There is no doubt that the military constitute a vital force in today’s society. This fact is based on the conventionally perceived role they play in the lives of the populace. Being an armed section of a nation, the military have the primary role of defending the nation against external aggression. They are trained...
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War
The Role of the Military in Society
President Bush signs the order to militarize space
In signing the recent executive order creating a new National Space Policy, President Bush has announced that the US will reject future arms-control agreements that might limit US military manoeuvrability in space. The document further announces that the US “will preserve its rights, capabilities and freedom of action in space … and deny, if...
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September 11, 2001: reflections on a somewhat unusual act of war
As an act of war, the al-Qaeda attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Centre was somewhat unusual,though not unprecedented, in three respects.First, the method used was non-standard.Standard military practice is to blow things and people up by dropping bombs or firing shells and missiles on them. But flying planes right into the...
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End Capitalism to End War
I know! Just for fun, lets have a “football pool” for when the invasion of Iran will start. Even though, according to the IAEA there is “no evidence of a nuclear weapons program or any diversion of nuclear material” in Iran after “go anywhere, see anything” inspections that allowed IAEA officials to investigate any...
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A Reason for War!
Wednesday, Dec. 7th is Pearl Harbor Day, a day that looks to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese military in 1941. Of course, no one ever calls it America Gets Out of Economic Collapse Day, even though 2,390 deaths, 1,178 injuries, 21 sunken ships, and 323 planes destroyed...
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IRA: is it really the end of “the armed struggle”?
“The leadership of Oglaigh na h’Eireann has formally ordered an end to the armed campaign. This will take effect from 4pm this afternoon. All IRA units have been ordered to dump arms” (Extract from IRA statement of 28 July) So the IRA has given up the gun for the ballot box – but not...
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Peace vs. War: Which is Better?
Don’t get me wrong, I think war sucks as much as the rest of you do, but I got to thinking, are our lives any better, in general, when we aren’t having a war. One of the strongest arguments against the war in Iraq have been that the money being wasted waging this war...
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More futile bombings in Israel
The recent suicide bombing in Tel Aviv that took four more innocent lives remains a nauseating reminder of the brave lengths individuals will go to protest injustices in capitalism, but also remains an important lesson of the futility of protesting them in such violent ways. Israeli Cabinet minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said Abbas, the new...
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Traveling Soldier
What appears to be a voice for working class soldiers against the Iraq War is on line at: Traveling-Soldier.org From their mission statement: Telling the truth – about the occupation, the cuts to veterans benefits, or the dangers of depleted uranium – is the first reason Traveling Soldier is necessary. But we want to...
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