Tag: Foreign Policy & Military & War

Well, writing letters can sometimes make a difference.  On June 19, 2006, Representative Edward J. Markey and fourteen other Members of Congress sent a letter to President Bush: Global security […]

According to a press release sent by the Office of the House Democratic Whip: Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), Ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee Charlie Rangel […]

The Arab American Institute (one of my favorite advocacy organizations) has issued the following information for U.S. citizens currently trapped in Lebanon: The Arab American Institute remains in constant contact […]

Genial23 via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND   Arthur Silber, who I am so happy to see blogging again, nails the chickenhawks and warmongers.  Again: In their own warmongering minds, the […]

Heidi has an interesting posting over at VirusHead on the Bush Administration's plans to erect permanent military bases in Iraq: I support Senator Biden’s Amendment to bar any funds from being […]

Our pro-life president has yet more blood on his hands.  This time, it was a pregnant woman, her full-term unborn child and her cousin on the way to the hospital for delivery. […]

I'm sitting here watching the movie Jarhead on DVD. For once, it is nice to see a portrayal of Marines that paints a fairly accurate picture of life in The […]

The Starbucks Coffee and Iraq donation story is not true. Please visit this link before granting it any more life: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp And quite frankly, speaking as a fellow Marine and […]

Nathaniel R. Helms, writing on Soldiers For The Truth, with more evidence that “Support the Troops” is an empty slogan: Two deploying soldiers and a concerned mother reported Friday afternoon […]