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How about instead of throwing this money down the proverbial crapper, we use it to potty-train all the children in the world. Or for refugee/humanitarian assistance in Syria. This failure (which [...]

  Veterans Day, also Remembrance Day and Armistice Day, is this Sunday, with the Monday holiday observance. The mainstream message we usually hear is thanks to veterans and to troops serving [...]

Not Exactly, But it Fails the Real Definition of a Just War –Kevin Martin  Amid all the grim news in Afghanistan as the war enters its 12th year, a new initiative by the youth-led Afghan [...]

Stupidest. Show. Ever. Tell NBC to cancel its asinine “Star Earns Stripes” “reality show” that is meant to “honor the troops.” How does trivializing war honor [...]

Two new documentaries that offer important insight into the experience of soldiers in Afghanistan are making the rounds. “Where Soldiers Come From” tells the story of childhood [...]

Today marks a heartbreaking milestone in the US’s misguided military engagement in Afghanistan. 1,000 American soldiers—fathers, mothers, daughters, sons—have perished in the war. It’s difficult [...]

Their country asked them to kill. Their hearts asked them to stop. Soldiers of Conscience is a dramatic window on the dilemma of individual U.S. soldiers in the current Iraq War – when their [...]

Weird, disturbing and potent.  It’s interesting to watch at the very least. TruthThroughAction.org takes aim at Sen. McCain’s 100-year Iraq War in this 4-minute film by Josh Sugarman; a [...]

Hey all, as you know my brother is an officer in the U.S. military.  His tours have been difficult on all of us.  We worry and wait for emails.  When he returns we do what we can to support him.  [...]

Those who died in Iraq from Aug 17 to 23: Cpl Travis Stottlemyer 20  Hatfield PA George Stanciel  40  Greenwood MS 77 were seriously wounded. 96 were returned to occupation. 95 Iraqi sisters and [...]