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DO US soldiers know what they sign up for? Horror? Mass murder? Burn pits? PTSD. Disability. Homelessness. Viagra.

It was a crass thing for Trump to say to a recent war widow, but of course it’s also fundamentally said in praise of brave men. They knew what they signed up for. But do American soldiers know what they … Continue reading

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US reduces troop levels in Niger by 3

What are US soldiers doing in Niger? Reducing our deployment by five Green Berets, three of them for good. But seriously. Niger is not a declared war and US personel are not allowed to report they’ve been there. AFRI-COM now … Continue reading

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Fallujah the Opera

Vancouver has staged an opera about Fallujah. Not about the massacre of its people as the US invaded Iraq, where civilian refugees were forbidden to flee from the incoming assault, where entire families were shot from helicopters as they tried … Continue reading

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I’ll call ISIS fighters “Daesh” when we can rename US soldiers by their social function: child murderers and cowards.

Enough said.

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Maybe we can ask the Pope to call for the release of American mercenaries captured in a Baghdad brothel

WE SAY they were civilian contractors kidnapped from a Baghdad neighborhood apartment. WE ARE investigating whether the abduction was coordinated by Iran. When those missing are Western agents or corporate media propagandists or covert special ops (or wayward US sailors … Continue reading

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A hero does not shoot an unarmed man in the back, then pose for trophy photo.

SORRY, NO. And I’ve seen this composition before. Abu Ghraib. Or any of the trophy shots found on the digital cameras of US soldiers in free fire zones. These officers are holding up for display a critically injured man struggling … Continue reading

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Robert Bales still not tried due to continued Pentagon coverup of his (and the Pentagon’s own) war crimes

— Remember, after all this delay, the US war criminal Sgt. Robert Bales? Only with the most twisted thinking can anybody call this swift and real justice for the multiple Afghan civilians Bales murdered in cold blood, and most probably … Continue reading

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Kellogg Brown and Root is unnamed Iraq War Contractor penalized $85M for poisoning US soldiers

Apparently Kellogg Brown and Root’s identity doesn’t merit mention in the current headline Iraq War Contractor ordered to pay $85 Million, even though the former Halliburton subsidiary, cut loose when earlier unsavory behavior became public, is not new to unflattering … Continue reading

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Obama’s lying about US intervention in Syria now partially exposed to light

Last week, Reuters reported that, along with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Turkey had established a secret base near the Syrian border to help direct vital military and communications support to Mr. al-Assad’s opponents. This “nerve center” is in Adana, a … Continue reading

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War memorial to Global War On Terror, aka War on Islam For World Resources now logging “Horn of Africa” casualties

By now you’ve read elsewhere that many of the wounded soldiers being medivac’d to the US surgery hub in Germany are coming from parts unknown more specifically not-known to be US-declared war zones. Their flight origin is only revealed as … Continue reading

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Who really has PTSD?

“Suleiman’s post-traumatic stress disorder left him unable to work and without means to support himself,” says Crosby. “His lack of self-sufficiency has led to further depression and feelings of inadequacy and shame, because he has to rely on his family … Continue reading

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Army of US soldiers moves to place themselves on welfare gravy train forever

Associated Press reports… ‘America’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.’ The AP report continues… ‘A staggering 45 … Continue reading

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If Okinawa can oust half its US soldiers Colorado Springs can do it too

The regimes of Japan and the United States have finally reached an agreement to move 9,000 marines from Okinawa, leaving 10,000 US military personnel, still unwelcome, on Japan’s southern isle. With troop reductions expected stateside, wouldn’t now be the ideal … Continue reading

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‘Oath Keepers’ fascist organizers inside US military and police forces strongly favor Ron Paul candidacy …What a surprise!

'Oath Keepers' is an effort of the American Far Right to organize more cops and military into a blatantly fascist organization that is dedicated to fighting ‘domestic enemies’ of the US capitalist Empire. To the US Far Right, that would … Continue reading

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Fort Carson thug soldiers now getting arrested in Colo. Springs right and left

I know that we should all be e’er so respectful of ‘our’ uniformed soldiers, but then again after the third vandalism LAST NIGHT of my property and/ or Eric’s by these dishonest and insincere, soldier loving Right Winger former members … Continue reading

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Just how doped up on medications are US soldiers now getting?

Pills, pills, pills! Just how doped up on medications are US soldiers now getting? The Los Angeles Times today has an article called A fog of drugs and war that mentions ‘more than 110,000 active-duty Army troops last year were … Continue reading

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Thumbs up!

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Ex Colorado Springs Gazette reporter has a new book out about the Fort Carson ‘Lethal Warriors’ unit soldiers

‘Overseas in Iraq for several months, these (Lethal Warrior’ unit) soldiers were exposed to the same dangerous scenarios on a regular basis. So much, Philipps said, that the soldiers never knew who the enemy was and would shoot random citizens … Continue reading

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Did US Staff Sergeant Robert Bales engage in a US military revenge killing?

(Robert Fisk) ‘The Afghan narrative has been curiously lobotomised – censored, even – by those who have been trying to explain this appalling massacre in Kandahar. They remembered the Koran burnings – when American troops in Bagram chucked Korans on … Continue reading

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Pentagon coverup continues, but Afghan probe says up to 20 US troops executed Panjwaii massacre

by Bashir Ahmad NaadimonMar 15, 2012 KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): A parliamentary probe team on Thursday said up to 20 American troops were involved in Sunday’s killing of 16 civilians in southern Kandahar province. The team spent two days in the … Continue reading

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US military still trains Guatemalan squad infamous for committing the worst ever genocide in North America

Not only do US soldiers have a mission to kill kids themselves, they also train other countries’ soldiers to kill kids. That’s right, and every American should know the truth about US armed forces and the training they give worldwide … Continue reading

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Afghan Massacre Coverup now at Day 3

When will the Obama Administration and the Pentagon get around to releasing the names of ALL those involved in the latest massacre by US soldiers of Afghan civilians? It’s Day 3 afterwards and time is ticking away… Afghans express skepticism … Continue reading

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ABC News previously showed film about US soldiers from Fort Lewis torturing & murdering Afghan civilians

Following is the link to an ABC News episode where they played the interrogation film of Corporal Jeremy N. Morlock, who ‘is one of five GI’s charged with pre-meditated murder in a case that includes allegations of widespread drug use … Continue reading

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Step on up folks, He-Who-Shoots-From-Cover Indian name hits nerve with identity-obscuring internet trolls

A little bird tells me there’s been a discussion on Facebook, an overnight marathon of name-calling about ME. Alias-extrovert Agent Doubt offered a beer or coffee to whoever could come up with the best quip to counter my Indian-name for … Continue reading

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US soldiers made Iraq into what it is today, which is a Hell Hole

So what did all those American soldiers create by their two decades PLUS war and occupation of Iraq? An interesting report gives us some idea of just what is the product of their billions upon billions of dollars of work … Continue reading

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