The American Sniper You Didn't Hear About Gibson writes: " Another American sniper became so disgusted by what he had done that he started the first-ever antiwar blog, and is actively encouraging his fellow soldiers to use their First Amendment rights to speak out against what he calls an 'illegal occupation' in Iraq." By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News 27 January 15 ne American sniper called Iraqi natives “savages,” compared them to American welfare recipients, and bragged about looting their homes after killing them.
Independent Media Center West Papua: Neglected genocide - 29 Nov 2013 Indonesian police use Shootings, killings, beatings, arrests on West Papuan independence rallies Indonesian police have opened fire on peaceful protesters in Jayapura, with at least four gunshot wounds and one death. West Papuan activists and families have been forced to flee to the jungle for safety. The Collapse of the U.S. Military (It’s Losing the Battle of Consciousness) Source: TruthNeverTold A discussion on the collapse of the U.S. military, which is beaten down after 13 years of senseless wars against 4th world nations. Here are some of the key talking points: Military is having problems recruiting young people into the ranks.Army morale low despite 6-year, $287M optimism program.It’s not a battle of politics, military, money – it’s a battle of consciousness.The Kill Team is a documentary film is about the Maywand District murders during the War in Afghanistan. It unveils the moral tensions that tear at soldiers’ psyches.The U.S. has turned into an evil empire.
Prologue Don’t Let The Bastards Getcha Down by Joachim Hagopian nandrtal@hotmail.com Prologue Tea Party Congressman Went To Africa And Returned With This Stunning Defense Of Foreign Aid by Scott Keyes Posted on Share this: "Tea Party Congressman Went To Africa And Returned With This Stunning Defense Of Foreign Aid" Share: GOP Rep. Heroic Rats Sniff Out Landmines In Africa, May Save Thousands Of Lives Worldwide These trained rats can effectively search 200 square meters in 20 minutes, saving plenty of time and thousands of lives. Credit: APOPO Rats are a rodent you either adore or are can’t stand… But soon their stereotypical nature may be discarded, as a Belgian-based NGO is training the little critters to do a job that has potential to save thousands of lives every year, worldwide. APOPO, the Belgian NGO, has been training giant African pouched rats to detect land mines since 1997; and soon, they believe, the rodents will be put to work detecting explosives elsewhere around the world.
Today Is the 100th Anniversary of the WWI Christmas Truce That story—burnished in recent years by books, songs, music videos, a feature film, and an opera—is largely true. On Christmas Day, troops did indeed trade cigarettes, helmets, canned food, coat buttons, and souvenirs. They sang carols, barbecued a pig, posed for photographs together, and exchanged German beer for British rum. In several spots, men from the rival armies played soccer together. The ground was pocked with shell craters and proper balls were scarce, so the teams made use of tin cans or sandbags stuffed with straw instead. Officers up to the rank of colonel emerged from the trenches to greet their counterparts on the other side, and they, too, were photographed together.
Pentagon Admits that War is Illegal - Advertisement - The Pentagon has just published 1,204 pages on how it thinks you can behave legally during a war. Looking through this "Law of War Manual" at various hot topics, one finds some atrocities excused as acceptable (cluster bombs, nuclear bombs) and others rejected as completely disallowed (torture) even when in reality they are routinely engaged in. Beginning to wonder what the point is of writing out such a lengthy description of laws when someone could just read the laws themselves in less time, I notice that nowhere does this document strengthen any actual law, while in many places it weakens them. It picks and chooses which laws to mention and which to leave out or marginalize in footnotes.