US and Russian Militaries Compete for Darwin Award
Which world power can damage its own interests with the dumbest move? The contest will have you on the edge of your seats.
Read MoreDavid Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson's books include War Is A Lie. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio and is a 2015 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Follow him on Twitter @davidcnswanson and Facebook.
Posted by David Swanson | Nov 13, 2015 | Asia Pacific, Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
Which world power can damage its own interests with the dumbest move? The contest will have you on the edge of your seats.
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You can’t kill and face death and return unchanged to a world in which you are expected to refrain from all violence and relax.
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David Shields’ “War Is Beautiful” captures a portrait a leading war propagandist: the New York Times.
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While defending his role in the Iraq war, Tony Blair acknowledges “elements of truth” that it resulted in the rise of ISIS.
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The problems and trends described in the 1973 book Military Force and American Society have been worsening ever since, while interest in them lessening.
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Why Obama vetoed a military authorization bill, and why he should have.
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The value in screaming at the top of one’s voice for 250 pages that there is a serious goddamned threat can hardly be overstated.
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How is it that Hillary Clinton’s habits of secrecy themselves attract more interest than the secrets already exposed?
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The so-called Genocide Prevention Act is transparently intended as a tool to advance the US’s own foreign policy agendas through violence.
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Before he ran for office, Jerry Cannon ran the U.S. death camp at Guantanamo and, according to a witness, was personally responsible for ordering torture.
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