On Tuesday, May 18th, we reached a grim milestone in Afghanistan: 1,000 American deaths. The death count started slowly and we didn’t really pay much notice as we were distracted by our larger presence and the higher death count in … Continue reading →
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From Juan Cole’s Top Ten Worst Things about the Bush Decade; Or, the Rise of the New Oligarchs : The new lords and ladies are the Dick and Liz Cheneys and the people for whom they shill. They are the … Continue reading →
Joshua Winslow New York 24th Hagerstown, Maryland September 11, 1862 Miss Sarah Davison Winslow, New York My Dearest Sarah, After a hard march of five days, we have stopped, at least momentarily. We are near Hagerstown, Maryland. I’m not sure … Continue reading →
One afternoon when I was eight or nine, I was playing stickball in the street with some neighborhood kids and a fight broke out. Hearing the commotion, an old man who had been sitting on his front porch watching us … Continue reading →
"Since returning from the hospital my ball of twine has been unraveling fast…" This week, Salon.com is publishing a series of articles about the problems combat veterans are facing coming home. Untreated PTSD and callous treatment by the military are … Continue reading →
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