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On AlterNet: military

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "military"

Bombs Will Kill Women in Afghanistan

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Foundation AlterNet: World. July 8, 2009.
Brave New Foundation explores the disproportionate hardships of war on women and their families, and how you can help.

It's Time to Drop

It's Time to Drop "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- End of Story

Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. July 1, 2009.
Robert Gates said he wants to make DADT more humane; the only way to do that is 86 the policy altogether.

The Military Invades U.S. Schools: How Military Academies Are Being Used to Destroy Public Education

The Military Invades U.S. Schools: How Military Academies Are Being Used to Destroy Public Education

Brian Roa, TruthOut.org. July 1, 2009.
In Chicago, there's a push to replace public schools with military academies. This model may soon spread to the rest of the country.

Tell Your Senators F-22's Are a Waste of Our Money

Tell Your Senators F-22's Are a Waste of Our Money

Staff, VoteVets.org, June 25, 2009.
Obama has vowed to halt this unnecessary chunk of military spending. Here's how you can do your part.

Spies In the Classroom: The Government Is Running a Secretive Intelligence Recruitment Program in Schools

Spies In the Classroom: The Government Is Running a Secretive Intelligence Recruitment Program in Schools

David Price, CounterPunch. June 24, 2009.
The "Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program" may become a permanent budget item, making universities unwitting agents of state intelligence.

The Hidden Effects of

The Hidden Effects of "Don't Ask Don’t Tell"

Abe Forman-Greenwald, Brave New Foundation AlterNet: Video. June 23, 2009.
Gay and lesbian partners of service members forced by law to sacrifice in silence.

"I Hate Arabs More Than Anybody": Desperate Army Recruits Neo-Nazis

Matt Kennard, Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. June 17, 2009.
Why the U.S. military is ignoring its own regulations and permitting white supremacists to join.

What's the Cost of America's Secret Drone War?

What's the Cost of America's Secret Drone War?

Gareth Porter, CounterPunch. June 15, 2009.
U.S. Forces in Afghanistan have been paying locals to target terrorist strongholds. But is it working?

Rules of Disengagement: What You Can Do To End Illegal Wars

Rules of Disengagement: What You Can Do To End Illegal Wars

Marjorie Cohn, Kathleen Gilberd, PoliPoint Press. June 13, 2009.
The authors of a new book share the success stories of war resisters and ways soldiers and citizens can use their rights to end the wars of today.

US Not Looking for Base in Uzbekistan: Diplomat

US Not Looking for Base in Uzbekistan: Diplomat

Agence France Presse June 10, 2009.
Washington is not looking to put a military base in Uzbekistan, a US diplomat said Wednesday, despite being on the verge of losing a key base in the region used to support operations in Afghanistan.

Bill Moyers: The Rise of Private Armies -- Mercenaries, Murder and Corruption in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bill Moyers: The Rise of Private Armies -- Mercenaries, Murder and Corruption in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. June 9, 2009.
Journalist Jeremy Scahill warns against the growing power of corporate private armies and the "disintegration of the nation state apparatus."

North Korea Continues Aggressive Actions

North Korea Continues Aggressive Actions

Booman, Booman Tribune AlterNet: World. May 27, 2009.
One of the costs of committing troops to Iraq and Afghanistan is that we don't have the resources to effectively deal with this.

Canadians Take Notice, the U.S. Is Militarizing the Border

Canadians Take Notice, the U.S. Is Militarizing the Border

Tonda MacCharles, The Toronto Star. May 26, 2009.
More troops, more searches, more surveilance drones. The U.S. is taking Canadians' pictures as they cross the border, and their biometrics.

Why Are Women Still Treated Like Second-Class Soldiers?

Why Are Women Still Treated Like Second-Class Soldiers?

Helen Benedict, The Nation. May 25, 2009.
More women have fought and died in Iraq than in all the wars since World War II combined. Yet the military continues to treat them as inferior.

Pentagon: Obama Has Not Ordered Military to Work on Repealing 'Don’t Ask Don't Tell'

Pentagon: Obama Has Not Ordered Military to Work on Repealing 'Don’t Ask Don't Tell'

Ryan Powers, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 20, 2009.
Obama has "not asked for the 1993 policy to be scrapped."

Obama Sends Handwritten Letter to Gay Soldier Ousted From the Military Promising to Repeal DADT

Obama Sends Handwritten Letter to Gay Soldier Ousted From the Military Promising to Repeal DADT

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 8, 2009.
Good news from Obama about Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

White House Reinserts Commitment to Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell on Website

White House Reinserts Commitment to Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell on Website

Ryan Powers, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 4, 2009.
A "backward step from a clear campaign promise" is corrected.

The Patriotic Stripper: From Rebellious

The Patriotic Stripper: From Rebellious "Bad Girl" to Military Wife

Susannah Breslin, The Daily Beast. April 25, 2009.
When Lily Burana married an Army officer, she left behind her life in strip clubs and became a cake-baking military wife. Then came the bombshells.

Neocon Fantasies of Empire Crushed: the New Global Reality

Neocon Fantasies of Empire Crushed: the New Global Reality

Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus. April 21, 2009.
Two disastrous wars and the economic meltdown have shaken America's superpower status. What can Obama do to help shape a sustainable global order?

Will the War in Afghanistan Help Me Get a Job?

Will the War in Afghanistan Help Me Get a Job?

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Foundation AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 15, 2009.
Understanding the cost of war in Afghanistan, and just in time for tax day.

Pentagon Allows Media to Cover Returning War Dead for First Time in 18 Years

Pentagon Allows Media to Cover Returning War Dead for First Time in 18 Years

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: Media and Technology. April 6, 2009.
Following the new policy, the media were allowed to cover the return after the military received consent from family members of the soldier.

If David Brooks Thinks He Knows So Much About Afghanistan, He Should Debate Robert Greenwald

If David Brooks Thinks He Knows So Much About Afghanistan, He Should Debate Robert Greenwald

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. April 2, 2009.
Is the NY Times columnist trying to downplay the crisis in Afghanistan?

An Afghan Surge. . . in Civilian Casualties

An Afghan Surge. . . in Civilian Casualties

Siun, Firedoglake AlterNet: Video. March 16, 2009.
Military escalation has led to a sharp rise in civilian deaths.

Obama Goes to Work on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Obama Goes to Work on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 3, 2009.
This sounds relatively encouraging, but it would be even better if we had a sense of how long the review process is going to take.

Government Blows $300M on Military Robots by Man Who Builds Vacuums

Government Blows $300M on Military Robots by Man Who Builds Vacuums

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. February 12, 2009.
Seriously ... $300 million dollars ... to the guy who invented the Roomba ... to build violent robots. Seriously.