Tag Archives: War
links for 2008-02-15: no child left unintimidated
BBC NEWS | Education | ‘Retrain ex-troops’ as teachers Forget about standards of education, as long as the little horrors live in FEAR? (tags: wingnuts, education, war, kids)
links for 2007-11-01: censored news, digitization
Project Censored 25 most under-reported news stories of 2007 It’s that time of year again, already. Overview: USA striding purposefully towards fascism at home, plunder and piracy abroad… (tags: censorship media politics war) Future Reading: Digitization and its discontents Anthony … more…
Simon Norfolk – channeling Virilio?
The supercomputer at the Wellcome Trust’s Sangar Institute, Cambridge, UK. It’s taken a few days, but I finally found the time to read BLDGBLOG’s substantial interview with the “landscape photographer” Simon Norfolk, who is attempting — with considerable success, I … more…
Executed WW1 soldiers to be given pardons
Coincidentally, an otherwise unrelated WWI makes the front pages today: All 306 British first world war soldiers executed for desertion or cowardice are to be pardoned, Des Browne, the defence secretary, will announce today. For 90 years, families, friends and … more…
Telemarketing militarism to school kids?
This boggles my mind. Amidst all the other fascistic measures introduced by the WMPC a year ago, this one never came to my attention. Sharon Shea-Keneally, principal of Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington, Vermont, was shocked when she … more…
Bush’s real goal in Iraq
Bush’s real goal in Iraq Overview and commentary on the Bush regime’s imperialist agenda (865KB pdf) for global domination. You could say it makes sobering reading. Yes, I think you could say that… (via reading & writing)
A declaration of war against the world
A declaration of war against the world righteous commentary on Bush’s National Security Strategy (via gordon coale)
Les dormeurs
Les dormeurs – the sleepers A beautiful, sombre and moving shockwave piece “about” war – specifically the first world war. Makes a very little source material go a very long way. WARNING: nearly 1MB page load – and you’ll be … more…
Unveiled: the thugs Bush wants in place of Saddam
Unveiled: the thugs Bush wants in place of Saddam A deeply depressing run-down of the “US-friendly” thieves, murderers and wise guys in the frame to be installed as Iraqi puppet-premier, once the WMPC gets through bombing the bejaysus out of … more…
Ananova – Bees trained to find landmines
Ananova – Bees trained to find landmines The headline tells the whole story really, but isn’t it heartening to find a “Researchers claim…” story with such a useful, humanitarian application, for a change?