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Category Archives: War
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM…
Iraq: Ibrahim al-Yussuf (age 12); Jalal al-Yussuf (age 17); Hashim Kamel Radi (age 22); Fateha Ghazzi (age 8); Nada Abdallah (age 16); Khowla Abdel-Fattah (age 70); Faris El Baur (age 11); Saif El Baur (age 11); Marwa Abbas (age 11); … Continue reading
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Why I wear the White Poppy, not the Red Poppy
I would wear a red poppy if it was a symbol of remembrance for all the victims of war, and not just the ones who did the killing. By excluding the non-military victims of war from remembrance, the red poppy … Continue reading
The Remembrance of War
Lest We Remember: Ode to a Dawn Ceremony RICHARD JACKSON I War is young men lying in the mud with their intestines spilled on the ground crying for their mothers; War is an unwilling conscript buried alive under … Continue reading
The Costs of Militarism
A recent article by Joshua Holland for Enduring America provides a salutary analysis of the financial costs of recent military spending and war. It notes that since 9/11, the US has spent $7.6 trillion on the military and homeland security. … Continue reading
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Memorial Day 2011
I would attend Memorial Day services if… I would attend Memorial Day services if the churches were not festooned with military flags and the emblems of war and conquest. It would be more appropriate to have flags of peace and … Continue reading
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