Opinion List - Warfare & Military
Joseph Raglione
November 08, 2009
Carly Fiorina begins negative attack campaign.
Joseph Raglione
November 08, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, as most of you know, I am a Canadian. Unlike most Americans however, the fact that I am a Canadian does not make me particularly proud! The reason is simply because I am an unwilling participant in a crime. Canada, led by our Conservative government, is...
International Desk
November 07, 2009
Somalia's main Sufi movement, Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa, decided to declare war on Al Qaeda-inspired Al-Shabab militant group which is fighting the UN-supported interim government and African peacekeepers.
"The Shabab are misguided people who have misunderstood the true values of Islam," Sheikh Sharif S...
David Swanson
November 07, 2009
Around the United States, peace groups are engaged in effective campaigns against proposed new military installations, local funding of weapons companies, and the routine destruction of the environment and of workers' health by such companies. Activists are building better media outlets, educating young people, educating old people, keeping military testing and recruiting out of schools, and discouraging the Army from building real-weapon video arcades in shopping malls. But when it comes to stopping our wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, our citizens are less clear how to go about it.
Stephanie Westbrook
November 06, 2009
Stephanie Westbrook is a U.S. citizen who has been living in Rome, Italy
since 1991. She is active in the peace and social justice movements in
Italy. She can be reached at steph@webfabbrica.com
David Walks-As-Bear
November 06, 2009
Veteran's Day is a time to honor veterans, but we had better watch the sky, because the storm clouds of our warriors are piling up.
Joseph Raglione
November 07, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, common sense will tell you that poor and destitute American citizens need your protection. The best way to provide that protection is to provide decent health care for poor citizens when they need it most. With decent health care, most citizens will be ...
Joseph Raglione
November 07, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, they continue unabated and unashamed and they are the most horrendous acts Man can impose upon Nature!! I write of the Mountain Top blasting in West Virginia, for the purpose of extracting dirty Coal and which is comparable only to the monstrous hole cr...
Steve Hammons
November 05, 2009
Following on the heels of the release of the movie MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS, a new TV project about a CIA "remote viewing" unit is in the works, according to a Nov. 3 article in VARIETY. Widespread interest in the topic of remote viewing has grown steadily since information about Project STARGATE emerged in the 1990s. The "Goats" movie deals with a wide range of human development methods that were explored in a U.S. Army activity. Remote viewing-type capabilities and the nature of human consciousness were part of these efforts.
Gary Ater
November 06, 2009
A version of an idea from the right-wing conservative, George Will, just might be the best approach.
Joseph Raglione
November 06, 2009
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Joseph Raglione
November 06, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, the Patriot Act needs fixing and if you don't do it, who will? How important is your personal liberty? If you honestly love Democratic freedom, than contact your Congressman and demand he take action to change and improve the Patriot Act. It must be re...
Joseph Raglione
November 05, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, the concept of representative government harbors the concept (true or false) that your government Senator is your representative in Washington. In the following sad case, the answer is false! Maybe there is something you could do to change the answer?
...
Joseph Raglione
November 05, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, the time for change is here and the struggle continues between the top executive directors of the current health care insurance industry and the rest of us. Our problem is that we are controlled and dominated by business executives who do not honestly k...
Ahmed Hany
November 04, 2009
Since President Obama has come he chose the soft power as a method to execute the American strategy. This was clear in his handling the Iranian file. He said that all options are still present on the table but he and his team orchestrated actions on different paths to limit choices for the Iranian d...
Sadaket Ali Malik
November 04, 2009
Sadaket Malik is a freelance columnist based in Bhalessa. He is writing for Peace keeping, human conflict in J&K state. He an be mailed at sadaketmalik@rediffmail.com
Sadaket Ali Malik
November 04, 2009
Sadaket Malik is a freelancer
Arthur L. Ekrem
November 03, 2009
Arthur L. Ekrem
Location: Washington, DC
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Hundreds Demand Obama End Afghan And Iraq Wars, Close Guantanamo And Bagram, Surge Spending On Housi
International Desk
November 03, 2009
Washington – As the U.S. led war in Afghanistan begins its ninth year this week, 82 were arrested bringing a strong message to the White House that war, torture and drone bombing are outrageous, unacceptable and must end immediately. National anti-war groups and people from around the country joined...
Michael Jordan
November 03, 2009
Have you ever felt stuck in your career? Employee stress and burn out can account for a lot of dissatisfaction in your life. After all, you are at work some 8 hours a day or more. That´s 1/3 of your day if you don´t count sleep. That´s a long time to be dissatisfied.
If you ...
Joseph Raglione
November 03, 2009
Why are Republicans hunting Alan Grayson?
John Atwood
October 28, 2009
A short story of North Atlantic sea battles and the men who manned those ships.
John Atwood
October 30, 2009
A tale of the Armed Guard and the men who manned those guns across the sweep of the oceans. It is a story of their fears, thoughts and hopes.
Tim Williams
October 31, 2009
With the continuing escalation of the violence in Afghanistan and Iraq the United States is faced with a no win situation right now. Alkida and the Taliban have thwarted every attempt the United States has used to try in eliminating all terrorist activities that threaten global economies and huma...
Joseph Raglione
October 31, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, Sarah Jackson Han has information dealing with the Guantanamo Prison detainees. Personally, I believe that keeping Uyghurs in prison at Guantanamo simply because they were refugees from China, was an extreme travesty of both justice and human rights.......
Ajmer Alam
October 30, 2009
Farooq Gani puts all Muslim J&K Journalists under scanner, embarrassment
David Swanson
October 30, 2009
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Shane Roberts
October 30, 2009
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October 30, 2009
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International Desk
October 29, 2009
Washington – As the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan begins its ninth year, national anti-war groups join together for a day of nonviolent direct action on Monday, October 5 at the White House.
Alarmed by the recent troop build-up and the prospect of an even greater military escalation there, the War ...
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October 29, 2009
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October 29, 2009
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Michael Averko
October 29, 2009
Note: with hyperlinks, the below article initially appeared yesterday (October 28) at Russia Blog (http://www.russiablog.org). MMA
Several recent occurrences, in conjunction with each other, have been contributing factors to the increased commentary about the history between Russia and Poland. Th...
Shane Roberts
October 29, 2009
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Joseph Raglione
October 29, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, Barbara Boxer is absolutely on the right path but she needs your help! Come to think about it, unless you like natural disasters, you need her help a great deal more than she needs yours, but who is quibling? It is way past the time to get serious about...
Gary S. Bekkum
October 29, 2009
Inquiring minds want to know: Is our national insecurity guarded by an elite team of specially trained rodents in residence?
John Atwood
October 27, 2009
A short story of men at war on the high seas--at war with the seas, the enemy and the turmoil within themselves.
Ahmed Hany
October 27, 2009
As the Americans fight their empire existential war in Afghanistan that historically had proved to by a hard rock for empires, they have no choice but continuing fighting for a long time or accepting a new global multilateral system.
Gary Ater
October 26, 2009
A request for more troops for Afghanistan sat on Cheney´s and Bush´s desks for 8 months before their political terms ended, and Cheney, in his recent speech, now has the gall to accuse President Obama, who is trying to decide on the right strategy, of....."dithering".....?
Gary S. Bekkum
October 27, 2009
The man who reactivated me is ..." Uri paused, then he said, "called Ron."
I was reading Jon Ronson's book The Men Who Stare at Goats. Ronson wrote, "Was Ron FBI? CIA? Military intelligence? Homeland Security? Could Ron be MI5? MI6?"
"Ah ha!" I thought. "Now it makes sense." I knew that Ron worked for CIA. And why psychic mentalist Uri Geller would claim to have been 'reactivated' for the war on terror.
Francisco Ramon Fonseca
October 26, 2009
The Obama Administration appears to be under the belief that a runoff election in Afghanistan will make their decision to send more troops easier. What they do not realize is that the runoff will not impact conditions as much as they think.
Surya B. Prasai
October 22, 2009
"Development depends on good governance," President Barack Obama said to a round of applause from Ghanaian officials during his recent visit to that country, considered a role model for good governance. "This is the ingredient which has been missing in far too many places, for far too long. That´s ...
Congressional Desk
October 26, 2009
Deployment of Additional Troops to Afghanistan Gains Key Endorsement
Washington, D.C.—General Stanley McChrystal´s call for the deployment of additional troops to Afghanistan gained a key endorsement over the weekend. As the commander of NATO´s International Security Assistance...
Michelle Malsbury, BSBM, MM
October 25, 2009
As leaders in America convene to discuss what to do about Afghanistan why hasb't anyone asked the people of Afghanistan what they want? For an insightful perspective from those in the region please read this article in its entirety.
Congressional Desk
October 26, 2009
Largest Russian Nuclear Sub Patrolled U.S. Coasts
U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar announced the following accomplishments for the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program in September:
· 1 nuclear weapons capable submarine;
· 12 intercontinental ballistic missiles (...
Daya Sagar Sharma
October 24, 2009
Jammu and Kashmir affairs have become a subject free for discussion for all. The worst sufferers have been the people of Jammu and Kashmir since they have not been allowed to rest in mental peace. Even some have been forced to think about their nationality. Those who have been questioning the access...
Michael Jordan
October 25, 2009
Cover letter writing is almost as important a skill for a job seeker to learn as resume writing. The cover letter accompanies the resume at all times as the primary support document. Whether you use traditional mail, email, faxing, or another type of electronic submission, this should always be se...
John W. Sammon
October 23, 2009
Maybe Obama can undo the Bush Cheney years. I doubt he can on his own. The Founding Fathers who talked about freedom and designing an egalitarian state were themselves elitist, racist and corporate (Alexander Hamilton called the public an ass). America has not lived up to its promise, for it was a p...
Krista Dandridge-Barnett
October 24, 2009
TUESDAY [10.20.2009]
Oil rose slightly above $80 barrel.
The Euro nears 50% higher than the Dollar.
The Central Bank of Russia has reportedly purchased over $1 billion in an effort to protect the Rouble from collapsing.
Qataris is reported to have sold over £1.3 Billion over stake in Ba...
Joseph Raglione
October 24, 2009
P.M. Harper, A Bush of the North.
Joseph Raglione
October 23, 2009
Women Pay More Than Men For Health Insurance.
Jim Kouri, CPP
October 23, 2009
Tarek Mehanna, 27, was charged on Wednesday in federal court in Boston with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, according to reports obtained by the Terrorism Committee of the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.
The federal complaint alleges that, beginning...
Sophia Tesfamariam
October 23, 2009
On my flight back from London, UK, I decided to catch up on my reading and began by going through some articles that were compiled for me by a friend. It was amongst the pile that I found the piece on Somalia by J. Peter Pham; it turned out to be yet another lazy analysis… I say lazy because his ent...
Richard Boegner
October 22, 2009
This was not the response many were expecting.
Instead of launching an impartial investigation into the conduct of the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) during Operation Cast Lead, last winter´s onslaught on Gaza, as required by the Goldstone report, adopted by the UN Human Rights Council last week, the...
Joseph Raglione
October 23, 2009
Why did Democratic Texas Senator Ken Salazar approve of drilling for Oil in Polar Bear Habitat? Is Ken Salazar a secretive link to the Oil industry?
Joseph Raglione
October 22, 2009
..."we can serve the national interest despite the unrelenting efforts of the special interests"...Barack Obama
Joseph Raglione
October 22, 2009
"Where polluters escape regulation and our planet pays the price."
Joseph Raglione
October 22, 2009
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, Net Neutrality is vital and important for everybody who enjoys using a computer...including yours truly; but unfortunately there are certain individuals who want to control the World Wide Web. Uniting to protect this powerful bastion of free communicati...
David Swanson
October 22, 2009
Why is it that every time we elect "peace" candidates we defund the peace movement, stop calling for an end to wars, and limit our demands exclusively to opposing war escalations?
Congressional Desk
October 22, 2009
U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar welcomed the inclusion of language similar to the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Improvement Act of 2009 into the final National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 that will soon be considered by both the House of Representatives and Senate.
"The con...
Congressional Desk
October 22, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Army is ramping up its response to the exposure of U.S. troops in Iraq to the deadly chemical sodium dichromate, U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) said. He said it has also doubled the Army estimate of the number of U.S. troops who may have been exposed to the cancer-caus...
Francisco Ramon Fonseca
October 20, 2009
The Obama Administration is in the process of debating its Afghan strategy and is at a crossroads. Although this is occuring it cannot be sustained for long due to the need to deal with this most pressing issue in a timely fashion.
John W. Sammon
October 21, 2009
Did you see where NASA (stands for, no a-hole bigger than a scientist a-hole), the spaced-out agency that wastes your tax dollars, crashed a rocket into the moon? It reminds me of an old racist slogan about Latino immigrants.
If they (immigrants) can´t eat it or steal it, they paint it (graff...
Joseph Raglione
October 21, 2009
Mike Gravel has created a detailed road map towards the creation of true Democracy for the people and by the people.
Michael Webster, Investigative Reporter
October 20, 2009
An important part of the U.S. military action in the Middle East is to try and win the hearts and minds of its people, so when I saw the attached video I was not only shocked and dismayed but was very disappointed in our troops´
Daya Sagar Sharma
October 14, 2009
""""Poonch/ Marwah/ Bhadarwah / Gool/ may not be producing even half the quantity of Rajmash that is sold in their name"""".
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been so regularly expressing concern for the areas with poor road connectivity and those suffering of economic poverty...
Michael Jordan
October 19, 2009
The words quick and easy don´t seem believable when it comes to manifesting money. Most everyone has the mindset that if you want money it has to come with hard work.
It may just be true that hard works is necessary however it all depends on what sort of hard work you need to engage in t...
John W. Sammon
October 17, 2009
Okay, the military isn't going to level with the American people about when we're going to accomplish whatever we're trying to accomplish in Iraq and Afghanistan. The American people have to do something to demand accountability.
I get sick and tired of morons with uniforms and medals appearing o...
Peter Kikareas
October 17, 2009
Iran has come very close to create a nuclear massive destraction capability. This with their tested long range missiles should be a Huge Threat to the Hummanity. We have been very late in taking most serious measures to stop this. If we don't do it successfuly then we will be accountable, for what will happen next. Nobel Prizze for Peace is good, but when diplomatic efforts do not give results for peace, then war is the continuation of diplomacy in order to stop the worst case scenarios.
We don't have any other path to follow except this historical proven way.
Surya B. Prasai
October 17, 2009
The Fourth Global Conference of Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) recently concluded in Kathmandu with an 18 point declaration which includes such wide ranging commitments as creating an investment friendly environment, implementing provisions of an NRN Act that would eventually help th...
Dalga Khatinoglu
October 17, 2009
France demanded Iran to give Russia 1,300 kg uranium enriched by 3.5 percent.
To provide fuel for Tehran's nuclear laboratories, Iran is ready to cooperate with "5 +1" countries, Iranian President said last month during his visit to New York to attend the UN General Assembly. This laboratory prod...
Ryan Coates
October 17, 2009
When Ronald Reagan became President in 1981, he followed three Presidents, all of whom had followed the policy of detente, meaning to artificially relax the state of international affairs. Reagan saw it as a feeble attempt at thawing the Cold War, and upon assuming office, terminated the Strategic A...
John Albert Graham
October 18, 2009
Former Foreign Service Officer John Graham suggests how lessons learned from Vietnam could yet lead us to success in Afghanistan.
Joseph Raglione
October 18, 2009
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, Angela Braly defends dropping people's insurance when they get sick...>
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Meet Melanie Shouse.
A few years ago, Melanie was living the American dream when she transformed an old Domino's storefront into an expansion of her home business. Bu...
Gary S. Bekkum
October 18, 2009
Among the elite, the powers that be, and fool-hardy scientists willing to imagine the face of an extraterrestrial menace, whispered tales of unearthly contact fell beneath an umbrella of secrecy later dubbed "the core story."
Nicola Nasser
October 16, 2009
Negotiating the U.S. exit strategy with al-Baath and the Iraqi resistance, the real enemy, could prove the only viable way out of Iraq for the United States
Joseph Raglione
October 16, 2009
Can you shout louder than a million dollar carrying lobbyist?
David Swanson
October 15, 2009
Presidential power has been on a pathway of expansion beyond what the Constitution outlined, and what a government of, by, and for the people requires, since George Washington was president. That expansion, which hit the highway after World War II, got a turbo boost during the co-presidency of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
Shane Roberts
October 15, 2009
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Gary S. Bekkum
October 14, 2009
In 1972, the US NAVY recovered a secret from the ocean floor. Today, it is possible to confirm from the record that the dives took place -- at the correct depth, and in the approximate location of the sunken Russian submarine K-129. According to the best information available, the K-129 was at least partially raised from the bottom in July 1974 by the CIA Glomar Explorer. Whatever had been recovered by the US NAVY during the 1972 Trieste II dive had been locked into a commandeered cold food storage locker and placed under armed guard for the long journey home.
Twenty years later, Dan T. Smith would have a close encounter with strangeness.
John Atwood
October 09, 2009
A few brave souls can fend off the oppression of the arbitrary and the would be dictators of the land.
Joseph Raglione
October 15, 2009
When Democrats block reform, who can you trust within the Federal Government?
Joseph Raglione
October 14, 2009
Without the Public Option, the Health Reform Bill will become a sad joke!
Joseph Raglione
October 14, 2009
When contacting Washington Senators, ask if the Public Option is part of the health care reform bill. If not, ask why not?
Jann Burner
October 10, 2009
Why Are We in Afghanistan? Do we really need multiple thousands of boots on the ground? Is there another alternative?
Tracee Gleichner
October 11, 2009
Learn more about Avi Perry, the author of the riveting thriller "72 Virgins."
Congressional Desk
October 12, 2009
There´s an important development regarding the exposure of hundreds of U.S. troops to the deadly chemical compound sodium dichromate in Iraq. The Department of Defense´s Inspector General, has agreed to investigate the Army´s response to that exposure. I requested such an investiga...
Congressional Desk
October 12, 2009
"´Wait and See´ is not a war strategy and certainly not an approach that our senior military commanders are recommending."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the following comments regarding the 8th annive...
Congressional Desk
October 12, 2009
When President George W. Bush was in the White House, U.S. foreign policy was widely criticized as arrogantly unilateral, and was branded by critics here and abroad as the "go it alone" approach to international relations.
Now, it seems that a dangerous new strategy for American international rel...
Congressional Desk
October 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, added to his initial concerns about President Obama´s cancellation of the third missile defense site. Pointing to the fact that the...
Congressional Desk
October 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voiced his support for Army General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of U.S. and Coalition forces in Afghanistan, and called for the Obama administration to support General McChrystal´s reques...
Joseph Raglione
October 12, 2009
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, I know what it is like to be poor because my small pension check barely allows me to exist, however, even I was surprised to learn that Airline Pilots are surviving on or below the poverty line...>
This week, the new 'Mike & Friends Blog' section will be...
Joseph Raglione
October 12, 2009
The Suncor Canadian Calgary Tar Sands project is the most polluting and destructive on Earth.
If Barack Obama was serious about alternative energy sources, why has his progress been so slow? Why not an immediate NATIONAL ZERO EMISSIONS ACT for the U.S. and a blockade of the dirty Bitumen Tar Sands Oil from Canada?