45. WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, October 27, 2021.
ANTICIPATING ARMISTICE DAY
Two Anti-War Books by Kathy Beckwith
Glamorizing Warriors: Gallagher and Powell
2 ANTI-WAR BOOKS by KATHY BECKWITH Playing War by Kathy Beckwith. One summer day Luke and his friends decide to play their favorite game of war, but Sameer, who is new to the neighborhood, hesitates to join in. |
A Mighty Case Against War by Kathy Beckwith. Beckwith relates a history of America's wars that includes "What America Missed in U.S. History Class." She details why war sells, the fallacies of common justifications for war, true costs of war, and sensible alternatives. A Mighty Case Against War proposes that this culturally supported, deeply entrenched system of governmental violence is simply too costly, destructive, counterproductive, and inhumane to leave unchallenged. |
Glamorizing Warriors: Eddie Gallagher and Colin Powell
Commemorating 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the Global War OF Terror: Pathology of GOP is Frighteningly Evident in its Lionization of Navy SEAL Killer Eddie Gallagher
By Jeremy Kuzmarov on Sep 06, 2021 06:27 am
Gallagher stabbed to death a 17-year-old Iraqi prisoner but got off scot-free after a witness lied in court. Gallagher’s crimes were a product of a Navy SEAL subculture that prizes killing.
This article kicks off CAM’s commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the Global War on Terror. It shows the solidification of a fascist culture that glorifies elite paramilitary units who carry out mass murder. [...]. The article appeared first in CovertAction Magazine. [The author is an associate editor of CAM, author of Modernizing Repression and other important books, and lives in Tulsa.)
Colin Powell Brought “Diversity” to War Crimes and Imperialism.
From Vietnam to Nicaragua to Panama to Iraq, Colin Powell has played an important role in imperialist violence for decades. Don't mourn his death.
- Tatiana Cozzarelli and Otto Fors |
- October 18, 2021
- https://www.leftvoice.org/colin-powell-brought-diversity-to-war-crimes-and-imperialism-dont-mourn-his-death/
Former U.S. State Secretary Powell dies of COVID-19 complications.teleSURDesk. Mronline.org (10-21-21).
- In Feb. 2003, he claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. The war against this nation began six weeks later. In 2005, a official report acknowledged his claim was "dead wrong."
‘He lied’: Iraqis still blame Powell for role in Iraq warBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM. October 18, 2021.
https://apnews.com/article/colin-powell-dead-iraq-1591ede85c650bb0aa8a4f667343b648
As an Iraqi, I’d sooner mourn my country than treat Colin Powell as a hero
by Ahmed Twaij.
The former secretary of state’s career was marred by tragedy – that is, tragedy
imposed on others by American policy he oversaw.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/iraq-colin-powell-un-war-b1941238.html?fbclid=IwAR1HJkhlm31oVjNJpyJODA8egVqrBc8nxcieFt1cCMmn3ejqW2bkKdu7Efk
Colin Powell and George W. Bush