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Contents
Dick: Support the Troops?
Shea: Hatred and Killing, Support These Troops?
Massacre in
With Ears?
Psychopaths in the Military at War?
The Outrage?
Junger: The Pulpit?
Ignorant Troops?
Education Against Militarism and Empire
Patriotism
Support the Troops?
SUPPORT ALL THE TROOPS?
Yes, support the troops.
But not those who pissed on dead Taliban fighters.
Yes, support the troops.
But not those who killed all in the Afghan wedding party.
Yes, support the troops.
But not those who tortured captives in Gitmo and Bahgram.
Yes, support the troops.
But
But
Definition Power (who controls the language controls the people)
The U. S. Constitution grants power to Congress to call out the militia to “suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions.” The Constitution declares our right of national self-defense. But what is the “nation”? Now our leaders include in the
Indoctrination Power: Support the Troops
How our leaders persuaded its populace to believe such an absurd yet massively bellicose and lethal a definition is a dark reality of
Of course we want our loved ones and those of our friends and of our countrymen and women to return safe. But as the public learns more about the illegality, immorality, and massive waste of the
A Desperate Defense of Empire
The constant resort to the slogan, “Support the Troops,” reveals its weakness and the desperation of the imperial rulers. For justifying and continuing US military expansion abroad by appeal for sympathy for the agents of empire, regardless of the brutal, terroristic behavior of some, enlists diminishing conviction. Repeated expressions of gratitude to warriors for risking their lives to preserve US “freedom” and “safety,” when their risk has little to nothing to do with
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Ironical Effect: Empathy
As the validity of the “defense” rationale for war has declined the public has more keenly recognized the humanity of the “enemy” troops in
ANGER AND HATRED, DESTRUCTION AND KILLING: SUPPORT THESE TROOPS?
"Afghanistan : A Gathering Menace: Traveling with U.S.
http://theamericanscholar.org/a-gathering-menace
By Neil Shea, American Scholar blog, posted March 16
http://theamericanscholar.org/a-gathering-menace
By Neil Shea, American Scholar blog, posted March 16
Afghan Villagers Were Threatened by US Troops Ahead of Massacre
Witnesses: Troops Lined Up All Men From Mokhoyan, Told Them They'd 'Pay'
by Jason Ditz, March 20, 2012
The incongruous stories surrounding the March 11 massacre on Afghan civilians in two villages took another turn today, with reports from witnesses in Mokhoyan, one of the two villages targeted, that they were threatened by US troops just days before the massacre.The witnesses say that troops rounded up all the men from the villages after a roadside bombing, lined them up against a wall, and told them they would “pay a price” for the attack.
The witnesses put the date of the bombing at either March 7 or 8. Previous stories had massacre suspect Robert Bales supposedly “upset” about a bombing in which one of his friends lost a leg.
The military would neither confirm or deny any bombings in the area, only insisting that they would investigate anything that might be related to the shootings. They likewise gave no comments about the threats in Mokhoyan.
If confirmed, the threats would also appear to support the Afghan probe’s version of the massacre, which had an organized group of over a dozen US troops carrying out the massacre, as opposed to a lone man, as the
LETTER IN ADG FROM AUSTIN STEWART of Judsonia 7-11-11
“I saw men wearing American military uniforms who had collected strings of what they said were human ears and toes as combat souvenirs. They kept Them with pride and some even laughed as they told how a human being reacted as his ear was being hacked off. There are many members of law enforcement and the military who truly quality as heroes, but tor the term ‘hero’ to be applied by…to the aforementioned is the equivalent of spitting in the face of our Founding Fathers.”
PSYCHOPATHY IN THE MILITARY: A Sample of Studies
fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/27207/ - Cached
May 2, 2011 – Careerism and Psychopathy in the US Military leadership ... John Boyd of the U.S. Air Force. The careerist's singular aspiration is “the ...
Apr 22, 2007 – The U.S.
How to verify military claims. When a sociopath wants you to believe that he's honorable, ... The U.S. Army Center of Military History
soulesspsychopaths.blogspot.com/.../toward-psycho-civilized-societ... - Cached
Mar 14, 2009 – By 1953 the CIA, U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Chemical Corps were ..... (former microwave scientist and specialist, Kirkland
nocompromisemedia.com/tag/anti-life-psychopaths/ - Cached
Representatives from the all branches of the U.S.
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www.notarylegalservices.com/.../violence-and-crimes-of-a-soldier/ - Cached
Jun 24, 2011 – Violence is defined as “is the use of force to kill, injures, or abuses others, ... The five branches of the U.S.
www.electronictorture.com/synthetic_telepathy_and_psycho_electro... - Cached
Jul 26, 2002 – The top secret technologies available to the U.S.
The term psychopath conjures up images of movies such as Psycho or Silence of the ... Such people who enter the military are not monsters waiting to be released. .... During World War II, 40 percent of the US Army Air Forces' air-to -air ...
www.rense.com/general85/petras.htm - Cached
You have to be a certified psychopath to; join the Delta Force", a US Army colonel from ... (SOT) is that they do not distinguish between civilian and military oppositions, ... Afghanistan and Pakistan
criminologyresearch.org/blog/category/fbi-notificationinformation/ - Cached
It's difficult for us to understand because we aren't psychopaths. ..... Edgar Hoover recognized that the Air Force—then part of the U.S. Army—clearly had ...
forum.thoroughbredvillage.com.au › ... › Joffs All Sports Bar - Cached
30 posts - 13 authors - Last post: May 31
I should have seen it when the U.S.
4. [PDF]
www.atf.gov/press/releases/2011/06/062311-abdul-latif-complaint.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick ViewJun 23, 2011 – agency of the United States Government, while such officers and ... one of the branches of the United States Military, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, ...... ABDUL-LATIF said that he was looking for a “psychopath. ...
huffingtonpostunionofbloggers.org/.../reflections-of-a-thoughtful-m... - Cached
May 5, 2011 – Careerism and Psychopathy in the US U.S.
Pissing on the Dead Enemy the Outrage?
Sebastian Junger. “We're All Guilty of Dehumanizing the Enemy”
The
Junger writes: "As a society, we may be disgusted by seeing U.S. Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters, but we remain oddly unfazed by the fact that, presumably, those same Marines just put .30 caliber rounds through the fighters' chests. American troops are not blind to this irony."
READ MORE http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/268-35/9430-were-all-guilty-of-dehumanizing-the-enemy
This essay is very like Marlantes’ book, What Is It Like to Go to War?
THE KILLING AND THE PULPIT
“They Died in Vain; Deal With It “
Posted by: "Dave" mplsstreetrwy@earthlink.net mplsstreetrwy
Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:55 am (PDT)
However well meaning their intentions, the preachers' negligence and
timidity in confronting basic war issues merely help to perpetuate
unnecessary killing. It is high time to hold preachers accountable.
Ray McGovern
Many of those preaching at American church services Sunday (August 7)
extolled as "heroes" the 30 American and 8 Afghan troops killed
Saturday west of
apparently after taking fire from Taliban forces. This week, the
Fawning Corporate Media (FCM) can be expected to beat a steady drumbeat
of "they shall not have died in vain."
But they did. I know it is a hard truth, but they did die in vain.
As in the past, churches across the country will keep praising the
fallen troops for protecting "our way of life," and few can
demur, given the tragic circumstances.
But, sadly, such accolades are, at best, misguided — at worst,
dishonest. Most preachers do not have a clue as to what
doing in
are some who do know better, but virtually all in that category
eventually opt to punt.
More... http://evergreenedigest.org/they-died-vain-deal-it
IGNORANT TROOPS?
“…in 2006, half of all Americans, according to a Harris poll, still believed Saddam had WMD when the invasion began, and 85 percent of American troops stationed in Iraq, according to a Zogby poll, believed the U.S. mission there was mainly ‘to retaliate for Saddam’s role in the 9-11 attacks.’”
Source
Engelhardt, Tom. The American Way of Wars. 2010.
SUPPORT THE TROOPS BY EDUCATING YOUTH ABOUT THE CAUSES AND THE CONSEQUENCES AND THE ALTERNATIVES TO
--Andrew Bacevitch. Washington Rules: America
--Paul Buchheit, ed. American Wars: Illusions and Realities. Clarity P, 2008. Nineteen illusions used to justify US
--James Carroll. House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. The best examination of the Pentagon ever written. I have an extra copy if you wish to borrow.
-- Nicolas Davies. Blood on Our Hands: The American Invasion and Destruction of Iraq
--Dimaggio, Anthony. When Media Go to War: Hegemonic Discourse, Public Opinion, and the Limits of Dissent. Monthly Review, 2009.
--Hochschild, Adam. To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918. WWI remade our world for the worse. Gives major attention to mainly English opponents of the war.
--Iraq Iraq and Afghanistan
--Johnson, Chalmers. Trilogy: Blowback, Sorrows of Empire, Nemesis. Last book before his death: Dismantling the Empire: America
--Lily, Robert. Taken by Force: Rape and American Gis in Europe during WWII. 2077. (Refused publication by publisher in 2001 because of 9-11.)
--Mayer, Jane. The Dark Side: the Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals. Doubleday, 2008.
--Mickey Z. There Is No Good War.
--Parenti, Christian. Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence. Nation Books, 2011. Global conflicts to arising from warming and what we must do.
--Perrin, Dennis. Savage Mules: The Democrats and Endless War. Verso, 2008.
--Richard Rubenstein. Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War. Bloomsbury , 2011. Seven rationales used by our government to initiate wars and the conflict resolution principles and methods essential to preventing wars.
-- Barry Sampson. The Green Zone: The Environmental Costs of Militarism. A. K. Press, 2009. Ever thought of what one Abrams tank does to earth, atmosphere, and species?
--Scheer, Robert. The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9-11 and Weakened America
--Sheehan, Cindy. Myth America
CINDY@CINDYSHEEHANSSOAPBOX.COM
--(John Rule. ) David Swanson. War Is a Lie. 2010. Fourteen myths that leaders have used to herd the public into war.
--(John Rule. ) David Swanson. War Is a Lie. 2010. Fourteen myths that leaders have used to herd the public into war.
--Swanson, David. Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union . Seven Stories P, 2009.
--Tanaka, Yuki and Marilyn Young, eds. Bombing Civilians: A Twentieth Century History. New P, 2009.
--Tirman, John. The Deaths of Others: The Fate of Civilians in America Oxford
X--Wills, Gary National Security State
--Woodward, Bob. Obama’s Wars. Simon and Schuster, 2010.
BOOKS (older, 1992-2006, all also powerful truthtellers valid today)
--Blum, William. Two books: Killing Hope and Rogue State US
--Burbach, Roger and Jim Tarbell. Imperial Overstretch: George W. bush & The Hubris of Empire. Zed, 2004.
--Ignatieff, Michael, ed. American Exceptionalism and Human Rights. Princton UP, 2005. US disregard of international laws for US advantage.
--Kinzer, Stephen. Overthrow: America 's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
--Mann, James. Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet. Viking, 2004.
--Quigley, John. The Ruses for War: American Interventionism Since World War II. Prometheus, 1992.
---Solomon, Norman
X--Edward Wood, Jr., Worshipping the Myths of World War II: Reflections on America Potomac , 2006.
--Worth, Roland Jr. No Choice But War: The United States Embargo Against Japan
ARTICLE
“How the Power of Myth Keeps Us Trapped in War”
PATRIOTISM
Woehrle, Lynne, et al. Contesting Patriotism: Culture, Power, and Strategy in the Peace Movement. Roman & Littlefield, 2009. Rev. Fellowship (Spring 2010). A deep grounding of the peace movement is its effort to reclaim the attribution of “patriotic” for criticism of the nation-state when it wages war. The book traces the many ways “in which major groups in the peace movement have advanced this cause in their publications over the past 20 years.”
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