Pakistan
Propaganda Review: National Guard & Kid Rock’s “Warrior”
The most blatant and disgusting use of music by an advertisement has to be the National Guard recruitment ad that uses Kid Rock’s neo-fascistic fantasy theme “Warrior.” The ad goes back and forth between images of soldiers in military vehicles,… Read More ›
Who Was Richard Holbrooke?
“He is simply one of the giants of American foreign policy,” President Obama said of him on Monday. Upon the news of the sudden death of Richard Holbrooke on December 13th, 2010, an elaborate state funeral was quickly arranged,… Read More ›
Review of “Severe Clear (This is War)”
Severe Clear, or This is War, is a documentary made from footage shot by First Lieutenant Mike Scotti on his own personal camera as he is deployed in Iraq as part of the invasion force sent in to capture the… Read More ›
Review of “Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army”
Slog through the murky depths of scandal, controversy, and murder in Jeremy Scahill’s chilling account of Blackwater Worldwide’s ascension to prominence as the world’s most powerful private military company (PMC). Jeremy Scahill earns his keep as an accomplished investigative journalist… Read More ›
On the Ninth Anniversary of the Afghanistan War
October 7, 2001 – Present Today, the war and military occupation in Afghanistan continues onwards for its tenth year, marking the ninth anniversary of the invasion on October 7th, 2001. The so-called “Global War on Terror” has escalated into a… Read More ›
Special Report from Comrade Talha Saad, a Marxist-Leninist in Pakistan
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) was privatized by the former military dictator Gen. Pervaiz Musharaf in 2005 after brutally suppressing a workers’ anti-privatization movement. 26% of the shares of the company were sold while the government retained more than 51%… Read More ›
