Tag: Afghanistan
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The Long Peace?
Interesting video/infographic detailing how many people died in World War 2 – very important to revisit this from time to time, lest we forget. I think people feel scared of ISIS, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc – but it is comforting to think these are tiny battles compared to what has gone before. I don’t think we…
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Prince Harry
Given Prince Harry’s dumb idea that it’s ‘just a game’ in Afghanistan, and that X-box prepared him to kill the Taliban, this video seems on the money ‘I suppose’. Get me a 99 Harry! (via Felix Five)
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Just bring home my motherfuckin’ brothers and sisters
Today was brought to you by this Sage Francis song – this one goes out to those who are posting about veterans and Armistice Day, or wearing poppies. Who would you die for? ‘Just bring home my motherfuckin’ brothers and sisters.’ – amen. It’s why I posted ‘Speak no evil’ pictures earlier including this one…
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Iran war: WW3?
Fairly balanced video (via Pete Wallace); ignores the socialist/communist drive of the revolution though (see the likes of Persepolis which talks about that, and the ensuing brutal clampdown in the years after the 1979 revolution) and makes it out to be a purely Islamic revolution – isn’t that like saying Arab Spring was purely Islamic-focused…
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N-N-N-Nineteen – nothing much changes does it?
A few recent and not so recent videos reminding you that certain wars is still going on, political strife and protest are on the horizon, and history just keeps repeating itself… First from Paul Hardcastle whose created a 25th anniversary version of his 1985 hit ’19’ but of course this time about Afghanistan (apparently now…
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Politics of Fear
I wrote this over at Bicyclemark‘s blog in response to his great and thoughtful 50th show – I noticed no-one responding was actually on the spot where it happened, so I wanted to reinforce my view from the ‘front line’. I support the comments from bicyclemark, George Galloway and Ken Livingstone (although people have pointed…