2008
2007
Senator Byrd - Senate Speeches
by alexnihilo (via)
the famous Byrd's speech against the "war on terror" in 2003
BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: US war artist
by alexnihilo
un soldat envoyé sur le front pour faire de l'art
A Look At UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)
by cflick
Take a look at UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). My how you have to love the Technology!
2006
All of Us Participate in a New Iraq
by mikepower
Last Friday I was at the University of Texas, Austin, giving a presentation on Iraq. After dumping an hour's worth of horrible "real news" about Iraq, I was asked the question I have by now learnt to expect: "Is there anything good happening there at all
The White House That Cried Wolf
by mikepower
Faced with the unappetizing reality of Iraq, Bush and Rove are relying on that grand old reliable strategy—attack the media. It doesn’t play as well as it used to. Everyone who wants an alternative reality is already watching Fox News.
The New Yorker: The Memo by Jane Mayer
by mikepower
How an internal effort to ban the abuse and torture of detainees was thwarted.
US troops taught Iraqi gestures
by mikepower
The US military has funded a computer game to teach its troops how to use and decipher Iraqi body language.
Educators face blowback for protesting Iraq war
by mikepower
Just over three years ago, as the nation readied for war with Iraq, elementary school teacher Deb Mayer stood in front of her class and uttered the word that would get her blacklisted from her profession - 'Peace'
The Blog | Michelle Pilecki: The Huffington Post
by mikepower
Arms-control treaties, nuclear proliferation, weapons of mass destruction -- in dealing with these issues, does the State Department need career professionals who know what they're talking about? Apparently not
Winston-Salem Journal | Fatal motorcycle accidents are epidemic in troops returning from war zones
by mikepower
More US troops have died in off-duty motorcycle accidents since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, than have been killed in combat in Afghanistan over that same time, according to safety records.
