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Of Wikileaks and Traitors
”The very word “secrecy” is repugnant in a free and open society” – John F. Kennedy
In the aftermath of Wikileaks publishing over 250,000 diplomatic cables the mainstream news media has been uniquely straightforward in expressing their role in this country. Which is to say they haven’t bothered to mask the fact that they are the unapologetic PR wing of cronies and plutocrats. Their almost homogeneous condemnation for wikileaks and it’s editor-in-chief Julian Assange shows they are angry about 2 things. That the dissemination of these cables is going to make their job of venerating government authorities and protecting …
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War Crimes and The Land of The Free
Last week the whistle blower website Wikileaks released 400,000 secret military reports from the Iraq war, the single largest military leak in human history. The reports show what so many of us already suspected, that torture was condoned, prisoner abuse including rape ignored, friendly fire was commonplace, and at least 15,000 civilian deaths went previously undocumented despite the military knowing about them.
Currently the Pentagon lists approximately 66,000 civilian deaths due to the occupation, but if this leak shows us anything it’s that the true number of innocent Iraqi’s murdered may not be known for many …
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Obama’s Mission Accomplished
The Associated Press sent out a memo last week telling staffers that combat in Iraq has not ended and to continue speaking critically of it despite President Obama’s official announcement that Operation Iraqi Freedom and combat missions have ended. It is surprising and encouraging to see mainstream media outlets reporting the truth about the war. Was has not ended in Iraq, 50,000 US soldiers remain and regularly engage in combat with Sunni and al-Quaida insurgents. This re-branding of the war is no different than Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” declaration 7 years ago. Violence will continue until the US leaves the country …
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War in Afghanistan? Been There, Done That.
It is not uncommon to hear commentary on the war in Afghanistan that is less than favorable. As the war wades into the middle of its ninth year, the public eye is rarely focused on the successes that American counter-terrorism forces have achieved, but rather it focuses on the casualties and losses sustained. This is not abnormal. We are not frequently shocked by the slander against American politicians and the military by both the media and our own neighbors. However, an article (language sensitive) recently written for Rolling Stone by Michael Hastings shows that civilians are not the only ones …
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