Archive for the 'Veterans' Category

The Poison Fruit from the Tree of Corruption

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

There’s been a great deal of talk about corruption in politics. The last 8 years have seen a truly shocking level of corruption in government - from the Republicans K Street Project, to the Bushies’ endless politicizing of every aspect of government starting with no bid contracts for any firm connected to the Administration [...]

‘A Soldier’s Peace’ Free Showing

Monday, July 21st, 2008

If you haven’t seen Marshall Thompson’s documentary about his walk through Utah, this is your chance. Tomorrow evening, 7 pm at the Salt Lake City Main Library.

Previous One Utah posts:
A Soldier’s Peace: The Movie (February 19, 2008)
Marshall Thompson Spoke at USU on Wednesday (February 2, 2007)
Marshall Thompson in D.C. (November 22, 2006)
Marshall Thompson Update [...]

Winter Soldiers Testify to Congress Amid Media Blackout

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Yesterday, nine members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) testified about the dehumanization of the Iraqi people, the abuse of detainees, the changing rules of engagement and the killing of innocent civilians before members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Unless you watched C-SPAN 3, you probably didn’t hear about it (my Comcast cable [...]

Getting Past the Winter Soldier News Blackout

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Today is the third day of the four-day Winter Soldier II hearings. As you can tell by reading the daily newspapers and watching CNN, MSNBC and other so-called news channels, there has been a near-total blackout in the major media. The Washington Post ran a story today, but it was buried in the [...]

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