Posts tagged military
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Labor and the Egyptian revolution is something we don’t hear about in the mainstream media.
From Democracy Now!
The United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday declined to sign a UN document condemning the ongoing human rights abuses in Bahrain.
The UN Human Rights Council document, which was signed by major European countries including Germany and France, calls on the Gulf state to do more to…
WTF? No sited reasons? Hmm, at least some of them should be obvious. I’d like to see more on this…
Oh yeah… the US Navy Fifth Fleet has its headquarters there. Keeps the oil flowing through the Straight of Hormuz and threatens Iranians. That’s some real bullshit. That’s real diplomacy.
Also, seven EU countries didn’t sign this thing:
Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Sweden
What’s the deal? Really making your UN reps look like a bunch of imperialist lackeys… or do you have your own bad reasons for this?
Here’s the New York Times experts debate on the issue of Bahrain. It’s not about human rights and principles, it’s about diplomacy and strategy.
“After filing a Freedom of Information Act request with the Richmond Police Department for police training documents, Mo Karn received much more than expected in return: homeland security and crowd control guides that show how the police target protests.
The police filed for an emergency court order yesterday to prohibit Karn from publicizing any of the documents, which should never have been released. The cops’ reasoning? “Defendant Mo Karn is a known and admitted anarchist.””
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Our real enemies are not those living in a distant land whose names or policies we don’t understand; The real enemy is a system that wages war when it’s profitable, the CEOs who lay us off our jobs when it’s profitable, the Insurance Companies who deny us Health care when it’s profitable, the Banks who take away our homes when it’s profitable. Our enemies are not several hundred thousands away. They are right here in front of us
- Mike Prysner
General Smedley D. Butler , calling on veterans to organize politically to secure their pension benefits
The man who wrote War Is a Racket, condemning the military-industrial complex, fighting foreign wars for corporate profits at the citizen’s expense
The most decorated marine in US history, twice awarded the Medal of Honor, told US citizens during the depression “You’ve Got To Get Mad!”
If Occupy could employ a general…
Gay Marine’s Homecoming Kiss
This will become a classic image
WTF? How the hell did this happen?
Can somebody please tell me how or why NATO troops could have just burned a bunch of copies of the Koran? I can’t think of a situation in which troops would have to legitimately “dispose” of many copies of the Koran. How could Koran-burning be a part of daily procedures?
This is great
So much truth in satire
Thanks again, Andy Singer
That’s right, folks. Geraldo Rivera broke the story. The U.S. & British armed forces protect and sell Afghan heroin. They say if we didn’t Al Qaeda or the Taliban would get the money .. $100’s/billions/year
Oh I love this! Our politicians talk safety and security to a portion of the American public who are not informed… Let me inform you. MONEY is the GOD of our government. Their motivation behind the “war” in this case is financial and if you do the research you will find it THE common thread.
Your tax dollars are sending U.S. troops to protect heroine. Good job, guys.
I will not speak negative about the troops themselves for this, but I will send a big fuck you to capitol hill.
