11 posts tagged “military”
Episode 20 in a series of short animated political cartoons by award-winning syndicated cartoonist Ted Rall and David Essman
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music:
Gioachino Rossini-Ranz des Vaches (call to the dairy cows)
The Standells-Mr. Nobody
Episode 13 in a series of short animated political cartoons by award-winning syndicated cartoonist Ted Rall and David Essman www.rall.com
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June 24, 2009 C-SPAN
Rep. David Whittle (D-VA) speaks passionately about how his son, who died in Iraq, would have loved to see this appropriations bill passed.
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Rethink Afghanistan Director Robert Greenwald is currently in Kabul. Here is his account of the intense security:
"It's hard to put into words many things about Kabul, where I've been interviewing members of the Afghan parliament, women's advocacy groups, and former Taliban members who want to negotiate peace.
"One of the most sobering things I've seen is how security takes over your daily life, and this footage of the front of the hotel tells it all. Guards with machine guns patrol everywhere--the face of a conflict brought home."
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President Obama has committed 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan. This decision raises serious questions about troops, costs, overall mission, and exit strategy. Historically, it has been Congress' duty to ask questions in the form of oversight hearings that challenge policymakers, examine military spending, and educate the public. After witnessing the absence of oversight regarding the Iraq war, we must insist Congress hold hearings on Afghanistan.
Watch the first part from our full-length documentary that will serve as a driving force to help make oversight hearings a reality. Sign the petition urging oversight and tell us what questions you would ask.
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Afghanistan represents a quagmire we cannot afford. We cannot tolerate a continuance of the Bush administration's blunt use of military force, particularly when 155 US soldiers and over 1,500 Afghan civilians died last year -- the bloodiest year of this war to date. Nor can we afford a war that costs $36 billion annually -- a colossal amount that will increase exponentially with escalation -- when up to eight million Americans face foreclosure in an economic crisis of historic proportions.
We must rethink our policy toward Afghanistan. Congressional oversight hearings on Afghanistan would facilitate a substantial public debate on this war. What's more, these hearings would coincide with President Obama's effort to craft policy that represents the diversity in public opinion and the wide array of tools at his disposal.
Join us and spread the word by visiting us at http://rethinkafghanistan.com.
After $1.3 billion in government contracts and controversy over the killing of innocent Iraqi civilians, Blackwater Worldwide is moving on. The Washington Post reported this week that Blackwater, the for-profit military company contracted by the Bush government to provide securities services in Iraq, will not have it's Iraq contract renewed. But the powerful military corporation has no plans to slow down after what has been an extraordinarily profitable decade. Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill, author of "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army", discusses the legacy and future of Blackwater Worldwide, including its expansion into hot new markets: Chasing Somalian pirates, and total intelligence gathering.
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January 29, 2009 PBS News Hour
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In the renewed battle for Muslim hearts and minds, al-Qaeda's number 2 launches a pre-emptive strike
