Photo-Wikimedia Commons By: Gary D. Barnett “I come and stand at every door But none can hear my silent treadI knock and yet remain unseenFor I am dead for I am dead I’m only seven though I diedIn Hiroshima long agoI’m… Continue Reading…
Blast From the Past • Military • Terrorism • War • War on Terror
June 1, 2019
By: Gary D. Barnett “This article was published February 13th, 2010, and is this month’s “Blast From the Past” article.” Since, as Randolph Bourne so honestly stated, “War is the health of the state,” let us for a moment identify… Continue Reading…
Police State • Politics • Terrorism • War • War on Terror
January 22, 2019
“Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it.” Noam Chomsky The mere notion that any legitimate war can be waged against terrorism, a broad-based idea, an abstract concept at best, is ludicrous. How can… Continue Reading…
Mainstream Media • Military • Nationalism • Terrorism • War
February 13, 2015
Apparently, many continue to argue very complicated issues without addressing the real facts, and without looking inward. These arguments then are fallacious, which is purposeful or based on total ignorance. I do understand the issue of terrorism after years of… Continue Reading…
Mainstream Media • Military • Terrorism • War • War on Terror
October 1, 2014
It was noted in an article by Michael Isikoff, that civilians in Iraq and Syria are now fair game for drone attacks. As stated in that article: “The White House has acknowledged for the first time that strict standards President Obama imposed last… Continue Reading…