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Tag Archives: war
“The Hurt Locker”: atmospheric and ambiguous
As the soldiers decide whether to take or not take the shot, a figure materialises from the shimmering haze.
Posted in Arts & Literature, Entertainment, movies Also tagged iraq, jeremy renner, kathryn bigelow, mark farnsworth 2 Comments
General Farnsworth’s Top 5 “Guys on a WWII mission” movies
Toss in a couple of beautiful female agents, a double-crossing bastard, and the obligatory all-star cast and you have the classic World War II adventure.
Posted in Arts & Literature, Entertainment, humor, movies Also tagged donald sutherland, mark farnsworth 1 Comment
Police brutality in San Francisco takes over anti-war rally: March 21, 2009
The chaos broke out after a boy who was probably between 8 and 10 years old was detained under suspicion of carrying rocks in his backpack.
Israel: Winners and Losers
Olmert is trying to save face by saying he tried to forge peace, and shooting for a deal that will win the release of Gilad Shalit.
The Price of War: Pentagon Lifts Ban on Flag-Draped Coffins
The American public needs to know not only the cost of war in dollars and national debt, but what happens to the people who fight. This includes not only photos of coffins and funeral processions, but continued coverage of veterans issues.
Posted in Current Affairs, africa, middle east, north america, politics Also tagged iraq, sarah jaffe, u.s. 8 Comments
Gaza: how Israel killed the spirit of peace
Apparently, Olmert and his generals were not acting against the Palestinian people. According to Olmert, they were actually saving the Palestinians from Hamas!
Hamas at the Tipping Point
The fighting has intensified. Although a quartet of of Middle East peacemakers, including the US, the EU, the UN and Russia has tried to halt the fighting, neither side appear to be willing to sit down to talk.
Posted in Current Affairs, middle east Also tagged gaza, israel, palestine, stephen smith 6 Comments
Dear Palestine: Damn us as we have damned you
Dear Palestine, I am sorry I am jaded. Blame it on Nasser, yes the dead one. You really shouldn't have banked on him and his revolutionary army, who never had a plan.
On Gaza: speaking as a leftist, American Jew
We might think that an Obama administration will be less supportive of overwhelming force used against Gaza than the Bush administration. Yet another reason to attack now.
Posted in middle east, north america, politics Also tagged israel, obama, palestine, sarah jaffe, u.s. 4 Comments
London Film Festival: claustrophobia and carnage in “Lebanon”