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December 14, 2009
WILL OBAMA’S SURGE WORK?
A Primer on the War in Afghanistan
John Chuckman
The most fundamental realities of the war in Afghanistan include the following.
The Taleban is not an invading guerilla force. The word "insurgents" nicely hides the fact that they are natives of the land we have invaded.
Moreover, they are a substantial portion of the population, not a small group.
And they attacked no one.
The 9/11 bunch were mainly Saudis, almost certainly on a (…)

By David Glenn Cox
There is an expression that says the quickest path to vegetarianism is through the slaughterhouse. It is true that many times we are complacent with things as they are until reality chomps its teeth firmly into our ass.
I feel certain that the thousands of mid-level GM and Chrysler executives recently put out to permanent pasture due to the restructuring were strong proponents of outsourcing. “Why, boss, we can save $1.75 per car by having this part made in China.” I (…)

Sights and scens, in 25 photos, from the “End-the-Wars” rally of Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. The spirited event was held in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. See, for background: http://www.enduswars.org/

On Sat., Dec. 12, 2009, Kathy Kelly was one of the featured speakers at the emergency “End-the-U.S.-Wars” rally. See, for background:
http://www.enduswars.org/
The spirited event was held in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. Ms. Kelly is a social justice activist, author and a former Nobel Peace Prize nominee on three separate occasions. For a short bio on Ms. Kelly, go to:
http://vcnv.org/speaker-bio/kathy-kelly and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Kelly

On Sat., Dec. 12, 2009, Ralph Nader, a political gadfly par excellence, a distinguished and best selling author and a persistent Third Party presidential candidate, was one of the featured speakers at the emergency “End-the-U.S.-Wars” rally. See, for background:
http://www.enduswars.org/
The spirited event was held in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. For a short bio on Mr. Nader go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader This video contains excerpts from his remarks.

Originally published at OpEd News, November 25, 2009.
Image, USAF Photo:
Full sequence of events leading to the crash available at YouTube:
On June 24, 1994, at Fairchild Air Force Base located near Spokane, Washington, an Air Force B-52 bomber crashed at the end of its air show. The aerial demonstration was awesome and chilling to watch. Reckless though it was, it appeared that the commander was in complete control of his craft, confidently demonstrating the might of his nation as (…)

On Sat., Dec. 12, 2009, Chris Hedges, journalist/author, was one of the speakers at the emergency “End-the-U.S.-Wars” rally. See, for background: http://www.enduswars.org/ The event was held in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. For a short bio on Mr. Hedges, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hedges Many of his most recent commentaries can be found here: http://www.truthdig.com/ This video contains excerpts from Mr. Hedges’ remarks.

On Sat., Dec. 12, 2009, ex-Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) was one of the speakers at the emergency “End-the-U.S.-Wars” rally. See for background: http://www.enduswars.org/
he event was held in Lafayette Park, directly opposite the White House. Rep. McKinney ran for President of the United States in the 2008 election on the Green Party ticket. She is also a champion of Human Rights and has consistently, and courageously, stood up for the beleaguered peoples of Occupied Palestine.

On Sat., Dec. 12, 2009, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) was one of the featured speakers at the emergency “End-the-U.S.-Wars” rally. See for background: http://www.enduswars.org/ The event was held in Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. Rep. Kucinich has acted as the conscience of the House of Representatives in opposing U.S. wars of aggression in Iraq and Afghanistan.

On Sat., Dec. 12, 2009, Gael Murphy, cofounder of Code Pink, was one of the speakers at the emergency “End-the-U.S.-Wars” rally. See for background:
http://www.enduswars.org/
The event was held in Lafayette Park, directly opposite the White House. For information on Code Pink, go to:
http://www.codepinkalert.org/