On AlterNet: soldiers
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "soldiers"
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 23, 2009.
But he also has no plans to expand soldiers' access to emergency contraception (Plan B).
Jodie Evans, AlterNet. October 8, 2009.
Afghan Parliament member Roshanak Wardak speaks out: Most of the women do not want more troops -- they need support to sustain their lives.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 29, 2009.
Marketing war as a Playstation fantasy masks its inherent brutalities in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Byard Duncan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. May 28, 2009.
Obama's maneuvering goes against his promises. It will do more harm than good.
Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. April 10, 2009.
So far this year, 50 Americans have been killed in Iraq.
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.
Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. February 27, 2009.
Not for nothing is that country called "the burial ground of empires," "a guerilla's paradise" and "the theme park of problems."
Daniel Smith, Foreign Policy in Focus. February 21, 2009.
Afghanistan isn't the "good war." It's wrong not only for Afghanistan but for U.S. soldiers.
Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. February 11, 2009.
The NIMH is spending $50 million on research to figure out why. Doesn't common sense tell us enough?
Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: Media and Technology. February 10, 2009.
CNN's Ed Henry asked President Obama a hard-hitting question yesterday.
ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. January 9, 2009.
Seeking alternatives to escalation in the Afghanistan war.
Mike Ragogna, Huffington Post. December 25, 2008.
On planes that pinballed from airport to airport in bad weather, soldiers and civilians got to know each other.
Jason Rosenbaum, The Seminal AlterNet: War on Iraq. December 5, 2008.
Haven't we learned our lesson from Iraq?
Staff, Brave New Foundation AlterNet: Video. November 11, 2008.
A show dedicated to the sacrifices military families make in wartime.
Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. October 9, 2008.
Sen. John Cornyn doesn't support our troops or veterans.
Col. Ann Wright, Truthdig. September 10, 2008.
Our soldiers' families deserve better than that.
Luke Rosiak, Open Secrets. August 20, 2008.
Soldiers also support Ron Paul over John McCain, suggesting troops want to get out of Iraq sooner than later.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. August 14, 2008.
Obama has received nearly six times more in donations from soldiers deployed overseas than McCain has.
Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 2, 2008.
Brave New Foundation's "In Their Boots" premieres LIVE tonight at 7pm ET.
Jan Frel, AlterNet: DrugReporter. June 12, 2008.
12% of combat troops in Iraq and 17% of those in Afghanistan are taking prescription antidepressants or sleeping pills.
Chris Hedges, Tomdispatch.com. June 6, 2008.
We have embarked on an occupation that is as damaging to our souls as to our prestige and power and security.
Clayton Dach, Adbusters. May 3, 2008.
Armed with potent drugs and new technology, a dangerous breed of soldiers are being trained to fight America's future wars.
Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. February 27, 2008.
The military is denying crucial care to soldiers, making them vulnerable on the battlefield.
Sarah Olson, AlterNet. November 20, 2007.
What makes a soldier go AWOL -- and later turn himself in?
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. October 17, 2007.
The Iraq war has produced brilliant messages of dissent from the ranks that should cause us to stop in our tracks and reconsider what we have wrought.
