Category Archives: Value of human life

Male Bonding—Military Massacres By The Book

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Kathleen Barry

Category: International, Media, Violence against Women Male Bonding—Military Massacres By The Book By Kathleen Barry | April 2, 2012 title Afghan born journalist Yalda Hakim reported from the villages where the massacre occurred. The author of “Unmaking War, Remaking Men” … Continue reading →

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HOW THE U.S. MILITARY SPAWNS MASSACRES AND DAILY ACTS OF DEPRAVITY

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Kathleen Barry

‘Are our soldiers seeing too much combat?’ as one retired military general asked after the most recent Afghan massacre of 16 civilians. How much combat – organized and spontaneous killing, destruction – is too much? Enough so that US killing … Continue reading →

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Hadith massacre: how the Wuterich trial let the military off the hook

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Kathleen Barry

See how far the military will go to normalize Marine massacres and cover-up their own inhumane training of soldiers:

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Wuterich’s plea, the masculinity of war affirmed: kill without remorse!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Kathleen Barry

For his part in the 2005 Haditha massacre in Iraq, today Marine Frank Wuterich pled guilty to DERELICTION OF DUTY, a plea bargain that allowed the several manslaughter charges against him to be dropped. From blinding macho to his apparent … Continue reading →

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NOTES ON THE MAKING OF WAR CRIMES IN TODAY’S WORLD

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

NOTES ON THE MAKING OF WAR CRIMES IN TODAY’S WORLD By Kathleen Barry Does this sound familiar? Middle East country to develop weapons to terrorize the world Rumors of various assassination plots and other rogue actions by that country Unable … Continue reading →

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Libya and the Masculinity of War: Whose Victory?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Kathleen Barry

Libyan rebels have established their National Transitional Council. Without women. No surprise considering the parades of victorious men driven by the blinding macho of their rebellion against Gadhafi who continue to shoot off their guns in celebration. The rebels make … Continue reading →

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Nobel Peace Prize nominators

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Kathleen Barry

Further on nominating Bradley Manning for the Nobel Peace Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize nominators must come from one of the following categories: 1. Members of national assemblies and governments of states; 2. Members of international courts; 3. University rectors; … Continue reading →

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NOMINATING PFC BRADLEY MANNING FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Kathleen Barry

Preliminary Draft NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2011 Nomination BRADLEY MANNING, US ARMY, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS For his outstanding courage and bravery in exposing war crimes, we the undersigned nominate Bradley Manning, Private First Class of the U.S. Army for the Nobel … Continue reading →

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How Afghans Experience American Occupation and War

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Kathleen Barry

This open letter from Afghan youth brings us into the experience of living under American occupation and war http://vcnv.org/open-letter-from-afghan-youth-to-our-world-leaders Just reading it engages our empathy and should re-ignite our struggle against the US wars.

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Airport Pat-Downs, Military Checkpoints and the Politics of Empathy

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Kathleen Barry

While Thanksgiving travelers are returning home in the next few days and we will see more of their humiliation going through airport security think about those humiliating body searches that are part of the daily life of Palestinians who have … Continue reading →

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