel, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, and Breaking the Silence.
Afghans for Peace
end the war. get out now.
Bradley Manning’s health deteriorating in jail, supporters say
pls support CouragetoResist.org and manning’s legal defense fund. more info here.
Top U.S. Spy Flees Pakistan After His Name Is Revealed
Mr. Khan, a resident of Mir Ali in North Waziristan, which has often been a target of drone strikes, is seeking $500 million as compensation for the deaths [of his son and brother], accusing the C.I.A. officer of running a clandestine spying operation out of the United States embassy in Islamabad. Full article.
?’Our lives became something we’d never dreamt’: The former Israeli soldiers who have testified again
These testimonies, checked and cross-checked, of young Israeli men and women struggling to come to terms, sometimes years after the event, with their military service in the West Bank and Gaza, add up to an unprecedented inside account, as the book’s introduction puts it, of “the principles and consequences of Israeli policy in the [Palestinian] territories”. Full article.
Veterans for Peace Take Demand to White House Fence
this happened on december 10, 2010, in front of the white house. heartfelt thanks to each and everyone of these anti-war protestors. NO MORE WARS.
The Rag Blog: Leah Wilson : Imperialist Uses of WikiLeaks
ive major newspapers are deciding which cables they want us to see and also formulating the first analysis the public receives about what the content of the chosen cables means, perpetuating corporate media’s domination of information. Full article.