Category Anti-war

The U.S. military in Iraq today acknowledged paying to place news articles in Iraqi publications, saying the practice was a necessary part of "information operations" to counter extensive "propaganda" by insurgents. When asked if bribing journalists to publish slanted stories…

The White House expressed concern on Thursday about secret military payments to get Iraqi newspapers to print pro-American articles, but the military said it was important to spread the truth while insurgents were "lying to the Iraqi people." Goodness yes,…

Cheney ‘may be guilty of war crime’ Vice-president Dick Cheney’s burden on the Bush administration grew heavier yesterday after a former senior US state department official (Larry Wilkerson) said he could be guilty of a war crime over the abuse…

 From someone experiences in negotiating with insurgents and who has been trying to bring peace  to war-torn areas for decades. There’s some practical, hard-earned observations here. A lifetime in peace negotiations has given me considerable exposure to insurgency movements.   The…

From Alan Chartock via Rock & Rap listserv  During the Vietnam War, Scruggs, the Southern bluegrass banjo player, stood up at the largest gathering of protesters in history in Washington and played for the assembled throng. To understand how gutsy…