Tag Archives: war

The Forever Young

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

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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Top Ten Worst Things about the Bush Decade

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

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 →

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When a Soldier Makes it Home

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

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 →

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Coming Home

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

"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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