“The trouble is that when American dollars earn only six percent over here, they get restless and go overseas to get 100 percent. The flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag. “I wouldn’t go to war again as I have done to defend some lousy investment of [...]
Still In Vietghanistan by Abby Zimet With ongoing news of atrocities by U.S. forces and a new poll finding that just 23% of Americans, the lowest rate ever, support the Afghanistan War, a former Marine in Vietnam and currentVeterans For Peace president wonders why people ask him about the “rules of war” governing dead bodies – as though there [...]
Robert Scheer on Obama’s Sudden Conversion “Hope and Hesitation in Obama’s Sudden Conversion” — Once again President Barack Obama has come tantalizingly close to being terrific. Col. Ann Wright on Rape in the Marines “The Dark Side of the Prestigious Marine Barracks” — The Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., is the showplace of the Marine [...]
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ranking Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine Collins said that at least 20 women were involved in the hotel incident with Secret Service agents, US Marines and prostitutes in Colombia. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Secret Service scandal sheds light on sex tourism in Latin America Secret Service: Scale [...]
Understanding The Slave Mentality By Brandon Smith April 02, 2012 “Information Clearing House” — In the initial stages of nearly every recorded tyranny, the saucer eyed dumbstruck masses exhibit astonishing and masterful skill when denying reality. The facts behind their dire circumstances and of their antagonistic government become a source [...]
Japanese Delegation Wants the U.S. Out of Okinawa By David Swanson http://warisacrime.org/content/japanese-delegation-wants-us-out-okinawa A 24-member delegation from Japan is in Washington, D.C., this week opposing the presence and new construction of U.S. military bases in Okinawa. Participating are members of the Japanese House of Councilors, of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly, and [...]
Sgt Frank Wuterich faced nine counts of manslaughter Continue reading the main story Related Stories Marine faces trial on Iraq deaths The final US Marine to face charges over the killing of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005 has pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty. Sgt Frank Wuterich was one of [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The US Marines have identified the unit whose forces are suspected of being behind a video appearing to show them urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban in Afghanistan, a Marineofficer told Reuters on Thursday.The officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Marines in question were believed to be from the [...]
Obama’s Military Incursions Across Africa Lie Under the Radar by John Glaser, January 11, 2012 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum In the Obama administration’s “new-and-improved” covert war on terror, Africa is front and center. From the Atlantic shore across the Sahara to the Red Sea, the U.S. has deployed Marines and is militarily [...]
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A former squad mate of a Marine implicated in one of the Iraq War‘s highest profile war crimes cases testified Tuesday that the group raced to nearby homes after a roadside bombing, firing rounds and tossing grenades for 45 minutes, even though the Marines [...]
Whatever the realities of the incident at Haditha are the fact remains that there was atrial or there were trials and all defendants were found not guilty. It is always difficult to look at a trial after verdict unless you had the same advantages as the [...]
Wall Street’s Wars — Fallujah Veteran: ‘I Served The 1%’ By davidswanson - Posted on 09 November 2011 Thoughts on the role of veterans in the Occupy movement By Ross Caputi November 08, 2011 “Information Clearing House” – I did not serve my country in Iraq; I served the 1%. It was on their [...]
