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Showing videos filed under: soldiers
Veterans' Day: Are We Still Failing Our Soldiers?
November 12, 2010It's Veterans' Day--originally Armistice Day, initiated to mark the ending of World War I and create a day "dedicated to the cause of world peace.” Peace was erased from the construction of the holiday with the switch to Veterans' Day, but what about the veterans? Gay and lesbian soldiers are still being discharged, women in the military face abuse and questioning of their status, and suicide rates among veterans are still sky-high.John Fugelsang, Failing our Veterans, and UK Student Protests
November 11, 2010”You can believe in the torture, or you can believe in the Jesus, but you can't do both." That's comedian and GRITtv contributor John Fugelsang's message to George W. Bush, currently on his image-rehabilitation tour. He also notes that Jesus never said anything about abortion, but was pretty clear on the death penalty.Ann Jones: The Wounds of War
September 30, 2010"We talk about this fault break between war and peace, and it doesn't work that way for women," notes Ann Jones, longtime journalist, author and humanitarian. Women, she points out, are often victims of sexual violence long after the official peace agreements are signed, and they often become the victims of abuse when soldiers come home traumatized and unable to deal with what they've seen and done.Kimberle Crenshaw, Ann Jones, and the Cycle of War
September 29, 2010We hear a lot about "post-racial" politics these days--the election of Barack Obama supposedly has led us into a post-racial age, but have we really seen anything change? Not much, notes Kimberle Crenshaw, co-founder of the African-American Policy Forum, and it's not really new either. But a lack of a sense of history is another symptom of today's politics, and Crenshaw notes that even black elected officials and candidates sometimes fall victim.Patrick Hennessey: Forgetting Lessons of History
September 9, 2010Patrick Hennessey joined the British army in 2004 and served in Iraq and Afghanistan; along the way, he wrote an acclaimed book, The Junior Officers' Reading Club: Killing Time and Fighting Wars, detailing his experiences. He's since returned to Afghanistan as a reporter.Mike Papantonio, Patrick Hennessey, and Stopping Drilling
September 8, 2010The oil companies' conduct in the Gulf of Mexico are the "equivalent of getting drunk on a fifth of liquor, driving 80 miles an hour through a school zone and killing a child," says Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire radio host and attorney representing Gulf residents in their lawsuit against BP. But despite such conduct, BP wants to keep drilling, claiming it'll cost jobs if they don't keep pumping out oil.Restrepo, the UXO Tour, and Chloe Angyal
June 18, 2010Afghanistan is now the longest war in United States history. Soldiers are deported everyday, institutionalized to fight the elusive “war in Afghanistan.” Civilians and villagers are caught between the Taliban and the United States. Often, soldiers are too busy trying to survive to ask the metaphysically political questions like, “why are we here?”UXO Concert Tour: Support Our Troops, End War
June 18, 2010UXO stands for “unexploded ordnance,” also known as the GI resistance movement that, though it already poses a threat to the Washington warmongers, has yet to fully “detonate.”Prophecy: The Human Cost of War
June 11, 2010We spoke this week about the actual cost of war as well as the toll it takes on those who participate in it. Now a new play at the East Fourth Street Theater in New York is focusing on the human toll that war takes, not just on those who fight it, but those back at home. Starring Kathleen Chalfant and Najla Said, Prophecy is written and directed by Karen Malpede, and explores the themes of transgression and forgiveness.Phyllis Bennis: Getting Out of Afghanistan
April 3, 2010In addition to her primer on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Phyllis Bennis has a new book out on the war in Afghanistan--and how the U.S. can get out of it. She shared this commentary with us on the situation in that country and what we all need to know about changing it.
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