Posts Tagged ‘War’
War as Purification
October 14, 2010Henry Baum 1 Comment »Incredibly thought-provoking chapter here (via Disinfo). It begins:
Happy people don’t start wars. They don’t need “purifying” or “liberation,” and their everyday lives are already full of hope and meaning, so they don’t need a war to save them from anything.
What sort of strange emotional disorder is it that war cleanses, liberates and saves people [...]
Mob Rule
August 23, 2010Henry Baum No Comments »A man is sicked on by a mob for having dark skin and a Muslim-looking hat. In reality, he’s a Ground Zero construction worker. And perfectly exemplifies where the slippery slope of “mosques=bad” can go.
Though I disagree with the non-regulation of corporations of libertarianism, Ron Paul is very good on the anti-war effort. He says,
If [...]
Pentagon Papers
July 26, 2010Henry Baum 1 Comment »A must-watch about the WikiLeaks release on Democracy Now:
We host a roundtable discussion with independent British journalist Stephen Grey; Pentagon Papers whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg; former State Department official in Afghanistan, Matthew Hoh; independent journalist Rick Rowley; and investigative historian Gareth Porter.
Democracy Now is why the web was invented.
Iran
June 14, 2010Henry Baum No Comments »Bill Kristol wants to go to war with Iran because it will be easy. Because he is to be trusted:
If we carried out a targeted campaign against Iran’s nuclear facilities, against sites used to train and equip militants killing American soldiers, and against certain targeted terror-supporting and nuclear-enabling regime elements, the effects [...]



