Category Archives: War

On the Subject of Jeb Bush’s Team of Foreign Policy Advisers and Neocon Warmonger Paul Wolfowitz (With a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Political cartoonist Mark Fiore: Jeb Bush has performed a valuable service with his recent missteps and flubs, he’s reminded the world of the baggage he willingly carries. I’m not tarring him with the same brush as George … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for May 25, 2015: A Political Cartoon for Memorial Day by Rob Rogers

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro Rob Rogers is the award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Click here to view more of his political cartoons.

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Poetry Friday: Aviation Poems

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Chuck Stanley

by Chuck Stanley Aviation has a history of poets, some great, some not so much. Poems about flying go back into history, but out of World War One, “The War to End All Wars,” truly great poems began to emerge. … Continue reading →

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In His Book “American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity,” Author Christian Appy Looks at the Myth of American Exceptionalism

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Over at Salon, there’s an excerpt from Christian G. Appy’s new book American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity, which was published by Viking in February. Appy is a professor of history at the University … Continue reading →

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Peggy Noonan: Clueless Political Pundit Claims That House Tea Partiers Represent The Thinking Of Almost Half Of The Country

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro I rarely watch the Sunday morning “nooz” programs these days. One reason is the clueless talking heads that are frequently invited on shows like Meet the Press and Face the Nation to provide Americans with their wisdom and insight. … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Conservatives, Countries, Democracy, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Government, History, Imperialism, Iraq, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Tea Party, United States, War, War on "Terror", World History | Tagged , , , , , | 14 Comments

Ukraine War: A Reverse Cuban Missile Crisis

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Bob Stone

Apparently I’m not alone in doubting that this ship is unsinkable.   Here’s a perspective on the Ukraine War from a member of JFK’s Cuban Missile Crisis Management Team; James R. Polk In a rather ghastly Nineteenth Century experiment, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Denialism, NATO, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine, War | 116 Comments

Does Fox News Blowhard Bill O’Reilly Really Have “His Own Brian Williams Problem?”

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro On Thursday, David Corn and Daniel Schulman of Mother Jones posted a story about Fox News media star Bill O’Reilly. In their article, the authors pointed out instances when O’Reilly had apparently falsely made claims about his experiences as a news … Continue reading →

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Henry A. Giroux on “American Sniper” and Hollywood Heroism in the Age of Empire

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro We have already discussed Clint Eastwood’s hit movie American Sniper  at FFS on the following posts: Hollywood and War: “American Sniper”…a Movie about a Killer Hero  and Propaganda 102 Supplemental: Holly Would “American Sniper.” The pro/con debate about this popular war movie, which is … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Iraq, Movies, US Military, War | 12 Comments

Mark Fiore on Brian Williams and the “Frog of War” (VIDEO)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore said that it boggles his mind “how Brian Williams could embellish and ‘misremember’ an event like his helicopter ride in Iraq years ago.” He added that “the firestorm around his imagined combat experience … Continue reading →

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CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling’s “Trial by Metadata”: Does It Set a Dangerous Precedent for Free Speech Rights in the United States?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Last week, I posted a column about Jeffrey Sterling, the former CIA officer who was convicted in late January of violating the Espionage Act. Earlier this week, the BBC called the jury’s verdict “guilt by metadata.” BBC: When a … Continue reading →

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