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Solomon: The Afghanistan Gap: Press vs. Public
Commentary, August, 27 2009
Norman Solomon
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These days, a lot of media stories are comparing President Johnson's war in Vietnam and President Obama's war in Afghanistan. The comparisons are often valid, but a key parallel rarely gets mentioned -- the media's insistent support for the war ev...
Solomon: When the Dead Have No Say
Znet Article, August, 13 2009
Norman Solomon
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Official Washington is buzzing about "metrics." Can the war in Afghanistan be successful?
Solomon: Beyond the Hype
Znet Article, July, 20 2009
Norman Solomon
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Media eulogies for Walter Cronkite -- including from progressive commentators -- rarely talk about his coverage of the Vietnam War before 1968. This obit omit is essential to the myth of Cronkite as a courageous truth-teller.
Solomon: Escalation Scam: Troops in Afghanistan
Commentary, July, 13 2009
Norman Solomon
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A few times since last fall, the Obama team has floated rising numbers for how many additional U.S. soldiers will be sent to Afghanistan. Now, deployment of 21,000 more is a done deal, with a new total cap of 68,000 U.S. troops in that country.
Solomon: Obama and Anti-War Democrats
Commentary, June, 23 2009
Norman Solomon
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Days ago, a warning shot from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue landed with a thud on Capitol Hill near some recent arrivals in the House. The political salvo was carefully aimed and expertly fired. But in the long run, it could boomerang.
Solomon: Words and War
Commentary, June, 09 2009
Norman Solomon
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It takes at least tacit faith in massive violence to believe that after three decades of horrendous violence in Afghanistan, upping the violence there will improve the situation.
Solomon: We Need a Green New Deal
Commentary, May, 26 2009
Norman Solomon
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In the Arctic, sea ice is melting. In the United States, houses are foreclosing.
Solomon: Obama: Beyond Savior or Trickster
Commentary, April, 23 2009
Norman Solomon
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As President Obama enters his fourth month in office, two tendencies among progressive-minded Americans seem most hazardous to the political health of the country. The gist of one approach is that Obama can't do anything seriously wrong; the other...
Solomon: Democrats and War Escalation
Commentary, April, 08 2009
Norman Solomon
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Top Democrats and many prominent supporters -- with vocal agreement, tactical quibbles or total silence -- are assisting the escalation of the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The predictable results will include much more killing and ...
Solomon: These Colors Won't Run... Afghanistan
Commentary, March, 26 2009
Norman Solomon
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Last week, some members of Congress sent President Obama a letter that urged him to "reconsider" his order deploying 17,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
Solomon: Where the Money Goes
Znet Article, February, 27 2009
Norman Solomon
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Early this winter, the PBS "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" interviewed the medical director at a community clinic in Northern California. He recalled the sight of military equipment moving along railroad tracks next to his office. "I've joked with my c...
Solomon: Freeing Up Resources ... for More War
Znet Article, February, 25 2009
Norman Solomon
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Hours after President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress, The New York Times printed the news that he plans to gradually withdraw "American combat forces" from Iraq during the next 18 months. The newspaper reported that the advantages o...
Solomon: Why Are We Still at War?
Commentary, February, 07 2009
Norman Solomon
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The United States began its war in Afghanistan 88 months ago. "The war on terror" has no sunset clause. As a perpetual emotion machine, it offers to avenge what can never heal and to fix grief that is irreparable.
Solomon: The Return of Triangulation
Commentary, January, 26 2009
Norman Solomon
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The mosaic of Barack Obama's cabinet picks and top White House staff gives us an overview of what the new president sees as political symmetry for his administration. While it's too early to gauge specific policies of the Obama presidency, it's no...
Solomon: A Hundred Eyes for an Eye
Commentary, January, 01 2009
Norman Solomon
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Israelis and Arabs "feel that only force can assure justice," I. F. Stone noted soon after the Six Day War in 1967. And he wrote: "A certain moral imbecility marks all ethnocentric movements. The Others are always either less than human, and thus ...
Solomon: The Silent Winter of Escalation
Commentary, December, 11 2008
Norman Solomon
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Sunday morning, before dawn, I read in the New York Times that "the Pentagon is planning to add more than 20,000 troops to Afghanistan" within the next 18 months -- "raising American force levels to about 58,000" in that country. Then I scraped ic...
Solomon: The Ideology of No Ideology
Commentary, November, 29 2008
Norman Solomon
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On Friday, columnist David Brooks informed readers that Barack Obama's picks "are not ideological." The incoming president's key economic advisers "are moderate and thoughtful Democrats," while Hillary Clinton's foreign-policy views "are hardheade...
Solomon: A Media Parable for "the Center"
Commentary, November, 21 2008
Norman Solomon
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It's been 16 years since a Democrat moved into the White House. Now, the fog of memory and the spin of media are teaming up to explain that Barack Obama must hew to "the center" if he knows what's good for his presidency.
Solomon: A Mandate for Spreading the Wealth
Znet Article, November, 06 2008
Norman Solomon
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Two days before he lost the election, John McCain summarized what had become the central message of his campaign: “Redistribute the wealth, spread the wealth around -- we can’t do that.”
Solomon: Needed for This Election: A Great Rejection
Commentary, October, 30 2008
Norman Solomon
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It could be a start -- a clear national rejection of the extreme right-wing brew that has saturated the executive branch for nearly eight years.
