Letter to Robert Toth
Retired USAF Captain Don Chapin’s personal experience validates Robert Toth’s view that the military promotions process is skewed in a letter to the author
Armed Services Top Brass Not Typical of Officer Corps
An excellent, well-researched article, which my personal experience in the USAF Squadron Officer’s School, as reflected in the accompanying article’s Letter to Robert Toth, fully supports.
The Pentagon’s Bottomless Money Pit (including a personal experience)
The Pentagon’s Bottomless Money Pit (including a personal experience) When the Defense Department flunked its first-ever fiscal review, one of our government’s greatest mysteries was exposed: Where does the DoD’s $700 billion annual budget go? By Matt Taibbi March 17,... Mining company leaves taxpayers with a $100 million cleanup bill—one of many
Mining Leaves Taxpayers Cleanup Bill The DoD is counting on tRump’s proclivity to abandon environmental protections… a topic that the mining industries are well versed in. Mining leaves taxpayers a cleanup bill that’s beyond incredible, and the...
Pentagon Pushes for Weaker Standards on Chemicals Contaminating Drinking Water
Pentagon Pushes for Weaker Standards on Chemicals Contaminating Drinking Water: REPOST of NYT article by Eric Lipton and Julie Turkewitz, March 14, 2019
While at War, Female Soldiers Fight to Belong
While at War, Female Soldiers Fight to Belong REPOST of the article by Benedict Carey, May 24, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/health/while-at-war-female-soldiers-fight-to-belong.html?emc=edit_th_20150525&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=65263693&_r=0... Women Vets: A Battle All Their Own
Women Vets: A Battle All Their Own REPOST of the article by Barry Yeoman, November 9, 2013, http://www.parade.com/225844/barryyeoman/women-vets-a-battle-all-their-own/ Excerpt: “Female troops face the same problems as their male counterparts, including traumatic brain... The Women’s War
The Women’s War by SARA CORBETT, NYT, March 18, 2007, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/magazine/18cover.html?pagewanted=all Excerpt: A particular, but not unusual case involved Suzanne Swift of Eugene, Ore., who refused to re-deploy to Iraq when she found she would...
Military Recruitment in W. Massachusetts High Schools
This 2015 document, a report by the American Friends Service Committee/Western Massachusetts Program, delves into the American military recruitment practices in this region. The first of its kind in the state, the Quakers created the report in order to inform parents,...
Soldiers of Misfortune
Public schools serve as prime recruiting grounds for the military. The Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (Optional Protocol) is meant to safeguard the rights of children under 18 from military recruitment and deployment to war, and to...
Smedley Butler and the 1930s Plot to Overthrow the President
Smedley Butler and the 1930s Plot to Overthrow the President: REPOST of article detailing a 1930s plot to overthrow the US President and install a fascist government.
America Aggression: A Threat To The World
REPOST: America Aggression: A Threat To The World, by Christopher Black, Global Research, April 17, 2017, New Eastern Outlook. Excellent article that goes into deep detail.
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