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Memorial Day Thoughts

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics

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There is an American flag flying in front of my house today. I am not right-wing, I am not pro-war, I am not making a political statement of any kind...

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U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan -- on 7th Tour of Duty

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

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Yesterday, amid all of the Mission Accomplished "nostalgia" and reports on the April death toll in Iraq hitting a new (recent) high of 50, one particu...

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Gay Soldier from PBS' Carrier Series Speaks out on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Andy Towle | Posted 04.28.2008 | Entertainment

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Carrier, began airing last night and continues on through Thursday on PBS, is a character-driven total immersion in the high-stakes world of a nuclear air craft carrier.

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A Mother's Outrage: U.S. Death #4,001 in Iraq -- But It Doesn't Count

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics

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One Iraq fatality that doesn't yet count -- let's call him #4001 -- offers more of a clue to the true dimensions of the war than most of the rest.

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Reading The Pictures: Before I Could Explain

Michael Shaw | Posted 03.24.2008 | Media

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Compared to almost any image and accompanying description I've seen, this says everything one needs to know about Cheney/Bush's Iraq war.

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Leaving Friends to Die: Abandoning Our Iraqi Interpreters

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics

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We are failing to keep our most precious allies safe from harm. The endless bureaucratic hurdles imposed upon them by the United States are literally a matter of life and death.

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