Category Archives: Europe

To End All Wars, by Adam Hochschild, A Quickie Review

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Last year, I read To End All Wars, by Adam Hochschild.  It’s a history of the British anti-war movement prior to and during World War I.  I’ll keep this review short, and cut to the chase.  Read this book, ASAP! … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Plan for Afghanistan NOT “Good Enough” #AfghanistanTuesday

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Stolen directly from activist Joe Scarry’s Scarry Thoughts blog. Part of the campaign among U.S. elites to soft-peddle the failure of U.S. warmaking in Afghanistan in general and the latest Obama/NATO “solution” for Afghanistan in particular — which I’ve been discussing … Continue reading →

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NATO: A War Crimes Alliance

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

By Joe Scarry of Scarry Thoughts A lot of people are wondering: NATO is coming to Chicago, so what’s the big deal? The most important point to stress is this: NATO is a war crimes alliance. NATO is an abbreviation … Continue reading →

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Three Words: NATO War Crimes

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

by Joe Scarry of Scarry Thoughts. Today’s Chicago Tribune featured an exchange between Eric Zorn and Andy Thayer on why people are protesting NATO. It’s important that people are turning to the substance of the protests against NATO, particularly in a … Continue reading →

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War is a Racket by Smedley Butler

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

War is a Racket by Smedley Butler is a famous speech denouncing the military industrial complex. This speech by two-time Congressional Medal of Honor recipient exposes war profits that benefit few at the expense of many. Throughout his distinguished career … Continue reading →

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