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Speaking Truth About Power
(Photo: The U.S. Army / Flickr) A willingness to speak truth to power is an essential civic virtue for the well-being of a democratic-republic. Equally virtuous and …
Attacking Iran: Just Because We Can, Doesn’t Mean We Should
The debate regarding Iran's nuclear program has focused upon pragmatic, tactical, strategic and economic issues regarding the feasibility and consequences of continuing and/or escalating military action against Iran. There …
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What Are Iran’s Intentions?
As tensions escalate, eerie echoes of the run-up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are in the air.
“Act of Valor”? Beware Exalting Our Starship Troopers
Image from “Act of Valor.” (Photo: IATM LLC – © 2011 Relativity Media, LLC) One of my favorite books as a teenager was Robert Heinlein's “Starship Troopers” …
Army Spc. Daniel Birmingham, War Resister, Wins Honorable Discharge
U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Birmingham, a March Forward! member stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wash. who did an infantry deployment in Iraq, won a major victory for service members’ rights …
Forgetting the Past, One Military Movie at a Time
Movie poster for “Act of Valor”. (Image: Relativity Media) Since 1986's “Top Gun” rekindled the Pentagon-Hollywood relationship from its post-Vietnam doldrums, the collusion between the military and …
The Gang That Couldn’t Bomb Straight
From left: Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich before taking part in a Republican presidential …
Iran, Israel and the US: The Slide To War
Wars are fought because some people decide it is in their interests to fight them. World War I was not started over the Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination, nor was it …
Gulf War III Isn’t an Option
Washington - We've heard this quickening drumbeat before. Last time, it led to the tragic invasion and occupation of Iraq. This time, if we let the drummers provoke us …