April, 25 2011 TED– The future of war also is featuring a new type of warrior. And it’s actually redefining the experience of going to war, you can call this a cubicle warrior. This is what one Predator drone pilot described of his his experience fighting in the Iraq war, while never leaving Nevada, quote, “You’re going to war for … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – In the glory days of Rome, Julius Caesar came to understand that the masses could be pacified so long as they had plenty of food to eat and games to entertain them. It is said that while barbarians crashed at the city gates, Romans sat mesmerized by the displays of gratuitous violence in the Coliseum. Rome, like … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS- In recent months, much has been made of the ‘withdrawal of US combat brigades from Iraq.’ The language used implies that a great benchmark has been reached in the march toward peace for our country. Since the public was told that the combat soldiers are gone, there seems to be a consensus washing over the national consciousness that … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS- Taxpayers in Sonoma County will pay $2 billion for war spending in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, according to the National Priorities Project. Combine those figures with the loss of more than 5,500 American soldiers and countless others abroad, and a line of questioning is likely to arise. For one SRJC political science professor, two questions are necessary … Read More
[The following is a response to the editor of Media Roots, re: the Wikileaks video showing journalists killed in Iraq] MEDIA ROOTS- What do you get for all the effort and risk involved to become an Army aviator? In the Apache video footage of the journalist massacre, US ground forces had already been engaged sporadically in that area earlier that … Read More
