[Video] Carolyn Forche> "Ourselves or Nothing"

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jIiRvFRj18&w=560&h=315] Editor's comment: I find myself remembering and thinking more and more often of the words of poet Carolyn Forche as I watch the news: Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Yeman, Pakistan, Afghanistan: half a world away and almost unreal as I watch and hear of the suffering of others in war-torn parts of the world More

[Video] Carolyn Forche> “Ourselves or Nothing”

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jIiRvFRj18&w=560&h=315] Editor's comment: I find myself remembering and thinking more and more often of the words of poet Carolyn Forche as I watch the news: Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Yeman, Pakistan, Afghanistan: half a world away and almost unreal as I watch and hear of the suffering of others in war-torn parts of the world More

Norman Solomon> The Orwellian Warfare State of Carnage and Doublethink

After the bombings that killed and maimed so horribly at the Boston Marathon, our country’s politics and mass media are awash in heartfelt compassion -- and reflexive “doublethink,” which George Orwell described as willingness “to forget any fact that has become inconvenient.” by Norman Solomon  Published on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Common Dreams People react as an explosion More

Norman Solomon> The Orwellian Warfare State of Carnage and Doublethink

After the bombings that killed and maimed so horribly at the Boston Marathon, our country’s politics and mass media are awash in heartfelt compassion -- and reflexive “doublethink,” which George Orwell described as willingness “to forget any fact that has become inconvenient.” by Norman Solomon  Published on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Common Dreams People react as an explosion More

Video> We are those two Afghan children

We are those two Afghan children Two young Afghan boys herding cattle in Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan were mistakenly killed by NATO forces yesterday. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW43_Y2qkWw&w=420&h=315] ourjourneytosmile·182 videos Published on Mar 3, 2013 "Two young Afghan boys herding cattle in Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan were mistakenly killed by NATO forces yesterday. They were seven and eight More

Video> We are those two Afghan children

We are those two Afghan children Two young Afghan boys herding cattle in Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan were mistakenly killed by NATO forces yesterday. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW43_Y2qkWw&w=420&h=315] ourjourneytosmile·182 videos Published on Mar 3, 2013 "Two young Afghan boys herding cattle in Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan were mistakenly killed by NATO forces yesterday. They were seven and eight More

Moyers & Co.> Nick Turse Describes the Real Vietnam War

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7x6upOmdrw&w=560&h=315] Published on Feb 7, 2013 Journalist Nick Turse describes his unprecedented efforts to compile a complete and compelling account of the Vietnam War's horror as experienced by all sides, including innocent civilians who were sucked into its violent vortex. Turse, who devoted 12 years to tracking down the true story of Vietnam, unlocked secret More

Moyers & Co.> Nick Turse Describes the Real Vietnam War

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7x6upOmdrw&w=560&h=315] Published on Feb 7, 2013 Journalist Nick Turse describes his unprecedented efforts to compile a complete and compelling account of the Vietnam War's horror as experienced by all sides, including innocent civilians who were sucked into its violent vortex. Turse, who devoted 12 years to tracking down the true story of Vietnam, unlocked secret More

Anti-Drone Protesters Set off on Historical March in Pakistan, Despite Threats

Anti-Drone Protesters Set off on Historical March in Pakistan, Despite Threats - Common Dreams staff   Published on Saturday, October 6, 2012 by Common Dreams Pakistanis and American citizens hold banners and chant slogans against drone attacks in Pakistani tribal belt, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Anti-drone peace protesters from the United More

Giuliano Battiston> Peace in Afghanistan, the Civil Society Way

Peace in Afghanistan, the Civil Society Way KABUL – More than a decade after the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan is still in the midst of an irregular war. Talking peace is difficult because no one quite knows who to talk to. by Giuliano Battiston  Published on Friday, September 7, 2012 by Inter Press Service via Common More

Giuliano Battiston> Peace in Afghanistan, the Civil Society Way

Peace in Afghanistan, the Civil Society Way KABUL – More than a decade after the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan is still in the midst of an irregular war. Talking peace is difficult because no one quite knows who to talk to. by Giuliano Battiston  Published on Friday, September 7, 2012 by Inter Press Service via Common More

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