Stories by Aaron Glantz
Aaron Glantz is the author of two upcoming books on Iraq: The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans (UC Press) and Winter Soldier Iraq and Afghanistan: Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations (Haymarket). He edits the website Egyptian Marine: Soldiers Often 'Racialize' the Enemy to Cope With Stress
NAM Editor Aaron Glantz spoke to former Marine Corps Cpl. Dave Hassan, who served in Iraq. Hassan said that while he was there, racist language was so pervasive he used it himself.
Posted on Nov 10, 2009, Source: New America Media
Perhaps the most depressing aspect of Thursday's shoot-out at Fort Hood is that none of the people who died will be counted as casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Posted on Nov 6, 2009, Source: New America Media
There are countless government programs that give citizens access to money earmarked to boosting the economy. Here's where the money is being spent.
Posted on Oct 13, 2009, Source: New America Media
Former President Jimmy Carter called the election in Afghanistan "despicable," and that President Obama should not be sending more troops to that country.
Posted on Sep 16, 2009, Source: New America Media
'The first impulse is to be angry ... but then you can't help but ask: 'What caused this person to be this upset, this angry?'
Posted on May 12, 2009, Source: IPS News
America's promise to "Support the Troops" ends the moment they take off the uniform and try to make the transition to civilian life.
Posted on Jan 3, 2009, Source: New America Media
A powerful excerpt from 'Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan' lays bare the racism at the core of the Iraq occupation.
Posted on Oct 10, 2008, Source: Haymarket Books
How an interrogator working for the U.S. Army had a spiritual awakening at Iraq's most notorious prison.
Posted on Sep 10, 2008, Source: IPS News
He doesn't care if we're in Iraq for a hundred years, but when it comes to the veterans who've served over there, the senator is AWOL.
Posted on May 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet
"If you're suicidal you can't wait a month ... People placed on waiting lists have killed themselves."
Posted on Apr 22, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Ronn Cantu has been one of the loudest voices of dissent inside the U.S. Army.
Posted on Apr 19, 2008, Source: IPS News
"How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?"
Posted on Mar 7, 2008, Source: IPS News
Top Bush administration officials knew about problems like those at Walter Reed, but they had other priorities.
Posted on Jan 18, 2008, Source: IPS News
Today's GI Bill is a hollow recruiting tool, not a ticket to college.
Posted on Nov 29, 2007, Source: The Nation
The day he died, Reporter Alaa Hassan had worried aloud about crossing the bridge where a good friend had just been shot and killed.
Posted on Jul 7, 2006, Source: IPS News
